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Consider giving some of your time and talent to create lasting solutions that improve life for everyone by volunteering at any or all of these Comcast Cares Days. Full project details are listed below, along with a link to encourage members of the community to sign up and join Comcast.
BURLINGTON COUNTY
Alice Paul Institute - A Vote For Equality, 128 Hooten Road in Mount Laurel. Volunteer Capacity: 35. Saturday, April 22, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. On Comcast Dares Day, volunteers will work at this registered historic site doing landscaping, planting and painting tasks. The Alice Paul Institute honors its namesake's legacy of working towards gender equality through education and leadership development.
Florence Township Community Garden, 217 Foundry St., Florence. Volunteer Capacity: 30. Saturday, April 22, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Join Comcast Cares Day volunteers as we help transform a vacant lot into a Community Garden in Florence Township. A series of community gardens will be constructed on the land where the Marconi Lodge formerly stood. The purpose of these gardens is to provide a place where people can grow fruit, vegetables and even flowers in a community setting while having fun and meeting their neighbors. The garden will be fenced by a split rail fence with an opening on West Third Street and an opening on Foundry Street. The garden plots will be filled with topsoil and crated using cedar edging. Volunteers will also do some community clean-up in the neighborhood surrounding the garden, removing litter from the open space and parks.
CAMDEN COUNTY
USS Battleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial, 100 Clinton St., Camden. Volunteer Capacity: 300. Friday, April 21, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Join us as we honor our veterans, active duty military and military families with a day of service at the historic Battleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial. Comcast's Veterans Network Employee Resource Group will serve as project leaders as volunteers help to preserve this storied naval vessel. Tasks include cleaning, painting and landscaping, and there will be projects for kids too.
Camden County Parks Clean-Up at Newton Lake Park, 100 Lees Lane, Haddon Township. Volunteer Capacity: 200. Saturday, April 22, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Join Comcasters, family and friends for a day in the park. Volunteers will help clean up winter debris, pick up trash and clear overgrown pathways. Work may include trail cleanup, spreading mulch and planting flowers.
Foodbank of South Jersey - Pennsauken, 1501 John Tipton Boulevard, Pennsauken. Volunteer Capacity: 75. Saturday, April 22, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Volunteers are needed to help out with several projects throughout the day including: Painting, gardening (at the garden Comcast set up two years ago), sorting/packing donated food for distribution, cleaning and prepping equipment. Comcast employees volunteered at the food bank on the very first Comcast Cares Day in 2001 and are proud to have continued that partnership through the years.
Cooper Sprouts Garden, 7th and Newton Streets, Camden. Volunteer Capacity: 20. Saturday, April 22, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Join Comcast, Cooper Medical School students, the Center for Family Services and PowerCorps volunteers to prepare raised bed gardens for the community. Volunteers will assist with weeding, turning gardening soil and mixing it with organic materials, installing weed barriers and planting seedlings. General litter and debris also will be picked up around the garden area.
GLOUCESTER COUNTY
Impact Harvest (Location 1) with Amazing Grace Camp, 1664 Delsea Drive, Franklinville. Volunteer Capacity: 300. Saturday, April 22, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. This year, volunteers will help build a garden for veterans with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder). Amazing Grace Camp, which provides free housing to veterans with PTSD, is the partner organization for this project. The goal is to build a garden the Camp can utilize for therapeutic reasons and provide fresh produce to eat throughout the season. Groups of volunteers will also help with cleanup of campsites and cabin areas.
Note: Impact Harvest was founded by Comcast Network Engineer Harry Behrens in 2011 with a mission to bring fresh produce to families in need.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Gloucester County - Paulsboro Clubhouse Clean-Up, 916 Penn Line Road, Paulsboro. Volunteer Capacity: 50. Saturday, April 22, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Help get the Boys & Girls Clubs of Gloucester County spruce up their Paulsboro Clubhouse for local kids this summer! Volunteers will do some painting inside and out including re-lining the basketball court, as well as landscaping including weeding and mulching. The mission of the Boys & Girls Club of Gloucester County is to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.
If members of the community are interested in helping out, they can register and/or learn more about these and other projects at: comcastinthecommunity.com
This item submitted by Alexandra Wachman for Comcast.