Through a partnership between the Swedish retailer and local nonprofit Power of One Foundation, nearly 18,000 families in need received food. The popular events ended May 15.
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Disney VoluntEARS and the Power of One worked together to share the magic in the holiday season of 2020. (Disneyland Resort Photo)
ANAHEIM, CA Anaheim families have been hurting in 2020, amid the global coronavirus pandemic, the Disneyland Resort closure, and the ripple effect both have had on area businesses and restaurants. With so many out of work, businesses shuttered, and a town that typically is synonymous with the Happiest Place on Earth is shielded by masked smiles.
On Tuesday, the Disneyland Resort VoluntEARS gathered to shower support on the Power of One Foundation. Cast Members shared the love in the drive-through donation to help 1,500 Anaheim families including furloughed Cast Members have a holiday this year.
Snoopy House finds temporary shelter during pandemic among nonprofit toy drive at Orange County IKEA
Snoopy waves to people lined up in cars waiting to view the Snoopy House exhibit during a drive-through holiday toy drive at IKEA in Costa Mesa on Wednesday.
(Scott Smeltzer / Staff Photographer)
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Since 1966, Costa Mesa residents have celebrated the holidays by visiting Snoopy House a Christmas-themed homage to Charles Schulz’s comic strip “Peanuts” that stood for decades at a local residence before moving to the lawn outside City Hall in 2011.
Once there, the installation morphed into a civic event that featured free photos with Santa Claus, train rides and live performances and took on a life of its own as attendance expanded to around 15,000 visitors, according to Dane Bora, a public affairs manager for the city of Costa Mesa.