Fresh Air Fund- Host a Child This Summer

Hi Everyone,

Do you remember your summer camps? Do you remember all the fun and activities? Summer is almost over and yet for a few more weeks you can help an inner city child have a great summer experience!!

THE FRESH AIR FUND, an independent, not-for-profit agency, has provided free summer vacations to more than 1.7 million New York City children from low-income communities since 1877. Nearly 10,000 New York City children enjoy free Fresh Air Fund programs annually. In 2008, close to 5,000 children visited volunteer host families in suburbs and small town communities across 13 states from Virginia to Maine and Canada. 3,000 children also attended five Fresh Air camps on a 2,300-acre site in Fishkill, New York. The Fund’s year-round camping program serves an additional 2,000 young people each year.

Don't underestimate the power a new experience can have for a child. Go to The Fresh Air Fund for more information on how you can make a difference.

Sheila Cason MD