Walt Disney Co. donates $1 million to Hurricane Michael relief efforts
File art -- The Walt Disney Co. is donating $1 million for relief efforts to areas devastated by Hurricane Michael. (Photo by Mark Ashman/Disney via Getty Images)
The Walt Disney Co. is donating $1 million for relief efforts to areas devastated by Hurricane Michael.
The company said Friday in a news release that the money will be funneled through the Florida Disaster Fund.
The news release also says contributions from employees to eligible relief groups will be matched dollar-for-dollar through a matching gifts program.
Disney has a 70,000-person workforce in Florida at its Walt Disney World theme park resort in the Orlando area.