The Salvation Army and Comcast Partner to Give Youth Centers Facelift

The Salvation Army and Comcast Partner to Give Youth Centers Facelift

300 Local Volunteers Will Paint, Clean and Refloor The Salvation Army Red Shield Weingart Youth Center and The Salvation Army Way In Youth Shelter & Drop In Center in Hollywood

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- "It's going to be fun to see what so many people can do in just one day," said 11-year-old Jack, a member of The Salvation Army Weingart Youth Center. "I can't wait to see what my Center looks like when they're finished." Jack is one of the hundreds of boys and girls who will benefit from Comcast Cares Day, a volunteer beautification project at:

* The Salvation Army Red Shield Weingart Youth Center and the Way In Shelter & Drop In Center (5941 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, 90028) on Saturday, October 1, 2005 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

The Salvation Army Weingart Youth Center provides Hollywood youth with educational and recreational enrichment opportunities while its next-door neighbor The Salvation Army Way In Youth Shelter & Drop In Center offers runaway teens a refuge from the streets.

This community volunteer day is being sponsored by Comcast as part of its annual day of service. "Given all the devastation caused by the hurricanes, it is especially gratifying to partner with The Salvation Army on this local project," said Debi Picciolo, Senior Vice President of Comcast. "This volunteer day gives us an opportunity as individuals, communities, families and companies to demonstrate what we can accomplish when we work together."

In addition to the day of service on October 1, Comcast employees volunteer year-round with a variety of projects and organizations through the company's Comcast Cares program.

"We are extremely excited that we are one of three non-profit organizations chosen by Comcast for this year's Comcast Cares Day project," said Major Paul R. Seiler, Divisional Commander of The Salvation Army Southern California. "Comcast volunteers will be providing a host of improvements that will enhance our Centers and provide an uplifting environment for the boys and girls we serve."

About The Salvation Army

The Salvation Army, an evangelical part of the universal Christian church, has been supporting those in need in His name without discrimination since 1865. Nearly 33 million Americans receive assistance from The Salvation Army each year through the broadest array of social services that range from providing food for the hungry, relief for disaster victims, assistance for the disabled, outreach to the elderly and ill, clothing and shelter to the homeless and opportunities for underprivileged children. For more information, visit http://www.salvationarmysocal.org/.

About Comcast Cable

Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA)(NASDAQ:CMCSK) (http://www.comcast.com/) is the nation's leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services. With 21.5 million cable customers, 7.4 million high-speed Internet customers, and 1.2 million voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of broadband cable networks and in the delivery of programming content.

The Company's content networks and investments include E! Entertainment Television, Style Network, The Golf Channel, Outdoor Life Network, G4, AZN Television, PBS KIDS Sprout, TV One and four regional Comcast SportsNets. The Company also has a majority ownership in Comcast-Spectacor, whose major holdings include the Philadelphia Flyers NHL hockey team, the Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball team and two large multipurpose arenas in Philadelphia.

Source: The Salvation Army

CONTACT: Kamara Sams Holden of The Salvation Army, +1-213-553-3255, or cell, +1-213-761-2114; or Patti Rockenwagner of Comcast, +1-310-563-5884, or cell, +1-310-245-5686

Web site: http://www.comcast.com/ http://www.salvationarmysocal.org/

NOTE TO EDITORS: Councilman Eric Garcetti will join the Comcast Cares Day volunteers from 10:00-10:20 a.m.

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