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Comcast Awards Two $10,000 College Scholarships and Four Laptops to California High School Seniors i |
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Laura Moya of Eastside
College Preparatory School in East Palo Alto and Martha Solis from
Roosevelt High School in Fresno each won inaugural Comcast Founders
Scholarships of $10,000 for college today at a Comcast special recognition
ceremony with elected officials on the steps of the California State
Capitol. In addition, Lauren Berger of Modesto Christian High School in
Modesto, Marcos Ceballos of Yerba Buena High School in San Jose, John Van
Houten of Laguna Creek High School in Elk Grove and Joshua Winfield of
Floyd I. Marcus High School in Concord each won laptop computers for
college. All six students were among the 173 California high school seniors
who have won a 2008 Comcast Leaders and Achievers(R) Scholarship and who
were invited to the first-ever California recognition ceremony.
Each student who attended the celebration of education at the capitol
received their $1,000 Comcast Leaders and Achievers(R) Scholarship from
their local legislators or Comcast executives, and then had a group photo
taken with the legislators from the districts where scholarship winners
live. At the conclusion of the ceremony, the four winners of the laptop
computers and the two winners of the inaugural $10,000 Comcast Founders
Scholarships -- instituted in honor of Ralph J. Roberts, who has served as
Director and Chair of the Executive and Finance Committee of the Comcast
Board of Directors since November 2002 -- were announced.
Speakers at the event included California Lieutenant Governor John
Garamendi, California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack
O'Connell and Steve White, Regional Senior Vice President, Comcast -
California. In addition, the students and their families also received a
tour of the State Capitol and tickets to attend tonight's Sacramento River
Cats vs. Fresno Grizzlies baseball game. For a complete list of California
scholarship recipients, visit:
http://comcastnorcal.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=234. Interviews and
photos with students, elected officials and Comcast executives are
available upon request.
"I am so pleased to join Comcast in recognizing these outstanding high
school seniors throughout California," said Superintendent Jack O'Connell.
"A powerful way that business can support our schools is to recognize and
encourage the many programs that are improving student achievement. Comcast
understands this. With their incredible support, we are celebrating
education in our community at this very special event and throughout the
year."
"Education is key to the future of our children, our communities and
our workforce," stated Steve White, Regional Senior Vice President, Comcast
- California. "At Comcast, we are committed to doing our part to ensure we
invest in our children through scholarships, educational tools, and by
honoring those individuals that make a difference to improve our
educational systems to ensure that children have the foundation necessary
to succeed in school and beyond."
About the Comcast "Leaders And Achiever's(R) Scholarship Program"
This year in California, Comcast is recognizing 173 young people with
scholarships -- for a total of $173,000 in grants -- as part of Comcast's
2008 national Leaders and Achievers(R) Scholarship Program. Each student
receives a $1,000 grant.
The Leaders and Achievers(R) Scholarship Program, one of the Comcast
Foundation's signature community investment programs, recognizes high
school seniors for their leadership skills, positive attitude, academic
achievement and various community service activities including mentoring
and tutoring younger students, volunteering at hospitals and participating
in relief efforts. The Leaders and Achievers(R) Scholarship Program
reinforces Comcast's commitment to developing young leaders and provides
them with every opportunity to achieve their goal.
In 2008, the program will grant more than $1.9 million, recognizing
1,965 students attending high schools in Comcast communities across the
country. Since its inception in 2000, the program has awarded close to $10
million in college aid to more than 9,000 high school seniors.
Each year, Comcast works with high school principals, guidance
counselors and school administrators to select the scholarship recipients.
The Leaders and Achievers(R) Scholarship Program is managed by Scholarship
Program Administrators -- an independent, not-for-profit organization that
manages corporate and corporate foundation scholarship programs. For more
information on the Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program, visit
http://www.comcast.com/scholarships.
About the Comcast Foundation
The Comcast Foundation was established 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 that Comcast serves. More information
about The Foundation and its programs is available at
http://www.comcast.com -- click on "About" then "In the Community".
About Comcast Corporation
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, 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, PBS KIDS Sprout,
TV One, ten Comcast SportsNet networks 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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