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Comcast donates $11,000 for YMCA Minority Achievers Program
December 22, 2007
HARTFORD, CT— The Comcast Foundation has awarded an $11,000 grant to the YMCA of Greater Hartford for its Minority Achievers Program, a mentoring program that pairs students with Adult Achievers from area corporations and businesses, to prepare them for the workforce of tomorrow. The funds will be used for program costs including supplies, equipment, scholarships for students, and transportation for participating families to the program’s home at Capital Community College.
This year’s Comcast Foundation grant brings the company’s cumulative support of the Minority Achievers program to over $50,000. "Comcast is committed to giving back to and enriching the communities where our customers and employees live and work," said Doug Guthrie, Comcast Regional Vice President -CT-West. "We are proud to support programs like the YMCA's Minority Achievers program, as it provides children with exposure to positive role models."
“Comcast’s ongoing support of the Minority Achievers Program helps the YMCA deliver services to young people and their families who might not otherwise have access to our programs,” says Kevin Washington, President and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Hartford, “A significant part of the program is the engagement of parents in the process. We call them Parent Achievers.”
While students in the Minority Achievers Program participate in life skills and leadership workshops and service learning projects, their adult family members engage in enrichment workshops designed to help them learn more about secondary and college admissions and other leadership and educational opportunities.
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Accepting Comcast’s $11,000 donation to the YMCA of Greater Hartford’s Minority Achievers Program is Bloomfield student achiever Theus McBee. Pictured with him from left to right are Dan Glanville, Comcast Regional Senior Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs; Kristen Roberts, Comcast Regional Senior Director of Community and Public Relations; Doug Guthrie, Comcast Regional Vice President – CT/West Region; parent achiever Jacqueline McBee; and Kevin Washington, President and CEO, YMCA of Greater Hartford. |
The YMCA of Greater Hartford is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) charitable organization which serves more than 107,000 people in 41 towns across the Capital Region. YMCA programs put the values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility into practice to build healthy spirit, mind and body for all participants.
About The Comcast Foundation
The Comcast Foundation was established by Comcast Corporation in 1999 to provide charitable support to Section 501(c) (3) non-profit organizations. The Foundation primarily invests in programs intended to have a positive, sustainable impact in the areas of volunteerism, literacy, and youth leadership development. Since its inception, the Comcast Foundation has donated more than $43 million to organizations in the communities that Comcast serves nationwide. More information about the Foundation and its programs is available at www.comcast.com/neighborhood.
Contact: Natalie Zembrzuski, YMCA of Greater Hartford, 860-522-9622 ext: 2309
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