August 6, 2014 Burton Middlefield Rotary Meeting Summary
Location: Welshfield Inn
Guests:
Brian Taylor (Chris' brother)
Meeting Items:
Brian passed out Captain's tickets and said any remaining tickets will be left at the "will call" booth.
Jodie asked for help to pack up the 40 shoeboxes for kids in Nicaragua. She planned to pack them at noon on Saturday (8/9).
Jodie also had tickets for a drawing for a new Chevy Equinox. Tickets are $25 and proceeds go to the Newbury VFW to fund construction of the veterans memorial at Auburn and 87.
Tom Blair is in discussions with Welshfield Inn to possibly move back to the other room if we can guarantee 30+ attendees at our meetings. He will provide more information in the coming weeks.
Heads & Tails Winner: N/A
Program:
Rick Deshant represented the Greater Cleveland Fisher House fundraising campaign. Fisher houses are places where family members of injured veterans can stay while the veteran is undergoing medical treatment at nearby VA clinics and affiliated hospitals. Fisher Houses allow family members to stay near their loved one at no cost and benefit from a support network of families of other injured veterans. Rick explained the history of Fisher Houses across the nation (there are 58 throughout the US) and indicated that Cleveland's VA clinic is the largest in the nation that does not have a Fisher House. Cleveland's VA Clinic also is ranked #1 in the naton in each of its 8 "centers of excellence."
Cost to build the Fisher house will be approximately $7 million and will be able to house 25-30 families at a time. $3 million must be raised locally and the Fisher Foundation will provide the remainder of the needed funding. The Greater Cleveland Fisher House is a federally registered 501 c.3 organization and all donations are tax deductible by federal law. To donate, checks should be made out to the Greater Cleveland Fisher House and sent to:
Greater Cleveland Fisher House
21886 Seabury Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44126
For more information, go to www.greaterclevelandfisherhouse.org
