Ollie's Orchestra
Instrument Backpack · About this organization
What you get
A free mailed backpack of instruments, including a ukulele, with virtual lessons and access to group music sessions.
How to start
Go to and submit the backpack request form.
Good to know
- Fulfillment timing is capacity-dependent.
- Rhythm Circle dates are not currently posted.
The details, as published
A free mailed backpack of child-friendly instruments, including a ukulele, for pediatric cancer community members ages 0-21; recipients also receive virtual ukulele-lesson and Rhythm Circle access.
What help you may get
Practical Items And Home Help
Instrument Backpack
A portable backpack containing quality musical instruments and a ukulele.
Noncash help · Per Event
Can cover
- instrument backpack
- ukulele
- assorted child-friendly musical instruments
- Provided free.
School And Learning
Virtual ukulele lessons
Free virtual ukulele lessons with the organization’s board-certified music therapist.
Noncash help · Per Event
Can cover
- virtual ukulele lessons
- Provided free.
Peer And Emotional Support
Rhythm Circle access
Eligibility to join remote group music sessions with other backpack recipients.
Noncash help · Per Event
Can cover
- Rhythm Circle participation
- Provided free.
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Free in-kind music benefit
The published musical instrument is provided in kind at no charge; this is not a cash grant or household-bill payment.
Noncash help · Per Event
Can cover
- instrument backpack
- ukulele
- assorted child-friendly musical instruments
- Provided free.
Why this may help
Peer And Emotional Support: The backpack includes access to virtual Rhythm Circles where your child can make music with others.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The program serves the pediatric cancer community, so pediatric B-ALL is included.
Age
Age 0 to age 21, measured at service date.
Treatment status
Active Treatment, Maintenance Treatment, Post Treatment, Survivorship
- Services are available during and after treatment; guitar requests give priority to children in active treatment.
- No fee is published.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
Residence coverage is not published clearly; confirm with the program.
Where your child is treated
Treatment-location rules are not published clearly; confirm with the program.
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
- Instrument Backpack shipment — Mail delivery, not a residence restriction. — Residence boundary not published.
- Virtual ukulele lessons and Rhythm Circles — Remote follow-on benefits for backpack recipients. — Remote participation.
How to get started
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.
Who can start: Parent Or Guardian
- Open and submit the official backpack request form.
Ways to apply or ask
- Web Form · Open form or page — Embedded family request form is live.
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 27, 2026 |
- Public backpack request form is live; mailing occurs as soon as the organization is able.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Fulfillment timing is capacity-dependent.
- Residence/shipping limits are not published.
- Rhythm Circle dates are not currently posted.
- Complete embedded backpack-form fields and shipping boundaries are not exposed in accessible page text.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 27, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- About Ollie's Orchestra · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Instrument Backpack · checked Aug 28, 2026
- Instrument Programs · checked Aug 27, 2026