Welcome Ken Burke, Out Newest Board Member

We would like to give a warm welcome to Ken Burke, a strongly committed member of the Rhode Island community. As a University of Rhode Island Alum, Ken has made it his mission to serve the state and its people through various nonprofits and state programs. Ken won the Providence Engineering Society's 2015 Humanitarian of the Year Award for his dedication to the community. When not working, Ken enjoys hiking with his two dogs, mountain biking, and fishing and quahoging along Rhode Island's salt ponds and coastline. It is with great enthusiasm that we welcome him aboard our team, we greatly look forward to what is to come.

June Events

Kick off summer the right way by joining our team at some of the month's best events happening across the country! Keep reading to see where you can find us.

Campout for the Cause – June 3rd-5th – Rancho Del Rio, CO

Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival – June 9th-12th – Manchester, TN

Spring Awakening Festival – June 10th-12th – Chicago, IL

AEP Conference  – June 12th-14th – Las Vegas, NV

Firefly Music Festival – June 16th-19th – Dover, DE

Great Chowder Cook-Off – June 18th – Newport, RI

Vans Warped Tour

*This is a national tour with shows throughout the month

Taste of Chaos Tour

*This is a national tour with shows throughout the month

Go Fund Our Mobile Massage Van!

A big thank you to everyone who has donated so far to restore the Mobile Massage Van! This van will allow us to extend our brand and attend more events/festivals! We still have a ways to our goal, so please remember every donation counts!

Click here to donate!

Go Fund the Hands That Rock

My name is Darcy Lynch and I run a non profit, 501c3 charity called the Hands That Rock.  The Hands that Rock's mission is to bring the magic of music to underpriviledged children worldwide.  Our network of approximately 1,000 practitioners, provide chair massage at music festivals and special events.  Patrons pay a small fee for this service, and a portion of the proceeds are donated to programs concerned with music education, performance, related resources and outreach for individuals and groups in need. Our fundraising efforts additionally address community initiatives associated with such outreach programs and groups to include environmental, social and health-related concerns to help create a suitable environment for the creation and performance of music.

This GoFundMe campaign is to help offset the cost of restoring a Volkswagon Bus to be used as a mobile massage vehicle in which to setup on site at these festivals and events as a place to offer the massages.  The restoration of the van has already begun and we are need of additional funds to complete the project.

Any donation is appreciated and you will be giving the gift of music to children everywhere!

You can read more about us at www.handsthatrock.org.  thank you!

"The Hands That Rock, massaging for charity to bring the magic of music to underprivileged children."

DONATE HERE

September Events

In order to make the transition from summer to fall as easy as possible, we have curated a great lineup and hope that you will join us in attending some of these events! We've got you covered from Labor Day weekend to the last days of September and have made sure to schedule shows all over the country. Keep reading to see if there's an event near you!

North Coast Music Festival - September 4th-6th - Chicago, IL.

Illinois Blues Festival - September 4th-6th, Chicago, IL.

Rhythm & Roots Festival  - September 4th-6th - Charlestown, RI.

Americana Music Festival - September 15th-20th - Nashville, TN.

Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival - September 26th-27th - Franklin, TN.

Empire of the Sun Tour 

* This is a national tour with shows throughout the month.

The Hands That Rock Gives Back

The Hands that Rock supports a great number of charities dedicated to a variety of causes. This past month, with the help of Stage Hands Massage and Celebrity Massage For U, our organization had the privilege to help out several great organizations including the Love Hope Strength Foundation, the Boys and Girls Club of Palm Springs, Ozark Mountain Youth Organization, and the Chillicothe Middle School's Booster Club.

The Love Hope Strength Foundation is the world's leading rock and roll cancer foundation and it works to promote awareness and outreach through music. This organization has done a fantastic job at engaging the public and encouraging people across the globe to sign up for the International Bone Marrow Registry.

The Boys and Girls Club of Palm Springs is a terrific nonprofit organization in the greater Palm Springs, California area. This organization is dedicating to enabling children and teens, especially those who need it most, to reach their full potential as caring, responsible citizens through supervised after school, summer, and winter programs.

The Ozark Area Youth Organization serves children ages 5-18 through athletic opportunities in order to produce healthier, happier and well-adjusted citizens. These activities are designed to nurture physical fitness, self-confidence, the ability to follow directions, and a healthy competitiveness through interaction with team members and coaches.



To DONATE or see the other organizations we support, visit The Hands That Rock
http://www.handsthatrock.org