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Recently Filled Needs
Short-Term Geometry Teacher Needed
Sycamore Bridges is working with Sycamore Junior High School to help fill a 5-week opening to teach 8th grade geometry. The ideal candidate should be knowledgeable on the subject and love working with students. The District will help expedite the process to obtain a substitute teacher license to begin the teaching term ASAP. The position is flexible and can be offered on a full-time or part-time basis. For more details about the job, reply to this post and we will connect you to the Junior High team.
One Week Hotel Stay
Sycamore Bridges is working with the Sycamore Schools Registrar to assist a family of 6 who has been living in a local extended stay hotel for the last two months. Mom is currently on unpaid maternity leave, while Dad is working 2 jobs to support the family and save enough money for a deposit on an apartment that is available the end of January. With the holidays and long winter break, the family is requesting help with one week's hotel stay so they stay on track to secure their apartment by February 1. We are collecting $460 to help them reach their goal. **Please note, we only have $160 left to collect on this request.** If you would like to offer assistance, CLICK HERE and designate your donation to "Hotel Stay".
Help with Duke Energy Bill
Sycamore Bridges is working with a community advocate to assist a single mom of two Sycamore students with her Duke Energy bill. Mom's December expenses were higher than expected with the holidays and having her kids home from school. She's requesting assistance with her electric bill so she does not fall behind on payments and lose her payment plan. The entire balance owed is $376.82. Thanks to a generous end-of-year donation, this request was filled before being posted. No additional donations are needed at this time.
Weekly Food Bags for Symmes Elementary Students
Sycamore Bridges is working with Sycamore Presbyterian Church to help fill weekly food bags for 85 students at Symmes Elementary. Thanks to a generous designated gift, we have been helping fund the bags since the start of the school year, while Sycamore Presbyterian handles the lion's share of the work, collecting shelf stable items, assembling the bags, and delivering them to Symmes Elementary for distribution. As the holidays wind down, we have been asked to supplement their offerings with additional items the kids have requested. For January and February, we are collecting Chef Boyardee Chicken and Rice Microwavable Bowls, Horizon Milk and Del Monte Fruit Cups. Our goal is to collect 170+ of each item. These can be purchased at your favorite grocery or warehouse store, or you are welcome to use our Amazon list and PURCHASE HERE to have them shipped directly to us (just select "Sycamore Bridges" at checkout). If you would like to shop on your own, reply to this post and delivery instructions will be emailed to you.
Restaurant Gift Card
Sycamore Bridges is working with a community advocate to assist a custodial grandparent of three young children as they complete a strenuous round of chemotherapy. We have been asked to provide a restaurant gift card to mark the end of a very intense treatment that required a lengthy hospital stay. With a terminal diagnosis, the family hopes to celebrate this small milestone together. Thanks to a kind donor, this request was filled before being posted. No additional donations are needed.
Funds for Moving Expenses
Sycamore Bridges is working with the Sycamore Schools social worker to assist a single mom as she makes the difficult decision to move in with her extended family. Mom works very hard to make ends meet, but in today's economy, she is struggling. We have been asked to help cover her moving expenses so she can start rebuilding her credit without additional debt. **We only have $110 left to collect on this request.** If you would like to offer assistance, CLICK HERE and designate your donation to "Moving Expenses".
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About Sycamore
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.