Some posts may contain affiliate links which means our team could earn money if you purchase products from our site.
![Walt Disney Company Hosts Donation Drives for LA Fire Relief donation drives](https://chipandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/donations-1024x679.jpg)
Disney Launches Donation Drives for LA Fire Relief Efforts
The Walt Disney Company is stepping up to support the Los Angeles community in the wake of devastating wildfires. The company recently hosted donation drives to help those impacted. With many residents facing the loss of homes, belongings, and basic necessities, the need for assistance is urgent. Disney VoluntEARS are working alongside community organizations like Shelter Partnership, Helping Hands, and LAUSD to collect and distribute essential items to affected families and individuals.
Related – Disney Opens Wardrobe Warehouse for Employees Affected by Los Angeles Wildfires
“Since the moment this disaster hit, our employees have been asking what they can do to help,” said Lisa Haines, senior vice president, Corporate Social Responsibility, The Walt Disney Company. “The Disney VoluntEARS team quickly mobilized to put on one of the largest disaster relief drives our company has done, collecting more than 200,000 items from employees and Cast Members across the company. This outpouring of support is just one of the many ways we are coming together to help those who have lost so much.”
![Walt Disney Company Hosts Donation Drives for LA Fire Relief fire relief](https://chipandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/fire-relief-1024x683.jpg)
![Walt Disney Company Hosts Donation Drives for LA Fire Relief stage](https://chipandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/stage-1024x683.jpg)
Donation Drive at The Walt Disney Studios Lot
Disney hosted a Los Angeles Area Fire Relief Donation Drive at The Walt Disney Studios Lot in Burbank and packaged over 127,000 essential items for those affected. Nearly 1,000 cast members and employees from across Southern California donated new items and volunteered to count, sort, and pack items such as hygiene essentials, baby supplies, games and toys. The teams at Fox, Hulu, and ABC satellite offices also collected items to contribute to the larger drive.
![Walt Disney Company Hosts Donation Drives for LA Fire Relief drive](https://chipandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/drive-1024x683.jpg)
![Walt Disney Company Hosts Donation Drives for LA Fire Relief voluntears](https://chipandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/voluntears-1024x683.jpg)
“Disney’s magic is in our people, and seeing the Disney VoluntEARS in action pulls at my heartstrings. I love that we’re providing a little bit of comfort and happiness to families who have been impacted by the fires,” said Kym Belzer, senior manager, Corporate Social Responsibility, The Walt Disney Company. “Events like this give an outlet for employees to be a part of something, especially rebuilding the lives of the families who have been impacted by the fires.”
Leading by example, executives and their teams came to help alongside hundreds of Disney VoluntEARS.
![Walt Disney Company Hosts Donation Drives for LA Fire Relief josh](https://chipandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/josh-1-1024x683.jpg)
![Walt Disney Company Hosts Donation Drives for LA Fire Relief ken](https://chipandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ken-1-1024x683.jpg)
Disneyland Resort Donation Drive
In the Disneyland Resort spirit, more than 60 Anaheim-based Disney VoluntEARS, including Disney Ambassador of Disneyland Resort Raul Aquino Rojas, collected and sorted essential items donated by hundreds of Disneyland Resort cast members to support those impacted in the local community.
“I’m so proud to see our Disneyland Resort cast members come together to provide relief for the communities affected by the fires,” Rojas said. “Every contribution, no matter how small, helps rebuild lives — reminding us all that together, we can overcome anything.”
The event also brought teams together, as some Disneyland Resort cast members were personally impacted by the fires. One cast member, Jennifer Santillan, manager, Guest Talent & Imagination Campus, was able to reunite at the event with a fellow cast member who lost her home.
“You want to always think of a way to help, a way to think outside the box and help those that are in need, and the best way is to take action. Today, I get to take action in helping those that will need these items, need some joy and need one less thing to worry about,” Santillan said.
By the end of the event, Disneyland Resort had collected more than 50,000 essential items and supplies to contribute to wildfire relief efforts.
Volunteering is an important and enduring part of Disney’s DNA, and Disney VoluntEARS have collectively contributed more than 13 million hours of service to their communities since the program’s inception in 1983.
![D2T-1](https://chipandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/D2Travel.png)
Let our friends at Destinations to Travel help you book your next Disney Vacation. They are the preferred Travel Agency of Chip and Company and Disney Addicts, and who we use ourselves.
Get started below for your FREE No Obligation Quote.
Book With our friends at Destinations to Travel
For the BEST in Disney, Universal, Dollywood, and SeaWorld Theme Park News, Entertainment, Merchandise & More follow us on, Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube. Don't forget to check out the Chip and Company Radio Network too!