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Car Show: 20th Annual Southeast Virginia Street Rod Car Show and Charity Picnic

20th Annual Southeast Virginia Street Rod Car Show and Charity Picnic

Charlie Daniels Performance Group, Suffolk, VA
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Photos by: Bing Gatewood

Benefiting the Fisher House, Portsmouth, VA

A Fisher House is "a home away from home" for families of patients receiving medical care at major military and VA medical centers. The homes are normally located within walking distance of the treatment facility or have transportation available. There are 57 Fisher Houses located on 23 military installations and 20 VA medical centers. Many more houses are under construction or in design.

Typically, the houses are 5,000 to 16,800 square foot homes donated by the Fisher family and Fisher House Foundation. Each house is designed to provide 8 to 21 suites. All are professionally furnished and decorated in the tone and style of the local region. The houses can accommodate 16 to 42 family members. They feature a common kitchen, laundry facilities, spacious dining room and an inviting living room with library, and toys for children. Newest houses are 100% handicap accessible and include elevators. A Fisher House is a temporary residence and is not a treatment facility, hospice or counseling center. The program began in 1990, and has offered more than three million days of lodging to more than 160,000 families.
 


 

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