Comcast is gearing up for the 18th annual Comcast Cares Day where Comcast employees will work alongside their family, friends, community partners and members of the local community to make change happen – in the communities where they live and work. There are hundreds of projects taking place across the county, and a number of projects across NJ. I noted a few below happening in Atlantic, Cape May and Monmouth counties that I thought may be of interest to your readers (as they are invited to register to join us)! Please note the dates of the projects vary.
Would you consider sharing any of these volunteer opportunities with readers in advance, or coming out to cover any of these projects day-of? The impact is huge when we come together as a community – and guaranteed good visuals! Please contact Alex Wachman at Alexandra_Wachman@comcast.com for additional information on any of the projects listed here.
For your readers:
For more information, or to register, members of the community can visit: https://www.comcastinthecommunity.com/.
Atlantic County
Take me to the Funny Farm… Animal Rescue
6908 Railroad Blvd, Mays Landing, NJ 08330
Saturday, May 4, 2019
8AM-2PM
Volunteer capacity: 75
Funny Farm Rescue Animal Sanctuary is a nonprofit committed to the well-being of abused and abandoned animals. Funny Farm provides food, shelter, medical care, compassion and love to these animals for the rest of their natural lives in a permanent, safe and healthy environment. On Comcast Cares Day, volunteers will help with general clean-up of the property, small repairs and painting.
South Jersey Field of Dreams – Play Ball!
1001 Morton Ave, Absecon, NJ 08201
Saturday, May 4, 2019
8AM-2PM
Volunteer capacity: 120
South Jersey Field of Dreams is a place where physically and mentally disabled children and adults can play and participate in that Great American Pastime – baseball! On Comcast Cares Day, which is their Opening Day, volunteers will be hanging banners, readjusting the fence, sprucing up the mini-golf course and doing landscaping tasks including weeding and mulching. This is a kid-friendly project; kids can help clean up the leaves around the dugouts!
Impact Harvest – MLK Community Center
661 Jackson Road, Buena Vista Township, NJ 08346
Saturday, April 20, 2019
8AM-2PM
Volunteer capacity: 50
Established in 2011, by a Comcast employee, Impact Harvest Farm was a vision that became reality — set up to serve the local community by growing fresh produce on farms in Buena and Hammonton, NJ. Now, Impact Harvest is able to provide fresh produce to local families in need of assistance. On Comcast Cares Day, volunteers will help refresh and prep the community garden Comcast Cares Day volunteers helped create a few years ago at the Dr. Martin Luther King Community Center in Newtonville. Tasks include expanding garden beds, general clean up and prep for growing season and planting flowers.
Cape May County
Cape May Beach Sweeps with Clean Ocean Action
1600 Delaware Ave., Cape May, NJ, 08204
Saturday, April 13, 2019
8:30AM-12:30PM
Volunteer capacity: 100
Since 1984, Clean Ocean Action has been using research, public education and citizen action to improve the quality of the waters off the New Jersey/New York coast. Comcast volunteers have been convening on the Jersey Shore since 2008 to help Clean Ocean Action keep our waterways clean for marine life and get our beaches ready for the summer season. Beach sweeps will be held at locations up and down the Jersey Shore including Cape May. Volunteers will canvas the beach to clean up debris and get the beaches ready for summer.
Ocean City Beach Sweeps with Clean Ocean Action
825 Boardwalk, Ocean City, NJ 08226
Saturday, April 27, 2019
8:30AM-12:30PM
Volunteer capacity: 200
Since 1984, Clean Ocean Action has been using research, public education and citizen action to improve the quality of the waters off the New Jersey/New York coast. Comcast volunteers have been convening on the Jersey Shore since 2008 to help Clean Ocean Action keep our waterways clean for marine life and get our beaches ready for the summer season. Beach sweeps will be held at locations up and down the Jersey Shore including Ocean City. Volunteers will canvas the beach to clean up debris and get the beaches ready for summer.
Monmouth County
Long Branch Beach Sweeps with Clean Ocean Action
2 South Bath Ave, Long Branch, NJ 07740
Saturday, April 13, 2019
8:30AM-12:30PM
Volunteer capacity: 150
Since 1984, Clean Ocean Action has been using research, public education and citizen action to improve the quality of the waters off the New Jersey/New York coast. Comcast volunteers have been convening on the Jersey Shore since 2008 to help Clean Ocean Action keep our waterways clean for marine life and get our beaches ready for the summer season. Beach sweeps will be held at locations up and down the Jersey Shore including Long Branch. Volunteers will canvas the beach to clean up debris and get the beaches ready for summer.
Monmouth Beach Sweeps with Clean Ocean Action
29 Ocean Ave, Monmouth Beach, NJ 07750
Saturday, April 13, 2019
8:30AM-12:30PM
Volunteer capacity: 100
Since 1984, Clean Ocean Action has been using research, public education and citizen action to improve the quality of the waters off the New Jersey/New York coast. Comcast volunteers have been convening on the Jersey Shore since 2008 to help Clean Ocean Action keep our waterways clean for marine life and get our beaches ready for the summer season. Beach sweeps will be held at locations up and down the Jersey Shore including Monmouth Beach. Volunteers will canvas the beach to clean up debris and get the beaches ready for summer.
Comcast Cares Day is one of the largest corporate commitments to volunteerism and service in America. Since the first Comcast Cares Day in 2001, more than 1 million Comcast Cares Day volunteers have contributed over 6 million service hours to improve local communities at more than 10,000 projects around the world – from assembling care packages for U.S. military service members to mentoring kids about technology to beautifying parks to stocking food banks.
To join us as we make change happen in the communities where we live and work, register here: https://www.comcastinthecommunity.com