Have you got your wallet? Ok, pull out your credit cards.
My good friend LTC Kevin Upson is running the Marine Corps Marathon this fall on behalf of Fisher House.
Fisher House is a charity that assists soldier families of the sick and wounded.
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 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. Annually, the Fisher House program serves more than 11,000 families, and have made available nearly three 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!
So if you don’t whip out your wallets RIGHT NOW, you are making these families suffer. Are you happy with yourselves for that?
Yeah, somehow I thought you might reconsider… Here’s the donation page. LTC Upson and I thank you very much for your support. So do all those families who will benefit from your assistance at a time when they need it most.
In addition, all ad revenue from GOTR in the month of JULY will go to Fisher House. So keep an eye out for a reminder about that.
Painless!