Makers Making Change 2023 Year in Review
In 2023, Makers Making Change hit a number of record-breaking totals for one year, delivering 5,855 assistive devices, hosting 291 events, and engaging 10,171 volunteers — 6,979 of them youth.
Linden Christian School Students Use Their Drafting Skills to Help Kids With Disabilities
Over the course of three Youth Making Change workshops with Makers Making Change, Grade 9 drafting students at Linden Christian School in Winnipeg put their drafting skills in action to make a difference for children with disabilities.
#HackingForTheHolidays Raises Over $108,000 and Delivers 2,500 Adapted Toys to Kids With Disabilities
Thanks to your support, we reached our #HackingForTheHoliday campaign goals, raising $108,685 and delivering 2,519 toys to children with disabilities across Canada.
#HackingForTheHolidays Helps Kids Like Evie Play Independently
Thanks to your support of our #HackingForTheHolidays campaign, we were able to adapt two Linkimals toys — a sloth and a penguin — with adaptive switches that match the buttons on the toys. These switches allow Evie to play with the toys with a smacking motion on her own rather than needing someone else to activate the toy for her.
HDR Toronto Staff Give the Gift of Play
At HDR, an architecture and engineering firm with offices across Canada and the world, giving back to the community is an important part of their company culture. So when their Toronto office learned of an opportunity to adapt toys for children with disabilities as part of the #HackingForTheHolidays campaign by Neil Squire’s Makers Making Change program, they jumped at the opportunity.