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Comcast Cares
Augusta
State's Literacy Center underwent a physical transformation on Saturday, October
13, when about 250 volunteers from Comcast participated in a community service
project known as "Comcast Cares."
Comcast employees and their families renovated the Magnolia Drive building;
cleaned up the grounds; donated and installed new furniture, carpeting, and
window treatments; painted inside and out; built a deck; and more. They also
installed two new, Internet-ready computers and wired the building for cable
service and high-speed Internet service.
"Every one of our Augusta area employees was tremendously excited by
this project," said Comcast Augusta General Manager and Vice President
Doug McMillan. "Our employees truly believe in giving back to this community
and I know of no better way to do that than assisting the ASU Literacy Center."
Paulette Harris, ASU's Cree Walker Professor of Education and founder of the
Literacy Center, was at the center when the day got underway with the installation
of an American flag and a proclamation read by Augusta's Mayor Bob Young.
She remained at the center throughout most of the day. "It is truly amazing,
she said.
Chris Varnis, physical plant, was among the Comcast family volunteers; his
wife is a customer service representative. "This is a good cause, and
I'm glad to help out," he said.
The Comcast Cares project is an extension of a program that is an annual event
for Comcast's hometown headquarters in Philadelphia. Along with helping locally,
the Augusta volunteers also raised money for the relief efforts in New York.
For each volunteer who participated in the
Literacy Center project, Comcast donated $100 –about $25,000 in the name
of Augusta Comcast volunteers.
The Literacy Center was recommended as a project for Comcast by the father
of ASU education major Amy Swann, who first suggested it to her father.
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