Comcast donates $37,500, which creates 225,000 meals, to Lowcountry Food Bank in North Charleston
March 1, 2018
Comcast presented a check for $37,500 to the Lowcountry Food Bank in North Charleston. The presentation took place at their facility, located at 2864 Azalea Drive, on Tuesday, Feb. 27 at 9 a.m.
The Lowcountry Food Bank distributed more than 28 million pounds of food and served more than 23 million meals last year. It serves the 10 coastal counties of South Carolina through distribution centers in Charleston, Yemassee and Myrtle Beach.
“As a company, we have always focused on finding ways to support the communities in which we live and work,” said Doug Guthrie, Regional SVP at Comcast. “We are proud to partner with Lowcountry Food Bank to make this important announcement, and hope this will help make a difference in the lives of those in need.”
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Lowcountry Food Bank is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. For more information, please call (843) 747-8146.
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About Comcast
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and technology company with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is one of the nation’s largest video, high-speed internet, and phone providers to residential customers under the XFINITY brand, and also provides these services to businesses. It also provides wireless and security and automation services to residential customers under the XFINITY brand. NBCUniversal operates news, entertainment and sports cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, television production operations, television station groups, Universal Pictures and Universal Parks and Resorts. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.
About the Lowcountry Food Bank: Feed. Advocate. Empower.
The Lowcountry Food Bank serves the 10 coastal counties of South Carolina and distributed more than 28 million pounds of food in 2017. The Lowcountry Food Bank is a clearinghouse for donated food products that are distributed to a network of nearly 300 member agencies including soup kitchens, homeless shelters and emergency food pantries. The Lowcountry Food Bank is a member of Feeding America and is committed to educating the public about the problems of and solutions to domestic hunger as well as advocating on the behalf of the hungry in our community. For more information go to www.lowcountryfoodbank.org.
