Lisa’s Generation Relations Blog

Hi All,

I have blogged about The Fresh Air Fund before and I truly support the efforts of their non-profit organization. And due to a very generous group of donors, they are able to match dollar-for-dollar any donation you can make through June 30th! Example: This group of donors will match your donation of $25 (or whatever) with the same amount so The Fresh Air Fund will receive double the amount of your donation!

Here’s some basic info about The Fresh Air Fund:

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.

They are also still in need of more hosting families for the kids who will attend camp this summer, so check out this info and see if you can help! And PLEASE NOTE that 65% of children who are hosted by a family are re-invited by that family to stay with them again.

These are terrific, GRATEFUL, kids who could really use your support, so even if you can donate $10 to the organization, it would help! And, remember, until June 30th your donation will actually mean DOUBLE whatever you send.

Bye for now,
Lisa