The Walt Disney Company Hosts Charity Dinner to Fight Childhood Hunger
- Hailey Womer
- Oct 13, 2019
- 2 min read
Updated: Dec 5, 2019
News Facts:
On Oct. 10, 2019, The Walt Disney Company partnered with No Kids Hungry to provide low income children with the dinner of a lifetime.
No Kids Hungry contacted 50 Orlando, Florida-based families with young children who rely on food-assistance programs and invited them to the event.
The dinner was held inside Walt Disney World’s Cinderella Castle, where a variety of Disney characters were in attendance.
The children who attended the event were provided with a costume to wear that replicated their favorite disney character and were seated at a table with that character for the dinner portion of the event.
While the children were enjoying their dinner, their family members attended a pop-up grocery store set up in the castle. Those in attendance were encouraged to shop for the necessary food items needed to feed their family, free of charge.
The CEO of the Walt Disney Company Bob Iger and Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Christine McCarthy were in attendance.
During the event, Iger announced Disney’s new partnership with No Kids Hungry, as well as the company’s $1 million donation towards the nonprofit’s cause.
Following the event, event goers were given FastPasses+ to enjoy the rest of the evening in Magic Kingdom.
Quotations:
“The Walt Disney Company’s philanthropic mission includes two main target areas: volunteerism and healthy living. This event and our partnership with No Kids Hungry encompasses both,” said Bob Iger, CEO of The Walt Disney Company. “Disney is committed to bettering the lives of children and their families worldwide, and we look forward to helping prevent childhood hunger and providing families with the resources they need to live comfortably without fear of the future.”
“No Kid Hungry has made extraordinary progress in our fight against childhood hunger. With The Walt Disney Company’s generous $1 million contribution, we look forward to investing in future campaigns and providing aid to an even larger demographic,” said Jill Davis, senior vice president of corporate partnerships. “This partnership with Disney will provide us with the necessary resources to provide millions of children around the nation with nutritious meals to fuel a healthy mind and body.”
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The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries, is a diversified worldwide entertainment company with operations in four business segments: Media Networks; Studio Entertainment; Parks, Experiences and Products; and Direct-to-Consumer and International. Disney is a Dow 30 company and had annual revenues of $59.4 billion in its Fiscal Year 2018.
No child should go hungry in America. But 1 in 6 kids will face hunger this year. No Kid Hungry is ending childhood hunger through effective programs that provide kids with the food they need. This is a problem we know how to solve. No Kid Hungry is a campaign of Share Our Strength, an organization working to end hunger and poverty.
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