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    <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 01:49:41 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>MAKEnABLE - Spring 2026 - Cohort B (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BY YOUTH - FOR YOUTH&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;The e-NABLE Community is an amazing group of individuals from all over the world who are using their 3D printers to create free 3D printed hands and arms for those in need of an upper limb assistive device. They are people who have come together and collaborate on ways to help improve&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;The open-source 3D printable designs for hands and arms for those who were born missing fingers or who have lost them due to war, disease or natural disaster.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;The e-NABLE Community is made up of teachers, students, engineers, scientists, medical professionals, tinkerers, designers, parents, children, scout troops, artists, philanthropists, dreamers, coders, makers and every day people who just want to make a difference and help to “Give The World A Helping Hand.”&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WHY?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;This designation allows MakerspaceCT to be a certified hub in the Hartford area to print, build, and deliver prosthetic hands to people in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;This will improve the lives of amputees while concurrently teaching STEM skills to local students. Imagine the training these students will receive while experiencing the humbleness of giving a prosthetic to a peer in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE STUDENTS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;HIGH SCHOOL ages 14 - 18 and from all demographics in the Hartford region.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE CURRICULUM&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Students will learn the process of additive manufacturing, CAD design, and post processing while engaging in a meaningful project intent on helping those in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Through the support of the MakerspaceCT, Instructors utilizing the e-Nable online community students will work to get MakerspaceCT put “on the map”.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE SCHEDULE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;12 students meet 2 nights a week for 2 hours ( 3p-5p) for 6 Weeks&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;24 hours of project-based development at the MakerspaceCT tech lab - downtown Hartford includes meals, materials, and take-home projects.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(161, 135, 190);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 30px;" color="#000000"&gt;COHORT A SCHEDULE:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#4B0049"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(161, 135, 190);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 30px;" color="#000000"&gt;COHORT A&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;is Wednesdays and Fridays 3&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;:00pm-5:00pm&lt;/font&gt;,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;April 22nd through May 29th&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;This program is open to Connecticut High School students ages 14-18.&amp;nbsp;The tuition-free training is in-person and on-site at MakerspaceCT in Downtown Hartford.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;LOCATION:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;MakerspaceCT&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;36 Talcott Street&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;Hartford, CT 06119&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Health and Safety:&lt;/strong&gt; Masks are optional and social distancing is recommended. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://makerspacect.com/health-and-safety-update-april-2022/" target="_blank"&gt;Please click here for details.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Funding provided by:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.wefundforward.org/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://app.makerspacect.com/resources/Pictures/gawlicki%20family%20foundation%20logo.png" alt="" title="" border="0" style="left: 0px; top: 1907px; width: 267px;" width="267" height="84.5"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://app.makerspacect.com/event-6574211</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>MAKEnABLE - Spring 2026 - Cohort B (Friday, April 24, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BY YOUTH - FOR YOUTH&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;The e-NABLE Community is an amazing group of individuals from all over the world who are using their 3D printers to create free 3D printed hands and arms for those in need of an upper limb assistive device. They are people who have come together and collaborate on ways to help improve&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;The open-source 3D printable designs for hands and arms for those who were born missing fingers or who have lost them due to war, disease or natural disaster.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;The e-NABLE Community is made up of teachers, students, engineers, scientists, medical professionals, tinkerers, designers, parents, children, scout troops, artists, philanthropists, dreamers, coders, makers and every day people who just want to make a difference and help to “Give The World A Helping Hand.”&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WHY?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;This designation allows MakerspaceCT to be a certified hub in the Hartford area to print, build, and deliver prosthetic hands to people in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;This will improve the lives of amputees while concurrently teaching STEM skills to local students. Imagine the training these students will receive while experiencing the humbleness of giving a prosthetic to a peer in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE STUDENTS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;HIGH SCHOOL ages 14 - 18 and from all demographics in the Hartford region.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE CURRICULUM&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Students will learn the process of additive manufacturing, CAD design, and post processing while engaging in a meaningful project intent on helping those in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Through the support of the MakerspaceCT, Instructors utilizing the e-Nable online community students will work to get MakerspaceCT put “on the map”.