As evening rolled around, a charter bus full of children from New York City pulled into the parking lot at Brattleboro Union High School, where six families affiliated with the Fresh Air Fund were waiting to receive them.
Whether they were meeting their families for the first time or returning to their hosts from last summer, the kids getting off the bus on July 5 had smiles on their faces and seemed eager to start their two-week vacation.
The Fresh Air Fund, a New York-based organization, has helped connect kids from the inner city with camps and host families throughout the Northeast and Canada since 1877.
While many thousands of kids get the opportunity each summer to get out of the city, fewer and fewer of them are finding a place to stay here in Windham County.
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