Push To Save Laugh-O-Gram Studio

A group of people is making the final push to raise money and save Laugh-O-Gram studios in Kansas City, MO, where Walt Disney had his first animation job.

The group has raised and spent nearly $1 million and hopes to raise $2 million to restore the studio, called Laugh-O-Gram, where Disney began his animation career in 1922.

"There is an important question people raise: Why is this taking so long?" said Butch Rigby, chairman of the group Thank You Walt Disney Inc. "The answer: It's just a slow fundraising process.

I wish them well. I'm surprised that they didn't get any additional help from either the Walt Disney Co., or from the Disney Family. This certainly wasn't indicated in the news article.

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