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Fresh off New Orleans meeting, Disney execs to build playground
Orlando Sentinel
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3/13/2007

Along with news about its first black princess and return to hand-drawn animation, the Walt Disney Co. last week told shareholders gathered in New Orleans that its executives would be back in Louisiana next month to lend a helping hand.

Fifty execs will build a playground, refurbish a basketball court and donate sports equipment to the Slidell Boys & Girls Club, which was damaged by Hurricane Katrina.

The announcement was made during the company's annual shareholders meeting. The company said it has donated more than $3 million to Gulf Coast rebuilding efforts, including $1 million to rebuild 16 Boys & Girls Clubs that were destroyed.

Disney chief executive Robert Iger told shareholders that the company decided to hold the meeting in New Orleans to show support for the city.

"No city in the United States has endured hardships like New Orleans has," Iger said.

During last week's meeting, Disney also said it has started production on a new animated movie called The Frog Princess, which will be set in New Orleans and feature the company's first black princess, Maddy.




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