Monthly Charity
Our community is important to us and through the years we have supported local charities and causes. In late 2009 we decided to take this even further and actively support a specific charity each month. Gilles matches your donations dollar for dollar, and 100% of the monies we collect go to the charity. Due to the generous contributions from our wonderful and caring customers and those from Gilles, this program has been a terrific success. Thank you for helping us give back to those in need in our community!
If you have a suggestion for a charity for us to highlight, please let us know by using this link. When choosing a charity we focus on those that help people directly and have administrative costs of 10% or less.
The Monthly Charity for February is the Fisher House. Find out more about their great work at https://www.fisherhouse.org/.
About Fisher Houses
Are you in need of a home away from home? Fisher Houses provide military families housing close to a loved one in the hospital for an illness, disease or injury.
Fisher House Foundation builds comfort homes where military & veteran families can stay free of charge, while a loved one is in the hospital.
These homes are located at military and VA medical centers around the world.
Fisher Houses have up to 21 suites, with private bedrooms and baths. Families share a common kitchen, laundry facilities, a warm dining room, and an inviting living room.
Since inception, the program has saved military and veterans’ families an estimated $547 million in out-of-pocket costs for lodging and transportation.
Fisher House Foundation also operates the Hero Miles program, using donated frequent flyer miles to bring family members to the bedside of injured service members as well as the Hotels for Heroes program using donated hotel points to allow family members to stay at hotels near medical centers without charge. The Foundation also manages a grant program that supports other charities and scholarship funds for military children, spouses, and children of fallen and disabled veterans.
Fisher House Foundation, Inc.
12300 Twinbrook Pkwy, Suite 410
Rockville, MD 20852
888-294-8560
https://www.fisherhouse.org/
Some of our past Monthly Charities are:
- Adoption Resources of WI
- ALS Association
- Alzheimer's Association-WI Chap
- Am Legion Women's Post 448
- American Legion Post #449
- American Lung Association-Milwaukee
- Aurora Zilber Family Hospice
- Autism Society of Southeastern WI
- Autism Speaks
- Badger Association of the Blind
- Best Buddies Wisconsin
- Bethesda Lutheran Communities
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Milwaukee
- Christ Child Society of Milwaukee
- Coalition for Children, Youth & Families
- Community Projects for Seniors
- Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America
- Daystar
- Dominican Center for Women
- Fisher House
- Great Lakes Hemophilia Foundation
- Hope Street Ministry
- Just One More Ministry
- Kathy's House
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
- Life Navigators
- Lotus Legal Clinic
- LOVE>hate Project
- Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation
- Mental Health of America Wisconsin
- Michelle's Action Angels Community Outreach
- Milwaukee Homeless Veterans Service, Inc
- Milwaukee Irish Fest Foundation
- Milwaukee Rescue Mission
- Mr. Bob's Under the Bridge
- Paralyzed Veterans of America
- Professional Fire Fighters of WI Charitable Foundation
- Relay for Life West Allis New Berlin
- Repairers of the Breach
- Riding with Angels
- Royal Family KIDS Camp
- Savage Support
- Sherman Park Food Pantry
- Smile Train
- Sojourner Family Peace Center
- St. Coletta Day School
- St. Francis Children's Center
- St. Vincent de Paul Society
- The LOVE>hate Project
- Tosa Cares
- Trees of Hope WI
- Tunnel to Towers Foundation
- USO
- Vision Forward Association
- Walker's Point Youth & Family Center
- WI Chapter of MS Society
- WI Donor Network
- Women's Support Centers of Milwaukee
- Wounded Warrior Project
- Zachiariah's Acres