The best
charities to invest in are those that help improve both our
surroundings and the people around us. This page is intended to
provide information about the charities
that The Walt Disney Company
supports through its DisneyHAND worldwide outreach.
Environmental
Issues and Environmentality
What, you may ask, is "Environmentality?"
At The Walt Disney Company,
we believe that environmental
issues, especially respect for the environment, are important guiding
principles in how we do business around the world. For more information
on our commitment to environmental
protection programs and environmental issues, please download our
Enviroport
or read more about our projects and programs here.
The Walt Disney Company's yearly
Enviroport details our many environmentally friendly projects and our
positions on environmental issues, from recycling to conservation
Jiminy
Cricket's Environmentality Challenge
Jiminy Cricket's Environmentality
Challenge is a unique partnership between The Walt
Disney Company and the states of California and Florida, encouraging
fifth-grade students to think more about their environment and why it
is "cool to care" about the earth.
As part of this unique program in environmental
education:
In Florida...
- Classes
participate in a two-tiered program consisting of a Pledge or a Class
Project, and receive special Jiminy Cricket merchandise incentives
for their participation. The Pledge requires a personal commitment
to the environment and environmental issues, students wanting to take
their actions to the next level can submit a more comprehensive Class
Project which can be
incorporated into their existing curriculum and use teamwork, mathematics,
language skills and science. Class Projects, are judged within each
of the six Florida Department of Environmental Protection regions,
and one State Champion class is selected from the six regional winners.
The State Champion class receives an all-expense paid trip to The
Walt Disney Company's Walt
Disney World Resort, including a recognition ceremony and educational
tour. Our 2001 winners in Mrs. Jill Putney's class from Sunrise Elementary
in Sunrise, Florida, focused their efforts on the environmental issue
of water conservation. They had the opportunity to meet and be recognized
by Roy E. Disney during their field trip in May.
In California...
- The
Environmentality Challenge is the result of a unique partnership between
Disney and the State of California's Environmental Education Interagency
Network. Click
here to find out how you can incorporate Environmentality into
your core curriculum using standards-based environmental education
materials. Who knows, your class may win an all-expense paid field
trip to the Disneyland Resort!
Do you have a message about
the environment or environmental issues that you would like to share?
Express yourself at Rafiki's Tree. You can write a story or draw a picture
on one of the "leaves" of the tree, then share it with friends
and family! Click
here.
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