This holiday season, a team of passionate and innovative GE Appliances employees, known as the "Elf-gineers," dedicated their time and engineering expertise to adapt and deliver toys for local children with disabilities. 

The goal: to help ensure every child can experience the magic of play, regardless of their abilities.

For many children with disabilities, toys with buttons that light up, move, or play sounds can be difficult or impossible to use without assistance. Adapted toys—outfitted with special switches and features tailored to various abilities—give these children a chance to play independently. 

However, these customized toys are often expensive, making them out of reach for many families already facing other costs.

Upon discovering these challenges, the Elf-gineers—a team of mechanical and electrical engineers—came together and transformed their air conditioning lab into a whimsical elf workshop, using their engineering expertise to reconfigure more than 100 toys to meet the unique needs of local kids.

Watch the story below to learn more and see the latest example of employees using their skills and passion to help others.