Grace College Department of Engineering partners with Edgewood Middle School STEM program
"The "GoBabyGo!" and "Enabling the Future" projects connect Grace Engineering to families in the community who can directly benefit from the programs,” said Matt Reimink, an adjunct engineering professor at Grace providing oversight to the programs. “While I worked with Edgewood to map out our involvement and plan the initial sessions, the Grace engineering students are really the ones taking the lead in working with the Edgewood students.”
The "GoBabyGo!" project is an annual program that brings together professional engineers, college students, and middle schoolers to modify and customize volt-powered vehicles for toddlers who move differently.
Organizers say since 2018, the program has modified 22 vehicles. By April this year, they say that number will increase to 27.
"Enable the Future" is a volunteer organization that provides resources to be able to 3D print prosthetic hands.
They say their goal is to help people directly in the community with affordable prosthetics.
To support "GoBabyGo!", you can attend the “Big Drive Event” on Friday, April 19, at Third Friday in Downtown Warsaw from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Organizers say the program will showcase its five newly remodeled Jeeps, and the program’s students and volunteers will be present to answer questions.