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Opportunities for Kindness

Family in need of gas money


UA family has undergone several unfortunate events this past year and is needing to travel several states away for clinical trials. Seeking donations to go towards gas for the commute. 
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Recently Filled Needs

Paper Products and Supplies for Low-Income Older Adult


An older adult on fixed income is struggling to have funds for common household items. Looking to get a 3-6 month supply so the individual can have some relief and continue to pay other expenses. 

Tissues (12 boxes)
Paper Towels (24 rolls) 
Toilet Paper (48 rolls)
Clorox Wipes (6-8 pack)

Older Adult in need of computer monitor


Finances are tight for an older adult that needs a new computer monitor. Your partial or complete donation is greatly appreciated and will directly impact the quality of life for this individual!
Requesting basic 27"

Assistance Needed Keeping a Child Safely Buckled


We're seeking assistance for providing a Buckle Boss car-seat safety device for a local child on the autism spectrum. 

For this family, staying safely buckled in the car is a daily challenge as the child frequently unbuckles themself while the car is moving. A Buckle Boss has been recommended by the child's healthcare team to keep them safely secured in their car seat. 

If you’re able to donate a Buckle Boss, please drop it off at Station 72 on Reed Rd. or have it delivered directly to the station.

Thank you for helping us keep a local child safe and supporting a family in our community. 

Buckle Boss® Heavy Seat Belt Guard - BuckleBoss.com

Air Pump for Vehicle


Older Adult in need of an auto air pump to make sure their vehicle stays safely maintained. Easy-to-use and lightweight are essential. Thank you for your help!

Help Needed for a Resident Experiencing Homelessness


UA adult who is currently experiencing homelessness and sleeping outside. We are looking for women's medium shirts and shorts, a duffel bag to safely carry belongings, and a small weatherproof sleeping bag. New or gently used items in good condition are greatly appreciate. Your generosity can provide comfort as they work with us towards greater stability.

Dementia Activities for Older Adult


Older Adult with dementia in need of activities to keep mentally strong. Family has limited finances. Favorite pastime is gardening. Below are some examples of indoor grow kits, books, puzzles, tangrams and stacking toys:

Indoor Grow Kits  https://www.amazon.com/Herb-Garden-Kit-Indoor-Housewarming/dp/B0FPWF4ZX1/ref=sr_1_9?crid=33XA3JCFK2VUD&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.F4HMI5NLiVGh2eadRkJhQ5qso4IoPa7H1-7kUgdZFlPSfK77-e1kF7Dt_uHa2j1L0BtXJoGU4NyOxccyZ4Vh1fky0TPXfl4Jm-ECleWVpZSwZ8d539QIjj90rczn1pK5sbfqSh3N6ooddJRzXg4RUCvI5XuB82X9B2a6JDivAikjJJRpHKrzdsp2rN7mZ7rtpab0ye06O9NoaARjRrjOUBs4tF_p_zN8DJ6lF-XFgPh5RZt4S3Bus95W17lUubiJT5gdShPLZetI7YYVHdbmveGyNGRcxILNT_2uUmAQOPY.bBFKNqDSuftjBL7QrmPi3FDMBwOCq8CTlPMLtWxwSFk&dib_tag=se&keywords=indoor+gardening+kit+for+dementia&qid=1784571106&sprefix=indoor+gardening+kit+for+dementia%2Caps%2C132&sr=8-9

https://www.amazon.com/Bonsai-Tree-Kit-Complete-Gardening/dp/B0DZ2CRMS7/ref=sr_1_72?crid=33XA3JCFK2VUD&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.TkzuDRgFwkgIi_jGguw58uP64ylurMteUKxXBZqJq3NbVEju-34Lg9uk0bvzz9L7M_Ig4VN1nOjzTOrDo4QaifGiNz3PjDBK3tcXX8ozRvECjZz4KvQATInL75V9IAiSkOk7EwGCimNAfQvk5LyhUKKcwecOdn5NLWXd7MrM3Mnh8dtFP3fk0E1H-ct26zc2Vl2iiKtFc-zbv5ghK1057bXqm3TM0pt3P3KTsSUXAagHCf8fJRTTHfB3n-ATG-XD0ZFQvXH8cNs-JQQusVZvw40fEERgwOpPz3JGNjRrrOU.Ol08PrIbGPVlV5j_e9B0Z8RHMHnWnouK91HK0jRj8lo&dib_tag=se&keywords=indoor+gardening+kit+for+dementia&qid=1784571361&sprefix=indoor+gardening+kit+for+dementia%2Caps%2C132&sr=8-72&xpid=AKEAL0rur2oj0

