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The Boys & Girls Club

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is a lot to a lot of different people.

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It's a place where

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kids can come and find themselves

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and be themselves

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and more importantly, hopefully

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dream about what their future is going to look like.

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Just like any other community,

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our children

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need opportunities outside the home-

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for recreation,

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for education-

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things like that,

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and our

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community centers are a big part of

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serving that need.

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This is our 18th annual

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Comcast Cares Day,

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and I'm here in Colorado Springs.

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The goal of Comcast Cares Day

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is to celebrate

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the year round commitment

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to service

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and to giving back

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to the community.

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One of the things we're bringing to Colorado Springs

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is an opportunity

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for 100 kids

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to be trained

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by two Olympic gold medalists.

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organizations like the Boys & Girls Club

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give back to communities,

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and give back to kids.

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Whether that's

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providing a safe a place

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for them after school.

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Providing meals,

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helping with tutoring

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so that they

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finish their homework

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and really

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try to achieve

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the best they can.

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There's something

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pretty special

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about bringing

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two Olympic gold medalists

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to Olympic City USA

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in the home

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of the United States Olympic Committee.

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I think when

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our kids meet Olympians,

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in almost every instance

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the Olympian imparts

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to the kid

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I had this goal,

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I had this dream

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and I achieved it,

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and you can too.

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Boys & Girls Club is

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one of the most important and significant

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partnerships that Comcast has

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across the country.

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The signature element of that partnership

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is Comcast's funding and sponsorship

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of the Boys & Girls Club's

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digital literacy training programs.

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Not all of our families or youth

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have access to internet

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in their homes,

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and so through our partnership

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with Comcast,

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we are able

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to provide

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access to that

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through the Internet Essentials Program.

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Gonna make sure that all of you

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are ready for anything

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we’re gonna give

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all of you free laptops.

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In Colorado Springs

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we talk a lot

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about the value of volunteerism.

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And that volunteer ethic

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is what Comcast Cares Day

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is all about.

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Comcast Cares Day is the

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ultimate

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team effort.

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It is our

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pulling together

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a hundred thousand plus

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to make change

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happen in the community.

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Thank you, Comcast