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LPWire: Walt Disney World Announces Food Drive September 9 - 11

Walt Disney World Food Drive Efforts to Include Night of Joy 2004
Donations to Supply Food for Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida

Night of Joy 2004 guests can join Walt Disney World Cast Members in supplying food items for people left in need by Hurricane Charley. Since Aug. 18, Cast Members throughout Walt Disney World Resort have been participating in a food drive to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank.

Guests are encouraged to bring boxed or canned non-perishable food items to Night of Joy. Some recommended food items for donation include: Beef stew or other "meals in a can," canned fruit, canned meats and poultry, canned tuna, boxed macaroni and cheese, canned vegetables, evaporated milk, peanut butter, and soup. Guests are requested not to bring personal hygiene items.

Throughout the year, Walt Disney World is the largest food bank provider in Central Florida through the Disney Harvest Plan, a program that takes un- served food from Walt Disney World Resort hotels and distributes it to Second Harvest and other food banks in the area. More than 500,000 pounds of food are distributed annually through the program.

Collection stations will be located at the Walt Disney World Ticket & Transportation Center and the main gate of Magic Kingdom Sept. 9-11 during the Night of Joy event.

About Night of Joy at Walt Disney World Resort

Night of Joy at Walt Disney World Resort will showcase the biggest, most- decorated lineup of contemporary Christian music talent in the event's 22-year history. The marquee includes 24 acts spread across three consecutive evenings Sept. 9-11 -- including a first-ever Thursday evening Night of Joy. The expansion to a third night follows early sellouts in recent years.

The result is 24 acts that have amassed 174 Gospel Music Association Dove Awards and 21 Grammy Awards. The star-studded lineup features:

• Michael W. Smith, Jars of Clay, Avalon, Point of Grace, FFH, Mark Schultz, 4Him, and Across the Sky on Thursday, Sept. 9.
• Third Day, Steven Curtis Chapman, Rebecca St. James, Warren Barfield, SONICFLOOd, Skillet, Stryper, and downhere on Friday, Sept. 10.
• Kirk Franklin, Jaci Velasquez, CeCe Winans, Jeremy Camp, Salvador, Jump5, Joy Williams, and 12 Stones on Saturday, Sept. 11. About Walt Disney World and The Walt Disney Company Hurricane Relief

To assist Central Florida families and Cast Members adversely impacted by Hurricane Charley, the Walt Disney Company and Walt Disney World Resort have initiated an array of relief efforts.

"Our Disney family always steps up in times of crisis to assist those in need," said Al Weiss, president of Walt Disney World Resort. "We are joining with other caring corporate citizens to provide much needed help and compassion in the community and within our own company."

This support will be ongoing, but current efforts include:

• Financial Support - DisneyHand, worldwide outreach for The Walt Disney Company, quickly made a $100,000 donation to the American Red Cross and Heart of Florida United Way. Two Cast Member relief programs, Disney Operation Care and the Cast Member Hurricane Relief Fund, have been established and have distributed more than $2 million in payments up to $5,000 each to date.
   
• Helping Hands - Cast Members have pitched in to distribute 120,000 pounds of free ice, hot meals, and manpower to fellow Cast Members in need of assistance.
   
• Comforts of Home - For Cast Members whose homes were destroyed or uninhabitable, we provided more than 430 complimentary rooms at Walt Disney World Resort hotels. We also offered discounted rooms to another 1,700 Cast Members who lost power or other utilities. Shower and laundry facilities have also been offered.
   
• Food Supplies - Walt Disney World Co. is conducting a property-wide food drive for the Second Harvest Food Bank. In addition, 600 meals were delivered last week to crews working on relief efforts throughout the community.
   
• Community Help - Teams of workers armed with chain saws spent last week in various communities clearing debris. These crews were on loan from Buena Vista Construction Company and Walt Disney World Co. and were dispatched to remove trees blocking roadways. Their work allowed the City of Orlando and Orange County to get traffic flowing in several areas.
   
• Childcare Solutions - Walt Disney World day care centers usually reserved for guests were opened to Cast Members last week as schools across the area were closed due to storm damage. Several hundred Walt Disney World Cast Member children spent last week at one of the day care centers located inside the resort properties. The new Central Florida YMCA Family Centers at Walt Disney World also proved to be a great resource. The center, which opened on Aug. 1 to serve the needs of the cast, went into overdrive providing back-up care for working parents who were unable to find last minute care options for their children.

--Posted August 30, 2004
Source: Walt Disney World

 

 

 

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