A Call To Help Corny Cole

As many of you probably already know, veteran animator/storyboard artist/teacher Corny Cole recently lost his home, pets and a lifetime of his artwork in a brush fire. Corny and his wife are fine and staying at a hotel right now, but they'll be needing a lot of help to get back on their feet.

I'm keeping in touch with the California Institute of the Arts, who are in the process of setting up an account for donations. A lot of my friends have already offered financial assistance, and (since the school is also considering a charity auction) artistic contributions.

If you haven't already been contacted, please feel free to let me know on the comments board if you'd like to help out. If you include an email address, I'll keep you notified on developments.

Thanks to Cynthia Overman for the notification.
Photo courtesy of animationguild.org.
Copyright: Moses Sparks Photography www.mosessparks.com

UPDATE: PAYPAL ACCOUNT NOW AVAILABLE FOR DONATIONS!

CalArts and the Creative Talent Network have set up an online fundraiser! If you'd like to help out, please make a donation - there's a PayPal link in this Cartoon Brew article. Every little bit helps!

Thanks so much to Jerry Beck and Cartoon Brew for the update.

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