Travis Team Tree Auction '09

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Col. Mike Minihan, 60th Air Mobility Wing vice commander, tries to convince Santa that he's been very good this year. Col. Minihan visited the Team Travis Tree Festival and Auction to place his bids on the silent auction and chat with the Airmen and their families. Each year, the 60th Maintenance Operations Squadron and the 349th Maintenance Operations Flight host a Tree Festival and Auction to benefit the Travis Fisher House. Fisher Houses were the brainchild of Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher, who wanted to create a foundation to help military families in need, where they can stay, without charge, by the hospital where their military loved one is being treated. Located on the grounds of David Grant USAF Medical Center, the Travis Fisher House is one of more than 30 built by this foundation. This year's festival raised about $2,700. (U.S. Air Force/photo SMSgt. Ellen L. Hatfield) (U.S. Air Force/photo Senior Master Sgt. Ellen L. Hatfield)