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2011 Comcast Cares Day

 

Comcast invites anyone wanting to make a difference in their community to volunteer at the 2011 Comcast Cares Day.  Volunteer projects will be held at 20 locations throughout Metro Atlanta. All projects, unless otherwise noted, will be from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 30. In celebration of the 10th anniversary of Comcast Cares Day, we have set a goal of securing 2,500 volunteers from Comcast and the communities we serve.  For details and to sign-up, visit www.comcastcaresatlanta.com.

 

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Projects located in DeKalb County:

 

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-20 volunteers are invited to the Samuel Jones Boys and Girls Club. In partnership with the Food Network, Comcast will be installing a Good Food Garden. Tasks will include moving gardening supplies to the work site, helping with site setup and planting. This is a great family event!

 

-25 volunteers are invited to the East DeKalb Boys and Girls Club in Lithonia. Volunteers will help create a garden for the center and tasks will include painting and gardening. This is a great event for volunteers of all ages.

 

-60 volunteers are invited to the Clarkston Community Center. Projects will include planting edible plants and trees to increase local food resources, relocating a sand box, digging a channel for run-off water and installing a rain tank for use in watering gardens. All ages are welcome to attend.

 

-40 volunteers are invited to the Center for Pan Asian Community Services (CPACS). Tasks will include landscaping, washing floors and cleaning CPACS vehicles that are used to transport students and the elderly.  All ages are welcome.

 

-90 volunteers are invited to participate in the United Way’s Shoebox Project, which involves decorating and filling shoeboxes with toiletries to be donated to homeless women and children throughout the metro area. The “Shoebox Party” will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 30 at the Comcast Service Center on Malone Drive.

 

-150 volunteers are invited to donate blood on April 26 as part of a Red Cross Blood Drive held at the Comcast offices on Panola Industrial Blvd. The drive will last from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. *Please note the date of this project is April 26.*

 

To sign-up for a volunteer project, please visit www.comcastcaresatlanta.com. A complete list of projects is available on the site, as well as further event details including supply lists, appropriate attire and contact information.

 

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