It is summer already in the Unites States.
Here in the Philippines, our summer season ended a few weeks ago. Yes, we still enjoy a few days of warm (or humid) sunshiny days but lately we have been getting a lot of rains.
My summers as a child were spent going to/attending summer camps. No, not the two-three weeks summer camp but 3-5 days summer camp sponsored by our church. During those times I have enjoyed days sleeping in tents or huts with friends, met new friends, learned new things about God, friendship, and a whole lot of things.
But my summer camp adventures, are not the gist of this post. I have received an email from Sara Wilson, the Outreach Coordinator for The Fresh Air Fund to help them promote the summer adventures for children from the city, specifically New York City.
Now why should I care write a post about this?
There are several reasons:
- The Fresh Air Fund has been established in 1887 and has helped a lot of New York City kids experience a different kind of summer vacation.
- There are still children, mostly ages 9-12 who are still awaiting for host families who will sponsor their summer adventures this August.
- I live here in the Philippines and not anywhere near New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and New York so I just wrote this post, just in case somebody is able to read it and volunteer to be a host family.
Contact The Fresh Air Fund here and help a child have a memorable summer.
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