Geeks for Kids Volunteer

Each year, Geeks for Kids seeks more than 200 good-hearted folks to make our kids’ dreams come true – to make it possible for kids with movement limitations to explore and play independently. There are lots of ways you can get hands-on in making the magic happen at Geeks for Kids. You can:

• Build Cars - Volunteer for a few hours, for a day or at every Car Build Event. Click here to learn more.
• Invent for Good - Calling all engineering, healthcare-oriented and design students! Join our middle school/high school team or form one of your own and design and prototype new features for our vehicles. Click here to learn more.
• Join Our Leadership Teams - Our steering committees make Geeks for Kids possible. Our Design Team guides all tech development, and our Business Leadership Team directs all business functions from marketing, recruiting to fundraising. Click here to learn more.

To make Geeks for Kids thrum like the Indy 500, we need specialists on hand to help teams design and build the coolest and the most functional cars and costumes. To design and build these cars, we need:

• Designers with skills in:
  • Graphic Design
  • CAD
  • Engineering Design
• Engineers with skills in:
  • Mechanical
  • Electrical
  • Robotics Design and Development
• Healthcare professionals to suggest adaptations:
  • Physical therapists
  • Occupational therapists
  • And, therapists-to-be

Not a Geek?

Terrific! There are lots of other ways you can help. Taking care of our kids requires so many different skills - technical and otherwise.  There are designs to draft, seat cushions and safety harnesses to sew, people to organize, parts to order, parties to plan, cookies to bake, and lots and lots of other tasks.  

For example, we need all the following skills:

• Sewing
• Project Management
• Graphic Design
• Videography 
• Photography
• Event Planning
• Fundraising
• Marketing
• Healthcare Consults
• Writing
• Baking

So, please jump in and lend a hand!