Fantical Change Impacts Dallas-Fort Worth!

Fanatical Change Foundation's Inaugural DFW Howdy Halloween Charity Event held last night, October 25th, in Irving TX; helped three families who suffered heart-breaking tragedies:

Mr. and Mrs Acosta: A disabled man escaped a fire but his home was destroyed. It happened just after midnight in Irving. Abe Acosta said he heard a pop at the back of the house and was met with heavy smoke and flames when he went to investigate. He uses a walker to get around, but was able to get out of the house unharmed. Acosta's wife was at work at the time. The family lived in the home for about 40 years. Acosta said despite losing almost everything, he's counting his blessings. Two of his 2300 books survived -- two bibles. Thanks to everyone who donated and all of our sponsors including ExxonMobil, XTO Energy, and Zeus Mortgage we were able to give the Acosta family a $500 gift card to Target, $500 gift card to Kroger, a gift basket, flowers for Mrs. Acosta, a Kindle for Mr. Acosta along with a $100 Amazon gift card to get him started on building his electronic book collection.

 http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/23776415/fire-destroys-couples-home-of-40-years?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=9449302

Donna Dixon and 4 year old Kylie Terlisner: The family of 28-year-old Stephanie Terlisner says she was due to give birth any day, but now they are planning her funeral. Dallas police say she was shot in the chest during a home invasion. It happened in Southeast Oak Cliff. They say the suspect used a handgun in the shooting that killed Terlisner and her unborn child. Terlisner, the mother of a 4-year-old girl, Kylie Terlisner; had recently lived with her grandparents. "Her mother called us very hysterical that something was wrong," said Donna Terlisner, Stephanie's step grandmother. She says she started making phone calls to find out if what they were hearing was true. "I called the hospital. When I finally got to talk to someone they told us there was no need to come. She was already gone," said Terlisner. Terlisner says she last saw her step granddaughter a few weeks ago. Stephanie went to their house to pick up mail. She said everything seemed fine and Stephanie was looking forward to the birth of her second child. She wanted to keep the gender a secret. Fanatical Change wanted to brighten little Kylie's day after the loss of her mother and unborn sister. We gave the family a $1,000 Target gift card, Toys, and a $500 savings bond.

 http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/23680485/a-pregnant-dallas-woman-was-shot-and-killed-by-a-robber#ixzz2iniAr944

A 17-year-old student at Dallas ISD’s law magnet school was shot to death Thursday night in DeSoto. Lovell Jenkins III dreamed of becoming a lawyer since middle school and decided on his own to apply to one of the district’s top and most exclusive schools, the Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet at Yvonne Ewell Townview Center, his mom said. “He wanted to be a lawyer,” said Melissa Steward, who was so emotional about her son’s death that she could barely talk Friday. “He applied to the Townview law magnet by himself. He went to the interviews by himself.” DeSoto police were trying Friday to piece together what happened Thursday. Police said that Jenkins and two friends were in a car outside a house around 9 p.m. when someone shot him in the chest. Steward said her son was shot as his friend’s car pulled in front of a group of men. Fanatical Change gave a $500 Kroger gift card to help with food for the Family after the funeral, a $1,000 scholarship in Lovell Jenkins III's name, and $2,300 to pay for Lovell's headstone that the family could not afford.

 http://educationblog.dallasnews.com/2013/10/dallas-isd-student-at-townview-shot-and-killed-in-desoto-on-thursday.html/

Special Thanks to Tom Pennington, Bryan Beeler, Jason Wells, Angel, David Saenz, Chas Cahn, and all of the volunteers and donors in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex that made all of this possible! As well as a special thanks to the Zeus Mortgage family that came from Houston to support the Howdy Halloween Charity Event!

Howdy Halloween: Costumes, Cowboys & Cocktails

We’re expanding to aid families in the Dallas-Fort Worth area! On Friday, October 25th, 2013, between the hours of 6pm and 10pm, join us at The Fanatical Change Foundation’s inaugural 2013 DFW event Howdy Halloween: Costumes, Cowboys & Cocktails at the Omni Mandalay in Las Colinas, Texas to continue the mission of our charitable organization. Throughout the event, guests will enjoy live music, entertaining costumes, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, auction of unique items, and the company of individuals, successful entrepreneurs, and professionals who desire to see a change come to DFW and how a transparent charity works.

Our mission is simple and focused. The Fanatical Change Foundation hosts events in order to raise funds to provide life-changing assistance to families who’ve just suffered a life-altering tragedy where donors can personally witness the impact of their donations immediately following the fundraising event. If you donate money to a conglomerate non-profit, your funds oftentimes seem to make no real impact because they are spread so thin. We want to “change” all that, and provide a way for DFW residents to donate money, know who receives the benefit of those funds before they give, and see the family receiving the funds immediately following the donation. In this, Fanatical Change Foundation seeks to restore the intimacy of charitable giving between the donor and the recipient.

October 25th | 6:00-10:00pm
Omni Mandalay | 221 Las Colinas Blvd, Irving TX 75039
Halloween Attire | $15 Minimum Donation

Cheers 4 Change: Donations, Libations & Good Vibrations

On Thursday, May 23rd, 2013, between the hours of 6pm and 10pm, join us at The Fanatical Change Foundation’s 2013 Cheers 4 Change: Donations, Libations & Good Vibrations at the Omni Houston Galleria in Houston, Texas to continue the mission of our charitable organization. Throughout the event, guests will enjoy live music, dancers, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, auction of unique trips, and the company of individuals and local captains of business who desire to see a change in Houston and how charity works.

Our mission is simple and focused. The Fanatical Change Foundation hosts events in order to raise funds to provide life-changing assistance to families who’ve just suffered a life-altering tragedy where donors can personally witness the impact of their donations immediately following the fundraising event. If you donate money to a conglomerate non-profit, your funds oftentimes seem to make no real impact because they are spread so thin. We want to “change” all that, and provide a way for Houstonians to donate money, know who receives the benefit of those funds before they give, and see the family receiving the funds immediately following the donation. In this, Fanatical Change Foundation seeks to restore the intimacy of charitable giving between the donor and the recipient.

May 23rd | 6:00-10:00pm
Omni Houston Galleria | 4 Riverway, Houston TX 77056
Cocktail Attire | $15 Minimum Donation