His inspiration was born at a local show, and nurtured through several years of open mic performances. These days, Len De Botton is using music (dubbed Lenahawkin) to better the world, starting right in his own community.

On June 1, from noon to 7 p.m., Lenahawkin Music for a Cause returns for the second year to Mickey’s Port of Call Tavern in Tuckerton. This year, he’s raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society – a cause that hits close to home for him.

“In 1994, my wife was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma, and my good friend David Gettleman (retired NFL general manager of the…