GOSHEN, IN – On Friday, May 23, Phil Keaggy will perform a benefit concert at Sauder Music Hall on the campus of Goshen College. Proceeds from the event will go to support MDC Goldenrod’s work providing services to individuals with developmental and cognitive disabilities.

The benefit concert, a family friendly event featuring world class singer songwriter Phil Keaggy, will take place on the Goshen College Campus, in the Sauder Music Hall. Tickets are $30 a piece ($25 a piece for groups of 10 or more) and all are general admission. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m.; the house doors open at 6:45 p.m. with the box office open at 6 p.m. Tickets can be purchased in advance by calling (574) 535-7566 or visiting www.goshen.edu/tickets.

“We are extremely excited about the concert,” said MDC Goldenrod Director of Outreach and Development, Colin Rusel. “MDC Goldenrod relies on the private donations of individuals, churches and businesses to provide services for individuals with developmental and cognitive disabilities.  This concert provides a chance for people to support the Goldenrod community and experience some really world class music all at the same time.”

MDC Goldenrod works to create community with people of all abilities, providing space where each person can feel respected and empowered. “As people we tend to focus on and label disabilities in others far more than we celebrate our abilities and gifts,” says Rusel. “This concert is a way to come together and celebrate our community and be reminded that whatever our abilities or disabilities, we all need a place to belong and, at times, a helping hand to succeed.”

MDC Goldenrod’s mission is to create community with people of all abilities. For more information about MDC Goldenrod and the concert visit www.mdcgoldenrod.org.