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Since its founding, the Lyrics for Life nonprofit has raised more than $6 million for cancer research and patient care—helping researchers achieve a cure rate exceeding 92% for the cancer that inspired its mission. Platinum-selling band, Sister Hazel, hosted the eighth annual Lyrics for Life – An Evening of Making Music Matter on Saturday, March 07, 2026 in their hometown of Gainesville, Florida, raising more than $800,000 for the Florida Cancer Specialists Foundation and S

The 2026 Auction is now open! We have many amazing pieces from artists such as Luke Combs , Poison , Counting Crows , and many more, as well as your artists of the evening, Sister Hazel and John Rzeznik . We will also have raffle items including a chance to win a cabin on The Rock Boat , as well as a VIP Cove Weekend pass to Rockin' In Paradise with Styx .

The Rock Boat showed up in a BIG way! Thanks to an incredible onboard auction featuring signed guitars from Sister Hazel , NEEDTOBREATHE , Switchfoot , Matt Nathanson , The Struts , plus additions from Red Wanting Blue 's epic '80s set, and signed photos from Will Byington 's TRB archives, we raised $65,000 for Lyrics for Life on TRB XXV! Huge thanks to our partners at Sixthman and our amazing table volunteers for making it all happen. Way to go, Rock Boat Fam!

This year's 2nd Annual Hazelnut Music Bingo raised $2120 for Lyrics for Life, topping last year's total. The event took place at the Karolinka Club in Chicago on September 14th. Kudos to the Chicagoland Hazelnut community for organizing and contributing to our cause!