Even before they joined our organization, JoyRx Music Specialists Chrissy and Monica have always loved music. It’s no surprise, then, that they make for excellent music advocates as part of JoyRx Music. Working together, they’re a force of musical joy, visiting our Austin hospital partners and performing live music for kids.  

On April 17, 2025, we celebrated our fifth annual Live From the Heart, presented by Wells Fargo. There was festivity throughout the night in the beautiful Brazos Hall in Austin, Texas, with our community banding together to raise funds for JoyRx Music.  

Every year, music fills the streets of Austin during SXSW, a festival that unites people through their love of music. And JoyRx Music is right there, too — bringing concert performances especially for hospitalized children at the local hospital to enjoy.

This article is part of our 30 on 30 series, commemorating 30 years of JoyRx in 2025. This month, we’re highlighting 30 stories of impact from JoyRx Mentorship. 

April is National Volunteer Month, and JoyRx is honored to recognize all of the organization’s volunteers and announce the completion of a transformative project at the JoyRx Nature Alexandra Ellis Caring Cabin’s meditation pavilion — made possible through the vision and generous volunteerism of JoyRx Northwest Leadership Council member Refinement Wagner and her Portland-based interior design firm Design with Refinement.

In 2025, we are honoring thirty years as an organization.  As we reflect on the past three decades, we’re humbled to say that we’ve been able to offer free JoyRx programs and create numerous moments of joy thanks to the generosity of many outstanding supporters and champions in the community. 

Join us as we take a look at 30 milestones and key moments that define our first thirty years.  

Through many years, our longstanding partnership with KATU in February as part of our campaign for joy remains a powerful avenue for storytelling and bringing awareness to the lives and joys of the children we serve.

On Saturday, February 8, the thirty-eighth annual Leigh Steinberg Super Bowl Party honored JoyRx as one of the recipients of the Steinberg Denicola Humanitarian Awards for 2025.  

Bluey and Legos and bears… oh my! With an abundance of toy drives in December, JoyRx Mentorship’s toy closet is filled for another year of fun interactions between mentors and their mentees. Thanks to the generous support of our corporate and community partners, we received a combined total of approximately $15,000 in toy donations!

In November 2024, JoyRx Music Digital Live expanded services with Children’s Nebraska in Omaha, Nebraska.  

The end of 2024 marked an exciting milestone for JoyRx Music: we expanded services in New York City with the launch of live, bedside music programs.