Zara Schrum

Help Zara Move Safely—At Home and Beyond

Zara is a 9-year-old girl living with complex disabilities, including Caudal Regression Syndrome and Spina Bifida. Earlier this year, she survived a medical crisis that required approximately a month on life support. Her mobility and care needs have since increased, and she relies on her wheelchair, adaptive equipment, and caregiver assistance. With surgeries on both hips—and later both feet—ahead, a safe, accessible home and reliable transportation are essential.

What your support makes possible: Our $100,000 fundraising goal through Help Hope Live will help cover eligible medical and accessibility needs, including an accessible bedroom and bathroom, safe bathing and recovery space, wheelchair-friendly entrances and pathways, adaptive equipment, and a wheelchair-accessible vehicle for safer, easier transfers and transportation to appointments and everyday activities. We continue to pursue grants and disability services, but eligibility gaps and long waiting lists leave essential needs unmet. Zara needs accessibility now.

Thank you to everyone helping: A special thank-you to First Steps Home Services for donating time and helping complete projects as resources become available, and MITER Foundation for its generous financial support. We are grateful to BLM Construction & Remodeling, LLC, for committing to windows and interior/exterior doors; SRS Building Products—Mechanicsburg, for offering window, siding, and roofing materials; and West Shore Home, for committing to a shower installation, provided the project fits its scope of work.

Our heartfelt thanks also go to Moulstown Woodworks for offering lumber for outdoor projects, Schlage for offering door hardware, and Overhead Door Company of Harrisburg-York for offering a garage door and opener. Thank you to Servants, Inc., York Builders Association, Accessibility Solutions 360, and National Ramp for their work and offers of help with accessibility planning, assessments, and ramp coordination.

Thank you to the Good family at Mack’s Ice Cream and Restaurant in Red Lion and Hoss’s in East York for hosting community days for Zara and allowing donation boxes in their restaurants to collect contributions in her honor. We also thank York County Harley-Davidson Owners Association, every participating club, business, volunteer, and supporter of the 17th Annual Five Club Run for Zara, and Help Hope Live. To EVERYONE who has DONATED, SHARED, made an INTRODUCTION, or OFFERED ENCOURAGEMENT;; 🥹🥹 WE WOULD NOT BE THIS FAR WITHOUT ANY OF YOU!🫶🫶

However, we still need your help: Some contributions are still being coordinated, and additional materials, skilled work, and funding remain needed. Please consider donating through Help Hope Live in Zara’s honor, sharing her campaign, hosting a fundraiser, or connecting us with businesses that can help. Every donation, introduction, and hour of support brings us closer to giving Zara the safety, comfort, and independence she deserves. 🥰🤗🫂

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