Comcast Names 90 Students as Leaders and Achievers Scholars in Western Washington and Spokane County for 2012-13

March 29, 2012 by

 The Comcast Foundation today announced the names of 90 recipients in Western Washington and Spokane County of the 2012-13 annual Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program awards.

“Each year, we are excited to provide scholarships for these talented students,” said Charisse R. Lillie, President of the Comcast Foundation and Vice President, Community Investment, of Comcast Corp. “Comcast seeks students who demonstrate leadership abilities in school activities and who reflect a strong commitment to community service.  These students are our future leaders, and we hope these scholarships will help to power their dreams for success.”

“All the young people on this list have built impressive track records of service to others, and show great potential to community service throughout their lives. We’re proud to help these young people along with their education and careers, just as they’ve already been helping the community throughout their high school years,” said Len Rozek, Senior Vice President of Comcast’s Washington market.

The Comcast Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program provides $1,000 scholarships to students who strive to achieve their potential, who are catalysts for positive change in their communities, who are involved in their schools, and who serve as models for their fellow students. The philosophy behind the program is to give young people every opportunity to prepare for the future and to engage them in their communities. The program also demonstrates the importance of civic involvement, and the value placed on civic involvement by the business community.

To date, Comcast has awarded more than $17 million to more than 17,000 Leaders and Achievers Scholarship winners.

Many winners attend school in one city and live in another. We list them here by city of residence:

Arlington       

Dana M. Canaria, Arlington High School

Taylor R. Durnil, Lakewood High School

Auburn   

Edward “Trei” Decker, Auburn Adventist Academy

Kyoyi  Lee, Thomas Jefferson High School

Amber  L. Valenzuela, Auburn Senior High School

Heather C. Odell,  Auburn Mountainview High School

Bellevue   

Sophia  K. Wang, Newport High School

Bellingham 

Janice E. Liang, Sehome High School

Blaine 

Emily P. Steelquist, Blaine High School

Brier

Dylan G. Bratz, Edmonds-Woodway High School

Chehallis 

Austin D. Woodland, W.F.West High School

Clinton 

Marina  Kovic, South Whidbey High

Edmonds   

Nathan W. Hollcraft, Sno-Isle Skills Tech Center

Gloria  Y. Kwon, Kamiak High School

Everett

Logan L. James, Cascade High School

Andrea C. Sadowski, Archbishop Thomas J. Murphy High School

Sydney C. O’Neil, Sequoia High School

Mikayla S. Svob , Everett High School

Everson    

Brett T. Copher, Nooksack Valley High

Federal Way 

Hayoung  Lee, Todd Beamer High School

Julie  H. Lee, Decatur High School

Jodeci Tuiletufuga , Federal Way High School

Ferndale    

Patricia M. Castrejon, Ferndale High School

Gig Harbor 

Kevin Wesley Hayward, Gig Harbor High School

Issaquah

Maria Dalzell Martos, Issaquah High School

Tucker M. Goodman, Liberty High School

Evan T. Gordon, Eastside Catholic High

Joint Base Lewis-McChord 

Michaela B. Rehm, Lakes High School

Kent

Natalie. M. Kelly, Kentridge Senior High School

Kentwood  

Carly Joy Vela, Kentwood Senior High School

Kirkland

Kyla M. Terashima, Juanita High School

Lacey

Matthew J. Connor, Timberline High School

Lake Stevens

Mackenzie J. Simon, Lake Stevens High School

Lake Tapps                                                                                                                                                                                         

Alaina A. George, Bellarmine Preparatory

Lakewood  

Kathia Imelda Mercado, Clover Park High School

Lynden  

Kaitlyn M. Michaelson, Meridian High School

Fraser J. Shindruk, Lynden High School

Lynnwood

Ivan C. Gaskin, O’Dea High School

Rachel K. Magnenat, Lynnwood High School

Mill Creek 

Diane L. Han, Henry M. Jackson High School

Monroe

Aaron S. Furrer, Monroe High School

Montesano    

Skyla M. Fisher, Montesano Junior-Senior High

Mount Vernon        

Janine Michelle Jones, Mount Vernon Christian School

Elena K. Oelfke, Mount Vernon High School

Mukilteo

Naomi R. Farmer, Aces Alternative High School

Oak Harbor  

Cheyenne  M. Stolmeier, Oak Harbor High School

Olympia 

James H. Lee, Olympia High School

Courtney K. Knox, Tumwater High School

Otis Orchards                                                                                                                                                                    

Justin E. Anderson, East Valley High School

Port Orchard       

Kaitlyn R. Ready, Peninsula High School

Post Falls      

Rosharon Jane Swank, Valley Christian School

Poulsbo

Julia Marie Hoak, North Kitsap High School

Puyallup      

Jordan C. Ramsey, John R. Rogers High School

Redmond     

Alejandro Rincon, Redmond High School

Rochester

Diana Dotson, Rochester High School

Sammamish  

Melissa A. Jung, Eastlake High School

Seabeck     

Rebekah L. Nelson, Klahowya Secondary School

SeaTac

Moises Torres, Global Connections High School at Tyee Educational Center

Seattle  

Hung Lu, Renton High School

Michelle K. Chen, Health Sciences and Human Services High School

Vy P. Chuong, Ingraham High School

Mary M.  Magnuson,  Holy Names Academy

Luis  A. Cruz-Bernardino , Technology, Engineering, and Communication High School

