Long Beach Family Wins Photo Contest

The Aronowsky Family, from Long Beach, participated in the The Fresh Air Fund’s Friendly Towns Program in July and were among the winners of the 2016 photo contest. All winners were selected from the hundreds of photos submitted by volunteer host families along the East Coast and Southern Canada.

The photos capture the memorable and fun experiences volunteer host families shared with Fresh Air children this past summer. Categories include “Laketime Fun,” “Summer Siblings,” “By the Beach,” and “Gardening.”

The Aronowskys’ photo was selected as the winner in the “Amusement Parks and Rides” category, and features Fresh Air child, 9-year-old Yassin, enjoying an exciting day at the amusement park with his host brother, Nate.

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. To learn more about hosting a Fresh Air child next summer, please contact Eileen Rauchenberger at 516-662-1678 or visit The Fresh Air Fund at www.freshair.org.

Photo: The Fresh Air Fund.