Does your family volunteer together? FamilyFun wants to hear about what it is you do -- and why! Take a look at the stories of 2007 winners, and the winners from 2008 for inspiration.
If you are one of four Grand Prize winners in the new contest, Disney will donate $5,000 to the 501(c)3 charity or public school of your choice. If you are one of five First Place winners, Disney will donate $500 to the 501(c)3 charity or public school of your choice. All families participating in the contest will receive a FamilyFun Volunteers' certificate. The contest ends November 30, 2009.
As part of the entry process, you'll be asked to answer the following questions:
Short Questions
- What was the volunteering project? Please be specific when naming the organization(s) helped, if applicable.
- Which members of your family volunteered together? Please give names, ages, and family relationships (i.e. John, 36, father and James, 6, son) and be specific about which members of the family did what work on the project. (Your family must consist of at least two persons, at least one of whom is less than 15 and one 18 or older.)
- Approximately how many hours per person in 2009 were spent volunteering on this particular project? Please list each person and their total volunteer hours.
- What was special about the way you volunteered together as a family?
- How did your volunteer work benefit and/or improve the environment?
- How did your volunteer work together strengthen your family?
We encourage families who entered last year's contest to enter again if they volunteered for a project in 2009. Please enter only if your family has not already won any awards for this project. There is only one entry per family, and all questions must be answered.
Meanwhile, get your family excited about volunteering with these helpful links and inspiring stories from FamilyFun:
- Family Volunteer Day (Saturday, November 21, 2009)
- Volunteering Stories
- Animal and Environmental Activities
- Picking Your Cause
- How Working Parents Can Volunteeer at School
- The Joy of Family Volunteering
- HandsOn Network
