It was on March 20 that local Comcast employees read aloud to children in the Boys & Girls Club of Southeastern Connecticut’s After School Enrichment Program at the Claude Chester Elementary School in Groton.
Comcast senior manager and public relations staffer Laura Brubaker said the employees read to small groups of children about Internet safety.
“While on site, Comcast also announced that it has donated a $10,000 grant through the Comcast Foundation in support of the Boys & Girls Club of Southeastern Connecticut’s After School Enrichment Program,” Brubaker said in a press release. “Comcast employees read and donated books from the Internet Keep Safe Coalition that teach the basics of Internet safety. The books help children learn to protect their personal information, avoid strangers online, and [to] notify a parent or trusted adult when they see anything online that makes them uncomfortable.”
The $10,000 grant, Brubaker said, funds the Boys & Girls Club of Southeastern Connecticut’s After School Enrichment Program, a program that runs five days a week and is designed to engage young people in learning, encourage them to succeed in school, and to help them become lifelong learners.
“With the support of the Comcast Foundation, the Boys & Girls Club of Southeastern Connecticut has been able to continue to provide after school programs at its Groton Public Schools school-based [centers] and Boys & Girls Club facilities,” Brubaker noted, naming examples such as Claude Chester Elementary, Catherine Kolnaski Elementary, and Pleasant Valley Elementary.
Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Club of Southeastern Connecticut Ellen Roman said, “The Boys & Girls Club of Southeastern Connecticut is very fortunate to have the support of Comcast, a company that knows the value of investing in today’s youth.”
“Comcast is committed to giving back to and enriching the communities where our customers and employees live and work,” said Vice President for Comcast’s New Haven-New York Area Michael Parker. “We are proud to partner with the Boys & Girls Club of Southeastern Connecticut to support their After School Enrichment Program, which encourages youth to learn and succeed.”