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<v Narrator>One day each year thousands of Comcast</v>

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and NBCUniversal volunteers fan out across the country,

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roll up their sleeves, and give back to their communities.

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It's called Comcast Cares Day and this year a record

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85,000 volunteers worked on more than 750 projects

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from painting schools and playgrounds to beach cleanups.

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A top priority, a New Jersey shore town named Highlands,

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slammed by Hurricane Sandy.

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<v ->I have 1,500 housing units downtown in Highlands.</v>

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1,250 got affected by at least three feet of water.

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<v ->Pretty much the entire downtown was wiped out.</v>

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<v Narrator>Reconstructing the boardwalk, painting homes</v>

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and businesses, and a new playground were

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on the agenda this Comcast Cares Day.

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<v ->It makes me realize what I have,</v>

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and I'm here to help out the community

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and it makes me feel good.

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<v ->I think business is more than just numbers and data.</v>

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It's about people, and it's about giving back,

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and I believe in building a community,

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a culture, that we all live in.

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Makes it worth coming to work.

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<v ->You guys are doing a great, great thing</v>

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for me and the town.

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<v ->I couldn't think of a better place for Comcast</v>

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to be today than Highlands, supporting Highlands.

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They are truly stronger than the storm.

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<v Narrator>Comcast Cares Day is the largest single-day</v>

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corporate volunteer effort in the country.

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In 2013, Comcast and NBCUniversal employees, along

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with family and friends, helped improve communities

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in 39 states and the nation's capital.

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And for the first time ever the program expanded overseas

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to France, Germany, England,

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Australia, Singapore, and New Zealand.

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<v ->We're bringing Comcast Cares Day</v>

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to the world and we couldn't be more excited.

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<v Narrator>Comcast Cares Day began in 2001.</v>

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Since then, more than 500,000 volunteers have participated,

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including some this year at a facility

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for homeless youth in Seattle.

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<v ->This is something that will bring lasting change</v>

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to the young people who have participated in programs here.

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<v ->To have a computer center that's gonna be here</v>

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and it's gonna be lasting for many years to come.

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<v ->It's just a godsend for improvements it's gonna</v>

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make to our youth home.

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<v ->It can feel like people don't care a lot.</v>

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So when people show up like that it means a lot.

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<v ->People can write a check, but it really</v>

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doesn't deliver the message of caring

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from the community that's being delivered here today.

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<v ->What's going on here today is people giving their time</v>

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and their effort to make it better for some people

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that need some help.

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<v ->To have a company that has community service in it's DNA</v>

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really for me means that I can be so proud of not only

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the work that we do, but it also is

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an opportunity to give back.

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When you see that sea of green,

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what you are seeing, really, is Comcast at its best.

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<v All>C-Y-D-C, Comcast cares, rah.</v>

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(crowd cheering)

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<v Narrator>On the other side of the country,</v>

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Comcast volunteers helped improve the quality of life

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for youth who live in our nation's capital.

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<v ->We are in a zone called the Promise Neighborhood,</v>

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and it's comprised of both Neville Thomas Elementary School

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and Cesar Chavez Charter School here.

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<v ->As a principal, there's so many things on my wish list</v>

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for my school and my kids and it's amazing that we're able

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to check some of those things off.

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<v ->I think we have an obligation to give back</v>

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to the communities, to the people that we serve,

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that we provide cable to every day

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to help their lives be a little bit better.

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<v ->Use four nails.</v>

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<v ->It just really shows how great Comcast NBCUniversal</v>

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partnership is when we all can come together for one cause.

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<v ->It makes me feel like my school is important.</v>

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<v ->The best part of today for me is imagining</v>

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what's gonna happen when the kids come back to this school.

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<v ->So, $12,500 each to Neville Thomas and to Cesar Chaves</v>

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with $25,000 award from the Comcast Foundation.

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(crowd applauding)

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<v ->Thank you so much for choosing</v>

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Neville Thomas Elementary School for Comcast Cares Day.

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<v ->We care all year round.</v>

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This one day, though, is the manifestation of that caring

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in a single day of service, giving our employees

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the opportunity to come out and work

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in each of their communities.

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<v Narrator>From the New Jersey shore to Seattle,</v>

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to our nation's capital, Comcast Cares Day,

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making change happen in communities worldwide.