09/14/2026
We honestly don’t know where to start.
🎵 MUSIC FOR MOM 9 🎵 was our biggest year yet, and when everything was counted, $6,800 was raised for the Golisano Children's Hospital Music Therapy Program. That number includes raffles, 50/50s, personal donations, and so many contributions from so many people.
But behind that $6,800 are a whole lot of people who gave their time, energy, talent, resources and heart to make this weekend happen.
So before anything else, we need to say **THANK YOU.**
❤️ **Mike Darling & Crafty Ales and La**rs**
Mike, there really aren’t enough words for what you do for Music for Mom.
Thank you for once again opening up Crafty Ales & La**rs to us and being such an incredible host. But more than that, thank you for all the work you put in behind the scenes helping us plan, prepare and pull this whole thing together. You don’t just give us a place to hold this event — you put in the work to help make it happen.
We appreciate you more than you know.
❤️ **LISA DECOOK & THE DECOOK FAMILY** Lisa N Mike DeCook
Lisa, you deserve a MASSIVE thank you.
You have become such a huge part of Music for Mom, and the amount of work you put into this event — especially the raffles — is unbelievable. You are the driving force behind our raffle effort, and you spend months hitting the pavement, reaching out, asking for donations, collecting prizes and bringing in an absolutely incredible amount of support from local businesses and individuals.
And then, after all that work, you spend the entire weekend running the raffle table.
That is a TON of work, and we honestly cannot thank you enough.
Mike, Amy and Brenna — thank you for being right there alongside her and putting in so much work to make the raffle happen. Amy and Brenna were a huge part of collecting, organizing and running the raffle all weekend, and the whole DeCook family has become such an important part of making Music for Mom successful.
This year especially, the work you guys put in made a HUGE difference.
We are incredibly lucky to have you.
❤️ **THE SWANK & PHILLIPS FAMILIES**
This event takes a lot of support behind the scenes, and we have to give some love to the families who are always there helping make it happen.
**Sarah Cromey**, thank you for all your support and help throughout this whole thing — and especially for making sure I actually ate and didn’t completely forget to take care of myself all weekend. 😂❤️
**Lance Swank & Darlene**, thank you for all the support, help and everything you do behind the scenes. I couldn't do this without you guys.
**Shastin & Tim**, thank you for running merch, jumping in wherever you were needed and helping keep everything moving.
And **Graham & Welles**, thank you for making all those bracelets and for just being great dudes. ❤️
I’m incredibly lucky to have all of you.
❤️ **OUR VOLUNTEERS**
Lisa & Mike DeCook
Amy DeCook
Brenna DeCook
Dan Kellogg
Lisa & Chad McKee
Jennifer & Bill Mayer
Taylor DeCook
Damien Haseley
Tammy Williams
The Swank Family
The Phillips Family
Justin Huntsman
Casey Huntsman
Ed Rockefeller
Jeff & Kaja Mott
Drew Campbell
Timothy Clayton Braley
Whether you were setting up, tearing down, bartending, helping with raffles, helping run sound, moving things around, solving problems or just jumping in wherever you were needed — **thank you.**
There is a TON of work that happens before, during and after this event that most people never see, and we are incredibly grateful for every person who stepped up to help.
❤️ **OUR RAFFLE DONORS**
We also want to give a massive thank you to **all of the businesses and individuals who donated to our incredible selection of raffle items.**
The amount of generosity that went into that raffle was unbelievable, and every single donation helped us raise more money for the Golisano Children’s Hospital Music Therapy Program.
We truly appreciate every business and every person who said yes when we came asking for help.
**You helped make this possible.**
❤️ **EVERY BAND & MUSICIAN**
Thank you to every artist who donated their time and talent to Music for Mom 9:
Paul Longstreet
Marissa Longstreet
Jeff Mott
Travis Prinzi
Old World Warblers
Atomic Breakdown
Growl Bear
Jason Being & The Human Condition
The Movers
Johnny Bornheimer
Mark Cellura Music
The Deadly Woolly Buggers
Aaron DeRuyter & The Confluence
St. Vith
The Endless Mountain Derelicts
And a special thank you to our **inaugural Open Mic Stage performers:**
Penny Bianco
Kyle Coston
PJ Muldowney
CC Ryder
Steven Anderson
The Vintage LP’s
Paige Howard
And **Penny Bianco deserves an extra huge thank you.**
Not only did Penny help raise money for Music for Mom through her Backwoods show before the event, she also kicked off our very first Open Mic Stage at Music for Mom 9.
And now she has volunteered to take over the Open Mic Stage and help make it happen again next year.
That is exactly the kind of support and involvement that makes this event special.
Thank you, Penny. ❤️
❤️ **OUR ARTISTS & VENDORS**
Sam & Geena Fratto
7 ARTS FLX
Thank you for bringing your art, creativity and support to the weekend.
❤️ **OUR FOOD VENDORS**
Jenny Drink Ups
KG Street Eats
Fully Loaded 315
CR7
546 Chicken
Thank you for feeding everyone and being part of Music for Mom.
❤️ **24/7 Buf Fandemonium**
Thank you to 24/7 Buf Fandemonium for your generous donation and for bringing your vendor tent and support to the event. We appreciate you guys showing up for Music for Mom.
❤️ **Panda Pause**
Thank you to Panda Pause for photographing the entire event.
Having someone there capturing all of these moments means more than you probably realize. These are memories we’ll be able to look back on for years.
❤️ **GOLISANO CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL MUSIC THERAPY**
And of course, a massive thank you to **Rosie and the entire Golisano Music Therapy crew** for being there with us all weekend.
Thank you for talking with people, answering questions, sharing what music therapy does and helping everyone understand exactly where this money goes.
This event exists because of the incredible work you do for kids and families.
❤️ **BRAYDEN**
We also want to give a very special shoutout to Brayden, who drove all the way from St. Bonaventure to come share his testimony with us.
Right after he spoke, someone came up to us with a check and shook his hand.
That moment meant a lot.
Thank you, Brayden, for making the trip and being willing to share your story. Moments like that are exactly why we continue to do this.
❤️**Shaking up Rochester 106.3FM**
Thank you so much for hosting a M4M night and promoting our event!
❤️ **HOW THIS ALL STARTED**
Music for Mom exists because of a connection that goes back to Justin’s grandmother.
**Lee Huntley was an artist and a lover of music, and she was a friend of Justin’s grandmother.**
That connection helped inspire what would eventually become Music for Mom, and nine years later, we’re still carrying that spirit forward — bringing people together through music and art while raising money for an incredible cause.
❤️ **AND TO EVERYONE WHO GAVE**
To everyone who bought raffle tickets.
Everyone who bought 50/50 tickets.
Everyone who made a personal donation.
Everyone who donated raffle prizes.
Everyone who came for a band.
Everyone who came for the food.
Everyone who came for a b**r.
Everyone who brought friends.
Everyone who shared a post.
Everyone who spent both days with us.
And everyone who quietly helped in a way we may not have even seen…
**THANK YOU.**
This year, you helped us raise **$6,800 for the Golisano Children’s Hospital Music Therapy Program.**
That is absolutely incredible.
We are beyond grateful for every person, business, band, artist, volunteer, donor and supporter who continues to believe in what Music for Mom is all about.
**Nine years down. One more to go.**
❤️ **MUSIC FOR MOM 10**
**September 10 & 11, 2027**
We’ll see you there.
From the bottom of our hearts — **thank you.**
**Justin / M4M Family ❤️**