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE SCHEDULE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;12 students meet 2 nights a week for 2 hours ( 3p-5p) for 6 Weeks&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;24 hours of project-based development at the MakerspaceCT tech lab - downtown Hartford includes meals, materials, and take-home projects.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(161, 135, 190);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 30px;" color="#000000"&gt;COHORT A SCHEDULE:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#4B0049"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(161, 135, 190);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 30px;" color="#000000"&gt;COHORT A&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;is Wednesdays and Fridays 3&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;:00pm-5:00pm&lt;/font&gt;,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;April 22nd through May 29th&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;This program is open to Connecticut High School students ages 14-18.&amp;nbsp;The tuition-free training is in-person and on-site at MakerspaceCT in Downtown Hartford.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;LOCATION:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;MakerspaceCT&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;36 Talcott Street&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;Hartford, CT 06119&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Health and Safety:&lt;/strong&gt; Masks are optional and social distancing is recommended. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://makerspacect.com/health-and-safety-update-april-2022/" target="_blank"&gt;Please click here for details.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Funding provided by:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.wefundforward.org/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://app.makerspacect.com/resources/Pictures/gawlicki%20family%20foundation%20logo.png" alt="" title="" border="0" style="left: 0px; top: 1907px; width: 267px;" width="267" height="84.5"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://app.makerspacect.com/event-6574211</link>
      <guid>https://app.makerspacect.com/event-6574211</guid>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>MAKEnABLE - Spring 2026 - Cohort B (Wednesday, April 29, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BY YOUTH - FOR YOUTH&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;The e-NABLE Community is an amazing group of individuals from all over the world who are using their 3D printers to create free 3D printed hands and arms for those in need of an upper limb assistive device. They are people who have come together and collaborate on ways to help improve&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;The open-source 3D printable designs for hands and arms for those who were born missing fingers or who have lost them due to war, disease or natural disaster.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;The e-NABLE Community is made up of teachers, students, engineers, scientists, medical professionals, tinkerers, designers, parents, children, scout troops, artists, philanthropists, dreamers, coders, makers and every day people who just want to make a difference and help to “Give The World A Helping Hand.”&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WHY?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;This designation allows MakerspaceCT to be a certified hub in the Hartford area to print, build, and deliver prosthetic hands to people in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;This will improve the lives of amputees while concurrently teaching STEM skills to local students. Imagine the training these students will receive while experiencing the humbleness of giving a prosthetic to a peer in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE STUDENTS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;HIGH SCHOOL ages 14 - 18 and from all demographics in the Hartford region.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE CURRICULUM&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Students will learn the process of additive manufacturing, CAD design, and post processing while engaging in a meaningful project intent on helping those in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Through the support of the MakerspaceCT, Instructors utilizing the e-Nable online community students will work to get MakerspaceCT put “on the map”.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE SCHEDULE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;12 students meet 2 nights a week for 2 hours ( 3p-5p) for 6 Weeks&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;24 hours of project-based development at the MakerspaceCT tech lab - downtown Hartford includes meals, materials, and take-home projects.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(161, 135, 190);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 30px;" color="#000000"&gt;COHORT A SCHEDULE:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#4B0049"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(161, 135, 190);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 30px;" color="#000000"&gt;COHORT A&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;is Wednesdays and Fridays 3&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;:00pm-5:00pm&lt;/font&gt;,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;April 22nd through May 29th&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;This program is open to Connecticut High School students ages 14-18.&amp;nbsp;The tuition-free training is in-person and on-site at MakerspaceCT in Downtown Hartford.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;LOCATION:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;MakerspaceCT&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;36 Talcott Street&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;Hartford, CT 06119&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Health and Safety:&lt;/strong&gt; Masks are optional and social distancing is recommended. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://makerspacect.com/health-and-safety-update-april-2022/" target="_blank"&gt;Please click here for details.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Funding provided by:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.wefundforward.org/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://app.makerspacect.com/resources/Pictures/gawlicki%20family%20foundation%20logo.png" alt="" title="" border="0" style="left: 0px; top: 1907px; width: 267px;" width="267" height="84.5"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://app.makerspacect.com/event-6574211</link>
