Fans from Fans
Fan Drop Off Event
Drop off fans or donations to help thousands of Central Texans and their pets stay cool.
When: Friday, July 12, 2024
Time: 7am - 7pm
Locations: KXAN, Roger Beasley Mazda Central, Roger Beasley Mazda of Georgetown, Roger Beasley Mazda South, Whittlesey Landscape Supplies - Round Rock
Volunteer Opportunities
Direct vehicles, collect donations, unload fans, and hand out event collateral at one of our drop-off sites. 1 to 3-hr shifts are available between 5:00am - 8:30pm.
2024 Event Location Sponsors
Summer Fan Drive Drop Off Parade
It’s a Summer Fan Drive Drop Off Parade!
Decorate your cars, vans, trucks, dogs and kids to deliver donations of fans and funds for Central Texans who can’t afford or don’t have AC. Join our friends from KXAN and Whittlesey Landscape Supplies for this unique Summer Fan Drive event. Drive by and drop off your fans or funds on Friday, July 16th from 7am-7pm.
Parade on down and drop off fans and funds at any of these Central Texas locations:
Whittlesey Landscape Supplies:
Round Rock: 3219 S IH 35, Round Rock, TX 78664
Austin: 629 Dalton Ln, Austin, TX 78742
Liberty Hill: 14775 TX-29, Liberty Hill, TX 78642
Granite Shoals: 2102 N Phillips Ranch Rd, Granite Shoals, TX 78654
KXAN Studio:
Fans 4 Paws
Help 12,000 Central Texans (and their pets) survive the summer heat! Join us for the Fans 4 Paws No-Contact Fan Drop off benefiting Family Eldercare’s Summer Fan Drive for seniors, families and their companion animals who don’t have or can’t afford AC. Bring new fans or a monetary donation to help us keep seniors and their pets safe from the heat!
Help pets in hot homes and get a free t-shirt!
Fans-4-Paws campaign:
Fan Drive Drop Off
Decorate your cars, vans, trucks, dogs and kids to deliver donations of fans and funds for Central Texans who can’t afford or don’t have AC. Join our friends from KXAN and Central Texas Honda Dealers for this unique, no-contact Summer Fan Drive event. Drive by and drop off your fans or funds on Friday, July 10th from 7am-1pm and 4-6pm.
DJ Mel's Living Room Dance Party
In a live performance benefiting Family Eldercare’s Summer Fan Drive, DJ Mel, notoriously recognized as "Obama's DJ," is one of Texas' most well-rounded and high profiled DJs. Based in Austin with past performances at Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits Music Festival, Bonnaroo, Voodoo Festival, 2015-2019 NFL Draft, 57th Presidential Inauguration for Barack Obama, 2012 Democratic National Convention, Election Night 2012 at Obama HQ, Obama Farewell Address, White House Easter Egg Roll 2013-2016, 2016 Iowa Caucus & New Hampshire Primary for Bernie Sanders, 2016 X-Games, 2011 California Democratic State Convention, 2011 Tour de France and has one of the the longest-running DJ weeklies in the US at the legendary West Campus bar, Nasty’s (1996-2017). He is the Official DJ for The University of Texas Football and Men's Basketball Team. Mel regularly tours throughout the US and abroad. In 2014, he was inducted into The Austin Music Hall of Fame.
Summer Fan Drive 30th Birthday Celebration
It’s a Birthday Celebration! Wish the Summer Fan Drive a Happy 30th Birthday on May 15th during Family Eldercare’s first ever virtual event with live music and trivia, hosted by local musician Joel Laviolette of Rattletree. From 6:00-8:00 Joel will share his love for mbira music and modern-day electronica as well as his passion for the Summer Fan Drive.
YOU can save lives from heat related illness, join us and donate!
Why?
We want the community to know COVID-19 is not slowing us down! High heat and high humidity are dangerous and not going away. Thousands of our neighbors urgently need us now.
1. Heat is the #1 weather related killer - especially in seniors, children and medically fragile
2. Fan drive clients have limited income and can’t afford to run an AC
3. COVID-19 layoffs have caused more people to need an inexpensive way to stay cool – fans cost about 10 cents a day to run
4. It takes longer and costs more to run a No-contact fan drive
Join our movement to keep 12,000 central Texans cool this summer!