A Different Kind of Fight

Fighters Against Child Trauma

SFN Staff Report

Dec. 5th 2009

F.A.C.T (Fighters Against Child Trauma) was started, this year, by Rico and Fred Engberg, owners of Team Pain Fight Club, in Joplin, MO. Since its inception, F.A.C.T. is growing by leaps and bounds. It’s our hope, at Sport Fighting News, that our readers will take the time to learn about this much needed organization. We encourage the fight clubs, fighters and trainers to contact the National Headquarters about joining or starting a local chapter in their area. On this page, you’ll find a copy of their mission statement and a letter from their President about his own personal story and why F.A.C.T. was started. We, at SFN, pledge to continue covering the growth and good works of this great organization.

MISSION STATEMENT

A NATION OF FIGHTERS HELPING CHILDREN

Our mission is to help protect children and families from domestic abuse of any kind. We do not go out and beat abusers up or take the law into our own hands, but we do appear at court cases (with permission from the families) to help make children feel safer and shield them from the fears that the abusers strike into the hearts of these little ones that are unable to defend themselves. We do not become bullies ourselves but we will make sure no harm comes to any victim while in our presence. We will assemble at court sentencing and parole hearings to show the authorities that we care that proper sentencing is given to the individuals that committed the cowardly crime. We only operate with the approval of law-enforcement and the family of the victims. With the family’s permission, we will keep in contact with the victims, give moral support, and try to help them with any needs that may arise.

Each week, child protective services (CPS) agencies throughout the United States receive more than 50,000 reports of suspected child abuse or neglect. In 2002, 2.6 million reports concerning the welfare of approximately 4.5 million children were made. In approximately two-thirds (67 percent) of these cases, the information provided in the report was sufficient to prompt an assessment or investigation. As a result of these investigations, approximately 896,000 children were found to have been victims of abuse or neglect—an average of more than 2,450 children per day. An average of nearly four children dies every day as a result of child abuse or neglect (1,400 in 2002).

We are a non-profit organization that devotes ourselves to the safety and well being of child victims. We do accept donations to assist us with our mission, and in return we donate to the victims and other organizations as well. If you would like to get involved with the F.A.C.T. organization, please feel free to contact us. We need honest volunteers, donations of any size, and combative sports competitors to help make this worth while organization grow.

We are also accepting new chapters at this time, so if you are interested in starting a chapter, please contact us and we will let you know what it takes to get started. DO NOT CONTACT US IF YOU HAVE EVER COMMITTED A CRIME AGAINST A CHILD! Please feel free to contact us if you would like to make donations as well. Thank you for your support. You can also email us at fightersagainstchildtrauma@gmail.com

Letter from the President of F.A.C.T.

I have had several people ask me why I started Fighters Against Child Trauma. I was hesitant to reveal my true reasons. I went to my mother and talked about our personal situation yesterday. I explained why I wanted to tell people my true reason for starting F.A.C.T. After a long talk with my mom, she was O.K. with me sharing our story.

On January 20th, 1962, my big brother, Robert Eugene Jennings, was born to my mother Sharon, and Bob “the low life murderer” Jennings. Bobby was a happy little boy, smiling and carrying on like most happy little ones do. Bobby was born while his father was in prison serving time for being a worthless drug dealer while my mom was pregnant. The next few months would be happy ones with my mom holding and loving Bobby like a mother should.

Approximately 1 year after the coward was sent to prison, he was released. He found out where my mother was living and went to her. My mother tried to hide from him, but to no avail. Bob “the low life murderer” Jennings found her and invited himself back into her life.

Bob “the lowlife murderer” Jennings was a small man who had a little man complex. He was a bully to women and children but would cower to grown men. He seemed to think he was a tough guy by terrorizing my mom and my big brothers Jack, and Bobby. He would continuously make threats to my mom that if she left him he would kill her. Little did she know he was going to kill anyway.

On a cold day in October 1963, Bob “the lowlife murderer” Jennings, was having a bad day. He did not like that my brother Bobby was a mommy’s boy, who’s only happiness came from my mom, my brother Jack, and his stuffed toy monkey. He was infuriated that my brother would not come to him and wanted to sit with my mom instead. When Bobby began to cry because of being forced to sit with Bob “the lowlife murderer” Jennings, he began to hit my 18 month old brother. What a tuff guy huh. He hit little Bobby in the chest until my brother could not take any more. My mother tried to stop him but could not over power the little bastard. Bob then tied my mother and my brother Jack to chairs. Bob “the lowlife murderer” Jennings then continued to hit little Bobby until he stopped breathing. Bob “the lowlife murderer” Jennings was sentenced to a couple of years in prison for “MAN” Slaughter but he only served “10 months” for the cold blooded murder of an innocent child.

Soon after my mother married my father, Fred Engberg, I was born. They ran a local bar and boxing gym in a small town in Nebraska. After being released from prison, Bob “the lowlife murderer” Jennings, paid a visit to my parents place of business. When my mom told my dad who Bob “the lowlife murderer” Jennings was, my dad introduced himself in a rather fitting way. After being severely beaten, Bob “the lowlife murderer” Jennings ran out the back door. He tried to hide under his car for safety, but it didn’t do him much good. My dad continued to kick Bob “the lowlife murderer” Jennings, until he was restrained by several of his friends who didn’t want him to get in trouble. Bob “the lowlife murderer” Jennings then called the police. The police chief then called my dad and asked what had happened. After my dad explained the situation to the chief, the chief told Bob “the lowlife murderer” Jennings to leave town and not come back.

Unfortunately, in this day and age, we cannot legally get by with doing what my dad did. So my father and I created Fighters Against Child Trauma. We vow to help make life miserable for the “Bob Jennings type people” of the world . We will continue to help abused children who could one day be that big brother or sister, like the I lost due to child abuse.

Rico Engberg
National President
F.A.C.T.
Fighters Against Child Trauma
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