06-02-2025
Young student raises funds for Springfield Open Pantry with 3D-printed art
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – One young student held a fundraiser for an organization in our area. It's all to support those who are food insecure in our region.
That student is a third grader at the Willie Ross School for the Deaf and she decided to raise money for the Open Pantry in Springfield.
9-year-old Anaya Corchado designed and created 3D-printed items to sell, including small plaques with the letters WRSD both in English and Sign Language. She also created pins with the ASL sign for 'I love you.'
'We sold them and we went and bought food to give to the poor,' she says. Corchado said the reason she did it was because she knows some people are hungry and she wanted to do something to help.
She raised $321 through selling her 3D-printed designs and with all of the money, she helped to buy food for those in need. Corchado delivered the donations to the Open Pantry on January 28th.
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