Originally Posted By u k fan I think that Disney should offer everyone who volunteers 1 of a million wishes. That way you might get a pin or a night in a suite! I'd sign up for this in a heartbeat. I already volunteer part time for a charity and am driving the company I work for to donate more, I see no reason why Disney can't thank people for what they do. I also see nothing wrong with people volunteering just to get the free tickets. The end result is still that charities get some help even if even those who volunteer are lazy they get publicity within the community which is often half the battle. Of course this helps the bottom line, but from where I'm sitting very few businesses do charitable work for nothing whether it be publicity or tax breaks. From my own point of view, chances are I'd be going anyway so it's unlikely this would make me spend much more at the park. I'd be happy to do this in return for a special screening of Toy Story 3 somewhere or some such. Perhaps this would be more acceptable to those who are down on this?!!!
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Can a volunteer donate their ticket to someone in need rather than use it themselves, even if they're not an AP holder?
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Found it... >>Can I give the free ticket to someone else? The ticket is non-transferable, but you can choose to donate your ticket to a non-profit organization designated by Disney Parks.<< Okay, that's very cool. I'll sign up for that.
Originally Posted By u k fan I also like that clause. I do a days volunteer work and a person who otherwise couldn't visit DL gets to go. As someone else said Win-Win-Win!!!
Originally Posted By magic0214 I am on my schools Morning Show, and I got the head of it to let me do a weekly Disney segment. I announced today that this promotion starts next year, I got cut off at the very end by the bell, but I had said all the important information before anyway. I went to 3rd period(which i am in right now) and asked the teacher next door if she had any copies. She asked me all about it and invited mwe this Christmas to help out with her at a soup kitchen. I think this promotion is gonna do great after all of these posts and by what I have seen at school.
Originally Posted By leobloom Do you have to volunteer with a "Disney-approved" charity to get the ticket?
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>Do you have to volunteer with a "Disney-approved" charity to get the ticket?<< Yes.
Originally Posted By leobloom I guess that's good news for the approved charities. As for the non-approved...better luck next time!
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Well, there has to be some sort of accountability, or else you open the whole thing up to massive fraud. It isn't uncommon for a company to select to focus their charitable efforts to one particular cause. It sounds like the group they've chosen to work with covers a broad spectrum of needs. In the sign up form, you can select your area of interest, from hunger/homelessness to animal welfare/ecology to technology/education (and others).
Originally Posted By wahooskipper Agreed. Students in Florida are required to have X number of community service hours by graduation but you can be sure mommies and daddies fudge volunteer hours for their kids regularly.
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt I just got my "thank you" e-mail for signing up.. <<Whether or not you understood that headline, we're thrilled you're interested in being part of the "Give a Day. Get a Disney Day." program. It's the perfect way to make a dream come true for others. And to let us make a few come true for you! And whether it's helping out with animals or environmental programs, mentoring a child, supporting the arts, befriending a senior, feeding the hungry or building a home for someone who doesn't have one, start thinking about what kind of volunteering you'd like to do—you'll be able to sign up for an activity on 1/1/10. We'll be keeping in touch. So when the time comes to commit to a volunteer activity...we'll let you know! That's why it's important to add disneydestinations@email.mydisneyparks.com to your email address book!>> my DH heard about the promo on the radio & I saw the TV ad last night.
Originally Posted By Ursula Since I can't win for losing, I figure I might as well put my money where my mouth is. I signed up. And I shall be donating my ticket.
Originally Posted By retlawfan For those concerned about only having "approved" charities in the program, there is a way for charities to get "approved". The Hands on Network is taking information from charities to get registered. So, by 2010, I'm sure there will be lots more to choose from. I'll be donating my ticket too.
Originally Posted By retlawfan For those who already have signed up, how did you? I cannot find a way to sign up until January, 2010. I did find how to get email updates, but that's it.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan That's what I meant. I signed up for the email update and then will find a volunteer opportunity in January when it's available. Looking at the HandsOn site, it's not an easy thing to see what sort of volunteer projects are available. It said it had nothing in California at this point. I am sure that will change by January, no way could they not have something in California.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I do wish more companies did this sort of thing. A little while ago I was running a programme on Social Value for the government. The concept was that when we commission services from companies and charities who give something back. This could be campaigning for public causes (like Disney is doing here); have environmental codes of practice such as aiming for carbon neutrality within the contractual timeframe; the hiring of appropriate candidates with disabilities, return to work parents, care leavers, training schemes etc.; allowing staff time off for volunteering during work time (we alloted points based on how many days per year, per employee were awarded) as well as donations (the area we attributed the least value, but still gave points). It was an awesome programme that I have now handed to someone else because of employment changes, but I cannot wait to see if our hypothesis is correct on the environmental, deprivation indicators, commercial impact to the public sector and the market place. So, I am very pleased with this promo, much more than the last few years, and I do think is strikes a chord with the current climate too. Also, it is another step closer to hopefully eroding the sickening entitlement factor society has been succumbing to.
Originally Posted By Ursula And hey, there is NOTHING from stopping all of us to do something NOW instead of waiting for the Jan. 1 start date... I'm just sayin'
Originally Posted By dshyates I will be working at a local food bank for Thanksgiving and the Holiday seasons.
