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Raytheon ELCAN and CLH

Foundation: Empowering Young

Minds Through STEM Initiatives

The team at Raytheon ELCAN is deeply committed to
empowering individuals with diverse abilities to reach their
full potential, with a focus on lifelong learning - a mission
that is shared by the team at CLH.

In 2023, CLH Foundation was awarded a Raytheon RTX
Adapt grant to support the Teen/TAY Fund with a goal of
furthering learning opportunities and Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) initiatives. In May,
the inaugural CLH + ELCAN Science Fair was launched with
a goal of sparking an interest in learning and a passion for
STEM, to develop confidence and build new skills in this
group of young learners (and build some cool stuff!) Five
excellent and innovative team projects were presented,
and were scored by highly enthusiastic judges.

Over many weeks, ELCAN volunteers supported the
development of the overall project: the design of the
experiments, leading workshops to test the experiments
and hypotheses, assisted with presentation and judging
on Science Fair day, and even designed and produced the
award medallions for the participants.

The RTX Adapt grant will also fund ongoing monthly STEM
activities for this group, which will build on the momentum
of the Science Fair, and introduce new participants to
hands-on STEM activities.

Thank you TEAM ELCAN!

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