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File #: 2017-1426    Version: 1
Type: Proclamation Status: Adopted
File created: 4/19/2017 In control: City Council
On agenda: 4/19/2017 Final action: 4/19/2017
Enactment date: 4/19/2017 Enactment #: 182
Effective date: 4/19/2017    
Title: NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend and recognize Comcast and its employees for its dedicated service to our communities; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Saturday, April 22, 2017 to be "Comcast Cares Day" in the City of Pittsburgh.
Sponsors: Theresa Kail-Smith, All Members
Indexes: PROCLAMATION - MRS. KAIL-SMITH

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WHEREAS, the 16th annual Comcast Cares Day will be held on Saturday, April 22nd and has become the nation’s largest single-day corporate volunteer event; and,

 

WHEREAS,  giving back where employees live and work was important to Comcast’s founder, Ralph Roberts, and he made sure that commitment to community rang true throughout Comcast; and,

 

WHEREAS,  in 2016, more than 100,000 volunteers improved more than 900 parks, schools, beaches, senior centers and other vital community sites in 21 countries; and,

 

WHEREAS, volunteering together helps employees build connections with the community in which they work and enhances leadership skills, which is an asset to any organization; and,

 

WHEREAS,  this Saturday, one of the locations that Comcast will be supporting is The Education Partnership on Corliss Street, which obtained the largest Comcast Foundation Grant in Western PA last year; and,

 

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NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend and recognize Comcast and its employees for its dedicated service to our communities; and,

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Saturday, April 22, 2017 to be “Comcast Cares Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.