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RIDE FOR DIME Helps Launch LITTLE KIDS ROCK Dallas Chapter

January 30, 2008

On January 25 and January 26, a two-day teachers workshop marked the official opening of the Little Kids Rock Dallas Chapter in honor of the late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. Officials from Ride For Dime were on hand to present executive director David Wish of Little Kids Rock a check for $10,000 which will go towards the purchase of guitars for the kids.

Ride For Dime raised the money from its annual remembrance ride and concert in Arlington, Texas and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Response from the teachers in the Dallas Independent School District has been overwhelming. "We are so excited (individually and collectively!) and look forward to a wonderful relationship benefiting Dallas students," said one school district official. Allison Hicks, an elementary music teacher, said "I can't think of a better way to remember Darrell... I'm sure he's grinning ear to ear."

The teachers were given a big surprise at the end of the two-day workshop when they discovered they would each be receiving a Dean ML guitar and a Marshall amp courtesy of Dean Guitars, Hot Topic and Marshall.

Check out photos from the event at www.ridefordime.com.

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