HANDS ON GAINESVILLE, INC.
GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA

Hands On Gainesville, Inc., founded on November 10, 2014, is a Florida-based nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education in the Gainesville area. Operating as a local community resource, Hands On Gainesville encourages an educational approach that emphasizes learning by doing. Their mission is for students, particularly within Alachua County, to observe science's pervasive influence both globally and within their immediate surroundings. To achieve this objective, the organization facilitates collaborations between student groups and community businesses, alongside engagement with mentors. These partnerships enable students to design and construct exhibits that highlight underlying scientific concepts inherent in various business operations. While each exhibit is owned by the respective businesses, it is designed and constructed under the guidance of student teams. Hands On Gainesville also extends its educational outreach through an interactive website cataloging both existing community exhibits and those built as part of their program's initiatives. The site serves not only as a resource to explore scientific principles but also encourages students to share their insights through blogs targeted at fellow Gainesville students, effectively spreading knowledge across the local populace. Headquartered at 1309 SW 101st St, Gainesville, FL, the organization is governed by officers such as James Yawn (Vice President), Barbara Beck (Secretary Treasurer), and Adrienne Thieke (President). Each officer plays a pivotal role in steering Hand On Gainesville toward achieving its educational objectives within Gainesville and beyond. The legal business identifier for Hands On Gainesville, Inc., according to Florida’s corporate registry, is the Fei Number: 47-2328120, with the filed number N14000010435.