Family, travel, mom blog | Theme Park Mom (Leigh Caldwell)

More than 600,000 people have volunteered or signed up to volunteer for the Give a Day, Get a Disney Day promotion in the first six weeks of January 2010. Tom Staggs, chairman of Disney Parks and Resorts, announced that impressive number this morning at a media event at Walt Disney World, where he was joined by Kermit the Frog.

“Give a Day, Get a Disney Day,” allows people from the United States and Canada to select an approved volunteer activity through the Hands-On Network, give of their time and get a 1-day ticket to a Disney Park in return. Disney has said that the goal is to inspire 1 million people to volunteer this year.

“Our dream at HandsOn Network is for everyone to recognize their power to make a difference. Disney is helping us make that dream a reality, a million times over,” said Michelle Nunn, co-founder of the HandsOn Network.

Disney brought in volunteering families from 48 states and Puerto Rico to take part in volunteer activities today with Disney Channel stars Demi Lovato and Joe Jonas.

They also unveiled a gigantic sculpture made out of cans of food and featuring four familiar faces:

So what does all this hoopla mean for you? Well, it means you’d better hurry up and volunteer if you want to get your hands on one of those free Walt Disney World or Disneyland tickets this year!