Purple Songs Can Fly Project: News

Monic Rhor's Associated Press story about Purple Songs Can Fly appears in newspapers and online sites across the country and abroad.
Click here to read about Jalen and her Purple Song:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28461535/

Patrick Waites and Love Street Light Circus present a very generous donation to Purple Songs Can Fly.
Many Thanks to everyone involved with the White Album for Purple Songs Event for your support and belief in the project!

Astronaut Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper returns from space with Purple Songs.
Many thanks to Heide and Cassia for making this possible and Congratulations to Heide for a successful mission!

Love Street Light Circus chooses Purple Songs Can Fly as their first Beneficiary.
50+ musicians get together to perform the White Album at the Rice Hotel Crystal Ballroom.
Special Guests - Mayor Bill White, David Addicks, Dr. Marc Horowitz, and Carol Herron.
Special Thanks to Patrick Waites, The Love Street Light Circus Board, all of the musicians & Don Bertram for an incredibe event!

Astronaut Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper takes all songs from the 2nd year of the project with her on the Endeavor Space Shuttle mission.
Special Thanks to Cassia Rye!

Songs about Summertime, Family, God, Little Brothers, Boyfriends, Kittens, Halloween, and many more.

Pam and Gene host a beautiful reception and dinner in their home for Purple Songs Can Fly.
Special Guests Scott Parazynski and his wife Gail attend as well as Lester & Sue Smith who match all donations raised for the event.
Astronaut Scott shares stories of his Mount Everest climb and Discovery Space Shuttle Mission.
Zachary Tavlin & Alex Harkins share their Purple Songs.
All guests wear PURPLE!!

In front of a packed house of nearly 100 people at Ovations on May 18th, Purple Songs Can Fly Founders Circle member Andria Levitt performed a solo benefit concert raising more than $2,200 for the Purple Songs Can Fly Project. Andria played more than one hour of beautiful music. It was a grand event and on behalf of PSCF and the kids at Texas Children's Hospital, many thanks to Andria for coordinating, performing and promoting the event and thanks to all who attended for their generous contributions!
click here to view a photo from the concert:
http://www.purplesongscanfly.com/photos.html

Astronaut Scott flew 55 songs from the first year of the Purple Songs Can Fly Project into space on the Discovery Space Shuttle.
Compiled on 2 CDs, the songs were returned today to the Texas Children's Cancer by Scott...all signed and ready to be framed for the studio.

Scott met many of the children whose songs flew with him and gave an incredible presentation about his journey into space.

Zachary wrote a beautiful song, "Fly Above the Sky" and presented it to Scott as a thank you from Purple Songs Can Fly. Listen to Zachary's song on the music page.

It was a great thrill to have Scott visit the Cancer Center and the Purple Songs Can Fly studio!!

Click here to read the story & see the TV clips on Fox News & Ch. 11 News:
http://www.txccc.org/content.cfm?content_id=1576

Click here to hear the NPR story all about the visit:

http://www.kuhf.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=23317&news_iv_ctrl=1902

Click here to see the Houston Chronicle Story on line:

http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1445146823&channel=716039752

To start the year off, award winning reporter, Ralph Blumenthal from the New York Times, visits the Purple Songs Can Fly studio on January 2, 2008.
His wonderful story about the project and Texas Children's Cancer Center appears in the Sunday New York Times on Jan. 6, 2008. Read the story at the link below.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/06/us/06songs.html?scp=1&sq=purple+songs+can+fly&st=nyt

A young boy writes a tribute to his girlfriend, "I'm So Happy You Are With Me", and a young girl visits from Arkansas to write a tribute song to her sister called, "B.I.G. Love".

A teenage boy writes a beautiful song called, "Love Power" all about the power of falling in love.

A young girl writes a song called "Big Family" all about her wonderful family, and another writes a song for Christmas called, "What Does Christmas Mean to You?" all about the meaning of Christmas.

4:30pm October 26th, Laura Whitley from Channel 13 News, Houston, TX, airs story about Purple Songs Can Fly.
Click on this link to view the story on-line:
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=local&id=5728452

From September 1 - January 1 seven new songs are flying on Continental Airlines Inflight play on select flights.
If you are flying on a 767 or 777 aircraft, tune in to the Kid's Corner to hear:

Simran - Alway's Remembering

Raymie - Is She Really My Sister?

Jessica & Angelica - The God In My Heart

Mary Jo - Flash & Me

Corrine - Song for April

Estephany - Stars

Alexander - Like Someone's Soul on the Page

A young boy writes a great song inspired by the new Halo 3 video game called, "Halo 3 Soundtrack". A young girl writes a fun song called, "Put Your Hands Together!" and a young girl writes two songs..."I Don’t Know What I’d Do Without You" & "Peace & Love to the Purple Project Lovers"

A young girl writes a song in Spanish about her puppy called, "El Perro Regetonero".

Two sisters write and record a song together about breaking up with a boyfriend and a young girl writes about being a Super Hero.

A song about reminding a brother & sister to be nice, a song about not eating fish, and a song called "Techno is My Lifeline" were all written and recorded in July.

If you are flying on Continental this summer, look for the article about the Purple Songs Can Fly Project in the In-Flight Magazine beginning July 1st.
If you are flying on the larger planes 767, 777 on domestic or international flights, listen for Purple Songs Can Fly songs playing on Channel 16.

If you are not flying and would like to read the Continental Magazine article, go to:
http://magazine.continental.com/072007/content/onboard/notebook.jsp

& scroll down to the bottom of the page. The story is called,
"Songs From Their Hearts".

A young girl records 2 songs, "Rock Star" & "Jesus Loves Everyone".

A young boy writes a tribute song called, "Squirrel Creek Ranch" and presents his recording to the Fausts, owners of the ranch.

A young girl records her beautiful song," Never Give In" about never losing hope.

A young girl writes a great song about being out of school for the summer called, "School's Out!".

A young girl writes a cute song called, "Make a Happy Face".

A young girl writes a beautiful song called "I Care".

A young girl writes "Song for My Sister".

A young boy writes a fun song about playing football called, "TOUCHDOWN TIGERS!!".

On May 1, 2007, seven songs written at Texas Children's Cancer Center's Purple Songs Can Fly Project will begin flying and playing on Continental Airlines.

Listen for these songs on In-Flight Channel 16 on Continental Airlines 767, 777 Domestic and International Flights:

Gracie's Song - Work of Art
Alex's Song - I Can
Stephanie's Song - Dream
Brittney's Song - Higher Than the Skies
Raymie's Song - Hagan, Best Friend of Mine
Stephen's Song - I Can Make It
Jerry & Precious' Song - Life Is Like A Ride