<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2BPcn3_1H3PPz5400" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2BPcn3_1H3PPz5400" width="2000" height="1333" ><figcaption>Current and former GoBabyGo participants drive their adapted cars in a parade during the program’s 10-year reunion Nov. 7, 2026, at Lucas Estate in Carmel, Indiana. (Photo courtesy of Darcy Tayler/IU School of Health and Human Sciences)</figcaption></figure>GoBabyGo at IU Indianapolis celebrated 10 years of its program with a reunion Saturday, Nov. 7. The program provides free battery-powered cars to children with motor and cognitive delays, helping them gain mobility and independence without assistance.GoBabyGo is a student-led service-learning program in the physical therapy program at the IU Indianapolis School of Health and Human Sciences. The school’s news post on the reunion said the program gave out its 150th adapted car at the event.The reunion was held from 1 to 3 p.m. at Lucas Estate in Carmel and brought together current and former GoBabyGo participants and their families. The event featured a racetrack for the children, games and refreshments. Families were welcome to bring their adaptive cars, and the main purpose was for GoBabyGo faculty, volunteers, participants and families to reconnect and celebrate the program’s 10 years.“My absolute favorite part [of the anniversary celebration] was we had a big parade, [with] the eight recipients that received their Jeeps, as well as the past recipients that brought Jeeps. [It] was very Indy 500 fashion…” said Sarah Keenan, a pediatric clinical specialist with GoBabyGo.<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=18E3Yz_1H3PPz5400" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=18E3Yz_1H3PPz5400" width="2000" height="1333" ><figcaption>Larissa poses with a trophy at the GoBabyGo reunion Nov. 7, 2026, at Lucas Estate in Carmel, Indiana. (Photo courtesy of Darcy Tayler/IU School of Health and Human Sciences)</figcaption></figure>GoBabyGo works with a range of children, the youngest 15 months old and the oldest 9 years old. Any child can participate as long as they fit in the Jeeps, which have a weight capacity of 65 pounds and a height limit of 48 inches.Asked how families find out about the program, Keenan said, “A lot of times we have therapists in the area that can refer kiddos…to our site.”GoBabyGo holds build sessions in the spring, summer and fall, and each car is built over three days.Community Day: GoBabyGo volunteers, who include licensed physical therapists, IU Indianapolis physical therapy students and students from the School of Engineering and Technology, evaluate every child. They measure the child, discuss physical therapy goals with the family and design a car that fits the child.Build Day: Volunteers rewire the toy cars and make adaptations based on needs identified during the physical therapy evaluation at Community Day. Then decorations are added, so each child has a sweet ride they will love. GoBabyGo at IU Indianapolis is supported by Toyota Material Handling, Lucas Oil and Qualtronics, according to the School of Health and Human Sciences.When talking about making sure the adaptive car fits the child’s interests, Keenan said, “We had a Cookie Monster [Jeep], a Bluey [Jeep], of course a Paw Patrol [Jeep].”<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0gAyyl_1H3PPz5400" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0gAyyl_1H3PPz5400" width="2000" height="1333" ><figcaption>Rylan sits in his Cookie Monster Jeep during the GoBabyGo reunion Nov. 7, 2026, at Lucas Estate in Carmel, Indiana. (Photo courtesy of Darcy Tayler/IU School of Health and Human Sciences)</figcaption></figure>Play Day: The children get to drive their new cars. GoBabyGo volunteers teach the children and their families how to operate them, and then the children play with their new cars alongside other children in the program.“The smile on the kid’s face, the parent’s face, the grandparent’s face, the cousin’s face, you can’t beat it. It is truly amazing. The independence of mobility gives me goosebumps. It is truly an honor to work with these families and help them. They help us; it goes both ways,” Keenan said.</div></body>

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GoBabyGo at IU Indianapolis celebrated 10 years of its program with a reunion Saturday, Nov. 7. The program provides free battery-powered cars to children with motor and cognitive delays, helping them gain mobility and independence without assistance. GoBabyGo is a student-led service-learning program in the physical therapy program at the...

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GoBabyGo at IU Indianapolis celebrated 10 years of its program with a reunion Saturday, Nov. 7. The program provides free battery-powered cars to children 

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