GoBabyGo! Project Receives Funding For A Second Year
March 8, 2020 at 9:53 p.m.
GoBabyGo! Project Receives Funding For A Second Year
By Staff Report-
Richcreek promotes STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education through her classroom curriculum, after school clubs and special projects such as GoBabyGo!, according to a news release from Warsaw Community Schools.
Richcreek reached out to secure funding for a second year and is grateful for the following key contributors: Warsaw Veterans of Foreign Wars 1126, the Korreck Family and Kosciusko Endowment Youth Services (KEYS) for a grant through Kosciusko Community Foundation.
Richcreek searched for four beneficiaries, recruited 20 Edgewood students who committed to a five-week after-school STEM activity, and partnered with mentoring engineers from local companies. Growing from three to four children for 2020, Emmit, Zorey, Jordynn and Bryar will each receive a customized and modified 12-volt vehicle. With this mobility gift, these children will have increased independent movement experiences that allow expression, play, socialization and exploration for learning, the release states.
Eight Edgewood students are returning to serve as leaders on their engineering teams. Emmit, Zorey, Jordynn and Bryar will each have a team of Edgewood students consulting with mentors to work through a design process to meet the objective of engineering a vehicle that meets the unique needs of their child client. Richcreek also arranged to have physical therapist Dr. Aaron Turner on-site to answer questions about mobility so Edgewood students can make assessments and engineer alterations to create a specialized vehicle.
Richcreek thanks all who support the GoBabyGo! Project. She appreciates the ongoing partnerships with volunteers from DePuy, Zimmer Biomet, Dalton Foundry and Paragon Medical who serve as mentors and give their time and talents to enrich the lives of others. The release states that Richcreek believes that “together, Edgewood students and STEM mentors can make a lasting difference in the lives of Emmit, Zorey, Jordynn, Bryar and their families.”
Richcreek promotes STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education through her classroom curriculum, after school clubs and special projects such as GoBabyGo!, according to a news release from Warsaw Community Schools.
Richcreek reached out to secure funding for a second year and is grateful for the following key contributors: Warsaw Veterans of Foreign Wars 1126, the Korreck Family and Kosciusko Endowment Youth Services (KEYS) for a grant through Kosciusko Community Foundation.
Richcreek searched for four beneficiaries, recruited 20 Edgewood students who committed to a five-week after-school STEM activity, and partnered with mentoring engineers from local companies. Growing from three to four children for 2020, Emmit, Zorey, Jordynn and Bryar will each receive a customized and modified 12-volt vehicle. With this mobility gift, these children will have increased independent movement experiences that allow expression, play, socialization and exploration for learning, the release states.
Eight Edgewood students are returning to serve as leaders on their engineering teams. Emmit, Zorey, Jordynn and Bryar will each have a team of Edgewood students consulting with mentors to work through a design process to meet the objective of engineering a vehicle that meets the unique needs of their child client. Richcreek also arranged to have physical therapist Dr. Aaron Turner on-site to answer questions about mobility so Edgewood students can make assessments and engineer alterations to create a specialized vehicle.
Richcreek thanks all who support the GoBabyGo! Project. She appreciates the ongoing partnerships with volunteers from DePuy, Zimmer Biomet, Dalton Foundry and Paragon Medical who serve as mentors and give their time and talents to enrich the lives of others. The release states that Richcreek believes that “together, Edgewood students and STEM mentors can make a lasting difference in the lives of Emmit, Zorey, Jordynn, Bryar and their families.”
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