Rider Now has always celebrated and appreciated the music community. After a hugely successful fundraiser in April 2026 to help beloved Central FL musician Jerome Robinson with costs of a needed surgery, we saw a need and an opportunity – and moved to fill it.

Partnered with our angel Fran Haasch Law, The Rider Now Magazine Musicians Benefit Fund will promote, donate and support other benefits for the musicians in need that help us rock! Funds collected with raffles, donations, 50/50 drawings and more will go right back to the music community, when and where it’s needed most.

And we’re hitting the ground running! Our next event, STANDING UP FOR STAN, will be held on June 28, 2026 at Fox Crossing in Ocklawaha. Stan Brown, frontman for Electric Chaos, is facing kidney failure with extensive medical care required. Alan Coe will be hosting a special Jam Night to help our friend get the help he needs.

HOW YOU CAN HELP…

Any donation is appreciated – money, goods, services and time all make a difference! If you have a bar, restaurant or other appropriate venue, our events will need hosts.

Help us to help our Musical Family, so many that have always given of their time and talents to help others! Contact RNM publisher Valerie Smith at ValerieSmithTV5377@gmail.com or 352-598-6222 to donate, host, or connect us with a musician in need that we can help.