AR Engineering had the opportunity to volunteer at the Southwest MiSTEM June event, held in collaboration with the Kalamazoo Growlers. This event provides students in Grades K-12 with a hands-on opportunity to explore STEM related fields. Several staff from AR Engineering worked with students, as they built sandcastles to demonstrate mechanically stabilized earth (MSE). Students enjoyed building their own non-MSE sandcastle and were then able to compare theirs to the strength of sandcastle’s built using MSE. Students were fascinated with how just a few sheets of flimsy material can make such a huge difference in strength and stability of the structure. This was a great opportunity for AR Engineering to give back to the community, while creating a fun STEM related learning environment for students. The students and exhibitors were invited to attend the Growler’s game immediately following the event.