Change is Good is Community Partners of Dallas' signature family philanthropy event, inspiring children to discover that even the smallest act of generosity can make a meaningful difference. Through collecting change, fundraising online and participating in a joyful celebration at NorthPark Center, young changemakers help provide critical resources and support for abused and neglected children in Dallas County.
Every $10 raised earns a chance prize ticket, giving children the opportunity to win incredible prizes while experiencing the excitement of seeing their efforts make a real impact.
Featuring games and activities for all ages, a live DJ, delicious fare from favorite NorthPark eateries and refreshments for adults, Change is Good brings together families, friends and community partners to celebrate a shared commitment to helping children. For more than 20 years, this beloved tradition has empowered kids to help kids while creating a lasting legacy of compassion, community and giving.
Join us next October in Center Park at NorthPark Center!
How to Get Involved
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Join the Host Committee
As members of the Host Committee, we ask that you lend us your name and gather your family and friends to attend this fun event! Host Committee members can elect to receive custom change collection jars for children in their household!
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Secure Your Family Ticket Package
Change is Good is a private preticketed event with many options to secure your spot! Sponsorships and Family Ticket Packages are available with limited individual tickets for sale before the event. Your child’s physical and virtual change will be counted and exchanged for chance prize tickets at the event.
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Start Raising Change
Kids can collect coins and bills through fun activities like lemonade stands, bake sales, backyard dance parties and arts and crafts. You can also start a virtual change collection page to share with friends and family for easy online fundraising!
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Attend Change is Good
At the event, children will exchange the money they have collected for chance tickets to win fabulous prizes. We’ll have fun and games for the kids to celebrate their hard work, as well as great food and libations for adults. Guests also have a private first look at the annual NorthPark Pumpkin Patch benefiting CPD!
Special Thanks to our 2026 Leadership Team
Co-Chair Families
Claire and Brooks Bussard
Holden and Hayes
Kelly and Kyle Cotner
Henry and Kathryn
Honorary Grandparent
Dr. Suzanne Fleigel
2027 Change is Good Sponsors
The Legacy of Change is Good
For 20 years, Change is Good has been a cherished tradition for Community Partners of Dallas, bringing together children, families and corporate partners to make a meaningful difference for children in need.
As the private kickoff to the beloved NorthPark Pumpkin Patch, this joyful event sets the tone for a season of giving. More than 300 children and families gather each year, not just to celebrate, but to turn compassion into action.
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At its heart, Change is Good is about inspiring the next generation of philanthropists, showing even the youngest participants that their generosity has real impact.
Children proudly bring the change they have collected, transforming small, everyday acts of kindness into something exciting and tangible. They exchange their coins for chance tickets, filling Center Park with energy, anticipation and celebration as they play games and enter to win fun prizes that recognize their efforts.
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While kids enjoy the festivities, parents, families and corporate partners connect and celebrate alongside them, building a shared sense of purpose over great food and conversation.
It is a space where families grow closer, community deepens and generosity is passed from one generation to the next.
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Change is Good is a movement of kids helping kids, families giving together and a community showing up year after year to create brighter futures for children across Dallas County.
Meet Piggy!
Who doesn’t remember their very first piggy bank? Sitting on a shelf or dresser, it held more than coins. It held dreams. Birthday dollars, found pennies and tooth fairy surprises added up to something you could not wait to spend.
That is where Piggy’s story begins.
Created to show that even the smallest givers can make a big difference, Piggy has spent the last 20 years helping children across our community help other children in need. One coin at a time, they are learning that their kindness matters.
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Over the years, Piggy has worn many hats, from Soccer Piggy to Rockstar Piggy, always ready to celebrate alongside the kids who bring him to life through their own change collections.
But the mission never changes. Piggy is a collector of kindness, a keeper of wishes and a champion for kids helping kids!
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For the more than 20,000 abused and neglected children served each year by Community Partners of Dallas, those small gifts become something powerful.
Every coin collected is a child saying to another child, “You matter.” Together, those coins provide comfort items, new clothes, birthday gifts and moments of joy during some of life’s hardest transitions.
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Over $1.5 million has been raised through Change is Good over 20 years.
$269,395 of that was raised through kids collecting change!
Piggy Over the Years
T-Shirt Art Contest
As part of the excitement leading up to the Change is Good event, host committee families are invited to the kickoff party and t-shirt art contest.
Children draw their own unique versions of Piggy in theme and submit their art to our judges. Two creative change makers will have their art featured on the Change is Good t-shirt each year!
