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Locals attend Fresh Air conference

Courtesy photo Local volunteer leaders (from left) Laurie Chose, Michael Trevarrow, Kathleen Bickel, Tricia Trevarrow and Karen West attended the annual Friendly Towns Leadership Conference in New York City Feb. 3 to 5. Volunteers attended professional development workshops throughout the conference, with topics ranging from children’s safety, to empathy and diversity, to community engagement.

NEW YORK CITY — The Central Pennsylvania Volunteer Committee attended The Fresh Air Fund’s annual Friendly Towns Leadership Conference Feb. 3 to 5 at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square.

Over the course of three days, volunteers participated in interactive workshops with The Fresh Air Fund’s staff and community agency partners. Volunteers attended professional development workshops throughout the conference, with topics ranging from children’s safety, to empathy and diversity, to community engagement.

Former Fresh Air child Inspector Ernest Morales, commanding officer of the 42nd Precinct in The Bronx, delivered the keynote speech.

Morales shared with the approximately 300 volunteers in attendance how The Fresh Air Fund’s Friendly Towns Program greatly impacted

his life.

The closing ceremony included inspiring remarks by Fresh Air siblings and concluded with a performance by the Bronx Theatre High School Step Team.

The Fresh Air Fund, an independent nonprofit agency, has provided free summer experiences to more than 1.8 million New York City children from low-income communities since 1877.

First-time Fresh Air children are boys and girls ages 7 to 12, who live in New York City. Children who are re-invited by host families may continue with The Fresh Air Fund through age 18 and can enjoy extended trips.

Families in Central Pennsylvania are encouraged this summer to be a volunteer host family and provide Fresh Air children with a unique and fun summer experience in a new environment.

For more information, contact Kathleen Bickel at 931-5617 or visit www.freshair.org.

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