Fresh Air Fund volunteer committee launches season

The Fresh Air Fund's Westside committee has begun its campaign to find local families interested in helping The Fund provide free summer vacations to New York City children.

Since 1877, The Fresh Air Fund, an independent, not-for-profit agency, has provided free summer vacations to more than 1.7 million New York City youngsters from low-income neighborhoods. Through The Fund's Friendly Town program, volunteer host families in 13 states and Canada open their homes for two weeks or more to inner-city children each summer.

In 2007, The Fund celebrates it 131st anniversary of serving children with a wide variety of special events and volunteer opportunities. For information on the program call The Fresh Air Fund at (800) 367-0003 or visit The Fund at www.freshair.org.

April 1, 2007