      <guid>https://app.makerspacect.com/event-6574211</guid>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>MAKEnABLE - Spring 2026 - Cohort B (Friday, May 01, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BY YOUTH - FOR YOUTH&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;The e-NABLE Community is an amazing group of individuals from all over the world who are using their 3D printers to create free 3D printed hands and arms for those in need of an upper limb assistive device. They are people who have come together and collaborate on ways to help improve&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;The open-source 3D printable designs for hands and arms for those who were born missing fingers or who have lost them due to war, disease or natural disaster.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;The e-NABLE Community is made up of teachers, students, engineers, scientists, medical professionals, tinkerers, designers, parents, children, scout troops, artists, philanthropists, dreamers, coders, makers and every day people who just want to make a difference and help to “Give The World A Helping Hand.”&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WHY?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;This designation allows MakerspaceCT to be a certified hub in the Hartford area to print, build, and deliver prosthetic hands to people in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;This will improve the lives of amputees while concurrently teaching STEM skills to local students. Imagine the training these students will receive while experiencing the humbleness of giving a prosthetic to a peer in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE STUDENTS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;HIGH SCHOOL ages 14 - 18 and from all demographics in the Hartford region.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE CURRICULUM&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Students will learn the process of additive manufacturing, CAD design, and post processing while engaging in a meaningful project intent on helping those in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Through the support of the MakerspaceCT, Instructors utilizing the e-Nable online community students will work to get MakerspaceCT put “on the map”.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE SCHEDULE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;12 students meet 2 nights a week for 2 hours ( 3p-5p) for 6 Weeks&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;24 hours of project-based development at the MakerspaceCT tech lab - downtown Hartford includes meals, materials, and take-home projects.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(161, 135, 190);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 30px;" color="#000000"&gt;COHORT A SCHEDULE:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#4B0049"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(161, 135, 190);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 30px;" color="#000000"&gt;COHORT A&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;is Wednesdays and Fridays 3&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;:00pm-5:00pm&lt;/font&gt;,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;April 22nd through May 29th&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;This program is open to Connecticut High School students ages 14-18.&amp;nbsp;The tuition-free training is in-person and on-site at MakerspaceCT in Downtown Hartford.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;LOCATION:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;MakerspaceCT&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;36 Talcott Street&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;Hartford, CT 06119&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Health and Safety:&lt;/strong&gt; Masks are optional and social distancing is recommended. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://makerspacect.com/health-and-safety-update-april-2022/" target="_blank"&gt;Please click here for details.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Funding provided by:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.wefundforward.org/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://app.makerspacect.com/resources/Pictures/gawlicki%20family%20foundation%20logo.png" alt="" title="" border="0" style="left: 0px; top: 1907px; width: 267px;" width="267" height="84.5"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://app.makerspacect.com/event-6574211</link>
      <guid>https://app.makerspacect.com/event-6574211</guid>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>MAKEnABLE - Spring 2026 - Cohort B (Wednesday, May 06, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BY YOUTH - FOR YOUTH&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;The e-NABLE Community is an amazing group of individuals from all over the world who are using their 3D printers to create free 3D printed hands and arms for those in need of an upper limb assistive device. They are people who have come together and collaborate on ways to help improve&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;The open-source 3D printable designs for hands and arms for those who were born missing fingers or who have lost them due to war, disease or natural disaster.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;The e-NABLE Community is made up of teachers, students, engineers, scientists, medical professionals, tinkerers, designers, parents, children, scout troops, artists, philanthropists, dreamers, coders, makers and every day people who just want to make a difference and help to “Give The World A Helping Hand.”&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WHY?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;This designation allows MakerspaceCT to be a certified hub in the Hartford area to print, build, and deliver prosthetic hands to people in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;This will improve the lives of amputees while concurrently teaching STEM skills to local students. Imagine the training these students will receive while experiencing the humbleness of giving a prosthetic to a peer in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE STUDENTS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;HIGH SCHOOL ages 14 - 18 and from all demographics in the Hartford region.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE CURRICULUM&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Students will learn the process of additive manufacturing, CAD design, and post processing while engaging in a meaningful project intent on helping those in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Through the support of the MakerspaceCT, Instructors utilizing the e-Nable online community students will work to get MakerspaceCT put “on the map”.