Kip Moore is known for his love of the outdoors – the artist lived in Hawaii to surf for a while before answering his musical calling – and he combines that passion with an effort to give back with the Kip’s Kids Fund, which will launch with plans for skateparks in Nashville, TN; Boston, MA; San Marcos, TX; and Annapolis, MD.
“What started off as a pipe dream of mine years ago, has truly become a passion project,” Moore said in a press release. “It came from me wanting to give kids in inner cities a safe outlet, where they can form the bonds I know can be made from having somewhere awesome to go and be a part of something they enjoy. I wrote the song ‘Comeback Kid’ at a time when I felt like a comeback kid, but now when I sing it I think less about myself and more about the kids we are doing this for and how much I admire and respect them. We’re starting with these four cities, but the plan is to keep growing this as far and wide as we can.”
Most of the parks will range between 1,000 and 3,500 square feet and – for the skaters among us – include quarter pipe, bank-to-curb, hubba ledges, hand rail and step up. Moore was presented with an incredibly sweet board featuring the art from his upcoming album, Wild Ones, due August 21.
