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addition to the Community Investment Grant Program, The Foundation's major
initiatives include programs that support hunger relief, family and workplace
literacy, and effective volunteerism.com. Roberts, Chairman and CEO , Comcast Corporation.

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For more information, please visit UPS Community Crossroads at
http: //www.com/scholarships.

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ALS Association of Greater Philadelphia Receives $10 000 From the UPS Foundation

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Key Executives: President: Sabrina Benjamin
President Elect: Leslie Bates
Communications Director: Jeanne Berres

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Contact: Dana Young
Phone: 510-601-7998
Email: danayoung@yahoo. We are pleased to recognize
the tremendous impact that these young citizens have made in their schools and
communities.

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The League's impact is seen and
felt via programs including: Junior Center of Arts and Science; Contra
Costa County Aids Task Force; Newborn Connections; and the
award-winning Super Stars Literacy Project - real undertakings
impacting real needs.

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The common thread is the League's
dedicated mission focusing on Children at Risk.
"The Comcast Foundation Board wants young people in our communities to
know that they have the power to effect positive change, and that we and the
community at large value that contribution, " said Joseph W.

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Leaders and Achievers(TM) Scholarship Program Awards $1,328,000
in Scholarship Grants Through The Comcast Foundation

PHILADELPHIA, The Comcast Foundation today
announced the recipients of the 2005 Leaders and Achievers(TM) Scholarship
Program.

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Main Telephone: 925 -284-3740

Website: www. "We're proud to continue to expand this
program that recognizes the efforts of a growing number of individual
students, all of whom are making a difference in their communities.

The Comcast Foundation was founded by Comcast Corporation
(Nasdaq: CMCSA; CMCSK) in June 1999 and is the company's chief source of
charitable support to qualified non-profit organizations.

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Since its inception, The
Comcast Foundation has donated more than $18 million to organizations in the
communities where Comcast serves.

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The grant was awarded through The
Foundation's Community Investment Grant Program , a one-of-a-kind initiative
that allows UPS employees to recommend organizations for funding based on the
needs they see in their communities in conjunction with volunteering over 200
hours for that organization."
Founded in 1951 and based in Atlanta, GA, The UPS Foundation is committed
to making a difference through focused funded programs and projects. Its purpose is
exclusively educational and charitable. Each of 1,328 students -- recognized on the basis of community
service , leadership skills, positive attitude and academic achievement -- will
receive a one-time grant of $1,000 that can be used toward the student's
pursuit of higher education. Waz, Jr.,
President , The Comcast Foundation.

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In the past year, more than 30,000
employees participated in UPS's Neighbor -to-Neighbor program, a company-wide
volunteer initiative that matches employees and their families with volunteer
opportunities based on their interests, skills and availability. In 2004, The Foundation contributed
nearly $40 million to communities throughout the world through its various
grant programs .
For additional information, visit http://www.comcast.

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Membership, which is by invitation only, is composed of citizens drawn from business , industry, agriculture and the professions.

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More information about The Foundation and
its programs is available at http://www.com under "In the Community.

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Since its inception in 2000, the Leaders and Achievers(TM) Scholarship
Program has awarded more than $4.

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"It will also help us in our mission to provide programs and services
free of charge for nearly 800 people living with ALS in our region. UPSers worldwide are committed to the communities and
neighborhoods where they live and work. "Through the Region/District Grant
Program, our employees can positively help impact the challenges and
opportunities facing our communities.

The program is managed by Scholarship Program Administrators - an
independent, not-for-profit organization that manages corporate and corporate
foundation scholarship programs.

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"It's important to encourage our young people to develop leadership
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PHILADELPHIA, The ALS Association of Greater
Philadelphia Chapter recently received a $10,000 grant from The UPS
Foundation, the charitable arm of UPS.com

Public Relations
Contact: Dawn Miyamoto
Phone: 510-452-0490
Email: dawnmiyamoto@yahoo.

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"Because our business operates in virtually every community across the
country and more than 200 countries and territories around the world, UPS
employees are uniquely positioned to recognize the issues and organizations in
need of support," said Evern Cooper, president of The UPS Foundation and vice
president of UPS Corporate Relations. "They
are our future business and community leaders."
High school seniors attending schools in Comcast communities across the
country were nominated for the scholarship program by their school principals .
The Leaders and Achievers(TM) Scholarship Program underscores the Comcast
philosophy that young people should have every opportunity to achieve their
potential, and should be motivated to be catalysts for positive change in
their schools and communities.

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The Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the ALS Association provides
comprehensive support and resources for ALS patients, their families , and
caregivers living in the eastern half of Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey,
and Delaware .

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"This grant will help fund research into this devastating disease," said
Jim Pinciotti, Executive Director of the ALS Association, Greater Philadelphia
Chapter. The ALS Association is the only national nonprofit organization
dedicated solely to the fight against ALS.
The grant awarded to ALS Association of Greater Philadelphia is one of
many that The UPS Foundation has made through the 2005 Community Investment
Grant Program.
Throughout its 70-year history, the JLOEB has contributed more
than 7 million volunteer hours and $3 million to community agencies in
Alameda and Contra Costa Counties."

A voluntary organization of civic-minded men and women banded together for progressive thought and action in community service.

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Company Profile for Junior League of Oakland-East Bay Inc.

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Founded in 1935 and celebrating 70 years of successful
contributions, collaborations, and community service to California's
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1 million in scholarship grants to students
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The JLOEB offers women
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