Assigned Projects

ACTIVE RCRV PROJECTS
Title	Requestor	Date Requested	RCRV designer	Date Started
Tutoring/mentoring
255 - Reading to preschoolers	Rockwell Collins Child Development Center - Ann Marie Ruske	Feb 15, 2005	Rose Kerschenske	Jan 16, 2009
	Assist in the daycare classrooms with reading to children, assisting with crafts and just having fun.
Assistive devices
346 - Pill Bottle Holders	Cedar Rapids Vision In Motion	Jul 30, 2009	Arlo Meyer	Aug 3, 2009
	Construction of pill bottle holders for use by a low vision client when utilizing a closed circuit television. See Therese Molloy or Carol Luth for directions.
331 - rivet dispenser (switch-driven)	Options of Linn County, Wayne Clayton	Dec 29, 2008	Russell Schuchmann	Dec 30, 2008
	Assist a consumer, who has limited fine motor skills, to participate in a contract putting small rivets into holes of a metal bar. The consumer hits a switch, which turns a drum filled with rivets, and several rivets are dispensed to a co-worker. This will replace items destroyed in the flood of June 2008. Russ Schuchmann has volunteered for this project.
257 - Building boards for Preschoolers	Heart of Iowa, Myrna Loehrlein, 862-1050, mloehrlein@asac.us	Mar 3, 2005	Russell Schuchmann	Oct 11, 2007
	We need equipment to introduce some fine motor skills and to allow children to explore skills used in building. So many preschool crafts deal with arts and crafts that we are short on those skills associated withbuilding. We are trying to develop a program that offers diversity to our boys and girls. Including building activities would help us expand the child's awareness of his / her world and the contributions people of all occupations make to our community. We need sturdy equipment that will allow the children to work with nuts and bolts. Screws and screwdrivers, locks, hasps, and other things commonly found in a hardware store. Toymakers make busy boards and pounding boards, but they are too fragile for us, or too expensive. In addition, we would like to take this out of the realm of mostly a toy and highlight the things a children might find in a workshop. We hope to have 3 or 4 of these boards in a variety of configuations. Thank you for considering this project! Myrna
Design notes:
196 - Robotics Implementation for Cerebral Palsy Patient	Rural Employment Alternatives	May 13, 2003	Jim Wolf	May 13, 2003
	Provide consumer Mandy C., who has severe Cerebral Palsy, with a capability to perform useful tasks. The LinnMar Robotics Team under direction of Jim Wolfe has agreed to design and build a suitable device. Bentley Manufacturing, Inc. has agreed to perform the materials fabrication. Schedule will be impacted by availability of students during Summer of 2003 and the 2003-04 academic year to perform tasks.
Design notes:
Constuction projects
342 - Chalk Board Construction	Cedar Rapids Vision In Motion	Jul 30, 2009	Arlo Meyer	Aug 3, 2009
	Construct two classroom size chalk boards for use with occupational therapy clients.
343 - Therapy Benches	Cedar Rapids Vision In Motion	Jul 30, 2009	Arlo Meyer	Aug 3, 2009
	Construct three therapy benhces for use with occupational therapy clients during individual and group therapy sessions. Please see Carol Luth or Therese Molloy for patterns.
344 - Balance Stools	Cedar Rapids Vision In Motion	Jul 30, 2009	Arlo Meyer	Aug 3, 2009
	Construct 3 one-legged balance stools for use with occupational therapy clients. Please see Carol Luth or Therese Molloy for patterns.
345 - Therapy Tables	Cedar Rapids Vision In Motion	Jul 30, 2009	Arlo Meyer	Aug 3, 2009
	Construction of children's size therapy tables for use with occupational therapy clients. Please see Therese Molloy or Carol Luth for patterns.
347 - Book Stands	Cedar Rapids Vision In Motion	Jul 30, 2009	Arlo Meyer	Aug 3, 2009
	Construction of book stands for use by low vision clients. See Therese Molloy or Carol Luth for pattern.
336 - Spin Board	St. Luke's Witwer Children's Therapy Center-Emily Robins 319-369-8001	Feb 5, 2009	Cliff Koop	Apr 9, 2009
	BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Many of the children that come to our clinic have difficulty "understanding" or processing the information in their environment. They often perceive the five senses (taste, touch, smell, vision and hearing) as well as movement (vestibular) and position in space (proprioception) differently. The "spin board" is part of a treatment protocol to help the child improve their processing of visual, auditory and vestibular (movement) information. To achieve optimal results, we train the parents to carry out this treatment protocol with their child on a daily basis in the home. REQUEST: The spin board is expensive for the parents to purchase. We would like your assistance fabricating the boards. The platform of the board should be approximately 20" X 33" of 1" pressboard. The bottom is a 15" diameter octagon of 1" pressboard. The platform spins on a lazy susan that is attached to the octagon. The lazy susan is approximately 13" in diameter. The platform has about 1" of foam on the top covered by vinyl. The vinyl is stapled to the underside of the platform. PLEASE CONTACT EMILY ROBINS WITH ESTIMATE OF COST PER BOARD AND/OR QUESTIONS.
324 - Science Station Exhibit Upgrade -- Transformer Power (Basement)	Science Station -- Cliff Ehlinger 363-4629 x108	Jan 17, 2008	John Wauer	Feb 11, 2008
	1. Repair exhibit 2. Review signage 3. Laminate needs to be inspected and broken pieces replaced 4. Paint base; install top finials
325 - Science Station Exhibit Upgrade -- Faraday’s Electric Machine (Basement )	Science Station -- Cliff Ehlinger 363-4629 x108	Jan 17, 2008	John Wauer	Feb 11, 2008
	1. Repair exhibit 2. Review signage 3. Laminate needs to be inspected and broken pieces replaced 4. Paint base; install top finials
Clerical
276 - Enter data from cultural organizations into web site www.culturalcorridor.org	Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance -- Joe Jennison, executive director	Feb 7, 2006	Keith Sutherland	Feb 7, 2006
	95% of the Cultural Corridor Alliance is nonprofit. They have a web site for which each of the non-profit organizations provides information. They need help to enter the information onto the web site. At the 2/2/06 Community Projects Team meeting, Jim Green, Keith Sutherland, and Pete Jurgens volunteered to take this on.

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ACTIVE RCRV PROJECTS