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The Interprofessional Education Committee of 91快活林's Saint Luke's College of Nursing and Health Sciences is hosting the SWiTCHED Adapted Toy Build, 11:30-2 on July 11. 

The Toy Build has become a favorite activity for students from OT, PT, SLP, Exercise Science and Nursing to work together to adapt toys for use by kids with different needs. This event requires collaboration with the folks from based out of Columbia. The team brings their tools and expertise to the event to support the students in adapting toys to be operable by using switches. In years past, toys were either purchased with limited grant funding or donated through internal toy drives. 

This year, RU is excited to partner with the , a local not-for-profit that Odin鈥檚 family founded in his memory. They are currently hosting a toy drive and will provide the toys for the July 11 event to celebrate the anniversary of his passing (July 7, 2023). In addition to others that are easily adapted, they have requested a special toy that was Odin鈥檚 favorite to be among the options. Odin鈥檚 parents and family will attend the event and work alongside the students. 

After the build, toys will be donated to various organizations and families in the Kansas City area, including Children鈥檚 Mercy Hospital and KCMO schools, for use with children who need alternative ways to play.