We Visit Lander Elementary School

In what has become an annual event, we visited Lander Elementary School on Friday, June 5, 2009.

Our first stop was at our daughter Hannah's second grade class, where I was the "Mystery Reader." I read a book that Hannah wrote and gave to me for Father's Day when she was three years old. Many thanks to Mrs. Dugal for having me in class today.

The next stop was with all the fourth-grade classes. We talked about safety, teamwork, engineering, communication and other skills necessary to be successful in racing, or most other sports and vocations. We then went outside and students got a close-up view of the car. Many thanks to the fourth-grade teachers for having me in class today.

Both classes received our baseball cards. This has become one most rewarding activities we participate in all year. It's important to me to do just as much off-track as I do on-track.