Richmond Hill, ON (December 4, 2007): Join Rogers Cable for a good time and a good cause at the annual Charity Skate, hosted December 9 at the Tom Graham Arena, from 2:30 to 4:00 pm. Admission is free. Skaters can look forward to clowns on ice, great prizes, and a chance to meet players from the Junior ‘A’ Richmond Hill Rams. In addition to a $2,000 donation from Rogers, participants are asked to bring non-perishable food items or cash donations for the Richmond Hill Food Bank. The goal is to collect 500 pounds of non-perishables for community members who rely on the food bank this holiday season. Participants who make a food donation will receive a coupon for food and refreshments. “The Rogers Cable Charity Skate is an event I look forward to every year,” says Bill Doherty, Managing Director of Food, Richmond Hill Food Bank. “It supports the work we do to help those most vulnerable in our community and is fun for the whole family.” Earl Dusek, Regional President, Rogers Cable Communications Inc., is excited that Rogers Cable is able to give back this holiday season.“We are very proud to be able to support the Richmond Hill Food Bank, which helps maintain the quality of life for people in our community,” says Dusek. “It’s our way of giving back this holiday season.” The Richmond Hill Charity Skate is one of four charity skates that will be taking place across the Simcoe-Grey, York and Durham region.
About Rogers Cable:
Rogers Cable Communications Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX: RCI; NYSE: RCI), a diversified Canadian communications and media company. Rogers Cable's advanced digital two-way network passes approximately 3.5 million homes in Ontario, New Brunswick and Newfoundland, with 64% basic penetration of its homes passed. Rogers Cable pioneered high-speed Internet access and now 40% of homes passed by its cable networks are Internet customers while 62% of its basic cable customers subscribe to Rogers' high-speed Internet service. With 57% digital penetration, Rogers Cable offers a leading selection of High Definition TV programming, a complete array of Rogers On Demand services (including Video on Demand (VOD), Subscription VOD, Personal Video Recorders and Timeshifting channels), and an extensive line-up of sports and multicultural programming. Rogers Cable now offers home telephone service (voice-over-cable) to approximately 92% of its cable territory and, combined with its circuit switched telephony subscribers, has 944,800 local telephony customers. Rogers Cable is a national provider of voice communications services, data networking, and broadband Internet connectivity to small, medium and large businesses. In addition it operates over 450 Rogers Retail stores.
Additional information on Rogers is available at www.rogers.com.