hold my hand just one more time

The old folks went to a concert the other night - on a WEEK night!

We saw Dispatch

and thanks to Matty's friend Mike who works for the band

we had VIP passes and second row seats!
You're the best Michael - thank you.

Back when Matt was 17, Dispatch member Brad Corrigan
came to the Ashbury Coffee House

to listen to Mike, Matt and Chris perform,

and then he joined them onstage for a few numbers.

It was very cool experience for these guys.

Their parents too!

What a fun night!

I think Dave and I were the most "senior" members in the audience.

Didn't matter. We were standing on our chairs singing and clapping.

And we didn't fall off!

Gotta keep up with the young folks!

Erin loved Dispatch too...
(Matt is wearing the VB shirt)
distance is short when your hand carries what your eye found

hold my hand just one more time

Dispatch

- Elias-

The Elias Fund is a grassroots oriented 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization[1] that provides educational scholarships to the youth of Zimbabwe. It was inspired by the American band Dispatch and was founded in mid-2005 by a group of young adults. The idea of Elias Fund began when Dispatch's Chad Urmston spent time in Zimbabwe in 1994. While there, he befriended a gardener named Elias who later became the inspiration and namesake to one of Dispatch's most popular songs. Elias dreamed his sons Honest and Manuel would one day have the opportunity to gain a higher education. His dream was the cornerstone behind the creation of the Elias Fund, which has since expanded to include helping people in Zimbabwe. The Elias Fund has its Zimbabwean base in Chiredzi.