Nearly 1,000 Urban Kids Leave for Sponsored Vacations

A program to help children from low-income families get out of the city and experience some fresh air launched its 135th year of operation this week.
Nearly 1,000 Urban Kids Leave for Sponsored Vacations
FRESH AIR: Anqi Qiu, 8, son of new Chinese immigrants, says goodbye to his family before he travels to Pennsylvania for a summer vacation arranged by the Fresh Air Fund. Hannah Cai/The Epoch Times
Andrea Hayley
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FRESH AIR: Anqi Qiu, 8, son of new Chinese immigrants, says goodbye to his family before he travels to Pennsylvania for a summer vacation arranged by the Fresh Air Fund. (Hannah Cai/The Epoch Times)
Andrea Hayley
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Reporting on the business of food, food tech, and Silicon Alley, I studied the Humanities as an undergraduate, and obtained a Master of Arts in business journalism from Columbia University. I love covering the people, and the passion, that animates innovation in America. Email me at andrea dot hayley at epochtimes.com