Veteran’s Day film for the Fisher House Foundation from director Craig Orsini
Element director/photographer Craig Orsini has been working for over a dozen years with his fave clients, Fisher House Foundation.
Dropping appropriately on Veteran’s Day, Craig created this film that tells the story of Air Force veteran August O’Neil and his family’s months-long recovery and stay at the Fisher House.
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.
By the Numbers
Families served: 27,000 in 2021
Daily capacity: 1,300 families
Families served: More than 430,000 since inception
Number of lodging days offered: 11.5 million +
15,000 students have received $27,000,000 in scholarship awards
Over 70,000 airline tickets provided by Hero Miles to service members and their families, worth nearly $105 million