It’s 2018. Valentine’s Day. Love is in the air, but there appears to be a little more love than usual. The doors to the Orlando Fisher House, located on the Orlando Veterans Affairs Medical Center property right in the heart of Lake Nona, open. The rush of love and support comes flooding out. Flash forward to exactly one year later, and that feeling never left. It’s like a … [Read more...]
A Note From the CEO
September ended on a high note as we helped to welcome Lake Nona’s newest supermarket, Earth Fare, to the community as we celebrated their grand opening with a ribbon cutting on Sept. 29. The community welcomed this new chamber Stakeholder Partner to the area at 6:45 a.m. on a Saturday morning, and there were almost 800 people there. A spokesperson for Earth Fare said it was … [Read more...]
Freeberg Foundation Donates to Fisher House Orlando
The Fisher House received a $300,000 grant from the Don & Lorraine Freeberg Foundation on July 24. This is now the largest check to be presented to the Orlando VA Medical Center’s Fisher House. According to the Don & Lorraine Freeberg Foundation Facebook page, they are a “nonprofit foundation supporting organizations focusing on education, healthcare, children, and … [Read more...]
Local Family Donates $100,000 to the National Fisher House Foundation
A local family donated $100,000 to the National Fisher House Foundation on July 2. The check was presented at the Orlando Fisher House, where the donor (who preferred to remain unnamed) spoke of her son who, in 2007, was a patient at Brooke Medical Army Center located in San Antonio, Tex. Her husband also was a veteran. When her son was receiving medical care, she was a … [Read more...]
Fisher House Dedication and Grand Opening
On Feb. 14, the National Fisher House Foundation will be hosting the grand opening of the much-anticipated Fisher House located at the Orlando VA Medical Center. The Fisher House dedication is open to the public, and about 300 attendees are anticipated. The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m., featuring guest speakers such as Lou Holtz, who is the honorary chairman for the Friends … [Read more...]