With the holidays upon us, there is a lot of extra work needed by local charities. The Walt Disney Company recently gave a $1 million contribution to Feeding America, part of which enabled a gift of 40,000 pounds of produce to Central Florida’s Second Harvest… Read More »Disney VoluntEARs sort 40,000 pounds of produce for food bank on day of service
Happy Thanksgiving Eve! ‘Tis the season of giving and Disney chefs are busy preparing to bring the magic of the theme parks to others in the Central Florida community by working with Disney cast member VoluntEARS to prepare and serve a traditional Thanksgiving meal with… Read More »Disney World Chefs serve up Thanksgiving magic for nonprofits and your home
The tossing of a coin into a fountain or wishing well is a simple gesture tied to a wish with big results for Central Florida children. Your pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters are periodically collected by Walt Disney World then donated to nonprofit organizations. In… Read More »$20,000 in coins tossed into Walt Disney World wishing wells and fountains go to support foster care teens
The Walt Disney Company plays a big role as the leading employer in central Florida, so when a hurricane barrels through parts of Florida, Alabama, and Georgia (all prime markets for visitors to Walt Disney World) leaving devastation in its wake, it’s nice to see… Read More »Disney donating $1 million in aid to Hurricane Michael relief efforts
Disneyland Design and Engineering Cast Members showcase their own super powers to fight hunger by transforming 8,900 canned goods into a towering 10-foot Jack-Jack sculpture and his cookie num nums. This scene from Pixar’s “Incredibles 2” was created for the 11th annual CANstruction Orange County,… Read More »Disneyland Cast makes giant Jack-Jack out of canned goods for a good cause
Walt Disney World has teamed up with Omaze a second time to give guests another chance to win an overnight stay in the Cinderella Castle Royal Suite at the Magic Kingdom. The campaign benefits the Walt Disney Pavilion at the Florida Hotel Foundation, one of… Read More »Win a stay in Cinderella Castle and do some good this season
The first official Make-A-Wish® Shanghai wish was granted at Shanghai Disney recently, which hosted Yuanbao, a seven-year-old boy, and his family from China’s Anhui Province His wish was to meet Olaf from the hit Disney animated film Frozen, and Shanghai Disney did that and more.… Read More »Make-A-Wish Shanghai Grants Its Very First Wish at Shanghai Disney
With over 65,000 employees in Central Florida and a tradition of community support that spans 45 years, the Walt Disney World Resort is a big part of making the lives of children and families in the region better via charitable giving. The company just shared… Read More »Walt Disney World shares charitable giving total for 2016