Thrills & Chills Travel ~ Making Magical Memories One VACATION At A Time
Posted: 24 Apr 2013 09:00 AM PDT
This has been an amazing week! It started at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, where I participated with park guests in an inspiring ceremony in honor of the park’s 15th anniversary and a “Party for the Planet” in celebration of Earth Day. Yesterday, I was back at Disney’s Animal Kingdom recognizing Walt Disney World Resort cast members from several of our parks and resorts who share information with our guests about the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund (DWCF).
Today, I am thrilled to announce that, in celebration of Earth Month and National Park Week, the DWCF is granting $500,000 to the National Park Foundation to help connect kids to nature through America’s national parks. This grant will go to the National Park Foundation’s “Ticket to Ride” program, which helps students explore the outdoors by providing transportation to national parks around the country.
Now in its second year and with continued support from the DWCF and Disney Friends for Change, “Ticket to Ride” provides financial resources for transportation, in-park educational programming, and meals that make national park field trips possible for schools across the country. The grant from Disney will help more than 60,000 students experience location-based learning in their local national parks this year. For many students, the Ticket to Ride field trip will be their first visit to a national park.
In addition to the grant, Disney Friends for Change – a program that inspires kids and families to make a positive impact by helping people and the planet – developed a public service announcement (PSA) that will air on Disney Channel and Disney Online and this great Earth Month video.
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