Disney Channel’s Friends for Change
Friends for Change is so stupid. Remember the Happy Helpers club from Wizards? That’s what Friends for Change is.
Anyway, we’re coming up on the one year anniversary of the program, and Disney’s issues a press release about the pledges they’ve gotten so far and what they plan to do going forward.
They also just released a new Friends For Change group picture.
There’s no Miley, no Emily, and no Selena. But they did make sure to include the Disney XD kids. WTF?
Anyway, Disney Press Release Follows:
DISNEY’S FRIENDS FOR CHANGE: PROJECT GREEN KEEPS ON GROWING!
YEAR TWO LAUNCHES WITH NEW VIDEOS FROM DISNEY STARS
AND KID-FRIENDLY WAYS TO SAVE THE PLANETNearly 2 Million Promises from Kids to Help the Planet;
2 Million Dollars Donated by Disney to Environmental CharitiesMay 26, 2010 — Burbank, Calif. — What a difference a year can make, for the planet and for kids! Disney’s Friends for Change: Project Green is celebrating its one-year anniversary with the premiere of all-new content. Starting May 30, new on-air messages will begin airing on Disney Channel and Disney XD. They feature nearly 40 Disney stars, including the Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato, as well as young environmental heroes. The spots will also be featured on Radio Disney and the recently redesigned program website, www.Disney.com/projectgreen.
A Program with Purpose
The aim of this ambitious movement is to empower children to take charge when it comes to the environment, whether it’s their own piece of the planet or a big picture approach.“With Disney’s Friends for Change: Project Green, kids are discovering that helping the planet is easy and fun when they work together and have the right tools,” said Jennifer Anopolsky, senior vice president, Corporate Responsibility, The Walt Disney Company. “In just one year, participation has exceeded our wildest expectations, and we’re building on that momentum by extending Friends for Change to kids in other parts of the world and enhancing the program with fresh new content, local community events, and more grant money that will empower kids with even more ways to get involved.”
Twelve months after the launch of Disney’s Friends for Change: Project Green, kids have made nearly two million personal promises to change their daily routines, from unplugging electrical devices when not in use to taking shorter showers.
Kids can also go global with their votes on where to allocate Disney grant money. As a result, one million dollars in grants from Disney are now supporting 25 critical environmental projects around the world.
With the new videos and web content debuting May 30, young people will learn even more ways to recycle, save water, help habitats and reduce energy consumption. They will also have the opportunity to again vote on how another $1 million in grants will support worthy environmental causes throughout the year.
Kids Making a Difference
Disney’s Friends for Change: Project Green is setting the pace for environmental initiative. With nearly two million promises, kids have pledged to:•Cut 70,000 tons of carbon emissions annually
•Reduce/recycle 2.4 million pounds of trash annually
•Save 120 million gallons of water per month
Kids are also learning about the power of their vote. Thanks to their input, Disney has donated more than one million dollars to 25 environmental projects in 15 countries, including:
•$50,000 to the National Resource Council to help fund a forest restoration project in Costa Rica.
•$25,000 to the African Wildlife Foundation to help protect elephant habitats in Zambia.
Kids can turn their own local environmental project into a reality. Disney’s Friends for Change grants, in collaboration with Youth Service America, provide seed money to help get them started. The next call for grant applications opens June 7. To date, these grants have positively influenced nearly 8,000 kids. See http://www.youthserviceamerica.org/grants/programs/friends-for-change for more information.
Kids can also help raise money through iTunes downloads of Disney’s Friends for Change anthems “Send It On” and “Make a Wave.” At last count, nearly 700-thousand dollars, representing 100-percent of download proceeds, have been contributed to the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund. (www.disney.com/conservation)
Full Speed Ahead
Disney’s Friends for Change: Project Green is set expand locally and globally in the coming year:•Local events in cities across the country will inspire kids through hands-on experiences, including tree-planting and clean-ups. The first event kicks off June 6th, World Oceans Day, at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago.
•Disney’s Friends for Change: Project Green launched last month in Latin America. Kids have already made more than 200,000 promises! European markets are next in line.
About Disney’s Friends for Change: Project Green
Disney’s Friends for Change: Project Green is a multi-platform initiative that empowers kids to help the planet. Through the program, kids learn practical ways to help the environment, get their friends involved, track their collective impact and have the opportunity to help Disney decide how to divide $1 million in annual donations to various environmental causes. Kids can join for free at www.Disney.com/projectgreen
May 27th, 2010 at 12:40 pm
no bridgit or david henrie either.
the main big name stars arent there except jonas and demi.
May 27th, 2010 at 5:42 pm
what are you talking about david henrie and bridgit is there.OH yeah and friends for chang is not stupid
PEACE!
May 27th, 2010 at 7:33 pm
Yeah, I saw pictures of Demi at her prom in Texas. Big SUVs in the picture. Is that “Friends For Change” or what? I stepped away from my computer before calling Demi a hypocrite.
May 27th, 2010 at 10:34 pm
u cant see the pic good it wsnt availble in hq.
May 27th, 2010 at 10:53 pm
Most if not all the Disney stars are hypocrytes, Bill. They all have their big SUVs. They tour in huge diesel tour buses and fly cross country for a photo shoot.
