Operation Happy Note gets Marketing Makeover!

Operation Happy Note, based out of Fergus Falls, Minnesota and an active member of Lakes Country Service Cooperative, was selected to receive a free "Marketing Makeover" while attending the Essentials Training Team's "Nonprofits: Today & Beyond 2008 Conference."

Operation Happy Note is a volunteer effort to send musical instruments to deployed service men and women throughout the world. Steve and Barb Baker from Fergus Music started Operation Happy Note in March 2005 after their son was deployed to Iraq. They sent him a guitar and one to his friend. These soldiers were so pleased to have instruments while deployed, Steve and Barb found a way to get more instruments to deployed troops. With the help of major musical companies and individual donations, Operation Happy Note has sent over 2,000 instruments; including guitars, mandolins, banjos, violins, harmonicas, and accessories. Thousands of requests continue to come in daily. Operation Happy Note has received national recognition for their outstanding efforts.

Steve and Barb Founders of Operation Happy Note
Visit their newly designed website at http://www.operationhappynote.com/