Impact
Teaming Up with Team USA
Impact
Teaming Up with Team USA
By Dalila Wilson-Scott
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Jun 29, 2022
Earlier this month, Team USA Olympians and Paralympians visited Philadelphia to help us kick-off our new national volunteer program, Team UP. Eight athletes from the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 and the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, including Nathan Chen, U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist, Figure Skating; Simone Manuel, U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist, Swimming; Erin Jackson, U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist, Speed Skating; and Brad Snyder, U.S. Paralympic Gold Medalist, Paratriathlon and Swimming, joined our employees to participate in some incredible volunteer opportunities at local community organizations in the greater Philadelphia area.
These efforts were a part of Team UP, our national volunteerism program offering Comcast teams across the country an opportunity to make a difference in their local communities 365-days-a-year. The name Team UP underscores that our work has the greatest reach when we combine forces. It also aligns with Project UP, our $1 billion initiative to build a future of unlimited possibilities.
We have always had an incredibly strong spirit of volunteerism at Comcast, and I can’t wait to see how our work through Team UP continues to evolve. A special thank you to the Team USA Olympians and Paralympians who made this day a reality. There was no better place to celebrate this moment than in our hometown of Philadelphia and surrounding areas, and we will continue to build on this momentum to deepen our impact across the country.
Team UP Activations Across Philadelphia
STEAM Activity Day with Lifting Up Camden’s Youth (LUCY): Comcast volunteers participated in an interactive, after-school STEAM program with LUCY’s youth (ages 8-15) alongside Erin Jackson, U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist, Speed Skating, and Dave Watson, President & Chief Executive Officer, Comcast Cable. The event included a tour of the newly constructed “LUCY Center,” a Q&A with Erin Jackson, and a hands-on STEAM activity.
Erin Jackson, U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist, Speed Skating, and Dave Watson, CEO, Comcast Cable, join Comcast volunteers and youth at LUCY Outreach for a STEAM activity to celebrate the launch of Team UP, Comcast’s new employee volunteerism program.
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Erin Jackson, U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist, participates in a STEAM activity at LUCY Outreach to celebrate the launch of Team UP, Comcast’s new employee volunteerism program.
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Dave Watson, CEO of Comcast Cable, participates in a STEAM activity at LUCY Outreach to celebrate the launch of Team UP, Comcast’s new employee volunteerism program.
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U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist Erin Jackson and Comcast Cable CEO Dave Watson review architectural plans for the new “LUCY Center” in Camden, which will be a home to a WiFi connected Comcast Lift Zone.
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Career Panel and Goalsetting Workshop with Girls Inc: Volunteers joined Simone Manuel, U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist, Swimming; Erin Jackson, U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist, Speed Skating; and Comcast’s Dalila Wilson-Scott for a life and career panel and Q&A with girls (ages 12-18) who have an interest in athletics. Volunteers then participated in a goalsetting activity where the girls shared their hopes and dreams for the future.
U.S. Olympic Gold Medalists Simone Manuel and Erin Jackson join Comcast’s Dalila Wilson-Scott for a life and career panel and Q&A with girls (ages 12-18) from Girls Inc. who have an interest in athletics as part of Comcast’s Team UP volunteer program.
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U.S. Olympic Gold Medalists Simone Manuel and Erin Jackson join Comcast’s Dalila Wilson-Scott for a life and career panel and Q&A with girls (ages 12-18) from Girls Inc. who have an interest in athletics as part of Comcast’s Team UP volunteer program.
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U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist Erin Jackson sits down with a Girls Inc. members at a Comcast Team UP volunteer event for a goalsetting activity where the girls shared their hopes and dreams for the future.
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U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist Simone Manuel talks to Girls Inc. members about their hopes and dreams for the future as part of Comcast’s Team UP.
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Solar Car Creation with Boys & Girls Clubs of Philadelphia (Northeast Frankford Clubhouse): Volunteers and Club members (ages 5-10) joined Simone Manuel, U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist, Swimming, and Comcast’s Dalila Wilson-Scott at the Northeast Frankford Clubhouse where they assembled solar-powered cars from a kit to promote STEM learning, fine motor skills building, and group collaboration.
U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist Simone Manuel joins Comcast at the Boys & Girls Club of Philadelphia – Northeast Frankford Clubhouse – for a Comcast Team UP volunteer event.
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U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist Simone Manuel works with Boys & Girls Club members to assemble solar cars to promote STEM learning as part of Comcast’s Team UP launch.
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U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist Simone Manuel and Comcast volunteers work with Boys & Girls Club members to assemble solar cars to promote STEM learning as part of Comcast’s Team UP launch.
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Boys & Girls Club of Philadelphia members work together to assemble solar cars as part of Comcast’s Team UP volunteer program launch.
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Solar Car Creation with Boys & Girls Clubs of Philadelphia (Shane Victorino Nicetown Clubhouse): Volunteers and Club members (ages 5-10) joined Mike Schultz, U.S. Paralympic Gold Medalist, Snowboarding, at the Shane Victorino Nicetown Clubhouse where they assembled solar-powered cars from a kit to promote STEM learning, fine motor skills building, and group collaboration.
U.S. Paralympic Gold Medalist Mike Schultz works with Boys & Girls Club members to assemble solar cars to promote STEM learning
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Boys & Girls Club members work with Comcast volunteers to assemble solar cars at the Shane Victorino Nicetown Clubhouse.
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Warehouse Clothing Sort with Cradles to Crayons: Alongside Nathan Chen, U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist, Figure Skating; Brad Snyder, U.S. Paralympic Gold Medalist, Paratriathlon and Swimming; and Brenna Huckaby, U.S. Paralympic Gold Medalist, Snowboarding, volunteers prepared donations for children in need, including clothing quality checks and preparing backpacks for distribution. Volunteers also wrote cards of encouragement for donation recipients.
U.S. Paralympic Gold Medalist Brenna Huckaby volunteers alongside Comcast EVP Lynn Charytan at Cradles to Crayons as part of Comcast’s Team UP volunteer effort.
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This week, hundreds of Comcast employees across the greater Philadelphia region came together at organizations including Cradles to Crayons to participate in volunteer efforts as part of its Team UP volunteer program.
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U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist Nathan Chen and Comcast volunteers ‘Team UP’ to sort clothing items for Philadelphia’s youth at Cradles to Crayons.
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Support Food Security with Philabundance: Volunteers, alongside Chuck Aoki, U.S. Paralympic Silver Medalist, Wheelchair Rugby, and Brody Roybal, U.S. Paralympic Gold Medalist, Sled Hockey, completed various activities in the warehouse based on community needs, including packing meals for isolated seniors.
U.S. Paralympic Silver Medalist Chuck Aoki partners with Comcast volunteers at Philabundance.
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Comcast volunteers and Team USA Paralympians pack meals at a Philabundance.
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U.S. Paralympic Gold Medalist Brody Roybal works alongside volunteers at Philabundance as part of Comcast’s Team UP launch.
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Dalila Wilson-Scott is Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer of Comcast Corporation and President of the NBCUniversal Foundation.