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE SCHEDULE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;12 students meet 2 nights a week for 2 hours ( 3p-5p) for 6 Weeks&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;24 hours of project-based development at the MakerspaceCT tech lab - downtown Hartford includes meals, materials, and take-home projects.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(161, 135, 190);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 30px;" color="#000000"&gt;COHORT A SCHEDULE:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#4B0049"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(161, 135, 190);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 30px;" color="#000000"&gt;COHORT A&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;is Wednesdays and Fridays 3&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;:00pm-5:00pm&lt;/font&gt;,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;April 22nd through May 29th&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;This program is open to Connecticut High School students ages 14-18.&amp;nbsp;The tuition-free training is in-person and on-site at MakerspaceCT in Downtown Hartford.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;LOCATION:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;MakerspaceCT&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;36 Talcott Street&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;Hartford, CT 06119&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Health and Safety:&lt;/strong&gt; Masks are optional and social distancing is recommended. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://makerspacect.com/health-and-safety-update-april-2022/" target="_blank"&gt;Please click here for details.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Funding provided by:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.wefundforward.org/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://app.makerspacect.com/resources/Pictures/gawlicki%20family%20foundation%20logo.png" alt="" title="" border="0" style="left: 0px; top: 1907px; width: 267px;" width="267" height="84.5"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://app.makerspacect.com/event-6574211</link>
      <guid>https://app.makerspacect.com/event-6574211</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>MAKEnABLE - Spring 2026 - Cohort B (Friday, May 08, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BY YOUTH - FOR YOUTH&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;The e-NABLE Community is an amazing group of individuals from all over the world who are using their 3D printers to create free 3D printed hands and arms for those in need of an upper limb assistive device. They are people who have come together and collaborate on ways to help improve&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;The open-source 3D printable designs for hands and arms for those who were born missing fingers or who have lost them due to war, disease or natural disaster.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;The e-NABLE Community is made up of teachers, students, engineers, scientists, medical professionals, tinkerers, designers, parents, children, scout troops, artists, philanthropists, dreamers, coders, makers and every day people who just want to make a difference and help to “Give The World A Helping Hand.”&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WHY?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;This designation allows MakerspaceCT to be a certified hub in the Hartford area to print, build, and deliver prosthetic hands to people in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;This will improve the lives of amputees while concurrently teaching STEM skills to local students. Imagine the training these students will receive while experiencing the humbleness of giving a prosthetic to a peer in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE STUDENTS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;HIGH SCHOOL ages 14 - 18 and from all demographics in the Hartford region.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE CURRICULUM&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Students will learn the process of additive manufacturing, CAD design, and post processing while engaging in a meaningful project intent on helping those in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Through the support of the MakerspaceCT, Instructors utilizing the e-Nable online community students will work to get MakerspaceCT put “on the map”.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE SCHEDULE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;12 students meet 2 nights a week for 2 hours ( 3p-5p) for 6 Weeks&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;24 hours of project-based development at the MakerspaceCT tech lab - downtown Hartford includes meals, materials, and take-home projects.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(161, 135, 190);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 30px;" color="#000000"&gt;COHORT A SCHEDULE:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#4B0049"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(161, 135, 190);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 30px;" color="#000000"&gt;COHORT A&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;is Wednesdays and Fridays 3&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;:00pm-5:00pm&lt;/font&gt;,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;April 22nd through May 29th&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;This program is open to Connecticut High School students ages 14-18.&amp;nbsp;The tuition-free training is in-person and on-site at MakerspaceCT in Downtown Hartford.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;LOCATION:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;MakerspaceCT&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;36 Talcott Street&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;Hartford, CT 06119&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Health and Safety:&lt;/strong&gt; Masks are optional and social distancing is recommended. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://makerspacect.com/health-and-safety-update-april-2022/" target="_blank"&gt;Please click here for details.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Funding provided by:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.wefundforward.org/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://app.makerspacect.com/resources/Pictures/gawlicki%20family%20foundation%20logo.png" alt="" title="" border="0" style="left: 0px; top: 1907px; width: 267px;" width="267" height="84.5"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://app.makerspacect.com/event-6574211</link>
