Disney Parks hopes to inspire families to volunteer in their communities during 2010 through “Give a Day, Get a Disney Day,” a first-of-its-kind program which celebrates community service by giving a free one-day admission ticket to a Walt Disney World or Disneyland theme park to 1 million people who perform volunteer service for a participating organization.
The “Give a Day, Get a Disney Day” program encourages guests to sign up for eligible volunteer opportunities in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada.
People can take advantage of the opportunity in three steps: Sign Up, Volunteer, Redeem.
Here are more details:
- Visit www.DisneyParks.com or (for Canada) www.DisneyParks.ca to search for a volunteer activity and sign up. The opportunities are being coordinated by HandsOn Network, which includes more than 70,000 nonprofit, school and community-based organizations – all of which rely on volunteer efforts to accomplish their missions in communities. Many of the activities provide opportunities for families to volunteer together.
- Complete the volunteer activity selected.
- When the completed day of volunteer service has been verified by HandsOn Network, print out a voucher online (instructions will be included in a follow-up e-mail from Disney Parks) and redeem it at a Disney park – in California at Disneyland Resort or in Florida at Walt Disney World Resort – for a one-day, one-park ticket. If a guest determines that they won’t be able to visit a Disney park (vouchers must be redeemed and tickets used by Dec. 15, 2010), they can donate the ticket to a charity designated by Disney: Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern California; Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida; Dreams Take Flight Canada.
Give a Day, Get a Disney Day details:
Must pre-register and sign up for eligible volunteer opportunity at disneyparks.com. Ticket quantities for this program are limited. Must be at least age 6 to participate. Other terms and conditions apply. For details, see disneyparks.com in the United States and Puerto Rico. In Canada, see disneyparks.ca.
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NEWS MEDIA CONTACTS:
Walt Disney World Public Relations – 407/566-6397
Disneyland Resort Public Relations – 714/781-4500
HandsOn Network / Jennifer Geckler – 404/979-2941
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