Travis Team Tree Auction '09

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Santa Clause dropped in to visit with the children of Team Travis Airmen Dec. 4, at the Tree Festival and Auction. He listened to their toy requests before being whisked away to pick up his sleigh. 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)