FISHER HOUSE OF THE EMERALD COAST IN THE NEWSFisher House of the Emerald Coast publishes a bi-monthly newsletter for friends and volunteers of the organization.
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Eglin Officers' Spouses Club
Presentation - June 2008
The Eglin Officers Spouses
Club (EOSC) fund raising efforts paid off for the Fisher House of the Emerald
Coast (FHEC) in the form of a $5,000 check recently. From left: Tom Rice, FHEC
board member, Jennifer Crum, EOSC president, Tony Hughes, FHEC board president, Dawn Peterson, EOSC
recording secretary, Bobbie Gustafson, EOSC corresponding secretary and Ken
Walsh, FHEC board member. The Fisher House of the Emerald Coast upcoming special events include a fund raising
golf tournament scheduled for September and possibly a ground-breaking ceremony
sometime this year.
Gold Star Wives of America Presentation - June 2008
A
donation of $1,000 presented to Fisher House of the Emerald Coast, Inc.
by the Southeast Region of Gold Star Wives of America, Inc. 
Presenting the check to Tom Rice, Board member is Joan Young, National
President Emeritus of Gold Star Wives, and Tish Johnson, President, of
the Emerald Coast Chapter of Gold Star Wives.
Photo, left to right:
Ken
Walsh, Board member Fisher House; Tish Johnson, President,
Emerald Coast Chapter of Gold Star Wives; Joan Young,
National President Emeritus of Gold Star Wives; and Tom
Rice, Fisher House Board member.
Doolittle Raiders Homecoming - May 28 - 31, 2008
Northwest Florida
welcomes back the Doolittle Raiders - NWF Daily News - June 1st 2008
DUKE FIELD - Seven airmen died, 16 B-25s were lost and even the man who
planned the top-secret raid thought he'd failed.
Instead, Lt. Col. Jimmy
Doolittle's dangerous, unprecedented attack on Japan early in World War II
roused a nation still aching from Pearl Harbor.
On Saturday at Duke
Field, the men who did it returned to their training ground.
"It is the
highlight of my career to be here with these American heroes," said Maj. Gen.
David W. Eidsaune, commander of the Air Armament Center at Eglin Air Force Base.
"The Doolittle Raiders gave millions hope" and proved for the first time that
"there's nowhere on Earth whereour enemies can hide," he said.
Hundreds
of visitors milled around the runway to gawk at the "Killer B" and the "Yellow
Rose" (two still-operational B-25s). Some people climbed up each tail gunner's
hatch for a peek inside. They all were waiting for a third B-25 to arrive
- the "Special Delivery," which landed and rumbled to stop carrying 93-year-old
Lt. Col. Richard E. Cole (Doolittle's co-pilot) and 92-year-old Master Sgt.
Edwin W. Horton Jr., an engineer and gunner who lives in Fort Walton
Beach.
The seven who made it to Duke Field on Saturday received multiple
ovations from the crowd. In a brief talk, Raider Maj. Gen. David Jones said the
men were glad to be appreciated.
"We feel honored, and there's not too
many of us left," said the pilot of the fifth Doolittle crew.
"A simple
thank you covers lots of things. It's only a start here."
To see more pictures from the Re-enactment Ceremony, please click here
Thanks
to the hard work
and dedication of Ted Corcoran of the Fort Walton Beach Chamber of
Commerce, Wes Fields of the Emerald Coast Conference Center, Major
General Eidsaune of Air Armamant Center, Eglin AFB, Beach Community Bank, the owners of the
Yellow Rose, the Special Delivery and the Killer B, and the numerous
volunteers and supporters who graciously donated time or services,
the Emerald Coast community were treated to a once in a life time
opportunity to finally welcome home some of our nation's most revered
heros.
For more information on the Doolittle Raiders, please click hereCarolyn
Spencer
1942 - 2008 
Fisher House of the Emerald Coast is honored to receive
donations in memory of the late Carolyn Spencer. With her passing on February 25th this year,
the Emerald Coast lost one of its
wonderful supporters. Ms Spencer led a
life
dedicated to others, most notably dramatically improving the lives of victims of
domestic
violence and sexual abuse. Recognized nationally, and the recipient of numerous awards and accolades, Carolyn leaves
behind a legacy of community service.
A
previous State President of AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary in Florida, Carolyn was an ardent
supporter of our men and women in uniform and their families. She empathized strongly with the
compassionate values of the Fisher HouseTM organization, and it is testament to the
high regard with which she was held, that her many friends have, to date,
donated over $5000 in her memory.
To make a memorial donation, please click
here.
Be a Hero to a Hero - Operation
Hero Miles
 Operation Hero Miles, is the program, non profit Fisher House Foundation,
operates to reunite wounded or injured military members and their families.
The original concept of Operation
Hero Miles was created by Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger in cooperation with
close to a dozen United States Airlines in October, 2003. Since then, the program has provided over
13,000 airline tickets from over 380 million donated frequent flyer miles,
allowing wounded service men and women to visit their families between treatments
and transporting loved ones to military medical centers, while their wounded
family member receives urgent care.
The program, brilliant in its simplicity, is not just aimed
at corporate America. The most typical donors are retired couples
who give a few thousand miles at a time. James Weiskopf the Fisher House
Foundation's vice president for communications comments, "When enough
people donate small amounts, it becomes a large amount".
Operation Hero Miles gives ordinary citizens an opportunity
to help our troops in a very direct way that makes a real difference in their
lives. For more information on how to
donate frequent flyer miles or credit card frequent flyer points, visit: http://www.fisherhouse.org/programs/heroMilesDonate.shtml
Fisher House looking to build military lodging near future Eglin hospital
Fisher House support high
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