Activities

Activities

We are busy - busy making contacts with businesses, organizations and individuals to "get the word out" about the Mid-Missouri Fisher House. Below are some of things we are doing!

On April 20, 2022, we partnered with Truman VA Medical Center to share information about the Friends of Mid-Missouri Fisher House at the Chamber of Commerce Showcase CoMo. Our representatives included Bev Pottebaum-Semar, Richard Rice and Stephen Gaither (pictured). Heather Brown (also pictured), Truman VA’s Strategic Partnership Officer, was there sharing information about the Truman VA Hospital.

Rick Rice and Larry Long spent time at the Truman VA Hospital telling employees how they can donate to the Friends of Mid-Missouri Fisher House (CFC #41929) through the Combined Federal Campaign. Thank you Truman VA hospital for hosting our visit.

November 18, 2021: Stephen Gaither, our board chairman was honored to be able to make a presentation to the Howard County Daughters of the American Revolution. Thank you ladies for the invite and for your support!

Thank you Sticky's Cabana for organizing and promoting the October 9, 2021 fundraiser in support of Mid-Missouri Fisher House!! Good music and Fried Chicken!!

Our first annual golf tournament was small but still a success! Thanks to the teams that came out and to our sponsors including L.C. Betz Associates Jewelers, Heck ReMax Realty, Bob McCosh Chevrolet Buick GMC Cadillac, Inc., Critter Control, Trueson Exteriors, LLC, Veterans United and Elks Lodge #513. We are already making plans for next year's tournament.

Our board chairman L Stephen Gaither spent the day (September 18, 2021) telling people about the mid-Missouri Fisher House at the Smokefest 2021 in Hermann Missouri. Thank you Colleen Morgan, the owner of Hogsheads Smokeshop and Fine Tobacco for giving us this opportunity!

On August 19, 2021 we had a successful fundraiser with the Texas Roadhouse restaurants in Columbia and Jefferson City Missouri. Thanks to Texas Roadhouse and all of our generous supporters!

We set up our informational booth for Military Appreciation Day at the Missouri State Fair on August 15, 2021. We made a lot of new friends and contacts. Thank you veterans for your service!

Members of our board spent the day helping out with the Heart of America Marathon on Labor Day 2021.
We were honored to be asked to volunteer - Good times!

Heart of America Marathon - 2020
We were honored to be able to help out during the 61st. annual Heart of America Marathon.

Annual Trivia Night
The Friends of Mid-Missouri Fisher House sponsor an annual Trivia Night where teams compete for prizes. Items are also donated by our many supporters to be raffled off during the evening's Silent Auction.
Below are photos from our 2020 Trivia Night.