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A Champion for Military Families

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Team Fisher House at the 2009 Marine Corps Marathon*

Team Fisher House is hosting a team of 300+ runners at the 2009 Marine Corps Marathon. The members of our fourth annual team at the “People’s Marathon” in Arlington, VA have set a Team Contribution Goal of $400,000!

You can support this runner online by using the “Make a Contribution” box on this page. Any amount you are able to contribute is greatly appreciated.

Raising awareness for the Foundation is equally as important as raising funds. Please click on the “Invite Others to Contribute” button to forward this page to friends and family, even if you are unable to contribute at this time.

The Fisher House™ Program

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 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 12,000 families, and have made available nearly 3 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!

Fisher House Costs:

$10 – cost of one night’s stay
$50 – airlines fees for a Hero Miles’ ticket
$3,000,000 to $6,000,000 – cost to build one Fisher House (depending on location and size of home)

In addition to constructing new houses, Fisher House™ Foundation continues to support existing Fisher Houses™ and help individual military families in need. We are also proud to administer and sponsor Scholarships for Military Children, the Hero Miles program, and co-sponsor the Newman's Own Award.

The Foundation has received the highest possible ratings from the “watch dog” organizations that evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of nonprofit organizations: For every dollar donated to Fisher House™ Foundation, 97 percent goes directly into the Fisher House program.

Online donations are completely safe and the most efficient way of donating (saving time and money), but checks are accepted. Please download and print the 2009 MCM Check Donation Form and mail the check and completed form to the address on the form.

Fisher House™ Foundation, Inc., is a not-for-profit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code. Donations are tax-deductible to the maximum extent allowed by law.

* No Federal or Marine Corps endorsement of advertisers or sponsors is implied.

Team Fisher House on Facebook

Contributor	Amount	Comment
Victoria Marsh	$500.00	"You GO Darlene, I know you will be great on race day! Good for you for running for such an important, and often looked over, cause. Veterans shouldn't have to spend a dime on help when they return home from protecting our freedom. Thank you for raising awareness about this!"

Christine and Daniel Ward	$100.00	"Good luck Darlene - - - we'll be thinking of you! The Wards"

Michele Bradshaw	$100.00	"Good Luck Dar!! "

Lawrence Bossidy	$100.00	"Run Fox Run...."

Jill Kinney	$50.00	"You go girl -- good luck! Jill"

Eileen Sullivan	$25.00	"Go Dar! "

Mary Miller	Hidden	"Best of Luck Dar...The Rams are all cheering for you!"

lorrie wexler	$75.00	"Hey Darlene, Good luck. Hope you raise a lot of money for this worthy cause. Lorrie and Randy"

Anonymous	Hidden	"Good luck."

Judith Gutowitz	$250.00	"Go Dar!!!!"

Catherine Hacker	Hidden	"What a wonderful thing you are doing for a such a good cause. Put all fears and inhibitions aside and fly across the finish line with a full heart knowing that you have not only helped many people but have also achieved your personal best, in spite of all the obstacles you face. You are a generous person, a great friend and a inspiration to many."

Kate Lobell	$250.00	"This is a great thing. You go Girl!!!!!"