Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge commits $100,000 to conservation Nov 30, 2006 West Orange Times - Walt Disney World cast members at the Zawadi Marketplace at the Animal Kingdom Lodge raised more than $100,000 in donations for the Disney Wildlife Conservation Fund this year. This marks a 1,200 percent increase from the $7,000 donated during the previous year. Three cast members at Zawadi are responsible for raising more than $10,000 each and will be recognized by the company. Many teams at the Animal Kingdom Lodge have been involved in supporting this effort, such as the park's animal keepers, chefs and education team. The Disney Wildlife Conservation Fund has awarded $10 million to conservation and environmental organizations around the globe. The fund is supported by guest contribution sites at select locations throughout the Walt Disney World Resort, including Animal Kingdom and the Animal Kingdom Lodge, Fort Wilderness and the Wilderness Lodge, the Seas with Nemo and Friends at EPCOT, Disney Vacation Club resorts and the Disney cruise ships Magic and Wonder and on Castaway Cay. The fund is designed to help scientists all over the world study animals and their habits while working with qualified and respected non-profit organizations on community conservation, education, science and environmental policies. One hundred percent of every dollar donated goes directly to the projects, while Disney covers all related costs. The conservation fund, along with Disney guests, supported 92 projects in 2006 with $1.411 million going to 59 non-profit organizations working in 35 countries. For more information on the Disney Wildlife Conservation Fund, log onto the Web site www.disneywildlifefund.com.
We donated to that when we were there.......what a phenomenal amount raised last year! Way to go Disney !!
We donated twice while we were there, too (and will undoubtedly do so again... conservation of wildlife and wild spaces is a cause we really see value in)... awesome increase over last year, too! ; (although for some reason, I thought last year was the first year they did it, and they introduced it to guests late in the year? ; Maybe I'm mis-remembering what we were told at AKL in April, though... but if that's true, it's not really an accurate picture to say they increased 1200 percent over last year if last year was only a fraction the length, you know?) In any case... great money for a great cause! p.s. ; wow! ; 3 cast members at the AKL giftshop raised over $10K EACH???? ; That's really impressive!