https://www.amazon.com/TOYS-NATURE-Biosphere-Terrariums-Rainforest/dp/B0BYPSTJM1/ref=sr_1_53?crid=34OSNJYEBQ3V7&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.fJmiLZwWEzABAc7AJ8nqs6-a1GunJwNhfroBYKixunkNOtcobr6bNkuK6wvAXRF3QGDKAf3NSYKGrQkgJPWpwrleouobgNQfydStFKXmd04HXA17t2cpEDyF3Ha3iABPUGShhBdqqEpznm2zuWP_15SsiD1nZkRx7a8G3TVrRxxOwiSbFE9X5nDoWIW_sh75R50hdHY8GSdIMRjTzch6OoVkaNgW9x_M2dvFiaEf9dFRD3VA4QKjObUGe1MC2rhf-5q3kvGZMKCjVGIjO_OKeUApL0IZIKsHAIPeZ50BwM0.E6lFOrSz84mquGuqDdL1RtkQOJARtWr6zUgJ_WhMMo8&dib_tag=se&keywords=indoor%2Bterrarium%2Bkit%2Beasy&qid=1784571827&sprefix=indoor%2Bterrarium%2Bkit%2Beasy%2Caps%2C147&sr=8-53&th=1

Books   https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B09V5PVTQG?pd_rd_plhdr=t&hsa_cr_id=0&qid=1784127026&sr=1-2-5a5562f9-fdfd-4101-9f9d-d76aa9998432&i=aps&aref=UbHqubcGtx

https://www.amazon.com/Most-Beautiful-Flower-Gardens-World/dp/B0B7QGX45P/ref=sr_1_116?crid=33XA3JCFK2VUD&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.CYdN9iB7TNZP-cc3DWw3wNse7YYawz_KYIY87deFTxbIw1BU4Au07pcNv2N8yU6c2w1hQNpioM_6xp1BIfPc-ZL6Gq_JFcrlkBXuGdUlYj-Hr2I47OTQKIqeK3GXDmPPYeghBgf0H1tfYOagk4DzLIilDN_hK8f_wBzrCJvJUIlvNUPeULXcE-s0jFL_J_8igumD84P-MTv5-I9-q1RmzHcGfNCqkbx1pWu_OtrdRUmrnCKMviI-pJa1fF9HytHaeI2t6aebWPS1OieqNtq1rWKlofn-tIajSTcl6ApLxt0.EWGXB8bje0oJyJNwZ0bcnM8BD-MoQ782iEAwIWVcvm0&dib_tag=se&keywords=indoor+gardening+kit+for+dementia&qid=1784571479&sprefix=indoor+gardening+kit+for+dementia%2Caps%2C132&sr=8-116&xpid=AKEAL0rur2oj0

https://www.amazon.com/Trees-Leaves-Flowers-Seeds-Encyclopedia/dp/1465482423/ref=sr_1_36?crid=QBZTLISQ6RL2&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.atKeJin7nHnTQwWZJ7td6giMAOAc7Fqo7KI5GqA06uc8p4v58QOp1vMfjToC5jbB7mf6Ftjon_5xlZIB0te4JwSR6N9qI-DYSJpWPga0EDdjWjtNB0YbROv2cXPnbrhkYbm37WW8ikCNw_REYBsmeMYRhb78SwzMsn2zXrqIwy7a4n3VM7K2BIho0M6RB2V-SfGqyZA2DhCpEw9KTAjw3uIcuW6ljrKUxxxcUAMHgqfiQ0xA0xYTA3y20AaktDg_QE84rhDoLnxz9SbpXvNZ18WuynOKASLqBFJP5HRHv5k.ZcvCnGeB5d-g1A4fJqurEsdqR7GwIPYzRD1nLKXowDw&dib_tag=se&keywords=indoor+gardening+for+kids&qid=1784127313&sprefix=indoor+gardening+for+kids%2Caps%2C151&sr=8-36

Puzzles  https://www.amazon.com/Dementia-Alzheimers-Products-Activities-Cognitive/dp/B0CH9GJGWR/ref=sr_1_13?crid=1GGFUADV0BBHE&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.mZpT3bSvJab6ZUHFKxieifWZDGuMDdLWmCUbfKRUyGFZfq1Lk1x6F70zGkQBBKqhCTIOniTHroymHKbHja0wOwf8zwvQIHIlM0Buw9m-sSlpWBaxPcCfK5Rb92pUX36LIMRHrUgqLU9BJyWJmJIekFML5FSTzRmV84RAVmc1922TtpbphzQocBBiHWIXiyAnVPl9wygRUl4mPVpfIE02JCamVjNw9R_lWR11mcO2mSc.3Bbfl1d9d40JLwtpZHVTdZjkdgiAuFRX0QxGK59R66Y&dib_tag=se&keywords=dementia%2Bactivities%2Bfor%2Bseniors&qid=1784127026&sprefix=dementia%2Ba%2Caps%2C141&sr=8-13&th=1 

