Makers Making Change

A woman watches as a child in a wheelchair uses a switch-adapted bubble blower toy.

A New Way to Give

October 31, 2024

For this year’s Hacking for the Holidays campaign, we have an exciting new feature that will allow you to become a fundraiser and inspire others to give the gift of play this holiday season.

A volunteer works on adapting a Pikachu toy at a Makers Making Change build event.

Help Hack Toys at Our Holiday Hackathon!

October 10, 2024

We’re excited to announce our first annual Holiday Hackathon at The Amazing Brentwood in Burnaby, BC. As part of this year’s Hacking for the Holidays campaign, on Friday, November 22nd, we’re going to switch adapt 250 toys to donate to kids with disabilities in Canada. And we need your help to do it!

Bob smiles while holding a soldering iron to work on a device, with a backdrop of tools on the wall behind him.

Bob Uses His Skills to Volunteer With Makers Making Change

October 10, 2024

Bob worked in the telecommunications industry as an engineer for 30 years before retiring in 1999. He loves working with electronics. So, when he came across Neil Squire’s Makers Making Change program at an event at the Coquitlam Public Library earlier this year, it quickly piqued his interest.

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