By Deborah Kallgren, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Public Affairs
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (NNS) -- The Salty Dawgs motorcycle riding club rumbled into the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP), Va., gate July 9 to donate more than $6,000 to the Portsmouth Fisher House.
The Dawgs are active duty and retired service members as well as veterans who have left the Navy under honorable conditions.
This is the fourth year the group has donated to the Portsmouth Fisher House.
Rear Adm. Alton Stocks, the NMCP commander and a motorcycle enthusiast, and Loretta Loveless, Fisher House manager, accepted the check.
The Fisher House in Portsmouth opened in June 1995 and was the first in Virginia. It has provided temporary lodging to approximately 2,450 families and guests while their loved ones were hospitalized.
The Fisher House is a home away from home for families of patients receiving medical care at the hospital. There are 45 Fisher Houses worldwide, all located within walking distance of a major military or Veterans Affairs medical center. The Fisher House at NMCP can accommodate seven families who are visiting their loved ones at the hospital. Guests stay for free at the Fisher House.
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