northrop grumman, students donate prosthetic hands for kids
by:Tuowei
2019-09-08
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Lindamareb | Thinkstock)LINTHICUM, Md. (AP)--
Yaneidi Agramonte put your fingers together first. Then the 16-year-
The old connecting thumb and knuckles pin.
Next, she uses a small piece of black rope from the top of each finger at the bottom of the plastic casting.
\"I think it\'s cool and great,\" says Agramonte, a student at the Baltimore National Academy Foundation . \".
\"It was great to think that they got this from the liquid.
\"Agramonte assembled into pieces of a fake hand is made of plastic resin, using the 3D of Northrop Grumman on campus near Marshal Thurgood Airport, Washington, Baltimore
Now, this hand will be delivered to children in need, as far away as possible from Nepal or Syria.
About 18 science, technology, engineering and mathematics or STEM students from the National College Foundation and the Baltimore Institute of Technology assembled artificial limbs at the Linthicum campus in Northrop Grumman. 28.
The event coincided with the National Manufacturing Week.
Ingrid Vaughan, vice president of manufacturing at Northrop Grumman, said the company will hold similar events in 12 locations across the country, including California, Chicago and Virginia.
\"This is an opportunity to showcase manufacturing as a career for our STEM students,\" Vaughan said . \".
Overall, the company will donate about 120 artificial limbs to non-profit organizations to support the future, Vaughan said.
Melina Brown, coordinator of the non-profit organization\'s fulfillment and evaluation program, said the organization and its 6,000 volunteers provide artificial limbs for families around the world.
Vaughan said that an employee of Northrop Grumman, after learning about this through their church, made the company aware of the possibilities for the future.
While traditional artificial limbs may cost thousands of dollars, the market value of the hands of non-profit organizations is 30-and-Brown said $40.
Fake hands can be used to hold items.
They ask the user to be 30-to-40-
Brown says their palms make up the percentage of leverage.
\"You can pick up the ball and throw it, you can hug your mom,\" Brown said . \".
\"They will never make the child feel normal. . .
But they can ease the struggle a little. \"Brown\'s 9-year-
She said the old son, whose fingers were inverted at birth, used a fake hand.
Families seek help from non-profit organizations.
After they filled out some forms and submitted photos of their child\'s disability, Brown said, in the future they could be paired with volunteers who made free artificial limbs.
Brown said the nonprofit wants to use the hand donated by Northrop Grumman to build inventory for particularly large orders.
Brown said it also often works with clinics in Ukraine, China and Myanmar.
\"Not only do we get these hands, these kids are learning, and they can influence someone\'s life in a meaningful way,\" she said . \".
\"I think it\'s cool,\" said 17-year-old Matthew Crawford, a student at the National College Foundation.
\"It\'s a great opportunity to come here and build something that can help others.
This emotion got 16-year-
Anisa Hofert, an old student at Baltimore Institute of Technology.
\"I think that\'s what technology means --
Help people who need help, \"she said.
Lindamareb | Thinkstock)LINTHICUM, Md. (AP)--
Yaneidi Agramonte put your fingers together first. Then the 16-year-
The old connecting thumb and knuckles pin.
Next, she uses a small piece of black rope from the top of each finger at the bottom of the plastic casting.
\"I think it\'s cool and great,\" says Agramonte, a student at the Baltimore National Academy Foundation . \".
\"It was great to think that they got this from the liquid.
\"Agramonte assembled into pieces of a fake hand is made of plastic resin, using the 3D of Northrop Grumman on campus near Marshal Thurgood Airport, Washington, Baltimore
Now, this hand will be delivered to children in need, as far away as possible from Nepal or Syria.
About 18 science, technology, engineering and mathematics or STEM students from the National College Foundation and the Baltimore Institute of Technology assembled artificial limbs at the Linthicum campus in Northrop Grumman. 28.
The event coincided with the National Manufacturing Week.
Ingrid Vaughan, vice president of manufacturing at Northrop Grumman, said the company will hold similar events in 12 locations across the country, including California, Chicago and Virginia.
\"This is an opportunity to showcase manufacturing as a career for our STEM students,\" Vaughan said . \".
Overall, the company will donate about 120 artificial limbs to non-profit organizations to support the future, Vaughan said.
Melina Brown, coordinator of the non-profit organization\'s fulfillment and evaluation program, said the organization and its 6,000 volunteers provide artificial limbs for families around the world.
Vaughan said that an employee of Northrop Grumman, after learning about this through their church, made the company aware of the possibilities for the future.
While traditional artificial limbs may cost thousands of dollars, the market value of the hands of non-profit organizations is 30-and-Brown said $40.
Fake hands can be used to hold items.
They ask the user to be 30-to-40-
Brown says their palms make up the percentage of leverage.
\"You can pick up the ball and throw it, you can hug your mom,\" Brown said . \".
\"They will never make the child feel normal. . .
But they can ease the struggle a little. \"Brown\'s 9-year-
She said the old son, whose fingers were inverted at birth, used a fake hand.
Families seek help from non-profit organizations.
After they filled out some forms and submitted photos of their child\'s disability, Brown said, in the future they could be paired with volunteers who made free artificial limbs.
Brown said the nonprofit wants to use the hand donated by Northrop Grumman to build inventory for particularly large orders.
Brown said it also often works with clinics in Ukraine, China and Myanmar.
\"Not only do we get these hands, these kids are learning, and they can influence someone\'s life in a meaningful way,\" she said . \".
\"I think it\'s cool,\" said 17-year-old Matthew Crawford, a student at the National College Foundation.
\"It\'s a great opportunity to come here and build something that can help others.
This emotion got 16-year-
Anisa Hofert, an old student at Baltimore Institute of Technology.
\"I think that\'s what technology means --
Help people who need help, \"she said.
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