Comcast Corporation and the School District of Philadelphia Join Forces for Annual Community Day of Service

Comcast Corporation and the School District of Philadelphia Join Forces for Annual Community Day of Service

Over 1,650 local volunteers will participate in fifth annual Comcast Cares Day, joining 30,000 Comcast employees across the nation at 300 service locations

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Over 1,650 Comcast employees and their families from the Philadelphia metro and surrounding areas will volunteer to improve local schools, parks, community centers, shelters and other organizations as part of Comcast's fifth annual company-wide day of service on October 1, 2005. Comcast Cares Day is one of the largest single- day corporate volunteer efforts in the United States. This year 30,000 employee volunteers are expected to work on projects at 300 locations in 32 States and the District of Columbia.

For one of the seven projects in the greater Philadelphia area, Comcast Headquarters will partner with the School District of Philadelphia at Penn Treaty Middle School which educates students in grades 5-8 from the Kensington, North Philadelphia and Fishtown areas of the city. Together Comcast and local school volunteers will refurbish the school's classrooms, repaint exterior fencing, update the computer technology lab, conduct a library book and school supply drive for students and teachers and organize donations of athletic supplies and electronic equipment such as TVs and air conditioners. The Mural Arts Program of Philadelphia will join the effort by painting four murals inside the school.

"At Comcast, we have always believed in giving back to our communities," said Comcast Chairman and CEO, Brian L. Roberts. "This year's project at Penn Treaty Middle School is really exciting for us because we are working with the School District to improve education for some of Philadelphia's children, and education is something Comcast is truly passionate about."

The day of service will being with a kickoff program at 9:00 am at Penn Treaty Middle School (600 E. Thompson Street Philadelphia, PA 19125) with participation from Mayor John Street, Ralph Roberts, Comcast Founder, Paul Vallas, CEO of the School District of Philadelphia, Garry Maddox, former Philadelphia Phillies outfielder and Philadelphia Phillies Hall of Famer and Hip-Hop, Philadelphia 76ers mascot.

"As we continue to make improvements across Philadelphia in our school system, it is great to have local companies like Comcast contribute to the effort," said James E. Nevels, chairman of the Philadelphia's School Reform Commission. "Comcast continues to be a great corporate citizen to the entire Greater Philadelphia region."

"I am thrilled that Comcast chose Penn Treaty Middle School as one of their projects on Comcast Cares Day," said Paul Vallas, CEO of the School District of Philadelphia. "By serving as good corporate citizens and investing so much to improve conditions at Penn Treaty, Comcast is affecting young lives in Philadelphia."

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.

About Comcast:

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 21.4 million cable customers, 7.7 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, OLN, 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. Comcast Class A common stock and Class A Special common stock trade on The NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbols CMCSA and CMCSK, respectively.

About The School District of Philadelphia

The School District of Philadelphia is the largest school district in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the nation's eight largest with approximately 185,000 students attending more than 270 schools. More information about the District can be found at http://www.phila.k12.pa.us/

Source: Comcast Corporation

CONTACT: Kate Disston of Comcast, +1-215-320-8793, or cell,
+1-215-606-8124; or Vincent Thompson of School District of Philadelphia,
+1-215-400-4040, or +1-267-688-4056

Web site: http://www.phila.k12.pa.us/

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