Ukuleles for Young Musicians Project
The Big Island Ukulele Guild wishes to help deserving young players in need of their own instrument to continue their training. In 2008 we started the project which resulted in 17 young musicians receiving a Koa Tenor ukulele made by members of the guild. As the project continues, we are accepting candidates for this years instruments. If you know of a young musician on the Big Island in need of an instrument, please contact us about receiving one of these ukes. They must meet the following requirements:
They must be a student studying ukulele with a teacher or group
Between the ages of 12 to 17
Living on the Big Island full time
Unable to afford their own ukulele (lazy does not qualify as unable)
Must submit a written request (by the teacher or student) as to why they feel we should donate an uke to them
Teachers may select their own students by their own criteria and request a donation from us.
To submit names or request please contact us at ukes4kids@bigislandukuleleguild.org
2009 Big Island Ukulele Guild Building Project
This year's project is under way with about 20 ukuleles in the process. This year's ukuleles will be awarded in November 2009. If you wish to be considered as a recipient, please contact us ASAP.
2008 Big Island Ukulele Guild Building Project
On Saturday 1/19/08, the Guild began a new ukulele building project. On Saturday 10/4/08 the project was completed. These ukes were built to support our Ukuleles For Young Musicians Project and they will all be donated to deserving young players. We built these ukes from scratch, using traditional techniques. Our membership includes people of all skill levels and experience. Our goal was to provide all members with the basic skills needed to construct an ukulele. We met every 6 weeks or so with demos and hands on work. Members completed the necessary work in their on workshops between sessions. There are some photos and a directory of our sessions Here- New entry on 10/12/08
Ukulele Project Completion
Our Big Island Ukulele Guild 2008 Ukuleles For Young Musicians Project was completed on 10/4/08. Some of the instruments and builders are shown here. Not everyone is represented.
