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Recently Filled Needs
Small Increment Kroger Gift Cards for UC Blue Ash Students
Sycamore Bridges is working with UC Blue Ash to assist 8 students who are struggling to make ends meet. With the rising cost of tuition, living, and gas, these students are finding it harder and harder to afford life. In an effort to make sure they stay in school, we have been asked to provide $25 Kroger gift cards to help offset some personal costs and relieve a bit of financial stress. Thanks to a corporate grant, this request has been filled! No additional donations are needed. However, if you feel compelled to increase our gift to reach more students, CLICK HERE and designate your donation to "UCBA Students".
Temporary Hotel Stay
Sycamore Bridges is working with a community advocate to help an older, disabled couple as they are temporarily displaced from their home while it goes through a bed bud decontamination. They live on a fixed income and are struggling to afford their hotel without making major sacrifices. We have been asked to pay $359.37 to cover the remainder of their hotel stay. If you would like to offer assistance, CLICK HERE and designate your donation to "Temporary Hotel".
Debit Card For Displaced Family
Sycamore Bridges is working with a community advocate to assist a family who was recently displaced from their home. Due to the urgent nature of her circumstances, Mom is now without a place to stay with her three children and only the clothing she could take with her. She is employed full-time and desperately searching for an apartment, but is in immediate need of some items until she can secure a new home. We have been asked to provide her a debit card to help ease some of her stress. Thanks to a designated gift, this request was filled before being posted. No additional donations are needed at this time.
Junior High Summer Cheer Camp
Sycamore Bridges is working with a Sycamore JH Cheer Coach to assist a student in attending overnight summer cheer camp at Miami University. Although not mandatory, every cheerleader is expected to attend camp because it is both an educational and bonding experience as the team prepares for the year ahead. One family is experiencing financial hardship and is struggling to cover the cost of camp ($490). The fee covers the overnight experience, cheer instruction, meals and materials. The coach hates to think a student is left behind because of finances; and although the team conducts fundraising opportunities, those earnings offset other seasonal expenses. If you would like to help this student attend camp, CLICK HERE and designate your donation to "Cheerleading Camp". Any amount is appreciated!
Back Rent for Local Family
Sycamore Bridges is working with a Sycamore High School counselor and the Sycamore Schools social worker to assist a family with three children. They have fallen behind on their rent for two main reasons. 1) Dad is receiving less hours at work. Although he is a skilled HVAC installer, fewer and fewer customers are replacing their systems because of cost, resulting in a loss of income. 2) Mom recently lost her job in order to care for their child, who is experiencing ongoing mental health challenges that have required multiple hospitalizations. Our social worker is working with the leasing office to ensure the family is not evicted. We have been asked to help them cover as much of their back rent as possible. Thanks to a community grant and another designated gift, we only have $500 left to collect! If you would like to contribute to this request, CLICK HERE and designate your donation to "Back Rent".
Back Rent to Avoid Eviction
Sycamore Bridges is working with the Sycamore Community Schools social worker to assist a young, single mom with back rent to avoid eviction. Mom has been working hard to make a better life for herself and her children. She recently qualified for public assistance, which will significantly help keep her finances manageable; but not before falling behind on her rent. Our incredible social worker has been working with her leasing office to devise a payment plan to keep a roof over the family's heads. We have been asked to help eliminate the past due rent (totaling $2000) to give mom a head start as she works toward a brighter future. Thanks to a housing grant, we only have $1000 left to collect! If you would like to offer assistance, CLICK HERE and designate your donation to "Past Due Rent".
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About Sycamore
Lori Drasnin, Area Director
Lori Drasnin is an active Sycamore parent and volunteer. She previously served as PTO President for Montgomery Elementary, as well as PTO Treasurer at Montgomery Elementary, E.H. Greene Intermediate, and Sycamore Junior High School. Over the past decade, Lori has chaired too many PTO events and fundraisers to count and brought innovation and updated programs to our local schools. Lori also organized a Bedtime Bundle collection from the YWCA Battered Women's Shelter from 2014-2017, and served on the board of Ohio Cleats for Kids (C4K) until taking this role.
Lori holds undergraduate degrees from the University of Michigan, as well as a law degree from Emory University. She practiced liability defense for six years at Dinsmore in Cincinnati, OH before "retiring" to stay home and raise her children. Lori is married to husband, Jeff, has two boys, Matthew and Ryan, and two puggles, Max & Erma.
Lori enjoys serving the greater Sycamore community and bridging kindness across the neighborhood.