Ukulele Eddie
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There are literally thousands of kids living in shelters for the foreseeable future due to the devastation Harvey left behind in the Houston area. As part of our Luthiers for a Cause/Ukulele Kids Club effort, we are doing a special fundraising to get ukuleles to some of the kids and seniors who are shelter-bound for the foreseeable future.
We are commencing the effort by sending a few dozen ASAP and we want to send hundreds more. Every $40 donation will put a uke into the hands of a somebody dealing with the reality of having lost their home and possessions.
And here is a special bonus, several benefactors have agreed to match dollar-for-dollar the first $3K of donations for this effort!
@Mezcalero has organized some volunteers in the Houston area to help place the ukes and provide some lessons. Hawaii music supply is contributing tuners and also exploring other ways to help us get more ukes there.
You can donate directly to UKC at the link below. There is a note field toward the end where you may designate Harvey Relief (or Houston) and the money will be put to that purpose. 100% of the funds raised go to placing ukes to this special program.
https://www.luthiersforacause.org/donate-to-ukc/
Thank you!
P.S. Obviously, there have been other areas severely impacted by Irma as well as the earthquake in Mexico. When delivering instruments, we need boots on the ground to provide an introductory lesson and to revisit from time-to-time. As @mezcalero lives in Houston, he has been able to organize the local volunteers and so that is why we've focused on Houston for now.
There are literally thousands of kids living in shelters for the foreseeable future due to the devastation Harvey left behind in the Houston area. As part of our Luthiers for a Cause/Ukulele Kids Club effort, we are doing a special fundraising to get ukuleles to some of the kids and seniors who are shelter-bound for the foreseeable future.
We are commencing the effort by sending a few dozen ASAP and we want to send hundreds more. Every $40 donation will put a uke into the hands of a somebody dealing with the reality of having lost their home and possessions.
And here is a special bonus, several benefactors have agreed to match dollar-for-dollar the first $3K of donations for this effort!
@Mezcalero has organized some volunteers in the Houston area to help place the ukes and provide some lessons. Hawaii music supply is contributing tuners and also exploring other ways to help us get more ukes there.
You can donate directly to UKC at the link below. There is a note field toward the end where you may designate Harvey Relief (or Houston) and the money will be put to that purpose. 100% of the funds raised go to placing ukes to this special program.
https://www.luthiersforacause.org/donate-to-ukc/
Thank you!
P.S. Obviously, there have been other areas severely impacted by Irma as well as the earthquake in Mexico. When delivering instruments, we need boots on the ground to provide an introductory lesson and to revisit from time-to-time. As @mezcalero lives in Houston, he has been able to organize the local volunteers and so that is why we've focused on Houston for now.
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