Overview
- Disney reached the milestone after cast members collected more than 155,000 school supplies this summer and VoluntEARS gathered Thursday to count and sort donations.
- The supplies will be routed through nonprofit partner A Gift For Teaching for delivery to teachers and students in Orange, Osceola, Lake, Seminole, and Polk counties.
- More than 100 Disney VoluntEARS participated in the counting and sorting effort, turning individual donations into organized classroom kits for the new school year.
- The supply drive complements a broader summer commitment from Disney that included a $1.3 million investment in Central Florida education programs.
- A Gift For Teaching, which has operated for nearly 30 years, uses donated materials and volunteers to ease teachers’ out-of-pocket classroom costs and help students start school ready to learn.