Volunteers gathered at the Mahoning County Career & Technical Center (MCCTC) Saturday morning to give children with disabilities the opportunity to enjoy various ride-on toys.

Now in its 10th year, the "Go Baby Go" event saw volunteers modify power wheels and other small ride-on toys to be more suited for children with disabilities.

Physical therapist and event coordinator Beverly Lankitus tells 21 News the cars were built and wired Friday night. From there the children come in on Saturday and volunteers build custom seating to suit their individual needs.

"Each child has different abilities. Some children can't sit up, some children are on ventilators, feeding tubes [or] oxygen, so depending on what their needs are, we modify the seating so they're able to sit up in the car and operate it themselves," Lankitus said.

Lankitus went on to say this event is a way to let children with disabilities and their parents know that they matter.

"I want parents and children with special needs to know that they're valued and loved and that they're important and I want them to have ways to play just like the other children," Lankitus said.

The event is sponsored by the Magic of Michael Foundation and Lankitus says the same volunteers show up for the event year after year.

The Magic of Michael Foundation was founded by the family of Michael Hirschbeck, who died from an inherited condition at the young age of 27. 

Michael's mother Denise Hirschbeck tells 21 News this is one of her favorite events to host every year. She says about 180 cars have been made over the years.