      <guid>https://app.makerspacect.com/event-6574211</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>MAKEnABLE - Spring 2026 - Cohort B (Wednesday, May 13, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BY YOUTH - FOR YOUTH&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;The e-NABLE Community is an amazing group of individuals from all over the world who are using their 3D printers to create free 3D printed hands and arms for those in need of an upper limb assistive device. They are people who have come together and collaborate on ways to help improve&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;The open-source 3D printable designs for hands and arms for those who were born missing fingers or who have lost them due to war, disease or natural disaster.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;The e-NABLE Community is made up of teachers, students, engineers, scientists, medical professionals, tinkerers, designers, parents, children, scout troops, artists, philanthropists, dreamers, coders, makers and every day people who just want to make a difference and help to “Give The World A Helping Hand.”&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WHY?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;This designation allows MakerspaceCT to be a certified hub in the Hartford area to print, build, and deliver prosthetic hands to people in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;This will improve the lives of amputees while concurrently teaching STEM skills to local students. Imagine the training these students will receive while experiencing the humbleness of giving a prosthetic to a peer in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE STUDENTS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;HIGH SCHOOL ages 14 - 18 and from all demographics in the Hartford region.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE CURRICULUM&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Students will learn the process of additive manufacturing, CAD design, and post processing while engaging in a meaningful project intent on helping those in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Through the support of the MakerspaceCT, Instructors utilizing the e-Nable online community students will work to get MakerspaceCT put “on the map”.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE SCHEDULE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;12 students meet 2 nights a week for 2 hours ( 3p-5p) for 6 Weeks&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;24 hours of project-based development at the MakerspaceCT tech lab - downtown Hartford includes meals, materials, and take-home projects.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(161, 135, 190);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 30px;" color="#000000"&gt;COHORT A SCHEDULE:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#4B0049"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(161, 135, 190);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 30px;" color="#000000"&gt;COHORT A&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;is Wednesdays and Fridays 3&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;:00pm-5:00pm&lt;/font&gt;,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;April 22nd through May 29th&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;This program is open to Connecticut High School students ages 14-18.&amp;nbsp;The tuition-free training is in-person and on-site at MakerspaceCT in Downtown Hartford.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;LOCATION:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;MakerspaceCT&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;36 Talcott Street&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;Hartford, CT 06119&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Health and Safety:&lt;/strong&gt; Masks are optional and social distancing is recommended. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://makerspacect.com/health-and-safety-update-april-2022/" target="_blank"&gt;Please click here for details.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Funding provided by:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.wefundforward.org/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://app.makerspacect.com/resources/Pictures/gawlicki%20family%20foundation%20logo.png" alt="" title="" border="0" style="left: 0px; top: 1907px; width: 267px;" width="267" height="84.5"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://app.makerspacect.com/event-6574211</link>
      <guid>https://app.makerspacect.com/event-6574211</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>MAKEnABLE - Spring 2026 - Cohort B (Friday, May 15, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BY YOUTH - FOR YOUTH&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;The e-NABLE Community is an amazing group of individuals from all over the world who are using their 3D printers to create free 3D printed hands and arms for those in need of an upper limb assistive device. They are people who have come together and collaborate on ways to help improve&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;The open-source 3D printable designs for hands and arms for those who were born missing fingers or who have lost them due to war, disease or natural disaster.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;The e-NABLE Community is made up of teachers, students, engineers, scientists, medical professionals, tinkerers, designers, parents, children, scout troops, artists, philanthropists, dreamers, coders, makers and every day people who just want to make a difference and help to “Give The World A Helping Hand.”&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WHY?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;This designation allows MakerspaceCT to be a certified hub in the Hartford area to print, build, and deliver prosthetic hands to people in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;This will improve the lives of amputees while concurrently teaching STEM skills to local students. Imagine the training these students will receive while experiencing the humbleness of giving a prosthetic to a peer in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE STUDENTS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;HIGH SCHOOL ages 14 - 18 and from all demographics in the Hartford region.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE CURRICULUM&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Students will learn the process of additive manufacturing, CAD design, and post processing while engaging in a meaningful project intent on helping those in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Through the support of the MakerspaceCT, Instructors utilizing the e-Nable online community students will work to get MakerspaceCT put “on the map”.