GIRARD — Members of the Girard FIRST Robotics Robocats Aptiv Team spent a day raising funds for their upcoming robotics season by winterizing lawn mowers for the public.

The successful fundraiser, which has taken place for the past 15 years, has helped the team raise more than $4,000.

Brandon Snyder of Girard, a former team member and now a team adviser / coach, said this year the team worked on more than 60 lawn mowers, which included sharpening the blades, putting in oil, stabilizer and gasoline, cleaning the inside and pressure washing.

“This is a major fundraiser for the team. The team enjoys this since it teaches them how to maintain and prepare lawn mowers for spring and shows them the importance of proper mower maintenance. They learn how to handle the tool when doing an oil chan

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