Boys & Girls Club, Comcast Celebrate Inaugural Game on New Sports Field for Local Youth
July 25 2017 - 11:07PM
Business Wire
Comcast Cares Day volunteers planted the field
in April
Today Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County, Comcast,
local elected officials and community partners gathered to
celebrate an inaugural game of soccer on a brand new sports field
at Florence De George Boys & Girls Club.
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Comcast employees and children from the
Florence De George Boys & Girls Club compete in the first game
off soccer on a new field created by volunteers on Comcast Cares
Day in April. (Photo: Business Wire)
On April 22 during Comcast Cares Day, the company’s annual day
of service, employees and their families, friends and community
volunteers planted 8,680 square feet of sod on an empty dirt lot
adjacent to the Club. Three months later, the sod, which was
donated by the City of West Palm Beach, has grown in to grass to
create a new sports field.
“We couldn’t be more excited to start using this new field.
Since Comcast Cares Day, our club members, staff and myself have
been patiently but eagerly waiting for it to be ready,” said Jaene
Miranda, President and CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach
County. “Thank you Comcast for this wonderful field and all of the
improvements volunteers made at the club, inside and out, on
Comcast Cares Day.”
West Palm Beach Mayor Jeri Muoio cut the ribbon to officially
mark the opening, then Boys & Girls Club members and Comcast
employees took to the field to play soccer.
“I was also here on Comcast Cares Day back in April and saw what
this space used to look like. What an amazing transformation it has
made from basically nothing to a wonderful space that children here
at the Club will enjoy for years to come,” said Muoio. “It is truly
wonderful to see how our community is positively impacted when
companies like Comcast and nonprofit organizations like Boys &
Girls Clubs work together.”
Comcast also brought 300 book bags for club members. The bags
were donated by the Office Depot Foundation as a part of its
National Backpack Program and are filled with school supplies
donated by Palm Beach County Comcast employees.
“We love getting the opportunity to spend time with kids from
our community through our partnership with the Boys & Girls
Clubs,” said Alex Price, Director of Government Affairs and
Community Investment for Comcast in Palm Beach County and the
Treasure Coast. “Today’s event was particularly unique and
fulfilling because we got to see firsthand how the hard work of our
volunteers on Comcast Cares Day has paid off.”
In addition, Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County
received a $25,000 Comcast Foundation grant on behalf of everyone
who volunteered on Comcast Cares Day.
About Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County
Founded in 1971, Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County is
a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit youth development organization dedicated
to promoting the educational, vocational, health, leadership and
character of boys and girls in a safe, nurturing environment.
Thirteen Boys & Girls Clubs throughout Palm Beach County serve
more than 8,000 children ages 6 - 18. In addition to a safe, fun
and constructive alternative to being home alone, the Clubs offer a
variety of award-winning developmental programs to help youth build
skills, self-esteem and values during critical periods of growth.
For more information, please visit www.bgcpbc.org or call
561-683-3287.
About Comcast
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and
technology company with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and
NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is one of the nation’s largest video,
high-speed internet, and phone providers to residential customers
under the XFINITY brand, and also provides these services to
businesses. It also provides wireless and security and automation
services to residential customers under the XFINITY brand.
NBCUniversal operates news, entertainment and sports cable
networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, television
production operations, television station groups, Universal
Pictures and Universal Parks and Resorts.
Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for more
information.
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach CountySheila Zayas,
561-714-8772SZayas@bgcpbc.orgorComcastCindy Arco,
904-738-3412Cynthia_Arco@comcast.com
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