Ukes for Troops & More

I’m willing to bet that – as far as religion/politics blogs go – this blog writes about great Ukulele performances and other uke fun more than any other. This is not my fault. I have eccentric children.

Since my eccentric children do not ask for normal things at Christmastime – and they ask for little enough – I have been traipsing around the ukulele culture of the internet and stumbled upon this site which sends Ukes to Troops in the Middle East. In the pics the troops look pretty amused. I think it’s very hard to have a uke in your possession and not be happy, and apparently you can send one to a soldier (with a songbook) for $25.00. I’m considering doing it – sounds great! Coverage in the Boston Globe here. News about Ukes in Fallujah here.

Meanwhile Operation Gratitude has sent almost 300,000 packages to troops, and they’d probably appreciate some holiday green as well!