For 50 years, Walt Disney World Resort has been an integral part of the Central Florida community. Through programs like Disney VoluntEARS, the Disney Company connects its Cast Members with local leaders and nonprofit organizations to bring awareness and support to crucial foundations throughout the area. Related: Disney donates coins
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Disney donates coins from Wishing Wells to local charity
Some $20,000 in coins that tourists tossed into Walt Disney World’s wishing wells and fountains became a Thanksgiving gift for Central Florida’s largest homeless shelter. Allison Krall is the CEO of the Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida. She says she’s thankful, especially with everything Disney has gone through
Patina Restaurant Group Helps Fund Wish Trips for Children
Patina Restaurant Group (PRG) announced today that it succeeded in helping to raise funds for Give Kids The World. Both PRG and Give Kids The World partnered up to support the wish trips of children and their families. Patina Restaurant Group was able to raise $51,930, which will help fund
Disney Celebrates the Season of Giving by Serving This Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a time to come together with friends and family to feast and give thanks for what we hold most dear. Sadly, for many in this country, that is an opportunity that isn’t readily available due to homelessness. In that spirit, Thanksgiving is also a time to come together
Disneyland Commits $600,000 to Chrysalis
The Walt Disney Company has long been known for its philanthropy. Yearly campaigns like #shareyourears, and organizations like VoluntEARS and the Disney Conservation fund are well known. Recently they announced another contribution Josh D’Amaro, the President of Disneyland announced that Disneyland would make a $600,000 donation to Chrysalis, a California
Disney World to Host First-Ever ‘A Walk Around The World’ Charity Walk
This fall, the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida will be the venue to For A Cause, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that orchestrates multi-day charity walks in vacation destinations. This group is unique in that they allow participants to walk for the charity of their choice. The “A Walk Around The
Give Kids the World
From its early roots, the Walt Disney Company has had a compassionate heart. Take a few moments to watch the 1932 short, Mickey’s Good Deed, and you’ll understand Walt’s selfless generosity. In this wonderful tale, Mickey Mouse portrays a fellow down on his luck, playing Christmas carols on the street
