The Navy Golf Course Women’s Club officially presented their $2,000 check to the Fisher House Southern California, Inc. group on Aug. 4 at their monthly board meeting at the Long Beach Veteran’s Hospital.
The Navy Golf Course Women’s Club officially presented their $2,000 check to the Fisher House Southern California, Inc. group on Aug. 4 at their monthly board meeting at the Long Beach Veteran’s Hospital.
The group used their annual member/guest tournament as a fundraiser for the construction of the new Fisher House at the Long Beach VA Hospital. Fisher Houses are being built all around the county and are used to provide free housing for the families of wounded veterans so they can be near their loved ones while they are undergoing treatment.
The Fisher House Southern California has been in place as an official 501c3 charity for one year and has already raised $1 million for construction of new Long Beach House. The Navy will provide the land on the hospital campus and the National Fisher House Foundation will match the Southern California groups money, dollar for dollar.
With the progress they have made so far and with groups like the NGCWC’s assistance with extra donations, the group expects to break ground before the end of the year, Fisher House Southern California Board Member, Terry Geiling, said.
“That will be at least one year ahead of schedule,” Geiling added.
The Long Beach Fisher House could see its ribbon cutting by the end of 2015. For more about Fisher House Long Beach, visit fisherhousesocal.org.