The Tampa Bay Ukulele Society
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From our beginning, TBUS has made a commitment to provide a community service program.  Today TBUS Cares operates a number of projects, including our free beginner ukulele workshops at libraries and senior citizen centers, donations of ukuleles, books, dvd’s and materials to the libraries, fundraising support to  dozens charities and member volunteer hours to support charity projects.

TBUS also provides event entertainment in return for a donation to help support our programs

If you would like to make a donation click here
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If you would like to request talent for an event contact [email protected]



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TBUS Cares provides education and entertainment services as well as fundraising assistance, monetary and in kind donations to dozens of charities, non profit groups, civic organizations, churches, schools, libraries, hospitals and assisted living centers.  

​Here are some of our contributions:

​TBUS has been supporting education the classroom by donating ukulele to schools in Florida. These ukuleles will be in the hands of thousands of students each year.


TBUS donated  to Florida Disaster Relief fund in 2022  to send emergency supplies to victims of Hurricane Ida in SW Florida

TBUS raised funds for Dunedin Cares food bank
as part of our World Ukulele Day and Tampa Bay Ukulele Events in 2021 & 2022


TBUS raised funds for Clearwater Free Clinic
as part of our Ukulelefest in the District Events in 2021 & 2022

TBUS raised funds for the World Food 
Programe as part of our 2022 TBUG Online Festival
 
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raised funds for Feeding Tampa Bay and will be coordinating volunteer hours donations with our membership base

TBUS donated for Rebels Rescue animal rescue program.

TBUS donated  to Hillsborough and Pinellas county divisions of Habit for Humanity  to support their programs and is coordinating volunteer hours for upcoming project with our member base

TBUS donated  to Clearwater Marine Aquarium to help support their wonderful programs.

TBUS donated  to American Red Cross in to send emergency supplies to victims of Hurricane Michael in the Florida Panhandle

TBUS donated to purchase and place wreaths on US Veteran graves as a sponsor for Wreaths Across America

TBUS is a partner with Ukulele Kids Club and our members volunteer to provide education to children at Shriners Hospitals for Children as an element of music therapy

TBUS Donated  Hurricane Irma Disaster Relief Fund and Google matched another $2000 to provide emergency food and water to South Florida in Sept 2017

TBUS Donated $to Ruth Eckerd/Marcia Hoffman School for purchase of band equipment for students in their music program.

TBUS collected food and donated to CASA to assist women and children in their 100 bed shelter

TBUS purchased strings and our volunteers repaired and restrung 50 Ukuleles for BC Graham Elementary

TBUS loaned 20 Ukuleles and provided training material to Hope Children’s home for a 1 month music program

TBUS has donated to Metropolitan Ministries to provide  Thanksgiving and Holiday meals for the homeless in Tampa Bay Area in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022. Over 20,000 meals donated to date

 TBUS has collected toys and donations to support Toys for Tots at December Open Mic and Jams in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022. Over 2500 toys donated to date

TBUS Cares provides ukulele entertainment as a community service by tapping talent from our member base. Performances are paid via a donation to The Tampa Bay Ukulele Society which in turn helps us support our events and more charitable services to the local community.
                              
TBUS Cares has purchased and donated over 100 ukuleles, books, strings, tuners and dvds to to libraries and schools in the Tampa Bay Area to put this wonderful instrument into adults and children hands.

TBUS Cares volunteers teach introduction to ukulele workshops at over 40 library and senior citizen centers in Pinellas, Hernando, Pasco & Hillsborough.   To date Over 10000 attendees have completed our free workshops.
TBUS is a sponsor for the WMNF Uke it Out Festival and has helped the radio station raise funds in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 
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