CMD Fools / Northern Virginia Fools
Thanks to all of those who took the time out of their day to help out our military families at the Fisher House in Bethesda, Maryland.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Monday, January 9, 2012
CMD Fools Fisher House Event
Our chapter will be assisting the Central Maryland Fools with their dinner event at the Fisher House Complex at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center NSA/Bethesda on January 25th starting at 11:00 am. We will be providing the desserts for about 50 - 60 people. If you would like to attend, or just make a few desserts to send with the crew, please contact brother Dan Keyes at dgkeyes35@gmail.com or by cell phone at 703-969-5502. Please let Danny know if you can help out in any way so he can let brother Bob Faas (CMD Fools) know what we will be bringing.
For those who don't know, 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 a humanitarian need beyond that normally provided by the Departments 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 "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 - during the hospitalization for an unexpected illness, disease, or combat injury.
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. The Fisher House program has served more than 120,000 Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Marine families, and have made available over 3.6 million days of lodging, and a savings of over $167,000,000 to family members since the program originated in 1990.
By law, there is no charge for any Coast Guard or Marine 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!
For those who don't know, 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 a humanitarian need beyond that normally provided by the Departments 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 "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 - during the hospitalization for an unexpected illness, disease, or combat injury.
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. The Fisher House program has served more than 120,000 Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Marine families, and have made available over 3.6 million days of lodging, and a savings of over $167,000,000 to family members since the program originated in 1990.
By law, there is no charge for any Coast Guard or Marine 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!
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