Help from our Supporters
Go to: https://teeitupforthetroops.org/ (or click on the image above) and sign up for a day of fun golf in support of the Mid-Missouri Fisher House!
Thank you to the Missouri Mustang and Ford Club for your recent generous donation and continued support!
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January 23, 2025: Thank you to the Missouri Mustang and Ford Club for their recent generous donation and continued support!
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November 11, 2024: What a GREAT morning at Midway Heights Elementary School! Veterans were honored with a Veteran’s Day breakfast and ceremony to honor their service. As part of the celebration, the students of Midway Heights presented $1300 to the Friends of Mid-Missouri Fisher House in show of their appreciation. All funds were donated as part of a Coin Challenge between classrooms. What amazing efforts!
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November 2024: Each September Colleen Murphy, owner of HogsHead Cigars and Fine Tobacco sponsors the Smoke Fest, Whiskey & BBQ in Hermann Missouri, and donates the proceeds to the Friends of Mid-Missouri Fisher House. Colleen is pictured giving board member Bev Pottebaum-Semar this year's generous check. Thank you Colleen for your continued support!
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July 29, 2024: Thanks so much to our 16 teams and many sponsors (Mr. and Mrs. Peter Goldschmidt, Affinity Wealth Partners, Witt Printing, Conversion Financial Services, Folls Capital, Community Property Management, Rusty Drewing Toyota, Mary Paulsell, DAV Chapter 17, Elks Lodge 513, FS Label Manufacturing, American Legion Post 607 and Commerce Bank) for making our golf tournament a success. A special thanks to Bridget Caldwell, Miss Missouri Teen 2024 for joining us!
July 19, 2024: A BIG thank you to Mr. and Mrs. Peter Goldschmidt for their very generous donation and their additional support of our annual golf tournament!
May 31, 2024: Each year Raphael Garcia of Shomodjs Dj and Audio Rental gives us a donation from a portion of his business earnings. Yesterday we received his annual check. Thank you Raphael so very much for your continued support of "our" House!!!
April 5, 2024: Addie Crews, a student at Hickman High School in Columbia and a youth volunteer at Truman VA, raised funds for the Fisher House as part of her school’s Court Warming Royalties charity event. She raised an AMAZING $2,222! Thank you so very much!!!!
April 4, 2024: A big thank you to the Mid-Missouri Chapter of Military Officers Association of America for your generous continued support!
mADI'S kINDNESS pROJECTS
March 18, 2024: An amazing 11 years old Madi established a non-profit called Madi's Kindness Projects to help fund projects primarily in and around her home town of Hannibal Missouri. A few years ago, she heard about the Red Guitar Campaign which was started by singers/songwriters Thom Shepherd and Coley McCabe Shepherd whose mission is to provide a red guitar to every one of nearly 100 Fisher Houses around the world. Madi learned about this campaign and began raising donations to provide a Red Guitar to the Mid-Missouri Fisher House. On March 9, 2024, Madi came to “our” Fisher House and presented us with this special gift. Thank you so very much for this Kindness Project!
December 6, 2023: Thank you Central Bank of Boone County for their "Hug a Hero" hat fundraiser in November. They donated nearly $5,000 for our benefit!!
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December 6, 2023: The Central Missouri Mustang & Ford Club presented a donation to us for the fourth consecutive year. The gift comes from the organization's annual car show in Jefferson City. Thank you for your continued support!!!
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December 2023: Brookthorn Court North Pole Lights & Grinch collected donations for the Friends of Mid-Missouri Fisher House.
November 20, 2023: Thank you to American Legion Post 57 for your continued support!
November 13, 2023: Missouri Employers Mutual stopped by and donated toiletry items and a generous check to help ouir families in support of our veterans.
November 3, 2023: A big thank you to the Columbia Missouri Lowe's as well as Valerie McDaniel and Mike Helvey for the donation of a wonderful grille that will be placed on our patio.
October 30, 2023: Thank you MFA Oil Foundation and "Red" Harville for their generous grant award to allow us to purchase outdoor furniture for the Mid-Missouri Fisher House!
October 21, 2023: Thank you to American Legion Posts 273 and 211 for your support!
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September 16, 2023: Great day for the annual SmokeFest sponsored by HogsHead Cigars & Fine Tobaccos in Hermann Missouri. We were there and all proceeds were generously donated to us by Colleen Murphy, owner of HogsHead in support of the Mid-Missouri Fisher House. Thank you Colleen for your continued support!
August 21, 2023: Thank you American Legion Post 607 (St. James MO) for your generous donation!
What a beautiful day the good Lord gave us today!
Thanks so much to our teams and sponsors for making our golf tournament a success!
Thanks so much to our teams and sponsors for making our golf tournament a success!
