The American Arab Chamber of Commerce's Corporate Cultural Diversity Training program has received a second grant from the Comcast Foundation to continue its work to help companies understand and reach out to the Arab-American, Muslim, and Chaldean communities in culturally appropriate ways. The program was launched in 2006 with the help of an initial Comcast Foundation grant as well as other support from the company. The Comcast Foundation has renewed its commitment to positively impact the Arab American community with a grant to fund the program for a second year. "We are grateful of the continued support from the Comcast Foundation that makes our works of building bridges throughout the Arab American community possible," says Nasser Beydoun, Chairman of the American Arab Chamber of Commerce.

"We at Comcast value our relationship with the American Arab Chamber of Commerce and appreciate that the Comcast Foundation has recognized the important work done by the Chamber in helping to build understanding in very practical and useful ways," said Dave Buhl, Comcast Regional Senior Vice President. "Arab, Muslim and Chaldean businesses have provided a vibrant and dynamic lift to the Michigan economy, and we hope that by facilitating stronger relationships between groups, the AACC can supercharge the economic engine these businesses provide so they generate jobs and prosperity for the region."

This grant from the Comcast Foundation is reflective of Comcast's commitment to the communities where its customers and employees live and work. Since its founding in 1999, The Comcast Foundation has distributed more than $30 million in support of programs implemented locally in Comcast communities.

The AACC's diversity training is designed specifically for businesses that are hoping to integrate Arab Americans into their company as customers, employees, and as part of the larger community. The program concentrates on how organizations can use cultural knowledge to become better corporate citizens and in turn experience loyalty and patronage from the large Arab American community in the area.

AACC has been recognized by The New York Times for being a leader in helping companies with a new and important endeavor: advertising for Muslim-Americans. The Times story focuses on companies in the Detroit area, where there is a dense population of Muslims that are leading the change in advertising. The New York Times covered a session of the AACC's program. A video clip can be viewed by clicking here.

If your organization is interested in participating in a session, please call (313) 945-1700 and visit www.americanarab.com/cultdiv for more information.

Photo: Fred Eaton, Corporate Affairs Manager of Comcast with Susan Bazzi, Managing Director, and Nasser Beydoun, Chairman, of the American Arab Chamber of Commerce

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