Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to support Fisher House.

Central Idea: Volunteering and donating to Fisher House supports a worthy cause and helps wounded warriors and their family members.

Method of Organization: Monroe's motivated sequence

Introduction

Attention Step: When the mortar round hit Peter Herrick and the 42 other men in the motor pool, he said it felt like when someone hits your funny bone, except all over his body. The Navy veteran from Fort White, Florida was out cold for six days and presumed dead at least once after the blast in May 2004. He woke up six days later in the Bethesda Naval Hospital, about 6,000 miles from where he was assigned in Iraq, he said.

His wife, Diana Herrick, told him his left leg had been amputated and that pieces of shrapnel had lodged in his lungs and neck, damaging his spinal cord and leaving him paralyzed from the neck down. And out of his 42 comrades, 33 had been wounded and five killed. As Herrick struggled through a painful recovery, Diana said she lived in Fisher Houses, homes near major military and Veterans Affairs medical centers that provide free lodging to the families of veterans and wounded military members who are being treated.
The Fisher House not only saved the couple thousands of dollars in transportation and housing costs but also provided a support system for Diana from families who knew exactly what she was going through, she said. Without Diana close by, Peter said he wouldn't have made it.

After serving for nearly 18 years in the military, I can personally attest to the value and effectiveness of Fisher House. I’d like to encourage you to become involved, by donating what you can- be it time, money, frequent flier miles, hotel points, or even gardening supplies and household goods.

(Transition: Let’s look at the overall importance of Fisher House and the need for