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE SCHEDULE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;12 students meet 2 nights a week for 2 hours ( 3p-5p) for 6 Weeks&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;24 hours of project-based development at the MakerspaceCT tech lab - downtown Hartford includes meals, materials, and take-home projects.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(161, 135, 190);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 30px;" color="#000000"&gt;COHORT A SCHEDULE:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#4B0049"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(161, 135, 190);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 30px;" color="#000000"&gt;COHORT A&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;is Wednesdays and Fridays 3&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;:00pm-5:00pm&lt;/font&gt;,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;April 22nd through May 29th&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;This program is open to Connecticut High School students ages 14-18.&amp;nbsp;The tuition-free training is in-person and on-site at MakerspaceCT in Downtown Hartford.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;LOCATION:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;MakerspaceCT&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;36 Talcott Street&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;Hartford, CT 06119&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Health and Safety:&lt;/strong&gt; Masks are optional and social distancing is recommended. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://makerspacect.com/health-and-safety-update-april-2022/" target="_blank"&gt;Please click here for details.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Funding provided by:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.wefundforward.org/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://app.makerspacect.com/resources/Pictures/gawlicki%20family%20foundation%20logo.png" alt="" title="" border="0" style="left: 0px; top: 1907px; width: 267px;" width="267" height="84.5"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://app.makerspacect.com/event-6574211</link>
      <guid>https://app.makerspacect.com/event-6574211</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>MAKEnABLE - Spring 2026 - Cohort B (Wednesday, May 20, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BY YOUTH - FOR YOUTH&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;The e-NABLE Community is an amazing group of individuals from all over the world who are using their 3D printers to create free 3D printed hands and arms for those in need of an upper limb assistive device. They are people who have come together and collaborate on ways to help improve&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;The open-source 3D printable designs for hands and arms for those who were born missing fingers or who have lost them due to war, disease or natural disaster.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;The e-NABLE Community is made up of teachers, students, engineers, scientists, medical professionals, tinkerers, designers, parents, children, scout troops, artists, philanthropists, dreamers, coders, makers and every day people who just want to make a difference and help to “Give The World A Helping Hand.”&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WHY?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;This designation allows MakerspaceCT to be a certified hub in the Hartford area to print, build, and deliver prosthetic hands to people in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;This will improve the lives of amputees while concurrently teaching STEM skills to local students. Imagine the training these students will receive while experiencing the humbleness of giving a prosthetic to a peer in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE STUDENTS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;HIGH SCHOOL ages 14 - 18 and from all demographics in the Hartford region.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE CURRICULUM&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Students will learn the process of additive manufacturing, CAD design, and post processing while engaging in a meaningful project intent on helping those in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Through the support of the MakerspaceCT, Instructors utilizing the e-Nable online community students will work to get MakerspaceCT put “on the map”.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE SCHEDULE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;12 students meet 2 nights a week for 2 hours ( 3p-5p) for 6 Weeks&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;24 hours of project-based development at the MakerspaceCT tech lab - downtown Hartford includes meals, materials, and take-home projects.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(161, 135, 190);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 30px;" color="#000000"&gt;COHORT A SCHEDULE:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#4B0049"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(161, 135, 190);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 30px;" color="#000000"&gt;COHORT A&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;is Wednesdays and Fridays 3&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;:00pm-5:00pm&lt;/font&gt;,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;April 22nd through May 29th&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;This program is open to Connecticut High School students ages 14-18.&amp;nbsp;The tuition-free training is in-person and on-site at MakerspaceCT in Downtown Hartford.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;LOCATION:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;MakerspaceCT&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;36 Talcott Street&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;Hartford, CT 06119&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Health and Safety:&lt;/strong&gt; Masks are optional and social distancing is recommended. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://makerspacect.com/health-and-safety-update-april-2022/" target="_blank"&gt;Please click here for details.