An important family project

May I ask for just a minute of your time? My husband Jim, son Matt, daughter-in-law Emily and myself are all training for specific races at the Air Force Marathon September 15, 2012. Along with that, we decided to raise funds for Fisher House Foundation through Team Fisher House at the marathon. We are an Air Force family as son Matt was a proud Airman for seven years stationed at Elmendorf AFB in Anchorage, AK. Matt and Emily knows what it is like to live the Military life.

What they did not have to endure was the hardships of an unexpected illness, disease, or injury. Many many Military families do however and that is where Fisher House comes into play. 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 "comfort 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.

There is at least one Fisher House at every major military medical center to assist families in need and to ensure that they are provided with the comforts of home in a supportive environment. 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!

 

Please check out our Team Rose Runners fundraising website for more information and please consider even a small donation to this great cause that means so much to us. We would deeply appreciate it. If you have already donated, we thank you so very much for your generosity.

Team Rose Runners

THANK YOU,
Laurie