Hannah Flanagan Capstone

For my capstone project, I wanted to bring people together during COVID-19 to help a community in need. After working closely with Easterseals for two years, I knew that I wanted my capstone to involve them as their mission statement is one that I relate to heavily. The end result of my project was to have fully adapted toys to give to Easterseals. While the event has not happened yet, the website I've created stands as a place for the event mission, instructions, materials list, and why this event is so important to me. Growing up with special needs myself, even the simplest of things needed to be adapted for me, so in a way, I understand what these kids are going through. The children these toys will be going to have faced more challenges than most adults will ever, and to even put a smile on their face was the ultimate reward. My goal for the website and the event is that it can be done again for years to come. There is always a need for adapted toys at Easterseals even if they never ask for them. Adapting a toy also teaches basic engineering skills, which as an engineering student is something that I'd love to see other students learn. With all of this, I hope this event becomes an SLA regular and will forever provide the children of Easterseals with countless smiles. Link to the website: https://hflanagan218.wixsite.com/capstone Link to my annotated bibliography: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BEHi6yRjWqKYIyABO2ePKw-w9-FnnbBppXSqknrp4bE/edit?usp=sharing