Fisher House Foundation

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I’m a big supporter of our military and any charity that helps soldiers and their families.

Several years ago I discovered the Fisher House Foundation.

You know how Ronald McDonald Houses are built so that families can be near their sick children when they are going through treatment? That is what Fisher House does, except their focus is on the families of wounded soldiers. There are currently 58 Fisher Houses with many more planned.

There is at least one Fisher House at every major military medical center. Annually, the Fisher House program serves more than 17,000 families, and have made available over four million days of lodging to family members since the program originated in 1990. By law, there is no charge for any family to stay at a Fisher House operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs; and Fisher House Foundation uses donations to reimburse the individual Fisher Houses operated by the Army, Navy, and Air Force. No family pays to stay at any Fisher House!

I’m hoping to finally visit my local Fisher House in the coming months. It is something I’ve always wanted to do and I know it’ll confirm that my yearly donations are going to great use. Plus, I know that if given the opportunity to talk to some of the families who my dollars have helped will commit me more than every to keep giving.

You can find out more on their official site, Facebook, YouTube or Twitter. It is also great to see them sharing so many inspiring images on their Flickr page.

Please consider donating to Fisher House to help them continue to serve our nation’s soldiers who have done so much for us. We owe them more than we can ever pay and every dollar does help!

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