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Funding provided by:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.wefundforward.org/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://app.makerspacect.com/resources/Pictures/gawlicki%20family%20foundation%20logo.png" alt="" title="" border="0" style="left: 0px; top: 1907px; width: 267px;" width="267" height="84.5"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>MAKEnABLE - Spring 2026 - Cohort B (Friday, May 22, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BY YOUTH - FOR YOUTH&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;The e-NABLE Community is an amazing group of individuals from all over the world who are using their 3D printers to create free 3D printed hands and arms for those in need of an upper limb assistive device. They are people who have come together and collaborate on ways to help improve&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;The open-source 3D printable designs for hands and arms for those who were born missing fingers or who have lost them due to war, disease or natural disaster.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;The e-NABLE Community is made up of teachers, students, engineers, scientists, medical professionals, tinkerers, designers, parents, children, scout troops, artists, philanthropists, dreamers, coders, makers and every day people who just want to make a difference and help to “Give The World A Helping Hand.”&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WHY?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;This designation allows MakerspaceCT to be a certified hub in the Hartford area to print, build, and deliver prosthetic hands to people in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;This will improve the lives of amputees while concurrently teaching STEM skills to local students. Imagine the training these students will receive while experiencing the humbleness of giving a prosthetic to a peer in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE STUDENTS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;HIGH SCHOOL ages 14 - 18 and from all demographics in the Hartford region.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE CURRICULUM&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Students will learn the process of additive manufacturing, CAD design, and post processing while engaging in a meaningful project intent on helping those in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Through the support of the MakerspaceCT, Instructors utilizing the e-Nable online community students will work to get MakerspaceCT put “on the map”.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE SCHEDULE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;12 students meet 2 nights a week for 2 hours ( 3p-5p) for 6 Weeks&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;24 hours of project-based development at the MakerspaceCT tech lab - downtown Hartford includes meals, materials, and take-home projects.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(161, 135, 190);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 30px;" color="#000000"&gt;COHORT A SCHEDULE:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#4B0049"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(161, 135, 190);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 30px;" color="#000000"&gt;COHORT A&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;is Wednesdays and Fridays 3&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;:00pm-5:00pm&lt;/font&gt;,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;April 22nd through May 29th&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;This program is open to Connecticut High School students ages 14-18.&amp;nbsp;The tuition-free training is in-person and on-site at MakerspaceCT in Downtown Hartford.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;LOCATION:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;MakerspaceCT&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;36 Talcott Street&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;Hartford, CT 06119&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Health and Safety:&lt;/strong&gt; Masks are optional and social distancing is recommended. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://makerspacect.com/health-and-safety-update-april-2022/" target="_blank"&gt;Please click here for details.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Funding provided by:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.wefundforward.org/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://app.makerspacect.com/resources/Pictures/gawlicki%20family%20foundation%20logo.png" alt="" title="" border="0" style="left: 0px; top: 1907px; width: 267px;" width="267" height="84.5"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://app.makerspacect.com/event-6574211</link>
      <guid>https://app.makerspacect.com/event-6574211</guid>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>MAKEnABLE - Spring 2026 - Cohort B (Wednesday, May 27, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BY YOUTH - FOR YOUTH&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;The e-NABLE Community is an amazing group of individuals from all over the world who are using their 3D printers to create free 3D printed hands and arms for those in need of an upper limb assistive device. They are people who have come together and collaborate on ways to help improve&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;The open-source 3D printable designs for hands and arms for those who were born missing fingers or who have lost them due to war, disease or natural disaster.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;The e-NABLE Community is made up of teachers, students, engineers, scientists, medical professionals, tinkerers, designers, parents, children, scout troops, artists, philanthropists, dreamers, coders, makers and every day people who just want to make a difference and help to “Give The World A Helping Hand.”&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WHY?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;This designation allows MakerspaceCT to be a certified hub in the Hartford area to print, build, and deliver prosthetic hands to people in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;This will improve the lives of amputees while concurrently teaching STEM skills to local students. Imagine the training these students will receive while experiencing the humbleness of giving a prosthetic to a peer in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE STUDENTS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;HIGH SCHOOL ages 14 - 18 and from all demographics in the Hartford region.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE CURRICULUM&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Students will learn the process of additive manufacturing, CAD design, and post processing while engaging in a meaningful project intent on helping those in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Through the support of the MakerspaceCT, Instructors utilizing the e-Nable online community students will work to get MakerspaceCT put “on the map”.