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Comcast employees volunteer a day to build a new playground for veterans’ children.
A group of 45 Comcast employees dedicated a day of labor on International Comcast Cares Day to work on multiple projects at The Salvation Army Veterans and Family Center in Beaverton, Ore.
The volunteers secured the donation of a play structure for the veterans’ children. The kids gathered around the crew as they assembled the structure, and when it was ready they literally jumped on it.
Comcast volunteers also worked on the grounds, building a raised gardening bed accessible to wheelchair-bound vets. They planted flowers and fruit trees, and spruced up the landscaping. They even carried some heavy beds up two flights of stairs.
“While the work they did was important to the center, it was the attitude they brought that meant the most—treating the homeless veterans and their families with respect and dignity,” said Richard Stoller, Salvation Army Veterans and Family Center director. “[The residents] were able to see that others in the community were willing to give up a personal day to honor and serve men and women who protected our country.”
In addition to all the work they did, the volunteers supplied, cooked and served a picnic lunch for the residents.
“It is a profound joy to have a relationship with a company that is committed to giving back to the community,” Stoller said.
