Patron Hunt

The Tech Bandits is David Hewlett. They are probably best known for playing Doctor Rodney McKay on Stargate Atlantis. But they don’t just play a geek on TV, they actively recruit them. For the last few years, they’ve been running a junior school tech club out of the hallways, library and French room (wherever’s free!) of a local school. Their hope is to inspire kids like them to pursue science, technology, engineering, arts and math. The club has a history of assistive related exploration and this year they really want to push that to the limits by partnering up with a wonderful local school that specializes in working with children with developmental and physical disabilities. Assistive tech is a huge motivator for kids. They like seeing that their tinkering can make a difference and change the world. By introducing them to and having them work with kids with disabilities…kids who can really use this assistive tech…they hope to inspire them to become the curious, intelligent, kind and caring humans we all need in our future! The club is free, but they’re always looking for old tech and any monetary donations they can get for cool new equipment, tools and supplies. They’d really like to get a CNC machine and Laser Cutter (ideally in kit form so the kids and they can build them and feel like tech superheroes) to help them bring their 3d designs to life. Plus they can always use more cameras, computers (for using and abusing with PC autopsies) and software so the kids can produce, edit and share their own Maker adventures and spread the word! So please help them and the kids out if you can!

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