Marcus Gerard  Van Der Peet, Bishop Blanchet High School

Desiree   Gross, Chief Sealth High School

Lisa M. Field, Nathan Hale High School

Demetra Xenos, Ballard High School

Emily F. Proulx, Garfield High School

Matthew D. Haggerty, Seattle Lutheran High School

Sedro-Woolley

Nicole  A. Vojkovich, Sedro-Woolley High

Shoreline    

Bethany J. Smith, Shorewood High School

Snohomish 

Morgan  Kristina Harry, Cedar Park Christian School System

Oksana Pavlovna Yerina, Grace Academy

Spanaway  

Zachary  A.B. Ortega, Graham-Kapowsin High School

Amarachi O. Ejiawoko, Spanaway Lake High School

Spokane  

Hope Gimbel, Saint George’s School

Megan G. Davis, Ferris High School

Rebecca A. Corsino, North Central High School

Karl R. Fencl,  John R. Rogers High School

Spokane Valley 

David P. Ross, Central Valley High School

MacKenzie L. White, University High School

Steilacoom      

Azaria Evans, Emerald Ridge High School

Sultan   

Mikayla F. Day, Sultan High School

Tacoma

Sunny H. Lewis,   Mount Tahoma High School

Cynthia R. Manalang, Washington High School

Tukwila

Jocelyn Chen,   Foster  High School

University Place     

Jessica E. Fay, Life Christian Academy

Austin J. Rodgers,  Curtis Senior High School

Winlock 

Oralea R. Hazlett, Winlock High School

Woodinville   

Joyce W. Tang, Woodinville High School

Connect with the scholarship winners at www.facebook.com/ComcastLeadersandAchievers. Explore and “like” Comcast in the community at www.facebook.com/WePowerDreams.

The Comcast Foundation was founded by Comcast Corporation in June 1999 to provide charitable support to qualified non-profit organizations. The Foundation primarily invests in programs intended to have a positive, sustainable impact on their communities.  The Foundation has three community investment priorities—promoting community service, expanding digital literacy and building tomorrow’s leaders.  Since its inception, the Comcast Foundation has donated more than $90 million to organizations in the communities nationwide that Comcast serves.  More information about the Foundation and its programs is available at www.comcast.com/community.

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Pictures from the Grand Opening of the Federal Way Xfinity Store

March 26, 2012 by

Miss Seattle and store manager wear 3D glasses

Miss Seattle, Jean-Sun Hannah Ahn, dons 3D glasses with Xfinity Store Supervisor Donald Palazzo at the Grand Opening of the Xfinity Store in Federal Way, Washington. Ahn was visiting because she is interning with KOAM TV, which covered the event.

OK, so we’ve published a lot below about the new Xfinity Store in Federal Way, but we are proud of it. The store is one of the first half dozen of its kind in the country to banish lines and replace them with interactive displays and employees.

One of the things you get to do at the store is watch 3D television, which is what Miss Seattle and our store manager are doing above. Probably the best pictures from the event show children having incredible fun with SpongeBob Squarepants; one mom told us her daughter had circled the event two weeks ago and had been counting down on a calendar. One highlight of the event for us was a donation of $2,500 to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Federal Way, to celebrate the opening of the store and our national partnerships with Boys and Girls Clubs around the country.

But enough words already: check out the pictures from the Xfinity Store grand opening here on Flickr.

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New and Interactive Xfinity Store That Opens Today Says Yes to iPads and No to Lines

March 23, 2012 by

One of the first half dozen of these stores around the nation celebrates a grand opening in Washington.

Comcast on March 23, 2012, announced the grand opening of its new XFINITY™ Store in Federal Way.  The 4,900-square-foot store is designed entirely around the needs of customers and provides Comcast customers with an opportunity to explore, learn about and interact directly with the latest XFINITY products and services.

The new store will have twice as many employees as the previous store, growing from five employees to 10.

Located at 31423 Pacific Highway South in Federal Way, the new XFINITY Store is conveniently located on a major bus route and features a 3D 65-inch flat screen TV and a comfortable seating area.  Kiosks around the store provide customers with the opportunity to experience XFINITY TV and super-fast XFINITY Internet speeds, connect with XFINITY Voice service, try out the next-generation XFINITY Home’s smart home services and demo the popular XFINITY TV apps on iPads located throughout the store.

Customers can take advantage of the speed and convenience of paying their bills using express payment kiosks. Customers also will spend less time in line, because the store utilizes a queue system that gives them the freedom to roam the store and learn more about the latest XFINITY products while waiting for service.

