The Fall 2008 Race Meet

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

2008 Designated Beneficiary
Foxfield is pleased to announce that the designated beneficiary for the Fall 2008 race meet is Kid Pan Alley.

Kid Pan Alley
The Fall Race Meet Beneficiary is Kid Pan Alley, an in-school edducational program that encourages creativity and self-esteem through songwriting. Imagine what it would be like to be a child writing a song in your classroom with a professional songwriter. And suppose that your song was recorded by a world-class artist like Delbert McClinton, Amy Grant, Kix Brooks, Sissy Spacek, John McCutcheon, or Jesse Winchester and released on a CD of songs from your community.

You'd be changed forever, seeing yourself as a creator and not just a consumer. You'd have learned about teamwork, the value of everyone's ideas, embracing diversity and collaboration through the group songwriting process. You might start writing songs to express your feelings rather than striking out in anger. You'd feel really listened to and proud of what you had done. And just imagine that this was the most fun you ever had in school.

Well, this is what Kid Pan Alley is doing in schools throughout the country, inspiring kids use their imaginations to be creators, not consumers. We've written over 900 songs with over 18,000 children and we've got to say kids make the greatest co-writers.