Greenwich Families Win 'Fresh Air Kids' Photo Contest

Two Greenwich families, who hosted New York City youngsters this summer, are among the winners named in The Fresh Air Fund’s 2015 Photo Contest.

The Schmitz family, and Margaret ‘Midge’ Pappas and Charles Stuttig shared their summer experiences with The Fresh Air Fund and their photos were selected from the hundreds of pictures sent in by volunteer host families across the Northeast. The photos reflect the memorable experiences they shared with their New York City visitors in July. Categories included “Laketime Fun,” “Summer Siblings,” “By the Beach,” and “Fresh Air Foodies.”

The Schmitzs’ photo was selected winner in the “Fourth of July” category, and features Fresh Air visitor, nine-year-old Fikayomi, celebrating the Fourth of July holiday in Connecticut with host siblings Caroline, Elisabeth, Georgia and William.

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Pappas and Stuttig hosted nine-year-old Nathaly for two weeks and Pappas’s photo of Nathaly spending time with animals was selected the winner in the “Animals” category

Photo #1: Fikayomi, of Manhattan, celebrated the Fourth of July with his Fresh Air siblings, Caroline, Elisabeth, Georgia, and William, while visiting his Fresh Air host family’s home. Fikayomi spent seven days with the Schmitzs, of Greenwich, this past July as part of The Fresh Air Fund’s Volunteer Host Family Program. Photo credit: Kristina Schmitz.

Photo #2: Nathaly, of Manhattan, embraces her new llama friend while visting her Fresh Air host family’s home. Nathaly spent two weeks with Margaret Pappas and Charles Stuttig, of Greenwich, this past July as part of The Fresh Air Fund’s Volunteer Host Family Program. Photo credit: Midge Pappas.