Be a Corporate Champion with a Gift-in-Kind or Service-in-Kind Donation to Team Fisher House in 2018
Become a Corporate Champion for Military Families Your company can make a real difference in the lives of our service members and their families in 2018 by engaging with Team Fisher House. Make a Corporate Gift- or Service-in-kind Donation to Fisher House Foundation through the Team Fisher House program, in one or more of the following ways: As Recognition Gift Champions As Recruitment Champions As Service Champions Please contact our staff at teamfisherhouse@fisherhouse.org or by phone at 301.294.8560. Team Fisher House at the 2018 Signature Events and the Patriot Challenge Big Sur International Marathon Date: April 29, 2018 Location: Big Sur, CA Team at race since: 2018 Army Ten-Miler Date: October 7, 2018 Location: Washington, D.C. Team at race since: 2007 Marine Corps Marathon Date: October 28, 2018 Location: Arlington, VA Team at race since: 2006 TCS New York City Marathon Date: November 4, 2018 Location: New York, NY Team at race since: 2017 The Patriot Challenge: introduced in 2015, is a campaign designed to make raising funds and awareness for Fisher House easy, fun, and meaningful at any athletic event. Just sign up for any walking, running, cycling, or swimming event, anywhere in the world - then register for the Patriot Challenge. 2
Corporate Gift- and Service-in-Kind Donations When you donate your company s time, talent, or treasure to Fisher House Foundation through the Team Fisher House Program in 2018, we ll show your support to our fundraisers, donors, and volunteers. This support is available at two levels: Program Champions: Have the opportunity to have a corporate logo and link on the Team Fisher House 2018 Corporate Champions web page and can provide promotional items for the gear bags given to Team Fisher House teammates participating in the Signature Events. Event Champions: Have the opportunity to have a corporate logo and link on the Team Fisher House 2018 Corporate Champions web page and can provide promotional items for the gear bags given to Team Fisher House teammates at either Army Ten-Miler or the Marine Corps Marathon. Corporate Donations: Fundraising Recognition Gifts Team Fisher House holds a fundraising contest at each of the Signature Events to recognize the tireless fundraising and awareness efforts of our runners. These contests are not possible without the support of our Corporate Champions. Your company can donate any number of items to one or more of our Signature Events. Recognition Gift Examples: Fitness Items Hydration Gift Certificates for apparel and shoes Travel Flight certificates Dining certificates Hotel certificates Technology Tablets Armbands Earbuds/headphones 3
Corporate Donations: Recruitment Champions Team Fisher House recruits hundreds of runners from the Washington DC metro area and from all over the country to join the Team as fundraisers at the Signature Events. We rely on the generosity of Coporate Champions for assistance in this recruitment and by donating Fundraiser Recruitment in-kind services you can make a significant difference in the size of our team. Recruitment Wish List: Print Ads Military Publications Running Publications Race Area Publications Electronic Ads Military enewsletters & Social Media Running enewsletters & Social Media Race area enewsletters & Social Media Radio PSAs PSA Recordings Air Time on Race Area Radio Stations Corporate Donations: Service-in-Kind Champions Managing hundreds of fundraisers and 400+ volunteers at our Signature Events would not be possible without the help of Corporate Service Champions. We rely on the donations of services and time to meet all the needs of the Team at the Signature Events. If you donate your services or time you can make a difference in the Team s event experience and save Fisher House Foundation time and money. Print Material Banners Information Sheets Services Wish List:* Message Therapy Marine Corps Marathon Only (Arlington, VA 10/28/18) Volunteer Oportunities Mass mailing of race gear (Our office in late August/early September) Assembling 1,200+ cowbells with lanyards and logos (Our office) Organizing volunteer Spirit Gear (Our office prior to Fall races) * If you don t see your company s service on the list we ll find a way to put your time, talent, or treasure to good use. 4
About Fisher House Foundation Fisher House Foundation is best known for a 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 it serves. 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 inception, the program has saved military and veterans families an estimated $400+ million in out of pocket costs for lodging and transportation. Fisher House Foundation also operates the Hero Miles Program, using donated frequent flyer miles to bring family members to the bedside of injured service members as well as the Hotels for Heroes program using donated hotel points to allow family members to stay at hotels near medical centers without charge. The Foundation also manages a grant program that supports other military charities and scholarship funds for military children, spouses and children of fallen and disabled veterans. Senior Airman Heather Carter was looking forward to a long career in the US Air Force when disaster struck. Injured in a freak accident, Heather s left leg was badly shattered, and her life was changed forever. In her words: I had been such an extrovert; I loved sports and loved life. Then the accident, and my life changed overnight and so did I. The chronic pain forced me to isolate. I became a hermit. I was hooked on meds. Depression became rampant. And yes, I thought heavily about suicide. After 14 grueling surgeries over four years, Heather and her doctors made the tough decision to amputate her leg. Her mom, Vicky Carter, quit her job to be at her daughter s side, and took on the role of caretaker and advocate during Heather s rehabilitation process. They stayed at Fisher House for more than a year. Describing her time at Fisher House, Vicky said In your darkest hours, when you think you have nowhere to turn, Fisher House offers a glimmer of hope. It was like a hand reaching down and pulling you up. You knew it was going to be okay. 5