Named after | Star Wars |
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Formation | 2014 |
Purpose | Expanding STEM education |
Headquarters | Los Angeles |
Key people | Mark Hamill, Daisy Ridley |
Parent organization | Lucasfilm, Disney |
Affiliations | FIRST, UNICEF |
Website |
www |
Star Wars: Force for Change is a Star Wars-themed charity program run by Lucasfilm and The Walt Disney Company that collects donations to fund solutions for global problems. [1] The organization also sells Star Wars-themed merchandise using the profits for charitable causes. [2]
Launched in 2014, the program worked closely with UNICEF by selling sweepstakes for the seventh Star Wars film of the saga Star Wars: The Force Awakens and raised approximately $4.2 million. [3]
In addition to its recent campaigns was selling lucky draws to people who could make cameo appearances in The Force Awakens, [4] [5] some of the actors from the films such as Mark Hamill visited Los Angeles Children's Hospital, [6] while Harrison Ford appeared in a charity video to surprise fans. [7]
To commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the Star Wars franchise, organization members Mark Hamill and Daisy Ridley appeared on Good Morning America announcing to fans that they could help Star Wars: Force for Change through UNICEF by going to Omaze and donating money to help children all over the world. [8]
In 2019, Force for Change announced that they were working with FIRST, a organizer of grade school robotics competitions, on FIRST's 2020 season. Due to this, the season was officially named FIRST RISE 2020. [9]
Named after | Star Wars |
---|---|
Formation | 2014 |
Purpose | Expanding STEM education |
Headquarters | Los Angeles |
Key people | Mark Hamill, Daisy Ridley |
Parent organization | Lucasfilm, Disney |
Affiliations | FIRST, UNICEF |
Website |
www |
Star Wars: Force for Change is a Star Wars-themed charity program run by Lucasfilm and The Walt Disney Company that collects donations to fund solutions for global problems. [1] The organization also sells Star Wars-themed merchandise using the profits for charitable causes. [2]
Launched in 2014, the program worked closely with UNICEF by selling sweepstakes for the seventh Star Wars film of the saga Star Wars: The Force Awakens and raised approximately $4.2 million. [3]
In addition to its recent campaigns was selling lucky draws to people who could make cameo appearances in The Force Awakens, [4] [5] some of the actors from the films such as Mark Hamill visited Los Angeles Children's Hospital, [6] while Harrison Ford appeared in a charity video to surprise fans. [7]
To commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the Star Wars franchise, organization members Mark Hamill and Daisy Ridley appeared on Good Morning America announcing to fans that they could help Star Wars: Force for Change through UNICEF by going to Omaze and donating money to help children all over the world. [8]
In 2019, Force for Change announced that they were working with FIRST, a organizer of grade school robotics competitions, on FIRST's 2020 season. Due to this, the season was officially named FIRST RISE 2020. [9]