Most importantly, for those customers who wish to speak to a Comcast representative directly, trained and knowledgeable customer service consultants are available throughout the store to answer questions and demonstrate new products.

“We’re proud to offer a brand new experience for our customers where they can try out our XFINITY products and services firsthand and meet face to face with knowledgeable customer service consultants who can help them get the most out of their existing services,” said Len Rozek, senior vice president of Comcast’s Washington Region.  “This new store model has a more welcoming design and a friendly atmosphere as we apply the same mindset of innovation, speed and utility that our customers love about our products to our customer service.”

The XFINITY Store is open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday at 31423 Pacific Highway South (located on the Pacific Highway side of the mall, across from Barnes & Noble).  This center replaces a facility at 1414 S. 324th Street and which was 1,200 square feet.  Comcast currently has 15 stores located throughout Washington.

Note: This blog is not a good place to ask questions about your Comcast equipment because it is not monitored 24/7. Please contact Comcast via phone, email, Twitter or many other methods.

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Looking forward to Comcast Cares Day 2012 in Washington State

March 20, 2012 by

Every year, Comcast organizes one of the largest single corporate days of service in the country, known as Comcast Cares Day. Last year, more than 2,200 Comcast employees and their families and friends volunteered to improve more than a dozen locations throughout Western Washington and in Spokane. One of the locations was El Centro de La Raza, which is featured in the video above.

The local coordinators in our various field offices and call centers have just finished picking the project sites for this year’s Comcast Cares Day: Saturday, April 21, 2012.

We will share more as the projects and work comes together, but here’s a list of what’s to come:

Aberdeen: Habitat for Humanity of Grays Harbor. We’ll be doing some landscaping and other work for two of their homes.

Bellingham: Whatcom Parks and Recreation Foundation. This should be a good and messy project: We’ll be working on trail construction at Chuckanut Falls Trail.

Bremerton: Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound. We’ll do a lot of work at their Bremerton Olympia Avenue location including lots of handywork like painting, simple plumbing, lots of various building repairs, gardening, and fixing up several playground areas.

Everett: Salvation Army (organized by the team from our Everett field offices) We’ll be painting, landscaping, cleaning,  organizing toys, and some light carpentry and repairs.

Everett: Cascade High School (organized by the team from our Everett and Lynnwood call centers, and local corporate offices) We’ll be working on the grounds here, and perhaps some other Everett School District schools as well.

Fife: Fife Parks Department (organized by the team at our Puyallup field offices) This one should also be good and messy: We’ll be helping to clean up and to remove invasive species from the Lower Hylebos Marsh.

Kent: Northwest Harvest (organized by our Auburn-based teams) We’ll be doing a lot here, from caring for the grounds with intensive cleaning and gardening projects, to working the assembly line to prepare food for delivery.

Olympia: Rebuilding Together of Thurston County. We’ll help them with fixing up buildings and some repairs.

Redmond: Eastside Audubon Society. We’ll be removing blackberry bushes and weeding and spreading bark along the Audubon BirdLoop at Marymoor Park.

Seattle: El Centro de La Raza These folks have a big facility, and we look forward to doing a lot of things there. This was one of our sites last year, too.

Seattle: Wing Luke Asian Museum

Spokane: Northeast Community Center

Tacoma: Metro Parks STAR (South Tacoma Activity and Recreation) Center (organized by the team at our Fife call center, in cooperation with the Tacoma Urban League)

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Grand Opening of first Xfinity Store of its Kind in Western Washington will be March 23 in Federal Way

March 19, 2012 by

Sign announcing SpongeBob Squarepants is in the house

Comcast will welcome childrens' TV star SpongeBob Squarepants from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, March 23, 2012, at our new XFINITY Store in Federal Way. The center is open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays at 31423 Pacific Highway South (located on the Pacific Highway side of the mall, across the parking lot from Jo-Ann's, H Mart and Barnes & Noble). This Xfinity Store is the first of its kind in Western Washington and one of the first half dozen of its kind in the country. Customers can use express bill-pay kiosks and see the latest products and services demonstrated on iPads and other gadgets.

This is not your father’s “cable store:” this is an  interactive place where you don’t face a long line, you can see features demonstrated on the latest technology and most importantly, you can get done what you want to get done quickly.

Comcast is starting to open a new kind of store throughout the country, and we get our first of its kind in Western Washington on Friday, March. 23. This is one of the first half dozen stores of its kind in the nation.  To celebrate, we’re offering a lot of fun that day, including a rare appearance in our area from the legendary TV star SpongeBob Squarepants. SpongeBob will be there from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday March 23; come by and take a picture of your SpongeBob fans with him.

The store  is open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays at 31423 Pacific Highway South (located on the Pacific Highway side of the mall, across the parking lot from Jo-Ann’s, H Mart and Barnes & Noble).

We’ll soon share more details soon about this innovative kind of  store. In the meantime, you might enjoy this video which gives you a peek inside this new kind of customer service center.

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