GIVE

I'm sure by now you have all seen the Disney tv commercials advertising their "Give a Day Get a Disney Day" promotion where you can volunteer for a charitable organization in exchange for a free ticket to Disney. Now Disney World and Disneyland might seem an odd topic for the beginning of Lent, but it's a good time of year to think about giving back. I think Disney's program is a great way to get into the spirit of volunteerism . . . perhaps one day of service could turn into a monthly or weekly commitment? One interesting thing that I also just learned is that you can Give a Day AND Give a Disney Day by donating your free ticket to the Boys and Girls Club of Central Florida or Southern California.

Disney has been very into yearlong promo events lately - last year you could get a free park ticket on your birthday and the two previous years were the "Year of a Million Dreams." I actually won a "dream" during that promo and got to attend an after-hours party at Epcot! It was definitely one of my very favorite vacation memories!