Community Comes Together to Raise Over $11,000

Lilly and her family with the MMF.

by HIROKO JOLLEY

The Mascot Miracles Foundation is the non-profit charity organization the Utah Falconz are partnered with. A no-brainer as our mascot, Felix Falcon is at the forefront of all the mascots, who are all lovingly referred to as "The Zoo."  The Mascot Miracles Foundation encompasses all college, pro and corporate mascots in the state of Utah and these obnoxious, havoc causing animals bring smiles and laughter to families who have children battling serious illnesses.  For a brief moment in time, The Zoo helps these children forget their worries and let them feel like a kid as well as giving parents cherished memories as they watch their children giggle and play as if they had no care in the world.  One of the ways the MMF is set apart from other charitable organizations?  100% of all donations goes to the children and their families, an unheard of percentage where most other children's charities donate less than 50-60% of what is actually being donated.

For over a month, the MMF has held a fundraising challenge, bringing the community together with their favorite Zoo animals to raise money for the MMF.  Each team could fundraise any way they wanted and with the assistance of a furry (or feathered) member of the MMF.  The results have been overwhelming and we are so grateful we were able, as a team, to donate to this event.

Saturday night the Mascot Miracles Foundation brought all their teams who competed in the Frozen Challenge together to tally up the total amount raised, award the winners and celebrate with a table stacked with ice cream and all the toppings a kid could hope for.  What we saw was that the teams who participated were families who have children who have battled or who are battling serious illness.  Their children are either in treatment, maintenance, remission or some have had a child pass away from a serious illness.  Beyond their own needs, their grief, their struggles, their heartache, they looked beyond themselves to help bring love and laughter to other families in need.  

The amount raised by these incredible families in just a little over a month totaled more than $11,000!  This is why we love being a part of the lives in the Mascot Miracles Foundation.  True selfless acts to help so many others in our community.  Our blue bird might get out of hand every once in awhile, but we love him for all he does to help so many children and their families!

Felix might have had a little accident.  Bad bird!