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 |