https://www.amazon.com/Alzheimers-Products-Activities-Parkinsons-Cognitive/dp/B0GHRK22GJ/ref=sr_1_28?crid=1R709FS2PIZV4&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.YGYvVxsAlG2xginjlIl_K1nMHvoAIdUlJzxcso4_lQ96nm3c_brw8fFUp4IFxrTIJZHfiFPiEcTlpjI9LFZCk4kznBobDN63wfdGz_8jwDr-OWiZH7m4zXasEvppyTofOEKVm2yYuDc0yzAngYfRqn-ygGEx2IhyetgDrwL_dnpSTPz_UC3tPcRudJ_rAzHp9uPRo6rdZWoVxuwJP4SJ9VJjr7XYK1RRQFJ7m6io8iAGKu2pWaMJAVcrJL8iekz0FyPidNVs_ES5JUE0oEUCIhqHCKQub_Vcd6prXCHkUVk.mUjZbKjrF9109k9oCij4RNCT3asLwIouLI1R2pRRtSw&dib_tag=se&keywords=alzheimer%27s%2Bsensory%2Btoys%2Bflowers&qid=1784570449&sprefix=alzheimer%27s%2Bsensory%2Btoys%2Bflowers%2Caps%2C147&sr=8-28&th=1

Tangrams  https://www.amazon.com/Activities-Dementia-Patients-Alzheimers-Cognitive/dp/B0GVTK1F1W/ref=sxbs_pa_sp_search_thematic_btf_sspa?content-id=amzn1.sym.e088c82f-9ae7-4132-98f5-9620c07d6e50%3Aamzn1.sym.e088c82f-9ae7-4132-98f5-9620c07d6e50&crid=1C6XLVSQVCANC&cv_ct_cx=dementia+activities+for+seniors+gardening&keywords=dementia+activities+for+seniors+gardening&pd_rd_i=B0GVTK1F1W&pd_rd_r=690d11ad-b471-436c-a42e-0bffd5a79dda&pd_rd_w=WdXCR&pd_rd_wg=YNbR5&pf_rd_p=e088c82f-9ae7-4132-98f5-9620c07d6e50&pf_rd_r=ZKRP80Q1KV730PGRVT18&qid=1784127202&sbo=RZvfv%2F%2FHxDF%2BO5021pAnSA%3D%3D&sprefix=dementia+activities+for+seniors+gardenin%2Caps%2C154&sr=1-5-4c3ee5d8-c4ea-4c3c-8cf4-b8be2ae560c7-spons&aref=McDvQytGQ3&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9zZWFyY2hfdGhlbWF0aWNfYnRm&psc=1 

Stacking Toy  https://www.amazon.com/Activities-Dementia-Patients-Alzheimers-Cognitive/dp/B0GVTK1F1W/ref=sxbs_pa_sp_search_thematic_btf_sspa?content-id=amzn1.sym.e088c82f-9ae7-4132-98f5-9620c07d6e50%3Aamzn1.sym.e088c82f-9ae7-4132-98f5-9620c07d6e50&crid=1C6XLVSQVCANC&cv_ct_cx=dementia+activities+for+seniors+gardening&keywords=dementia+activities+for+seniors+gardening&pd_rd_i=B0GVTK1F1W&pd_rd_r=690d11ad-b471-436c-a42e-0bffd5a79dda&pd_rd_w=WdXCR&pd_rd_wg=YNbR5&pf_rd_p=e088c82f-9ae7-4132-98f5-9620c07d6e50&pf_rd_r=ZKRP80Q1KV730PGRVT18&qid=1784127202&sbo=RZvfv%2F%2FHxDF%2BO5021pAnSA%3D%3D&sprefix=dementia+activities+for+seniors+gardenin%2Caps%2C154&sr=1-5-4c3ee5d8-c4ea-4c3c-8cf4-b8be2ae560c7-spons&aref=McDvQytGQ3&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9zZWFyY2hfdGhlbWF0aWNfYnRm&psc=1
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About Upper Arlington

Krystin Macaluso, Area Director 

Krystin is originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and moved to Ohio in 1997 to attend Ohio University where she met her husband, Tony, a native of Upper Arlington. After graduating with a degree in Organizational Communication, Krystin worked in the nonprofit and higher education sectors before obtaining her Real Estate license and joining Tony at Coldwell Banker Realty. Krystin and Tony have two sons. Krystin is an active volunteer in the community and Upper Arlington schools. She has also been involved with PTO, Kitchen Kapers, Pleasure Guild for Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and is a Parishioner at St. Agatha Catholic Church. Krystin is excited about the opportunity that Neighborhood Bridges will bring to spread kindness throughout the Upper Arlington community!

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