Help for the Fanizza Family

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Hi, my name is Allie Maiorana, and I am raising funds for the Fanizza family.

Logan and Trinity Fanizza lost their dear mother, Julie, under tragic and sudden circumstances. Everyone who knew Julie loved her. She was the kindest, warmest, most loving soul. Julie was always helping everyone she came across - if you knew Julie, you KNOW this is true.

Now it's time for us to come together and help her! The handling of Julie's estate will take some time - we are asking for cash donations to help set up Logan, Trinity and their father, Joe, with a local home in their school district. Although we know nothing will ever fill the void Julie has left, we would love for her children to feel settled as soon as possible. Thank you for being as generous as you possibly can be - the support we have received so far from Julie's family, friends, scout families, and school families has been truly amazing...I know we can do this!!!!

In addition to financial support, we are also looking for temporary and inexpensive housing options within the school district; please reach out if you have any leads.

From one of Julies oldest and best friends, Kate:

To everyone who knew her: She did fight, she fought hard. Julie would never intentionally hurt anyone. Up until her very last moments she was loving others. These last few months were like nothing we had ever been through before in our 30 plus years of friendship. My sweet friend battled mental illness fiercely, tirelessly, endlessly for so long. I just want everyone to know just how strong she was, because the idea of anyone calling her anything less than what she was is not the legacy she deserves.

She did not go down without a fight. She was always fighting it, for most of her life. Her last few months were nothing BUT fight. She was trying so hard. She communicated her feelings and sought help, medical intervention, friendship, understanding. She left no stone unturned in her quest to get "back to good" as she called it. She did the best she could. And in the end, her illness became too much. She was too far inside herself to find another way out.

I wish, more than anything, that this wasn't the end of her story here on earth, where we need her most. My friend Julie was brave for so long. She lived purposefully and loved more deeply than anyone I know. She also felt things more deeply, and was much harder on herself than most people can even imagine. Her heart was strong and she always helped others. I'd give anything to have been able to save her from this; to save her children and everyone she knew from having to find a way to go on living without her.