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Morganville Family Wins Fresh Air Fund Photo Contest

In the artistic expression category, the Berk family of Morganville captured the experience of hosting 11-year-old Jasilia.

Contributions by Anastasia Millicker. 

A Morganville family took home the photo prize in this year's Fresh Air Fund contest. 

Host families in this year's program, which allows New York City children some fresh air in rural suburbs, sent in photos from 13 states to reflect the experiences from the program this summer. Categories include Barefoot Through the Grass, Master Chefs and Carwash Craziness.

In the artistic expression category, the Berk family of Morganville captured the experience of hosting 11-year-old Jasilia.

“It was a pleasure having Jasila with us for the week and we thoroughly enjoyed all the fun and activities we did together.  The week we spent together created memories that will last for a lifetime,” said Wendy Berk in a news release.

Volunteer host families share their summers for up to two weeks with Fresh Air children, ages six to 18. Some children are leaving home for the first time, while others are returning to visit the same host families for consecutive summers. 
Host families this year include families from Little Silver, Fair Haven, Sea Girt, Morganville, Rumson, Middletown, Lincroft, Freehold, Red Bank, Holmdel, Monmouth Beach, Matawan, Kendall Park, Tinton Falls, Colts Neck, Millstone Township, Oakhurst, Ocean, Marlboro, Brielle, Hazlet, and Wall Township.

The Fresh Air Fund is an independent, not-for-profit agency that has provided free summer experiences to more than 1.7 million New York City children from low-income communities since 1877. Each summer, over 4,000 children visit volunteer host families in rural, suburban and small town communities across 13 states from Virginia to Maine and Canada through The Fresh Air Fund’s Volunteer Host Family Program.

 


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