WSU and Kid Rock team up for a music scholarship Made in Detroit

Kid Rock... yes, Kid Rock... has joined forces with Wayne State University in creating a scholarship fund for music students through t-shirt sales.

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It started with a chance encounter. Francine Wunder, director of corporate and public affairs at Wayne State University, was dining at a local restaurant when she spotted pop star Kid Rock. They talked about the Made in Detroit clothing company he bought in 2005. Then an idea dawned on her. What if his business designed a T-shirt for Wayne State?

"We were just kind of joking about it at first," she says. But the rocker liked the idea and agreed to donate the proceeds of a limited-edition T-shirt to a new scholarship fund for music students. The T-shirt went on sale in October 2008, and the school has already secured the $25,000 needed to start the fund. Applications should be available in the fall.

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