Locals Awarded in Fresh Air Fund Annual Photo Challenge

Webster residents, the Farrell family, and Boscawen residents, the Fisher family, celebrated the pure joys of summer with The Fresh Air Fund and were among the winners of The Fresh Air Fund’s 2015 Photo Contest!

All winners were selected from the hundreds of pictures sent in by volunteer host families across the Northeast, reflecting the memorable experiences they shared with their New York City visitors this past summer. Categories include “Laketime Fun,” “Summer Siblings,” “By the Beach,” and “Fresh Air Foodies.”

The Farrells’ photo was determined the winner in the “In the Pool” category, and features Fresh Air visitor, nine-year-old Samoy, splashing around in his host familys’ pool in New Hampshire.

The Fishers’ photos were determined the winners in the “Backyard Fun” and “Host Parents” categories, and features Fresh Air visitor, 11-year-old Shaquel, hanging out on a comfortable hammock and spending quality time with his host parent Mike in New Hampshire.

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, according to a press statement.

For more information on hosting a Fresh Air child next summer, please contact Karen Elwood at 603-718-5035 or visit The Fresh Air Fund at freshair.org.

Caption #1: Samoy, of Brooklyn, spent the day lounging in the pool of her Fresh Air host family’s home. Samoy spent seven days with the Farrells, of Webster, this past July, as part of The Fresh Air Fund’s Volunteer Host Family Program. Credit: Kathleen Farrell

Caption #2: Shaquel, of Manhattan, spent the day relaxing in a hammock at his Fresh Air host family’s home. Shaquel spent 10 days with the Fishers, of Boscawen, this past August, as part of The Fresh Air Fund’s Volunteer Host Family Program. Credit: Sally Fisher

Caption #3: Shaquel, of Manhattan, smiles proudly next to his Fresh Air host parent. Samoy spent seven days with the Fishers, of Boscawen, this past August, as part of The Fresh Air Fund’s Volunteer Host Family Program. Credit: Sally Fisher