July 14, 2023: Thank you so very much to Mitch Morgan and the Wagons for Warriors for their AMAZING donation to the Mid-Missouri Fisher House!
June 3, 2023: Columbia Missouri Elks Lodge sponsored a wonderful fundraiser dinner and music all in support of the Friends of Mid-Missouri Fisher House. Thank you so very much!!!!
March 25, 2023: We received a generous check from Alpha Sigma Phi Chapter of Missouri Valley College located in Marshall MO. Left to right: Stephen Gaither - Friends of Mid-Missouri Fisher House Board Chairman, Alex Machetta - Alpha Sigma Phi Chapter Fundraising Chair, Rick Rice - Friends of Mid-Missouri Fisher House Board Member (military liaison), and Terry Woodcock - Fisher House Manager at Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital. Thank you very much!!
January 3, 2023: Thanks so much to DogMaster Distillery for their recent fundraiser for the Friends of Mid-Missouri Fisher House, Inc. 10% of Navy Strength Gin sales from October 13 (birthday of U.S. Navy) to November 11, 2022 plus donations in our collection container. Pictured is Joe Pangborn with board members Sylvia Jackson and Stephen Gaither.
November 3, 2022: A BIG thank you to the American Legion Riders Post 5 out of Jefferson City Missouri for their wonderful donation for the construction and support of "our" Fisher House. You all are AWESOME!!
November 2, 2022: Thank you VFW Riders from Post 2657 in Fulton Missouri for your hard work and generous donation!!!
November 1, 2022: We just received a very generous donation from the Central Missouri Mustang and Ford Club! This has been the third year that they have generously supported the Mid-Missouri Fisher House!! Thank you so very much!!!
October 13, 2022: We’re so grateful to everyone who turned out for tonight’s launch of our new Navy Strength Gin. Tonight also kicks off our campaign to support the Mid-Missouri Fisher House. Through Veterans Day (November 11), 10% of Navy Strength Gin bottle sales will go toward the Mid-Missouri Fisher House — an organization that provides free housing to Military Families while their loved ones are treated in veterans hospitals. Thank you DogMaster Distillery!!!
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September 17 and 25, 2022: Great day for the annual SmokeFest sponsored by HogsHead Cigars & Fine Tobaccos in Hermann Missouri. We were there and all proceeds were generously donated to us by Colleen Murphy, owner of HogsHead to help construct "our" Fisher House just steps away from the front entrance to the Truman VA Hospital here in Columbia Missouri. Thank you Colleen for your continued support!
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A shout out to Legion Riders Post 5 for sponsoring Bike at the Bluffs fundraiser for the Friends of Mid-Missouri Fisher House. We are honored, and thank you so very much!!
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We had a very successful golf tournament thanks to our many supporters. Thank you so very much! Teams: Veterans United, TrueSon Exteriors, The Bank Of Missouri, Columbia Orthopaedic Group (donated to Veterans), Insurance Plus, Rogers Ehrhardt Attorneys at Law (donated to Veterans)
Hole Sponsors: Betz Jewelers, Scott Heck – ReMax, Elks Lodge, Rock Bridge Lions Club, Scheppers Distributors, Columbia College, Mary Paulsell.
Hole Sponsors: Betz Jewelers, Scott Heck – ReMax, Elks Lodge, Rock Bridge Lions Club, Scheppers Distributors, Columbia College, Mary Paulsell.
Wagons for Warriors
May 28, 2022: Wagons for Warriors is currently the largest gathering of chuck wagons in the United States, which also makes it the largest in the World. This event’s proceeds benefit local military men and women and veterans in need. Each year more than 30 chuck wagons and their crews from around Missouri and other parts of the United States come to Lebanon to cook and serve authentic Western cuisine. Visitors get the chance to eat the way cowboys did when the wagons were a vital part of daily life. We were honored to be one of many recipients of this event. Thank you very much Wagons for Warriors!
Each year Raphael Garcia, owner of Shomodjs DJ and Audio Rental presents a donation check to the Friends of Mid-Missouri Fisher House representing 10% of their revenue. In January 2022, we received his generous check for 2021! Thank you so very much for your continued support!!!!
Thank you Bob McCosh Chevrolet in Columbia Missouri for your generous donation!!
The Veterans Day 2021 Backyard BBQ fundraiser at the Dive Bar in Columbia Missouri generated approximately $4,000! A special thank you to Equipment Share, VeteransLoans.com and the Dive Bar!
Thank you ALLIED FORCES
Cory Peck and his children presented a check in the amount of $2,174 to the Friends of Mid-Missouri Fisher House. The truck in the background is Cory’s competition pulling truck. Thank you Allied Forces for your generous donation!!!
