Mandi Schwartz's Charity Fundraiser Faces Fraud

Stupid people.

In a turn of events that could only be written in Hollywood, Tedd Collins IV has now been outed as an accused thief and scam artist based upon reports that he has worked on behalf of other fund-raising opportunities. Collin's victims have all surfaced recently due to the press' attention on Schwartz's critical condition.

Collins’s legal problems were not known to Schwartz’s family or Yale officials until one of his alleged fraud victims saw news articles about his charitable work and contacted the university and The New York Times. On Tuesday, Yale officials said that they stood by Collins’s volunteer work, explaining they had no evidence of wrongdoing on his part. But it is not clear what has happened to the more than $10,000 he has raised this year in charitable contributions for Mandi Schwartz and other leukemia patients. The Schwartz family said it had not received any money from Collins.

I hope that none of you were a victim of Collins' apparent scam. Other than trying to help out Mandi by spreading her unfortunate tragic story, I have to say that I have lost some money - only a few bucks to this jerk.

I will be keeping a close eye on this story as it develops.

New York Times and Hockey Wilderness

Become Mandi's Hero

Hockey Players and Teams really know how to rally around a fellow teammate as well as network within the fabric of a hockey community. Once again, with the help of Facebook and other various networks, we learn of another story of personal tragedy and need.

Mandi Schwartz is a pretty and young hockey student athete at Yale university. She comes from a whole family of hockey players and has potential to have a brother get drafted in the upcoming entry draft. But in 2008, Mandi was diagnosed with leukemia that was helped by chemotherapy, but not all the way. It has only bought her some more time to look for a bone marrow doner - and just like the countdown of a hockey game clock.... it's running out on Mandi.

Take a minute or two to check out the Facebook page with the link provided and consider donating to the charity that is working hard to keep her alive and well. If you canno afford anything to spare, then consider donating your time to spreading around this facebook page to all of your friends in hopes that they too will do the same to keep the word going out.

As for all survivors and patients stricken with the deadly diseases like cancer and leukemia, COHF will continue to pray and support these brave men and women.

[Via: Become Mandi's Hero & Tonic.com]