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE SCHEDULE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;12 students meet 2 nights a week for 2 hours ( 3p-5p) for 6 Weeks&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;24 hours of project-based development at the MakerspaceCT tech lab - downtown Hartford includes meals, materials, and take-home projects.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(161, 135, 190);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 30px;" color="#000000"&gt;COHORT A SCHEDULE:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#4B0049"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(161, 135, 190);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 30px;" color="#000000"&gt;COHORT A&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;is Wednesdays and Fridays 3&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;:00pm-5:00pm&lt;/font&gt;,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;April 22nd through May 29th&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;This program is open to Connecticut High School students ages 14-18.&amp;nbsp;The tuition-free training is in-person and on-site at MakerspaceCT in Downtown Hartford.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;LOCATION:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;MakerspaceCT&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;36 Talcott Street&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;Hartford, CT 06119&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Health and Safety:&lt;/strong&gt; Masks are optional and social distancing is recommended. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://makerspacect.com/health-and-safety-update-april-2022/" target="_blank"&gt;Please click here for details.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Funding provided by:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.wefundforward.org/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://app.makerspacect.com/resources/Pictures/gawlicki%20family%20foundation%20logo.png" alt="" title="" border="0" style="left: 0px; top: 1907px; width: 267px;" width="267" height="84.5"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://app.makerspacect.com/event-6574211</link>
      <guid>https://app.makerspacect.com/event-6574211</guid>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>MAKEnABLE - Spring 2026 - Cohort B (Friday, May 29, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BY YOUTH - FOR YOUTH&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;The e-NABLE Community is an amazing group of individuals from all over the world who are using their 3D printers to create free 3D printed hands and arms for those in need of an upper limb assistive device. They are people who have come together and collaborate on ways to help improve&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;The open-source 3D printable designs for hands and arms for those who were born missing fingers or who have lost them due to war, disease or natural disaster.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;The e-NABLE Community is made up of teachers, students, engineers, scientists, medical professionals, tinkerers, designers, parents, children, scout troops, artists, philanthropists, dreamers, coders, makers and every day people who just want to make a difference and help to “Give The World A Helping Hand.”&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WHY?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;This designation allows MakerspaceCT to be a certified hub in the Hartford area to print, build, and deliver prosthetic hands to people in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;This will improve the lives of amputees while concurrently teaching STEM skills to local students. Imagine the training these students will receive while experiencing the humbleness of giving a prosthetic to a peer in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE STUDENTS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;HIGH SCHOOL ages 14 - 18 and from all demographics in the Hartford region.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE CURRICULUM&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Students will learn the process of additive manufacturing, CAD design, and post processing while engaging in a meaningful project intent on helping those in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Through the support of the MakerspaceCT, Instructors utilizing the e-Nable online community students will work to get MakerspaceCT put “on the map”.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE SCHEDULE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;12 students meet 2 nights a week for 2 hours ( 3p-5p) for 6 Weeks&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;24 hours of project-based development at the MakerspaceCT tech lab - downtown Hartford includes meals, materials, and take-home projects.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(161, 135, 190);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 30px;" color="#000000"&gt;COHORT A SCHEDULE:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#4B0049"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(161, 135, 190);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 30px;" color="#000000"&gt;COHORT A&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;is Wednesdays and Fridays 3&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;:00pm-5:00pm&lt;/font&gt;,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;April 22nd through May 29th&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;This program is open to Connecticut High School students ages 14-18.&amp;nbsp;The tuition-free training is in-person and on-site at MakerspaceCT in Downtown Hartford.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;LOCATION:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;MakerspaceCT&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;36 Talcott Street&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;Hartford, CT 06119&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Health and Safety:&lt;/strong&gt; Masks are optional and social distancing is recommended. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://makerspacect.com/health-and-safety-update-april-2022/" target="_blank"&gt;Please click here for details.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Funding provided by:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.wefundforward.org/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://app.makerspacect.com/resources/Pictures/gawlicki%20family%20foundation%20logo.png" alt="" title="" border="0" style="left: 0px; top: 1907px; width: 267px;" width="267" height="84.5"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://app.makerspacect.com/event-6574211</link>
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