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UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MARYLAND RECEIVES GRANT FROM THE COMCAST FOUNDATION

Baltimore, MD (October 28, 2009) – The Comcast Foundation has awarded United Way of Central Maryland a grant in the amount of $11,980 as part of its annual Comcast Cares Day contributions. The Comcast Foundation awarded the grant on behalf of Comcast employees, family members and friends who assembled “literacy totes” for disadvantaged families across the region on Comcast Cares Day, Comcast’s annual, nationwide day of service. Totes were hand-decorated and prepared by Comcast Cares Day volunteers and each contained a book donated by Comcast employees along with other literacy-related items.  

“Our mission is to improve people’s lives by mobilizing the caring power of our communities,” said Larry E. Walton, president of United Way of Central Maryland. “There is no greater example of this than companies like Comcast who engage employees and give not only money, but their time to make a real difference across the region. We’re grateful for their ongoing generosity and proud to call them a partner.”

The Comcast Foundation grant will be used to help United Way of Central Maryland continue its work stabilizing families and helping them meet essential needs during a tough economy. 

 “Comcast Cares Day is part of our year-round commitment to improving the quality of life in our local communities,” said Fred Graffam, regional senior vice president for Comcast. “The Comcast Foundation grant commemorates Comcast’s partnership with United Way of Central Maryland for Comcast Cares Day and beyond.”

The grant was presented in recognition of Comcast’s commitment to the communities where its customers and employees live and work. Since its founding in 1999, The 
Comcast Foundation has given more than $64 million to non-profit organizations in Comcast communities nationwide.




About United Way of Central Maryland
For more than 80 years, United Way of Central Maryland (UWCM) has been the region’s human service leader. Its mission is to improve people’s lives by mobilizing the caring power of our communities. UWCM supports programs and initiatives in the city of Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford and Howard counties. UWCM is dedicated to education, income and health - making sure children get the early child care they need to succeed in school, that young adults graduate, that families have the means to access affordable and stable housing and that people are free from violence and abuse at home. By encouraging all people in central Maryland to give, advocate or volunteer, UWCM wants to show the power of living united. It’s about connecting people and creating communities. For more information, visit www.uwcm.org or call 410.547.8000. 

About Comcast 
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (www.comcast.com) is one of the nation's leading providers of entertainment, information and communication products and services. With 23.9 million cable customers, 15.3 million high-speed Internet customers, and 7.0 million Comcast Digital Voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of cable systems and in the delivery of programming content. 

Comcast’s Eastern Division serves approximately 5.7 million residential and business customers across Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, DC. The Eastern Division is based in Oaks, Pennsylvania and employs more than 20,000 people.