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 * What We Do
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   * About RePlay for Kids
   * Calendar
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   * Toy Adaptation Workshops
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     * Family Toy Adapting Workshops
     * STEM High School Toy Adapting Workshops
     * RePlay @Home
     * RePlay Ride-On Workshops
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   * Annual Adapted Toy Giveaway
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     * Impact Award
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   * Design Projects
   * History
   * Board of Directors
   * F.A.Q.
   * Documents
   * RePlay for Kids Annual Report
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MISSION

The mission of RePlay for Kids is to increase the availability of toys and
assistive devices for children with disabilities. We repair, adapt and
distribute toys and assistive devices free of charge. In so doing, we strive to
raise awareness and increase the number and variety of toys and devices
available to the children who need them.

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WHAT WE DO

RePlay for Kids is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization of volunteers
who repair and adapt toys and assistive devices for children with disabilities
in Northeast Ohio. RePlay for Kids provides these services at no cost for
non-profit organizations that provide medical, educational, or recreational
resources for children with disabilities in the Northeast Ohio area. Most of
these organizations have limited resources and often cannot afford to replace
devices that have broken, and do not have the technical knowledge or time
available to repair the devices. RePlay for Kids can provide these services,
therefore increasing the number of functioning toys and assistive devices
available for children with disabilities.



LATEST NEWS



 * RePlay for Kids 2021 Annual Report is now available
 * News coverage of our 2021 Adapted Toy Giveaway
 * 2021 Adapted Toy Giveaway
 * 2020 Adapted Toy Giveaway
 * Instructions Available for Adapting Specific Toys




PROGRAMS

RePlay for Kids has several programs to provide toys for children with
disabilities:



 * Toy Repair Workshops

 * General Toy Adapting Workshops

 * Family Toy Adapting Workshops

 * Instructions for Adapting Toys at Home NEW

 * RePlay @Home Toy Giveaway Events

 * STEM High School Toy Adapting Workshops

 * RePlay Ride-On - adapted ride-on cars

 * Annual Adapted Toy Giveaway Event


REPLAY FOR KIDS 2021 ANNUAL REPORT IS NOW AVAILABLE

Our 2021 Annual Report is now available.  Click here to see it!



 


NEWS COVERAGE OF OUR 2021 ADAPTED TOY GIVEAWAY

RePlay for Kids was fortunate this year to expand our geographic coverage by
working with the Educational Service Center of Eastern Ohio to provide adapted
toys to agencies and children in  Ashtabula, Portage, Trumbull, Columbiana and
Mahoning counties.   WFMJ in Youngstown did a nice story on the adapted toy
giveaway there.  You can see it here

 


2021 ADAPTED TOY GIVEAWAY

This year, our volunteers were able to continue adapting toys, either at home or
in small, remote workshops.  That allowed us to continue our tradition of having
an Adapted Toy Giveaway during the holiday season.  This year, we were able to
give away over 1,600 adapted toys and switches.

  


2020 ADAPTED TOY GIVEAWAY

Although the pandemic limited our toy adapting opportunities this year, the
volunteers and staff at RePlay for Kids were able to figure out ways to get it
done.  At our 2020 Adapted Toy Giveaway, 630 adapted toys and 100 switches were
given to families and to agencies in Northeast Ohio who provide services to
children with disabilities. 

The toys that are adapted at our toy adaptation workshops (and by volunteers
working at home this year) are given away to agencies at our adapted toy
giveaway event in December of each year. Representatives from the agencies we
work with are invited to select a number of adapted toys that are appropriate
for the children they serve. This year, requests were made online, and
volunteers and staff from RePlay for Kids boxed up the requests and placed them
in the agency representatives' or families' cars as they drove through our
storage facility.  And, of course, the adapted toys are given to the agencies or
families for free.



 1. Instructions Available for Adapting Specific Toys
 2. Adapting Toys While Adapting to the New Normal
 3. RePlay featured on WKYC-3 "Girls in STEM" Series

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TOY STORIES

 1. Lucy
 2. Rakaya
 3. Eloise
 4. Laine

Marcie, an engineer at Goodyear, learned about RePlay for Kids like many parents
do. She was visiting United Disability Services in Akron, to borrow toys for her
daughter, Lucy, who was six years old at the time. Lucy was born with a
neurological disorder, resulting in multiple disabilities. Lucy uses assistive
devices, including adapted toys, as a part of her day-to-day activities. She
uses them to play by herself, to interact with her siblings and peers, and to
learn communication skills. The toys she uses have been adapted with different
types of switches, so that she can control them herself, even with her
disabilities.

Lucy’s family has purchased a few devices and adapted toys of their own, but the
lending library at United Disability Services allows them to try different types
of switches to see what works best for Lucy, and to rotate their supply of toys,
so she remains challenged, interested and engaged.

