Disney Holds a Field Day For Students Impacted By the Eaton Wildfire
Delivering the kind of magic that only Disney can, the company hosted a field day for 800 students from three California schools that had been impacted by the Eaton fire.
Bringing a little bit of Disneyland to students from Odyssey Charter School, McKinley School, and Don Benito, Disney created themed play areas based on Star Wars, Zootopia, Marvel, Inside Out, Mickey Mouse & Friends, and the Disney Princesses.
Photo: Pasadena Star-News
On hand for the festivities were numerous characters, including Mickey, Minnie, Belle, Stitch, Tiana, Rapunzel, Joy, Sadness, and Rey Skywalker.
A Special Day
The event was part of Disney’s $15 million commitment to help communities rebuilding from the Eaton and Palisades fires earlier this year.
Photo: Pasadena Star-News
According to District Superintendent Elizabeth Blanco, families are still hurting, even as the wildfires have slipped from the news.
Photo: Pasadena Star-News
“Even though [the Eaton fire] is not a news headline every day, it’s a headline in these children’s lives,” she told the Pasadena Star-News.
Disney Continues Their Commitment to Recovery
Photo: Pasadena Star-News
“We made a commitment during the fires,” said Lisa Haines, Senior Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility for Walt Disney Company. “We [Disney] said that we weren’t going to just be here in the few days after. So, we were going to be here as the community recovered and rebuilt.”
Photo: Pasadena Star-News
All in all, it was an exciting day for kids, and the delivery of the kind of magic that only Disney can create.
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