Note from Allied Forces: "We own a pulling truck based out of Millersburg, Mo named Allied Forces. This truck is sponsored by Cory's concrete sawing company Allied Sawing and Services, Inc. out of Columbia, Mo. This truck is a tribute to all of our armed forces in gratitude and recognition that we would not be able enjoy the events and freedoms of truck pulling and all other daily activities if it wasn't for our military. We want to give back to the community through our t-shirt sales to specifically help fund the Fisher House to be built in Columbia, Mo. This truck pulls throughout Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Indiana, and we have sold shirts all across the Midwest.
Although we are not members of the military we have many friends and family that are proud veterans and active servicemen and women. We see the difference family has in healing and mental health, as Sarah is a nurse and see this everyday. Our family would love to be able to directly present the donation to Columbia location."
Although we are not members of the military we have many friends and family that are proud veterans and active servicemen and women. We see the difference family has in healing and mental health, as Sarah is a nurse and see this everyday. Our family would love to be able to directly present the donation to Columbia location."
Richard Muzzy recently turned 86, and so his Pickleball team made a generous donation to the Friends of Mid-Missouri Fisher House in his honor. Dick served as a Marine and has been a long-time supporter of our efforts to bring a Fisher House to the campus of the Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital here in Columbia Missouri. Over the years, he has constructed three AWESOME doll houses which we raffled off to help in our effort. Thank you Dick and thank you Pickleballers!!
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Board chairman Stephen Gaither recently made a presentation about the Mid-Missouri Fisher House to the local Columbia Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) chapter. If you are a member of a civic or veteran's organization and would like to hear about "our" future Fisher House, please let us know. THANKS so much to this DAR chapter for their generous support and donation!
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We just received a very generous donation from the Orscheln Industries Foundation to help us build "our" Fisher House which will be located just a few steps from the main entrance of the Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital
here in Columbia Missouri. Thank you so very very much!!!
here in Columbia Missouri. Thank you so very very much!!!
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A BIG shout out to Raphael Garcia of SHOMODJS DJ and Audio for his support of Mid-Missouri Fisher House. Each year he donates a portion of his profits to us. We just received his check for 2020! Thank you so very much for your generous donations!!! http://www.shomodjs.com/
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Doll House Raffle
Congratulations to Ron Aradanas who was the lucky winner of our Doll House Raffle. Thanks to everyone who purchased a ticket - your donations when to help build our Mid-Missouri Fisher House.
Congratulations to Ron Aradanas who was the lucky winner of our Doll House Raffle. Thanks to everyone who purchased a ticket - your donations when to help build our Mid-Missouri Fisher House.
Central Missouri Mustang and Ford Club
A BIG thank you to the Central Missouri Mustang and Ford Club for their $1,000 donation toward the construction of "our" Fisher House which will be located on the campus of the Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital in Columbia Missouri.
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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.
Fred V. and Dorothy C. Heinkel Foundation
We are honored to have recently received a VERY generous grant from the Heinkel Foundation that will be used to help construct the Mid-Missiouri Fisher House. Below is a little bit about Mr. Heinkel:
Fred V. Heinkel was president of the Missouri Farmers Association from 1940 to 1979. Throughout his life, he worked on behalf of farmers in Missouri and the United States.
During Heinkel's presidency, MFA grew to become a large and successful business involved in all aspects of agriculture. Heinkel oversaw the expansion of the cooperative and led it through several reorganizations. Between 1940 and 1979, MFA's membership grew from approximately 32,000 to over 175,000 and its annual income grew from $100,000 to $725 million. MFA's associated businesses, like MFA Oil and MFA Insurance (now Shelter Insurance) companies, also grew. MFA soon became one of the most successful farmers' cooperatives in the United States.
Heinkel did not marry until 1946, when he was almost fifty years old. His wife, Dorothy C. Hart Riley, was a schoolteacher.
Because of his expertise and political connections, Heinkel was often called upon to work with politicians and other agricultural leaders on issues of state and national importance. He served on many government-related committees, including the University of Missouri Board of Curators, the National Advisory Commission on Food and Fiber, and the Peace Corps National Advisory Council. He also served on committees that studied methods of insect and plant disease control and researched plans for building dams and levees along the Missouri River to help control flooding and harness the river's power for electricity.
On October 31, 1990, Heinkel died at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia, Missouri, at the age of ninety-three. Dorothy Heinkel had died a few months before him. Though he had no children, Heinkel left a lasting legacy, helping to shape Missouri's rural landscape through both his political efforts and his business skills. In 2014 MFA celebrated its one hundredth year of operation. The cooperative continues to thrive in no small part due to Fred Heinkel's thirty-nine years of leadership.
Fred V. Heinkel was president of the Missouri Farmers Association from 1940 to 1979. Throughout his life, he worked on behalf of farmers in Missouri and the United States.
