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10 months ago
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How the Fresh Air Fund has been sending kids to summer camp for over 120 years

The language has changed, but the need is as great as ever.

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over 1 year ago
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On my family’s summer trips to Harrisburg every second felt like a magical discovery

There were so many first experiences: First bonfire. First time in a tent. First time in a lake. First crush. First t...

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over 1 year ago
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Summer camp offered a kind of freedom unavailable to a kid from the suburbs

Ben Spurr’s stays at Camp NeeKauNis, on the shores of Sturgeon Bay northwest of Orillia, only lasted a week-and-a-hal...

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over 1 year ago
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Turning canoes into toboggans and bathtubs — camp provides the ultimate lesson in working with wh...

If you didn’t bring it with you, and you can’t make it, then you’ll just have to do without. But it isn’t just about ...

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over 1 year ago
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‘He’s just treated like a regular kid:’ Variety Village offers inclusion to campers of all abilities

“Come as you are” is the unofficial slogan for the camps offered by Variety Village, an organization focused on empow...

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almost 2 years ago
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Your donation can help children build confidence and allow their imaginations to run wild at camp

The Toronto Star Fresh Air Fund has been around since 1901, raising millions to help send more than 500,000 underpriv...

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almost 2 years ago
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Camp can boost everything from a child’s sense of community to their own self-worth in just one s...

Camp can boost everything from a child’s sense of community to their own self-worth in just one short week, writes re...

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almost 2 years ago
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Fresh Air Fund allows you to care about kids who aren’t yours, kids who aren’t as lucky

Study shows camp boosts kids in social integration, environmental awareness, activity, emotional intelligence, self-c...

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almost 2 years ago
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Kids’ hearts expand in a fun ‘third place’ — especially in nature

Beyond home and school, youngsters need a place for adventure, socializing and special kind of personal growth. The S...

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almost 2 years ago
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Star reporter investigates how the Star’s Fresh Air Fund spends money to send deserving kids to camp

Kevin Donovan has spent much time analyzing how charities work and he found the Star covers all the expenses of admin...

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over 2 years ago
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My family knew nothing about camping but it was still a magical experience. Every kid should get ...

The great outdoors forced our brains to think laterally, be resourceful, improvise, to see the beauty in the smaller ...

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almost 3 years ago
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Children need summer camps. Camp trains you. Camp turns you into a yearning al fresco adult

The Star’s Fresh Air Fund will help send 25,000 kids who need it to camp. The sensation of being outdoors and loving ...

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almost 3 years ago
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At 90, Star reader writes of a lifetime of joyful camp memories — and is now giving back to help ...

Star reader and lifelong camper Marilyn Rollo, who recently turned 90, sends a special letter about her experiences a...

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almost 3 years ago
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I almost drowned twice so I know how important it is for kids to learn how to swim

Camps like the ones supported by the Star’s Fresh Air Fund provide an incredible opportunity for youth to learn how t...

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almost 3 years ago
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Doug Ford’s summer-camp vow ‘just too late for us,’ say some camp operators

Planning a summer camp requires time, both to hire staff and prepare the property, say camp operators, who suggest th...

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almost 3 years ago
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‘This work is like God’s work’: These Canadians have spent years bringing Jews and Palestinians t...

From hosting summer camps to fundraising for health projects to bring Israelis and Palestinians together, Canadians a...

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about 3 years ago
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Will Ontario’s summer camps be allowed to open? Here’s how they're trying to make it happen

The odds are looking better for overnight camps to resume operations in Ontario this summer, but there are no guarant...

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