One day, as Marcie and a staff member were looking through the toys and testing
them, she noticed that many were not fully functional, and watched as the broken
toys were placed into a box labeled, “RePlay for Kids.” The staff member
explained that RePlay for Kids repairs and adapts toys for UDS, free of charge,
so they may be borrowed by families, therapists and child care centers who have
a need.

Marcie was immediately intrigued. An engineer herself, she thought she could
help RePlay by organizing a toy repair workshop, and recruiting her engineer and
techie friends to join in. The very first workshop was a great success. While
she was most interested in helping to provide adapted toys for children who need
them, other workshop participants simply enjoyed fixing the toys!

Many productive workshops later, Marcie is just as enthusiastic about RePlay for
Kids. She appreciates the adapted toys and repair services they provide for
children with special needs like Lucy, and she enjoys being a part of the
process by repairing and adapting toys herself.
Some parents attend the workshops to learn how to adapt their own toys.
3-yeor-old Rakaya was born with cerebral palsy. "(The toys) teach Rakaya cause
and effect," as well as independence, Rakaya's mom said. "She wants to play with
them by herself, and I never thought l'd see that day."
Eloise wanted to thank you again for all the new toys! Most are going under the
tree for Christmas but we decided to play with Cookie Monster today and she
loves him! I also want to thank you for all you do! Eloise has a spinning
hamburger toy that was adapted at one of your workshops over 2 years ago. It has
been her favorite ever since and having that toy taught her how to play. Your
organization has had a very real and very meaningful impact on her life. Thank
you again!
Laine received adapted toys at our 2017 Adapted Toy Giveaway. His mom told us "I
just wanted to tell you how much we appreciated you inviting Laine today! He
played with his toys until he went to bed and he said that today was "the best
day of his life"! It means so much to us that he was included today and to see
the joy on his face was priceless. What an awesome and generous thing you all do
for the kids! To see him be able to play with a toy with absolutely no help (
besides plugging it in) is just amazing to watch. Thanks again!"
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VOLUNTEER & AGENCY TESTIMONIALS

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"I like the hands-on getting something done that will directly benefit a child
that needs it. Also, working things out with coworkers that I normally do not
work with was fun." - Volunteer, ArcelorMittal
"As a speech pathologist working with young children with disabilities, I love
the adapted toys that RePlay for Kids provides. I am able to loan toys out to
families to try with their children. The variety of toys adapted is a great help
as we try to find something motivating to each individual child. Often these
early cause and effect toys set the stage for more complex communication using
augmentative switches or devices down the road." - speech pathologist
"RePlay has conducted a toy refitting workshop three times at Beaumont School.
The girls are always nervous at first, but once in their groups, they dive in
and start revving up those power tools! We can't wait for the next time." - High
School Teacher, Beaumont School
I just wanted to drop a note to say thank you for working with us on the toy
adaptation event last Thursday. You walked into a room of people who were
apprehensive, maybe a little skeptical and in many cases terrified, but with
your assistance you left a group of people who were amazed at their ability to
do something they didn’t think they would be able to do and thrilled to have
adapted a toy! You have the patience of a saint as all of us clamored for your
assistance at the beginning. With your help, soon many had completed their toy
and went on to help others with their toy. The atmosphere in the room went from
quiet and a bit tense to laughter and awe at their accomplishment. This was such
a great project for our team and for such a great cause. I received a lot of
positive feedback from your presentation because some people were unaware of
what RePlay for Kids was all about and after you spoke we all were filled with
genuine admiration for what RePlay does for less fortunate children. So again
thank you and RePlay for Kids for what you did for us as well as what you do for
children every day! - Volunteer, Progressive Insurance
"I am an SLP working in several different school districts within northeastern
Ohio and RePlay has adapted and repaired numerous toys and switches for
different school districts. I have been in. RePlay has done a great job on
adapting these toys and fixed them in a timely manner. RePlay has always done a
great job repairing and adapting our toys. " - AAC Consultant, Cuyahoga County
Board of Developmental Disabilities
"I have worked with RePlay both as a client and recipient of adapted toys, and
as a host for adapted toy workshops through University Hospitals. My
interactions with RePlay have always been positive. In particular I would note
an organized, responsive, and welcoming staff and leadership of the
organization. We are grateful to have established a relationship with RePlay and
have seen great benefits for the patients and families we serve by being able to
offer adapted toys." - Recreational Therapist, University Hospitals
On behalf of EY’s Northeast Ohio office, we’d like to thank Replay for Kid’s for
opening its doors (as always!) to our volunteers on our annual day of service,
EY Connect Day. We’ve since received such positive feedback from our people
about their experience and look forward to participating in future workshops! -
Volunteers, Ernst & Young
We are so grateful to RePlay for all that it has done and continues to do for
our students. The skills learned by playing with these toys have catapulted our
students into academic skills that were previously thought unattainable." -
Therapists from Stark County Board of Developmental Disabilities
"Love that we can help challenged children to have some fun. Thought the event
was wonderful."
You lit up his life with the giant teddy bear who sings, and the remote control
car. He loves getting his peers involved with his play, and these two very
exciting items, certainly brought them over to him. His smile lights up a room,
and we thank you for helping make that happen. Your generous gifts will be used
and used and used!! Many thanks from the children at the Brooklyn Schools. -
Speech-Language Pathologist Brooklyn School District
"I think it was very interesting and I would do it again. I left feeling really
good like I accomplished something that will help kids with disabilities. Very
satisfying. The instructors were wonderful."
I like the hands-on getting something done that will directly benefit a child
that needs it. Also, working things out with coworkers that I normally do not
work with was fun. - Volunteer, Kraft Fluid Systems Inc.
“The joy and excitement on the faces of the children has been immeasurable. The
toys are also very reinforcing in establishing cause-effect relationships for
children with disabilities. Some of the children with special needs have limited
opportunities for "play" with toys that they can manipulate. Your donations have
made their play time more meaningful and interactive for them.” -
Speech-Language Pathologist Euclid City Schools
I first learned about RePlay for Kids while attending a workshop. They asked all
the SLPs in the room to "adapt" a toy for a student by implementing a switch to
activate the toy. For someone who has never understood wiring, mechanics , etc.
this task seemed extremely far-fetched. However, with the wonderful guidance of
Natalie and her colleagues from RePlay we were able to strip wires, solder, etc.
to create something wonderful. With my new found excitement and the power of
soldering for the first time, I walked up to Natalie and asked if we could do a
workshop with one of our vocational programs. She was very friendly and more
than willing to set this up for our students. Unfortunately, this is the time
when COVID-19 changed many aspects of life and we had to cancel the workshop.
During this time, my students were also left without the equipment and daily
activities that brought each of them so much joy. Their teachers and I began to
worry about this lack of stimulation. We were unable to return to school to pick
up equipment that was desperately needed by the families. With limited or no
other options, I turned to RePlay for Kids. Yet again, without hesitation they
were willing to help each and every one of our students in need. Toys were
selected, requests were made, and boxes delivered extremely fast. I have had the
joy of having video instruction with families filled with delight watching their
children interact with these toys specially set up by RePlay for Kids. I can't
tell you how much the students, parents, teachers, and I appreciate all that
this organization has done. The students that we work with are such bright
lights in this world. Being able to bring joy and laughter to their day-to-day
routine is an amazing experience and one we cherish so much as individuals who
get to work with them. - Ali S., Speech Language Pathologist, Kent City Schools
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FUNDING SUPPORT

