Comcast Awards $121,000 in Scholarships to Bay State Students

Comcast Awards $121,000 in Scholarships to Bay State Students

State House Ceremony Recognizes 121 Graduating High School Seniors for Academic Achievement and Community Service Commitment

BOSTON, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- At a special ceremony held at the Massachusetts State House, Comcast was joined by elected officials today to honor 121 graduating high school seniors from across the Commonwealth who have won a helping hand for college in the form of $1,000 scholarships from the Comcast Foundation. The Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program, one of the Comcast Foundation's signature community investment programs, annually recognizes students who have demonstrated leadership skills, academic achievement and a commitment to community service.

"As the cost of college continues to rise, Comcast is proud to present each of these young people with the Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship in recognition of their hard work, leadership and commitment to their communities," said Mark Reilly, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs for Comcast's NorthCentral Division, who oversees the company's community investment initiatives in New England. "These students represent our future leaders and they embody Comcast's belief in giving back to the communities where we live and work."

A commitment to community service is an essential component in the selection of Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship recipients. This year's honorees have participated in a wide variety of community service activities, such as helping to revitalize communities as part of mission work, mentoring and coaching younger students, volunteering at hospitals and participating in local blood, food and clothing drives. Community organizations throughout Massachusetts, including Habitat for Humanity, Special Olympics, Project Bread's Walk for Hunger and Rosie's Place, have benefited from the service and leadership of this year's recipients.

Nationally, 1,965 high school seniors received $1,000 Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarships this year, including 196 from New England. In the eight years since the program began, Comcast has awarded nearly $10 million in college aid to more than 9,000 students.

Each year, Comcast works with high school principals, guidance counselors and school administrators to select the scholarship recipients. The program is overseen by Scholarship Program Administrators - an independent, not-for- profit organization that manages corporate and corporate foundation scholarship programs.

For additional information, visit www.comcast.com/scholarships.

About the Comcast Foundation

The Comcast Foundation was founded by Comcast Corporation in June 1999 and is the company's chief source of charitable support to qualified non-profit organizations. The Foundation primarily invests in programs that work to create a positive, sustainable impact within our communities 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 where Comcast serves. More information about The Foundation and its programs is available at www.comcast.com -- click on "About," then "In the Community."

About Comcast Corporation

Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA)(NASDAQ:CMCSK) (http://www.comcast.com/) is the nation's leading provider of entertainment, information and communications products and services. With 24.7 million cable customers, 14.1 million high- speed Internet customers and 5.2 million voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of broadband cable systems and in the delivery of programming content.

Comcast's content networks and investments include E! Entertainment Television, Style Network, The Golf Channel, VERSUS, G4, AZN Television, PBS KIDS Sprout, TV One, ten regional Comcast SportsNets and Comcast Interactive Media, which develops and operates Comcast's Internet business. Comcast 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.

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