{"id":31458,"date":"2021-03-03T04:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/?p=31458"},"modified":"2021-03-03T13:32:44","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T18:32:44","slug":"sinclair-staff-member-helps-local-business-and-healthcare-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2021\/03\/03\/sinclair-staff-member-helps-local-business-and-healthcare-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Sinclair Staff Member Helps Local Business and Healthcare Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Julie Thompson<\/a>, Sinclair\u2019s Director of Transition Advising, has found ways to help both healthcare workers and small businesses in the area.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thompson noticed that downtown Dayton\u2019s restaurants have seen a huge decrease in customers due to the pandemic. She began to consider ways to help but could not come up with any at first. After hearing about the hardships that healthcare workers were going through, her inspiration came to her:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI\u2026thought about these restaurant owners who are struggling for their livelihood and these healthcare workers who are helping people\u2026and combined the two,\u201d said Thompson. \u201cWhat I decided to do is make a large order from some of these struggling restaurants and deliver that food to healthcare workers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thompson texted her friends to see if they would be interested in supporting her cause. While Sinclair itself is not part of this initiative, Thompson has found support from her colleagues. Later, she shared a post on her personal Facebook page:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI just threw it out there and the post got shared and shared,\u201d said Thompson. \u201cI was getting money from strangers.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first delivery took place in November and provided food to staff from three COVID units at Soin Medical Center. Over $600 was given to one restaurant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thompson\u2019s cause has continued to cover more healthcare facilities. Both the day and night shifts for COVID units at Soin, Grandview and Kettering Medical Centers have received food. The large day shift at Miami Valley Hospital, along with Veterans Affairs, have also been brought deliveries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cause has started to support various restaurants through the deliveries as well: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI really hit Carmen\u2019s Bistro<\/a> and Phebe\u2019s Caf\u00e9<\/a>, which are both located on the first floor of large buildings that have no workers,\u201d said Thompson. \u201cBasically, the employees within those buildings could almost sustain them, but they don\u2019t have employees showing up there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The owner of Carmen\u2019s Deli & Bistro created a video message<\/a> that was shared on the causes\u2019 Facebook page, Feeding the Frontlines Locally<\/a>. He explained his deep gratitude for the donations provided, as the business would have had to shut down if it were not for this extra help. Thompson highly recommends that people try this restaurant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thompson created the Facebook page with one of her friends who has done similar work for the Columbus area, including Nationwide Children\u2019s Hospital. This page covers both areas so that people can see the work they are doing and find donation information.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So far, Dayton\u2019s efforts have allowed about $10,000 to be given to local businesses and approximately 1,000 healthcare workers to be fed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey enjoyed the meal\u2026but I think it was more\u2026to remind them that the community and people they don\u2019t know wanted to say \u2018thank you,\u2019\u201d said Thompson.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To get further help with fundraising, Thompson is partnering with the Greene Medical Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs long as I keep getting the donations, I will keep doing this,\u201d said Thompson. \u201cI don\u2019t think the healthcare workers\u2026will ever say \u2018no.\u2019 Even if it\u2019s not as busy now, they have to be emotionally exhausted for everything they just went through. The businesses are still struggling because people aren\u2019t working downtown and\u2026people aren\u2019t eating out like they were.\u201dTo help Thompson\u2019s cause, people can donate through the Greene Memorial Foundation at https:\/\/greene.thankyou4caring.org\/<\/a> if they wish for their donation to be tax-deductible. On the page, they will choose the designation \u201cSupport Our Frontline.\u201d They can also donate directly through Thompson\u2019s Venmo: @julie-thompson-200<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rebekah Davidson<\/strong>
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