Thanks to the following for their financial support:

 *  The Venarge Family Fund of the Akron Community Foundation
 * The Stark Community Foundation
 * The Char and Chuck Fowler Family Foundation
 * The GPD Foundation
 * The Akron Community Foundation Education Fund
 * ArcelorMittal - Cleveland
 * The Romich Foundation
 * The Community Foundation of Lorain County
 * Medina County Community Fund
 * The William J. and Dorothy K. O'Neill Foundation
 *  Ronald McDonald House Charities
 * Cy Pres Honor Project
 * The Leonard Gelfand STEM Center at Case Western Reserve University
 *  The R.C. Musson & Katharine M. Musson Charitable Foundation
 *  Lloyd L. & Louise K. Smith Foundation
 *  The Chagrin Valley Women's League
 *  The Medina County Women's Endowment Fund of the Akron Community Foundation
 * The CareSource Foundation
 *  The Willard Stephenson Foundation
 *  Printrunner Nonprofit Sponsorship Program 
 * The Dominion Foundation 
 * The Akron Community Foundation's Millennium Fund for Children
 * The Sisler McFawn Foundation
 * Jones Day - Cleveland
 * The Ohio Children's Foundation
 * The Nord Family Foundation
 * Nordson Corporation Foundation
 * CVS/Caremark Community Grants
 * The Saint Luke's Foundation
 * The Storage Zone
 * Mattel Children's Foundation
 * The Junior League of Cleveland 
 * The Gannett Foundation
 * The Center for Community Partnerships
 * The Pilot Club of Akron

and many individual donors!


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DISCLAIMER

RePlay for Kids does not provide warranties for the repaired or modified
devices. RePlay for Kids uses standard engineering practices to repair and
modify devices. However, repairs and modifications made by RePlay for Kids will
most likely void any existing warranties on the device. It is the responsibility
of the supplying organization to ensure that the devices are used in the proper
manner and with proper supervision. RePlay for Kids volunteers will NOT repair
or modify any AC powered device, medical equipment, or wheelchairs.





UPCOMING EVENTS

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CONTACT US

RePlay for Kids

Admin Office:
600 W. Sturbridge Dr.
Medina, OH 44256

RePlay Creative Space:
6190 Cochran Rd.
Solon, OH 44139


Phone:     (330) 721-8281
Toll Free:  1-(866) 9-REPLAY
Fax: (651) 436-0345
Bill Memberg, President
E-mail: info@replayforkids.org







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