During Heinkel's presidency, MFA grew to become a large and successful business involved in all aspects of agriculture. Heinkel oversaw the expansion of the cooperative and led it through several reorganizations. Between 1940 and 1979, MFA's membership grew from approximately 32,000 to over 175,000 and its annual income grew from $100,000 to $725 million. MFA's associated businesses, like MFA Oil and MFA Insurance (now Shelter Insurance) companies, also grew. MFA soon became one of the most successful farmers' cooperatives in the United States.
Heinkel did not marry until 1946, when he was almost fifty years old. His wife, Dorothy C. Hart Riley, was a schoolteacher.
Because of his expertise and political connections, Heinkel was often called upon to work with politicians and other agricultural leaders on issues of state and national importance. He served on many government-related committees, including the University of Missouri Board of Curators, the National Advisory Commission on Food and Fiber, and the Peace Corps National Advisory Council. He also served on committees that studied methods of insect and plant disease control and researched plans for building dams and levees along the Missouri River to help control flooding and harness the river's power for electricity.
On October 31, 1990, Heinkel died at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia, Missouri, at the age of ninety-three. Dorothy Heinkel had died a few months before him. Though he had no children, Heinkel left a lasting legacy, helping to shape Missouri's rural landscape through both his political efforts and his business skills. In 2014 MFA celebrated its one hundredth year of operation. The cooperative continues to thrive in no small part due to Fred Heinkel's thirty-nine years of leadership.
Veterans United
November 23, 2020 - Today we received a gift of $1,000,000 from the employees of Veterans United located here in Columbia Missouri. This very generous gift will move us closer to our local goal of $3,000,000 that will be used to build our "own" Fisher House on the campus of the Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital.
Allen P. and Josephine B. Green Foundation
We are honored to have recently received a very generous grant from the Allen P. and Josephine B. Green Foundation for the construction of “our” Mid-Missouri Fisher House which will be located on the campus of the Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital.
A. P. Green was a successful manufacturer who brought jobs and economic growth to Missouri. His fire brick business based in Mexico Missouri became a multimillion-dollar firm with branches all over the world. His refractory products contributed significantly to the largest period of industrial growth in United States history. They also played an essential role in the winning of two world wars and the massive rebuilding projects that took place afterward.
Established in 1941, the Allen P. and Josephine B. Green Foundation largely funded medical research particularly research toward treating and curing Parkinson’s design which his wife Josephine suffered. Since his death in 1956, the Allen P. and Josephine B. Green Foundation has provided funds for education, food and nutrition, healthcare and human service. Thank you very much!
A. P. Green was a successful manufacturer who brought jobs and economic growth to Missouri. His fire brick business based in Mexico Missouri became a multimillion-dollar firm with branches all over the world. His refractory products contributed significantly to the largest period of industrial growth in United States history. They also played an essential role in the winning of two world wars and the massive rebuilding projects that took place afterward.
Established in 1941, the Allen P. and Josephine B. Green Foundation largely funded medical research particularly research toward treating and curing Parkinson’s design which his wife Josephine suffered. Since his death in 1956, the Allen P. and Josephine B. Green Foundation has provided funds for education, food and nutrition, healthcare and human service. Thank you very much!
ZCAM Tools, LLC
Cheryl Walker and Mark Adams are the local distributors for Matco Tools. They sell a Matco Tools calendar to their customers each year and this year, they donated the proceeds to benefit the Mid-Missouri Fisher House. Thank you, ZCAM Tools, LLC!
Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken
On the front counter of the Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken stores located in Columbia and Jefferson City, you will find a special box that you may drop your donations. 100% of the proceeds will be used to help build our Mid-Missouri Fisher House which will be located on the campus of the Truman Veterans Administration Hospital.
Tigers Community Credit Union
Dec. 11, 2019 Tigers Community Credit Union, located in Columbia Missouri recently presented a generous check to members of the board of the Friends of Mid-Missouri Fisher House, Inc. to help build their Columbia facility to house families of veterans during medical treatment & recovery. Thank you very much!
Annual Doll House Raffle
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Congratulations!! Charlotte Hicks was the lucky winner of our Doll House Raffle. Members of our board made this special presentation. Thanks to everyone who purchased a ticket - your donations when to help build our Mid-Missouri Fisher House.
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(573) 723-1092 | P.O.Box 30681, Columbia, MO 65205-3681
House Address: 800 Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO 65201
House Phone: 573-814-6000 Extension 55460 or 55463
© 2025 Friends of Mid-Mo Fisher House. All Rights Reserved.
PRIVACY TERMS
House Address: 800 Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO 65201
House Phone: 573-814-6000 Extension 55460 or 55463
© 2025 Friends of Mid-Mo Fisher House. All Rights Reserved.
PRIVACY TERMS