Contents Social Media Support
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Soldier, His Family, and His Dog Find Healing After Fisher House Stay
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Guest FamilyProfile: The Cutchins Family
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It All Started with One
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Former Army Medic Donates $10,000 Award
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A Miracle Baby Celebrates His First Birthday
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Madison's Lemonade Stand
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Jennifer Koget, National Program Manager for the VA Fisher House
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Combat Wounded Veteran Climbs Seven Summits
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Documentary Film Captures Lives of Military Caregivers Sky Blossoms: Growing Up A Caregiver 12 Meet the Manager
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Letters to Fisher House Foundation
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Meet the Staff
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COVER STORY: After Finding Fisher House and Adaptive Sports, A Former Pilot Becomes Veteran Advocate 16 Fisher House Salutes
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Newman's Own Award Recipients
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Hearts in the Community
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Rerun Article in Honor of Kerri Childress: The Gross and Reiff Families Healing Beyond the Hospital 22 House Round Up
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Team Fisher House
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Facebook Fundraising
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Community Groups in Action
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Openings & Groundbreakings
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Down Range
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About Fisher House Foundation, Inc. Fisher House Foundation is best known for its network of comfort homes where military and veterans’ families can stay at no cost while a loved one is receiving treatment. These homes are located at major military and VA medical centers nationwide and in Europe, close to the medical center or hospital they serve. Fisher Houses have up to 21 suites with private bedrooms and baths. Families share a common kitchen, laundry facilities, a warm dining room and an inviting living room. Fisher House Foundation ensures that there is never a lodging fee. Since its inception, the program has saved military and veterans’ families an estimated $500 million in out-of-pocket costs for lodging and transportation. Fisher House Foundation also operates the Hero Miles Program, using donated frequent flyer miles and funds to bring family members to the bedside of injured service members, as well as the Hotels for Heroes program, using donated hotel points and dollars to allow family members to stay without charge at hotels near medical centers. The Foundation also manages a grant program that helps other military charities and scholarship funds for military children, spouses, and children of fallen and disabled veterans. Fisher House Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code. Donations to Fisher House Foundation or individual Fisher Houses are tax-deductible to the maximum extent permitted by law.
Fisher House Program by the
Numbers
$500 Million Savings for families in lodging and transportation cost
FISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION CHAIRMAN AND CEO Kenneth Fisher PRESIDENT David A. Coker CHIEF OF STAFF Mary Considine EXECUTIVE EDITOR Michelle Baldanza MANAGING EDITOR David Nye LAYOUT AND ART DIRECTION Gifted Eye Designs giftedeyedesigns.com Address all correspondence to: The Patriot Fisher House Foundation 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 410 Rockville, MD 20852 Phone: (301) 294-8560 Fax: (301) 294-8562 Email: info@fisherhouse.org
9.5 Million Days of lodging offered
400,000 Families served
86 Fisher Houses in operation The statistics in this graphic reflect the Fisher House program’s impact since inception. At Fisher House Foundation, our magazine, much like the work we do, is about teamwork. The Patriot is created in-house by our communications staff. Our graphic designers at Gifted Eye Designs donate services toward the design of each issue, and our printing partners help ensure we are getting the best rates possible. The Patriot magazine is one of our best resources to educate audiences about the Foundation’s work, and we are proud of the product we create. We are grateful to provide this resource at a very minimal cost, thanks to the work of everyone involved. At Fisher House, we always strive to be good stewards of your donation to the Foundation.
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