Pus if you saw how many lights they use just to film the shows…
This is all just PR for Disney. I don’t deny that they are doing some good, but that’s not why they’re going it.
dcfan, click here: http://dcfans.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/disney-channel-friends-for-change.jpg
May 28th, 2010 at 12:23 am
Think about the ones seeing the Friends for Change pics and vids. They are children. To this day even less than 20% and that’s a high round estimate know any better and go online. Most kids now are just getting into all having cell phones and possibly some iPod like device. So not many know of what goes on behind scenes, they live out in front of what looks fancy dory. Even if G double, triple or x100 his page views here that still is not enough of the population for Disney to worry about.
Remember how long MKP took and what all that involved? It was a lot of hard work but still successful over time.
May 31st, 2010 at 10:05 pm
Yeah, no doubt Disney friends for change fools tweens to do the right thing.
But I stand by my comment before, that as a viewer Disney friends for change is boring to watch (Unlike Disney channel games), to make it worse Selena, Emily, and Miley arent even in it.
June 1st, 2010 at 11:29 pm
You want to go green? Turn off your tv!
June 2nd, 2010 at 10:50 pm
Yeah, Disney doesn’t want you to be that green, Andy.
June 3rd, 2010 at 12:10 am
Yea that’s right. And even better don’t use computer to watch Disney either, that’s all green
June 4th, 2010 at 3:30 am
Hey all I really can’t se the pic so will coz I’m in the blackberry lool but there’s no selena or miley but its gd that there’s no miley I hate her ok bye ^-^
June 8th, 2010 at 12:29 pm
I’m glad they updated the people in FFC this year with the people from Good Luck Charlie, and Disney XD, but I wish they still had the same people from 2009(Selena,and even Miley and Emily). I mean I know they probably have tight schedules but I like how everybody was included in this last year. I like Camp Rock but I don’t think they should include them because they’re from a movie and everybody else is from a show. I think it would keep things more organized that way. I like last year a lot better than this year.
June 10th, 2010 at 10:20 pm
I don’t mind them including more people, but they shouldn’t have done this without Selena.
June 16th, 2010 at 3:45 pm
I love how Kevin Jonas is most definitely not looking anywhere near the camera- WIN
:p Oh- and Jake T Austin’s eyes might be shut. As for Allisyn Ashley Arm- I kinda think she might possibly be looking away from the camera too…
Total win guys!- not looking at the camera dead-on like everyone else(;
Also, kudos to Justin Russo and the guy behind Allisyn (who I think is from one of those XD shows I don’t watch) for having the hugest smiles, and most exiting faces of them all!
~Allison<33
July 29th, 2010 at 4:52 pm
speaking of friends for change there is a major oil spill in the kalamazoo river in michigan (witch is near grand rapids if u know were that is)and it headed for one of our great lakes it goes to show that anything can happen anywhere at anytime no matter where in the world you are.
July 29th, 2010 at 4:57 pm
ps miley is in there smart one shes sitting next to mitchel muso!
July 31st, 2010 at 11:38 pm
That’s Caitlyn Taylor Love next to Mitchel Musso.
August 14th, 2010 at 8:45 pm
i love you nick jones
September 15th, 2010 at 1:38 am
non vedo l’ ora di escriverci
September 15th, 2010 at 1:39 am
vi dico grazie se mi fate iscrivere perfavore
November 3rd, 2010 at 12:55 pm
io credo che questo che state facendo è bellissimo perchè lo sapete quante citta sono incuinate
t.v.m.b.
November 4th, 2010 at 10:42 pm
English please?
November 15th, 2010 at 9:23 am
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OMG Nick jonas, Jonas Bros and Deimi!!!!!!!!! Luv yallXXXXXXXXXXXX
PEACE!! LOVE!! JOY!!
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December 29th, 2010 at 10:36 am
ponedlo en español
por favor
put it in Spanish
please
December 29th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
i love it!!!! i love you!!!! Merry christmas to all and all a good night!!! Deimi you are my rollmoded ok call me please i love ok you are awesome
January 5th, 2011 at 9:27 am
hey i think that what u are doing is a good way to get people involved in the invierment and its a good influence on people and im going to start making a diffrence to by helping in the best way posible that i can and i think u all are so caring and one day the world will be a better place for animals and people
February 7th, 2011 at 8:37 am
hey i think that its was cool to help people wiht so much thing, like helping friends out with the trash and much mor so am just wishing every body good luck an have fun. luv friends for change
February 7th, 2011 at 8:40 am
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OMG Nick jonas, Jonas Bros and Deimi!!!!!!!!! Luv yallXXXXXXXXXXXX
PEACE!! LOVE!! JOY!!
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.i love you nick jones!!!!!!!speaking of friends for change there is a major oil spill in the kalamazoo river in michigan (witch is near grand rapids if u know were that is)and it headed for one of our great lakes it goes to show that anything can happen anywhere at anytime no matter where in the world you are.
no bridgit or david henrie either.
the main big name stars arent there except jonas and demi.speaking of friends for change there is a major oil spill in the kalamazoo river in michigan (witch is near grand rapids if u know were that is)and it headed for one of our great lakes it goes to show that anything can happen anywhere at anytime no matter where in the world you are.