For the past several years, Music Therapy of the Ozarks has put together the Rockin’ Roll Bike & Music Festival – which consists of cyclists of any skill riding long and short distances and then enjoying dinner and a concert after.
It’s been a big hit, and it’s back again this year, set for Saturday, October 9 at The Riff in southwest Springfield. In other words, 2021 is shaping up to a big year for Music Therapy of the Ozarks, which is among the nearly 50 Ozarks children’s charities of the PGA Korn Ferry Tour’s Price Cutter Charity Championship presented by Dr Pepper.
“We are already busy with plans for the Rockin’ Roll Bike and Music Festival that will be one of the events of the PCCC and gearing up to sell a record number of Sweepstakes Championship Raffle tickets this year!,” said Julie Cassity, Executive Director of the Music Therapy of the Ozarks. “We are hoping for this year to be the best yet, as one of our major fundraisers was canceled this year due to COVID 19. We participated in Give Ozarks and are always amazed with the generosity of our community!”
Music Therapy is doing incredible work, all with this mission statement: To provide the healing power of music throughout the lifespan by offering funding assistance and building community awareness. The organization was founded in 2014 by Cassity, an Instructor of Music Therapy at Drury University and Executive Director of the Center for Music Therapy and Wellness, and on-campus music therapy clinic located at Springfield-based Drury University. She saw it as a way to help special needs kids and many others, such as folks in skilled nursing homes. More on that in a second.
Just know that your support through the Rockin’ Roll Bike & Music Festival – and purchasing a $25 ticket through the TLC Properties Charity Sweepstakes program (grand prizes are a 2021 Toyota Tundra & $10,000) – can make a difference.
The bike ride this year consists of four distances: 5 miles, 26 miles and 40 miles, as well as a 62 -mile gravel and 62-mile road rides. The rides will include rest stops featuring live local bands, snacks and refreshments. Visit bikeandmusicfest.org to register and for more details.
The PCCC has helped the organization in numerous ways: “It has given us great exposure and networking opportunities with other non-profit leaders, and has been an opportunity to raise more money than we would have had otherwise,” Cassity said. “Participating in the selling of raffle tickets has allowed us to raise $10,000 over the past two years, and we are hoping to break that record this year!
“The Rockin’ Roll Bike and Music Festival, hosted in conjunction with the PCCC, has been very successful and we have definitely valued the support of the PCCC staff with their assistance at this event.” Music Therapy of the Ozarks has been honored to have provided over 2,500 music therapy encounters to the community. Scholarships and funding for programming in 2019 totaled over $34,000, much of which was raised through our partnership with the PCCC.
$25 — TLC PROPERTIES CHARITY SWEEPSTAKES
PRO-AM GOLF EXPERIENCES
Play with a pro & enjoy top courses such as Highland Springs, Buffalo Ridge Golf Course, LedgeStone Country Club, Millwood Golf & Racquet Club & Fremont Hills Country Club. Includes a great golfer gift package, continental breakfast, lunch, on-course beverages, team photos & trophies. Check out our list of golf experiences
GOLF BALL & CHARITY AUCTION
Sponsored by Copy Products Inc., this event is on Tuesday, July 19 We’ll also have electronic bidding at bidpal.net!
THE ULTIMATE presented by Custom Metalcraft & Ridewell Suspensions 
Win a 2021 Corvette Stingray, as a $1,200 buy-in guarantees a 1-in-100 chance of winning the car and a 1-in-10 chance of winning $1,000. You’ll also receive many other perks, including air-conditioned seating on the 18th green during the PCCC along with clubhouse parking, a luxurious dinner on Friday, July 16 at Highland Springs Country Club as well as breakfast and lunch in the clubhouse daily during the PCCC, plus his and her shirts.
BE A SPONSOR AT THE TOURNAMENT We offer numerous sponsorships all over the course. Check them out! .
NAMI NEON 5K RUN
Join us Saturday, Aug. 21 for the inaugural NAMI Neon Night 5K Run/Walk for Suicide Prevention. It’s at Rutledge-Wilson Farm Park in west Springfield. This event will in part benefit the National Alliance on Mental Illness-Southwest Missouri. Register here.
ROCKIN’ ROLL BIKE AND MUSIC FESTIVAL
Turn out on Saturday, October 9 at the Riff. Not only ride in the afternoon on rides of 40, 20 or 10 miles but stay for the dinner and concert! All supporting Music Therapy of the Ozarks.
FOR ANY SPONSORSHIP, CALL 417-887-3400