A group of Girl Scouts is using its cookie sale proceeds to benefit other children while learning new skills along the way.A Girl Scout troop of eight third-grade students in Dorchester, Massachusetts, used nearly $200 of its profits from this year's cookie sales to make a 3D-printed toddler mobility trainer, which is a type of wheelchair for kids with mobility challenges.The members of Girl Scout Troop 77502 used cookie sale money to build a pediatric wheelchair from 3D-printed plastic parts.Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts
The girls' troop leader, Corinne Curran, told ABC News the wheelchair took about 200 hours to print using a 3D printer and less than an hour for the troop to build.She said the girls were inspired to build a wheelchair for a fellow child after taking a troop visit to Curran's employer, The Boston Home, a residential care center for adults with neurological conditions.Curran said the troop members, which include her daughter, were "obsessed" with wheelchairs after their visit and were all on board when they learned they could make their own child-sized wheelchair with 3D-printed parts.The members of Girl Scout Troop 77502 used cookie sale money to build a pediatric wheelchair from 3D-printed plastic parts.Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts"They were so excited," Curran said, adding, "One of the cool parts about Girl Scouts is they know they earn this money and they can see where it's going and how they can use it to do good, make the world a better place."According to the Girl Scouts, profits from a troop's cookie sales go directly to the troop and to their local Girl Scout council. Each troop may decide how the money is used, whether for troop activities, trips, or community service projects.Members of Girl Scout Troop 77502, all third-graders, worked together to build a pediatric wheelchair from 3D-printed plastic parts.Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts
