The country is a peaceful and beautiful place. The feel of the cool breeze from the swaying trees in the summer is so refreshing. At night the lightening bugs grace the sky looking like small twinkling stars while you can hear the tranquil sound of a bubbling creek in the distance. Green soft grass beneath your feet that is so thick it feels like a plush carpet and a fun summer dip in the lake are all part of country living.

Every child should be able to enjoy the gifts of nature but to some inner city children it’s only a dream. The Fresh Air Foundation helps bring these dreams to existence and gives children a fresh air summer vacation through host families and “Fresh Air” camps. The foundation is a nonprofit agency which largely depends on private contributions.

The Fresh Air Fund is in need of host families for the Summer of 2009 and donations. If you would like to get involved in supporting the Fresh Air Fund and give a child an”experience of a lifetime” you can find out more www.freshair.org.

About The Fresh Air Fund

THE FRESH AIR FUND, an independent, not-for-profit agency, has provided free summer experiences 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.

Host a Child

Thanks to host families who open up their homes for a two weeks each summer, children growing up in New York City’s toughest neighborhoods have experienced the joys of Fresh Air vacations.

More than 65% of all children are reinvited to stay with their host family, year after year.

Fresh Air Fund Host Families

There is no such thing as a “typical” host family. If you have room in your home – and your heart – to host a child, you could be one too.

Fresh Air Fund Children

Fresh Air children are boys and girls, six to 12 years old, who reside in low-income communities in New York City and are eager to experience the simple pleasures of life outside the city.

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