I just read 's journal and was saddened by his friend's story, and wanted to help spread the word! Please visit the link and help out if you can! Here is his journal entry!

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Hey guys, just want to let you know that my good buddy Tom Bancroft has joined DA!
I first met Tom when I was an animation intern at Disney Feature Animation in Florida.
Tom was very welcoming and cool, he was one of the top animators there and I was thrilled to find out that he was a big comic book fan, so immediately we had common interests besides our love of traditional animation. Please visit his page, it’s awesome!

On another note, I wanted to pass along a note from Tom about the Hodge family Ebay auction:

”Back to what I wanted to tell you all about....my brother (Tony Bancroft, yes, he was also a Disney animator, my twin, and directed MULAN) and a friend (Chad Frye) are putting together a huge Ebay art auction for the Hodge family and their son, Matt. Tim Hodge (the dad) is a long time friend (my family has know their's since our kids where babies!) and Tim is a former Disney storyboard artist and Big Ides Productions director. His son, Matt, a 17-year old senior in high school was in a terrible accident when his car was hit by a train a couple months ago. He is still in a coma because of the head trauma. Their family is in need of financial help. Thus, the art auction.

The plan is to have the auction hit Ebay in about a month (beginning of December). We have sent out notes to some of the biggest names in animation, comic books, comic strips, and illustration for donations. We are getting in great artwork every day! (I met with John Pomoroy yesterday, who contributed a signed animation drawing!)

Please go to our preview site at: [link] to see what has come in so far and keep going back for more and more artwork as it comes in and updates about the auction. I'm counting on all of you to spread the news about this site and auction! Tell all your friends, these will make GREAT CHRISTMAS PRESENTS!

Some of the artists that have donated or have promised to are: J. Scott Campbell, Chris Sanders, John Pomeroy, Drew Struzen, Peter DeSeve, Stephen Silvers, Charles Schutz's family, Patrick McDonnell, and so many more!

Oh, and me.”

Please spread the word and contribute as much as you can.
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