Fresh Air Fund Children Arrive in Bedford

Twenty smiling New York City children boarded buses on June 29, headed for the Merrimack River area, to reunite with their host families at the bus arrival in Bedford, according to a press statement.

This summer, close to 4,000 children will enjoy a summer outside of the city with volunteer host families in suburban, rural and small town communities across 13 states from Virginia to Maine and Canada through The Fresh Air Fund’s Volunteer Host Family Program.

“I’m excited to go swimming and to watch the stars at night. I can’t see them at night in the city!” explained 10-year-old Tyrone about his Fresh Air experiences.

Many volunteer families find their hosting experience so rewarding that over 65 percent of all children are reinvited to stay with the same host families, year after year.

The Fresh Air Fund, an independent, not-for-profit agency, has provided free summer experiences to more than 1.8 million New York City children from low-income communities since 1877.

For more information about hosting a Fresh Air child, call Linda Pomeroy at 603-459-4901 or visit freshair.org.

Caption: New York City children began their Fresh Air summers on June 29, by boarding the bus headed to Bedford. The children will be visiting local host families for one or two weeks. Credit: Linda Pomeroy