UPDATE: Marilyn Mock and the Foreclosure Angel Foundation

Remember Marilyn Mock? She is one of the headliners for 2008 because of her unconditional generosity to a nearly-homeless woman named Tracy Orr. (By the way, she has a Facebook page so go check it out too.)

Check on this video:

In this tough global economic situation, many people have been affected, including the family of Tracy Orr. Her home went foreclosed and was lined up in an Austin real estate auction. Tracy, however, just wanted to find closure from her devastating ordeal of  losing her home. Marilyn Mock, a total stranger that time to Tracy Orr, suddenly stepped up, asked the woman why she is crying and found out her sad situation. And to her surprise, Marilyn went on to bid her house and eventually ended in a happy ending – Marilyn unconditionally gave back the house to Tracy and Tracy got her beloved home back. An act of random kindness, so inspiring, that is worth sharing with anyone, which is why I am doing a blog about this right now.

From that simple and random act of kindness, I learned one thing – that kindness, never knows boundaries or socioeconomic status and everyone can do it, even in little ways that can make a big difference to someone else’s life. Personally, Marilyn has become one of my heroes that inspires me to do good to others – not only through money – but in every damn way I can. Marilyn and Tracy’s story, I admit, left a significant impact to my personal view of the world. That in this world, money does not matter, your riches does not matter, your political alliances does not matter but what matters most is how we value others and ourselves as well as  how we make a difference into the life of the other person, whether we personally know them or not. We should help others as we help ourselves because in that way, not only us or our families will prosper but others as well.

Ok, here is the update after the Foreclosure Angel story.

A few months after the story has become well known, I have learned that Marilyn established a foundation named “Foreclosure Angel Foundation”. You can find them in this website: www.foreclosureangelfoundation.com.

At their about page, I found this wonderful personal message from the foreclosure angel herself, Marilyn Mock:

I’ve established the Foreclosure Angel Foundation in November 2008 in an effort to provide assistance and resources to families who are on the brink of foreclosure, and about to lose the one thing keeping them together: home. This last month has been exciting for me and has opened a new chapter in my life. I never would’ve guessed over a month ago that today I would be chartering a non-profit organization that hopes to help out thousands on their last wits. I’ve learned so much from this experience, including how devastating it is to endure a foreclosure. Families should never go through the thought of giving up their place of shelter and safety – despite everything that could go wrong. I hope that through this organization, we can bring people who want to help with people who need help, together.

Marilyn Mock – November 26, 2008

Inspiring words from the woman herself. Inspiring words that also inspire us to follow her lead – making a big difference into the lives of the families that are on the brink of foreclosure. Sure is, it is a tough economic situation right now, with all the global financial problems that are affecting every citizen of this planet. But that will not stop people from helping people, you and me, helping out others who are needing help, irregardless from who they are and where they’d come from.

In my own part, I want this story be known to the rest of the world. You can do whatever you can too -  you can make a blog about this, forward the story to other people, inform people to visit the Foreclosure Angel Foundation etc. Every action counts here. Inform someone you might know that can help these people pull through one of their toughest and emotional experience in life. Losing a home is as devastating as a death of a friend or a family member. We are not talking about houses here. We are talking about HOMES – the one thing that keeps the families together.

Let us not forget the story of Marilyn Mock and Tracy Orr. Let us not forget that each one of us can make a random act of kindness. Let us not forget to help others, in many ways that we can. Take the chance to help these families today. Please visit the Foreclosure Angel Foundation website. You’ll never know how much difference you can make to these families today.

To Marilyn, more power to you and your Foreclosure Angel Foundation!