Teaming Up With Team USA

Earlier this month, Team USA Olympians and Paralympians visited Philadelphia to help us kick-off our new national volunteer program, Team UP. Eight athletes from the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 and the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, including Nathan Chen, U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist, Figure Skating; Simone Manuel, U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist, Swimming; Erin Jackson, U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist, Speed Skating; and Brad Snyder, U.S. Paralympic Gold Medalist, Paratriathlon and Swimming, joined our employees to participate in some incredible volunteer opportunities at local community organizations in the greater Philadelphia area. 

These efforts were a part of Team UP, our national volunteerism program offering Comcast teams across the country an opportunity to make a difference in their local communities 365-days-a-year. The name Team UP underscores that our work has the greatest reach when we combine forces. It also aligns with Project UP, our $1 billion initiative to build a future of unlimited possibilities.

We have always had an incredibly strong spirit of volunteerism at Comcast, and I can’t wait to see how our work through Team UP continues to evolve. A special thank you to the Team USA Olympians and Paralympians who made this day a reality. There was no better place to celebrate this moment than in our hometown of Philadelphia and surrounding areas, and we will continue to build on this momentum to deepen our impact across the country.

TEAM UP ACTIVATIONS ACROSS PHILADELPHIA

STEAM Activity Day with Lifting Up Camden’s Youth (LUCY): Comcast volunteers participated in an interactive, after-school STEAM program with LUCY’s youth (ages 8-15) alongside Erin Jackson, U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist, Speed Skating, and Dave Watson, President & Chief Executive Officer, Comcast Cable. The event included a tour of the newly constructed “LUCY Center,” a Q&A with Erin Jackson, and a hands-on STEAM activity.

Career Panel and Goalsetting Workshop with Girls Inc: Volunteers joined Simone Manuel, U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist, Swimming; Erin Jackson, U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist, Speed Skating; and Comcast’s Dalila Wilson-Scott for a life and career panel and Q&A with girls (ages 12-18) who have an interest in athletics. Volunteers then participated in a goalsetting activity where the girls shared their hopes and dreams for the future.

Solar Car Creation with Boys & Girls Clubs of Philadelphia (Northeast Frankford Clubhouse): Volunteers and Club members (ages 5-10) joined Simone Manuel, U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist, Swimming, and Comcast’s Dalila Wilson-Scott at the Northeast Frankford Clubhouse where they assembled solar-powered cars from a kit to promote STEM learning, fine motor skills building, and group collaboration.

Solar Car Creation with Boys & Girls Clubs of Philadelphia (Shane Victorino Nicetown Clubhouse): Volunteers and Club members (ages 5-10) joined Mike Schultz, U.S. Paralympic Gold Medalist, Snowboarding, at the Shane Victorino Nicetown Clubhouse where they assembled solar-powered cars from a kit to promote STEM learning, fine motor skills building, and group collaboration.

Warehouse Clothing Sort with Cradles to Crayons: Alongside Nathan Chen, U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist, Figure Skating; Brad Snyder, U.S. Paralympic Gold Medalist, Paratriathlon and Swimming; and Brenna Huckaby, U.S. Paralympic Gold Medalist, Snowboarding, volunteers prepared donations for children in need, including clothing quality checks and preparing backpacks for distribution. Volunteers also wrote cards of encouragement for donation recipients.

Support Food Security with Philabundance: Volunteers, alongside Chuck Aoki, U.S. Paralympic Silver Medalist, Wheelchair Rugby, and Brody Roybal, U.S. Paralympic Gold Medalist, Sled Hockey, completed various activities in the warehouse based on community needs, including packing meals for isolated seniors.

Dalila Wilson-Scott is Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer of Comcast Corporation and President of the NBCUniversal Foundation.