Mouser Electronics, Inc., the New Product Introduction (NPI) leader™ empowering innovation, served as a major sponsor of the recent Engineering the Holidays educational exhibit at the annual Toys for Tots Event, benefiting families in the Mansfield Independent School District (MISD) in Mansfield, Texas. The annual holiday event was held at the Dr. Jim Vaszauskas Center for the Performing Arts on November 30 and featured fun attractions, live performances, music, and food trucks.
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Mouser Electronics served as a major sponsor of the recent Engineering the Holidays educational exhibit at the annual Toys for Tots Event on November 30, benefiting families in the Mansfield Independent School District (MISD) in Mansfield, Texas. (Photo: Business Wire)
Attendees were encouraged to bring new, unwrapped toys to contribute to the toy drive, with collected toys earmarked for needy Mansfield area families. In total, over 23,000 toys were collected at the event, plus more than $30,000 in monetary donations, including toys donated by Mouser employees. The evening included an “Engineering the Holidays” exhibit, funded and sponsored by Mouser in partnership with the MISD Education Foundation, featuring science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) activities and displays, along with selfie opportunities with the Mouser Robot.
“Since Mouser’s beginnings, education has played a key role in our mission. Encouraging an interest in STEM gives students a platform for innovation and an opportunity to build character and self-esteem,” said Kevin Hess, Mouser’s Senior Vice President of Marketing. “This event was a great opportunity to help foster the minds of future engineers in our own community and support families that may be struggling this holiday season.”
Mouser has a rich history of supporting education in the community. The company regularly donates to the MISD Education Foundation, funding STEM grants that allow teachers to provide a host of student opportunities. Previous Mouser-funded grants have supported expanding makerspaces in Mansfield High School libraries and providing drone technology and robotics kits to help students develop essential skills. Mouser is also a major sponsor of FIRST® Robotics robot-building competitions at the local, state and international levels.
The Toys for Tots program was founded in 1947 by Marine Corps Reserve Major Bill Hendricks. That first year, Marines distributed about 5,000 toys to children in the Los Angeles area. Last year, the Marine Toys for Tots Program delivered an unprecedented 24.4 million toys, books and games to 9.9 million children.
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