Fresh Air Fund-NYC Half Marathon
December 17th, 2009 | 495 views | by firefly
You heard of Fresh Air Fund, and you read my previous posts The Fresh Air Fund, Fresh Air Fund Still Time To Help A Child and Clear Vision And Fresh Air Fund.
Now we are talking about their new mission to help even more children by organizing a NYC Half-Marathon on March 21st.
The Fresh Air Fund-Racers will take to the streets at the NYC Half-Marathon! Thank you to the Fresh Air Fund-Racers and their supporters for participating in this world class event. You are making a huge difference in the lives of thousands of Fresh Air children!
They have limited availability for this amazing race. If you would like to run, please register HERE right away.
There is also other ways you can help. You can help by hosting a child in your home for the upcoming summer, you can donate to help a child!
Fresh Air Fund: “Every year, The Fresh Air Fund gives thousands of inner-city children the priceless gift of fun – and opens the door to a lifetime of opportunities.
Whether its a two-week trip to the country to visit a volunteer host family, or a fun-filled and educational stay at one of our camps, our programs make for unforgettable memories – and open a world of new friendships and fresh possibilities.
•Just $10 will send one child on a bus ride to his or her Friendly Town host family.
•$24 provides a child with a week of swimming lessons.
•$42 provides a day of Career Awareness classes.
•A gift of $50 can fund a camp counselor for a day.
•If you can give as much as $91, you provide a child at camp with meals for a week.
We are a not-for-profit agency and depend on tax-deductible donations from people like you to keep our vital programs flourishing.”
Summer Highlights: “The summer of 2009 was amazingly successful thanks to the generous support from all of The Fresh Air Fund volunteers and donors. With your help, next summer will be wonderful too.
2009 Summer Highlights:
•Nearly 8,000 children enjoyed their best summers yet
•370 students participated in the Career Awareness Program
•11 counselors-in-training spent three days on the Appalachian Trail
•168 young people were Leaders-in-training
For a more personal take on what a Fresh Air summer means to our campers and Friendly Town children, here are some heartwarming quotes:
“Camp has way more trees, a lot more things that you can see than New York City.” – Yaramyah, 11
“I learned how to swim…I didn’t know how before.” – Malaysia, 9
“I learned a lot of different things from the counselors – I learned how to trust each other, how to respect others, to treat everyone the same.” – Jeremy, 14
“It’s beautiful up there. I could never get tired of waking up to the perfect sunrise and going to sleep to the perfect sunset.” – Francine, 16″
Host A Child: “Thanks to host families who open up their homes for up to 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 re-invited to stay with their host family, year after year.
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 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.”
To host a child, to sign up your child, to volunteer or to Donate please visit HERE !
