STATE COMMANDERS SPECIAL PROJECT
The
Fisher House program is a unique private-public partnership that supports
America’s military in their time of need. The program recognizes the special
sacrifices of our men and women in uniform and the hardships of military service
by meeting humanitarian needs beyond that normally provided by the Department of
Defense and Veterans Affairs.
Because members of the military and their families are stationed worldwide and must often travel great distances for specialized medical care, Fisher House Foundation donates “comfortable homes,” built on the grounds of major military and VA Medical Centers. These homes enable family members to be close to a loved one at the most stressful times, during the hospitalization for unexpected illness, diseased, or injury.
Annually the Fisher House Program serves more than 8,500 families and have made available more than two million days of lodging to family members since the program originated in 1990. Based on comparison of fees at Fisher House (the average charge is less than $10,00 per family, with locations offering rooms at no cost) with commercial lodging facilities in the same area, it is estimated that families have saved more than $60 million by staying at a Fisher House since the program began.
PLEASE SEND YOUR CHECK TO THE DEPARTMENT OF NEW YORK (ear mark it for the Commander’s Special Project). MAKE SURE YOUR POST, DISTRICT, OR COUNCIL NUMBER IS NOTED.
* * Lloyd Creeley, Phone #: 1-315-776-8018…lloydandcindy@tds.net