Students who participated in the annual Winterfest broomball fundraiser surpassed their goal of raising $200,000 for charity.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. A new home in Ann Arbor hopes to keep loved ones of veterans close when theyre in the hospital. Its the 87th home that the Fisher House Foundation has funded. The Fisher House in Ann Arbor opened on Tuesday and is 13,000 square feet. Plans for another Fisher House in Michigan are already in the works. A Fisher House is a home away from home where military and Veterans families can stay at no cost while a loved one is receiving treatment, according to the Fisher House website.

ANN ARBOR The VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System announced the opening of the first Fisher House built in the state of Michigan on Monday. The VA Ann Arbor Fisher House is one of 87 Fisher Houses in the world, including in the U.S., Germany and the United Kingdom. The Fisher House is a short walk away from the VA Ann Arbor Medical Center and will enable family members to be near their loved one during a hospitalization. Inside the VA Ann Arbor Fisher House. Nonprofit organization Fisher House Michigan raised more than $7 million of its $20 million goal to fund construction of any Fisher House built in Michigan.