HARA and AIAA-Greater Huntsville help United Cerebral Palsy adapt toys for children with special needs. This is the second time HARA and AIAA-Greater Huntsville have joined up, and this one was a very special cause.

The team poses for a photo

On December 8th, a dozen engineers and friends gathered a UCP for three hours to modify toys with special switches.

A toy can take around 30-45 minutes to adapt. We were able to get about 40 toys adapted, which equates to about $2,000 worth of toys.  Everything from remote control cars to stuffed frogs to laser blasters and water guns.

The event was organized by HARA President Daniel Cavender and UCP TASC Coordinator Brandon Welch.

Thank to everyone who attended: Laura Schertz, Alex Dominguez, Omar Mireles, Jesse & Amanda Jones, Daniel Heater, Grace Belancik, Jarvis Caffrey, & Austin Decker.

The full write up of the event is on AL.com

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Weather looking pretty good. Winds might be a bit of a challenge at times. We plan to have the range open at 10AM. See you tomorrow!

Daniel