In 2014 alone, the Disneyland Resort has donated over $17 million. Disney Parks Blog shared their top ten ways of spreading magic to others. Check out the list below for some of the great events this year.
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The Disneyland Resort, Angels Baseball and the Anaheim Ducks committed $3 million (to be allocated over three years) to Accelerate Change Together (ACT) for Anaheim.
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The 24th annual CHOC Walk in the Park at the Disneyland Resort raised more than $2 million to support CHOC Children’s.
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Eighty-five Southern California nonprofit organizations benefited from the Disney VoluntEARS Community Fund – to the tune of $415,000 in grants.
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120,000 pounds of gently used costumes, shoes, mattresses and box springs were donated to Goodwill in an effort to reduce waste to landfills.
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13,000 military care packages were sent to U.S. servicemen and women overseas.
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Two KaBOOM! playgrounds were built in 2014, bringing the total number of playgrounds built in Orange County to seven and giving nearly 11,000 children a place to play.
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709 Disney Wishes were granted at the Disneyland Resort through Make-A-Wish.
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249 Orange County arts and music projects received Disneyland Resort CREATE grants.
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A total of $75,000 in scholarships were given to ten Orange County high school seniors.
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Nearly 8,000 toys collected at the Disneyland Resort were donated to Toys for Tots.
