Comcast technicians in Oregon and SW Washington are working as quickly and safely as possible to restore your connection. “Salem looks like what you’d see after a tornado or hurricane.” That’s the blunt assessment from Travis Thetford, VP of Technical Operations for Comcast Oregon/SW Washington. The snowstorm mixed with freezing rain has resulted in tens […]
Salem Area Boys and Girls Club Become Oregon’s First Comcast Lift Zone Sites
By Sue Bloom, Chief Executive Officer, Boys and Girls Club of Salem, Marion and Polk Counties Boys & Girls Clubs are all about hope – to even the playing field for the amazing, wonderful youth we serve. Clubs provide youth a safe place to belong where they can broaden their vision of what is possible […]
Comcast Internet Essentials Enhancements Meet Critical Needs of Local Families
above photo: Rebecca and her kids enjoying last summer by Rebecca Brown, Director of Community Impact, Oregon/SW Washington It’s hard to believe that Fall is quickly approaching. Pumpkin Spice Latte is making its annual appearance, and back-to-school season is already upon us. It’s a busy time, but one I always look forward to, in part […]
Partnerships with Comcast Make Distance-Learning and Employment Searches Possible for Thousands in Oregon/SW Washington Region
Internet Essentials, Comcast’s offering for low-income families and individuals to connect to the internet, has proven critical for thousands of school-age kids and job-seekers in the across Oregon/SW Washington during the Covid-19 crisis. As schools across the region face the reality of what started out as an extended Spring Break, and then suddenly became the […]
Meet Charlie: Salem’s Own Tech Hero
“I want to work for Comcast when I grow up.” Not something you expect to hear from a 6-year old, right? But that’s what Comcast Tech Charlie Tribbey heard from her daughter, and it’s what her daughter told her whole kindergarten class. Charlie is a tech supervisor, a mother of two and the wife of […]