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Star readers help 25,000 children go to camp this summer

Star readers help 25,000 children go to camp this summer

Ten-year-old Pina says "thank you" to contributors of the Star's Fresh Air Fund. She’d like to give you all a hug.

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Fresh Air Fund 2012: Girls just want to have fun at Camp Tapawingo

Wed Aug 01 2012

YWCA camp on Georgian Bay offers the best of all worlds for young girls.
Fresh Air Fund 2012: From spaghetti to ‘ice,’ Medeba camp serves up the best for kids

Tue Jul 31 2012

Fellowship, faith and fun are all part of the experience at Christian camp.
Fresh Air Fund 2012: Newport camp opens an adventure-filled world for Yuliia

Mon Jul 30 2012

Salvation Army camp brings kids closer to both nature and their spiritual side.
Fresh Air Fund 2012: Camp Ozanam has ‘real sense of fellowship and brotherhood’

Sun Jul 29 2012

The first time he got on the bus to camp, Joshua Hayford had no idea he was starting a journey that would change his life.
Fresh Air Fund 2012: Oogah Boogahs are just part of the fun at Moorelands Wilderness Camp

Sat Jul 28 2012

The crazy creatures of the forest add to the hilarity that invades camp every summer.
Fresh Air Fund 2012: Kids with cancer thrive at Camp Oochigeas

Fri Jul 27 2012

Camp 'Ooch' is all about helping each other reach their goals. It is, says camper Sarah, ‘loveableamazingfantastic.’
Fresh Air Fund 2012: Camp Widjiitiwin gives at-risk youth a summer escape

Wed Jul 25 2012

Widji's week-long camping program for kids living in the city’s Malvern community has proven to be a great success.
Fresh Air Fund 2012: Camp Mini-Yo-We has new version of Three Musketeers

Tue Jul 24 2012

It's all for one and one for all for this trio of long-time campers.
Fresh Air Fund: Camper discovers he’s funny

Sun Jul 22 2012

Brandon Mohammed went to Camp Towhee years ago and says the experience changed his life. It's where he discovered he was funny and it led him to a path as a comedian.
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Sat Jul 21 2012

When Caden McQuade came home from Camp Winston, he brought back much more than dirty laundry.
Kids learn to be leaders at Camp Couchiching

Fri Jul 20 2012

Camp Couchiching teaches "values and how to deal with problem situations and sticking up for others.”
Fresh Air Fund 2012: Kids keep coming back to Camp Kwasind

Tue Jul 17 2012

Sailing, swimming, archery among activities offered at Christian camp.
Fresh Air Fund 2012: Camp Huronda a lesson in life-saving skills

Mon Jul 16 2012

Children with diabetes taught valuable skills applied long after camp ends.
Fresh Air Fund 2012: Dovercourt Boys and Girls Club keeps kids on the move

Sun Jul 15 2012

There's no time to be bored at the Toronto day camp where games and fun are never-ending.
Fresh Air Fund 2012: Camp Ekon a family affair on Lake Joseph

Fri Jul 13 2012

Traditions run deep and fun is plentiful at Muskoka summer retreat for kids.
Fresh Air Fund 2012: Camp Big Canoe creates ‘awesome’ experience for kids

Thu Jul 12 2012

Muskoka camp opens up brave new worlds for adventure-seeking children.
Fresh Air Fund 2012: Camp Kawartha rolls out the welcome mat

Wed Jul 11 2012

It's a group effort between campers and counsellors to make sure everyone feels special.
Fresh Air Fund 2012: Star readers give from the heart

Tue Jul 10 2012

Every dollar donated gives disadvantaged kids a lifetime of memories from the camp experience.
Fresh Air Fund 2012: Camp Winston a safe haven for special needs kids

Mon Jul 09 2012

There was a time when Andrew Casey was the butt of nasty jokes and unrelenting name-calling at the schools and camps he attended, where adults often turned a blind eye.
Fresh Air Fund 2012: Letters from Camp Couchiching bring special message

Sun Jul 08 2012

'Cooch' memories keep growing in the next generation of campers.
Fresh Air Fund 2012: Fun times go on and on at Scott Mission camp

Sat Jul 07 2012

Kids keep coming back for the friends and adventures offered by Caledon retreat.
Fresh Air Fund 2012: Kids carry on family traditions at Sparrow Lake Camp

Fri Jul 06 2012

The next generation of campers ready to create their own memories at summer getaway.
Fresh Air Fund 2012: Kids blaze new trails of fun at Jackson’s Point camp

Thu Jul 05 2012

Days are filled with swimming, sports and fun adventures at Salvation Army’s summer paradise for kids.
Fresh Air Fund 2012: Camp brings out the best in both kids and counsellors

Wed Jul 04 2012

Harbourfront Community Centre program inspires counsellor to plot a new career course.
Fresh Air Fund 2012: Teen puts her healing journey into a bouquet of rhyme

Tue Jul 03 2012

What a difference a year — and plenty of love and support — can make in healing the wounds of a troubled teen.
Fresh Air Fund 2012: Campers look forward to break at Shadow Lake Centre

Tue Jul 03 2012

Campers of all ages with intellectual and physical disabilities come together for a much needed break at Shadow Lake Centre.
Fresh Air Fund 2012: Posthumous gift from Star reader Lilian Brough will help many kids

Mon Jul 02 2012

Star reader Lilian Brough’s left one of the biggest bequests in the Star Fresh Air Fund’s history.
Fresh Air Fund 2012: City kids commune with nature on Project CANOE

Sat Jun 30 2012

Sitting atop Devil’s Mountain, high above the canopy of the old growth forest, Nina Lai had a moment.
Fresh Air Fund 2012: Glenbrook camp is a rural retreat for city kids

Thu Jun 28 2012

Campers given a taste of real country life in the summer.
Fresh Air Fund 2012: Camp Kirk is a special place for special kids

Wed Jun 27 2012

The summer retreat caters to youth with learning disabilities and ADHD.
Fresh Air Fund 2012: Kids and volunteers both win at CNH camp

Tue Jun 26 2012

Jarvis student reaps the rewards of helping to make a difference in lives of inner-city children.
Fresh Air Fund welcomes three new camps in 2012

Mon Jun 25 2012

When early Star publisher Joseph Atkinson established the Fresh Air Fund, his goal was to improve the lives of Toronto’s underprivileged children by offering them a break from lives of abject poverty in the city.
Fresh Air Fund: Kids put their hearts into outdoor activities at Camp Oki

Sun Jun 24 2012

“Children can do any activity” at Camp Oki, Canada’s only summer camp for kids with heart conditions.
Fresh Air Fund 2012: Memories of Moorelands last a lifetime

Sat Jun 23 2012

Diana McVitty has been involved with the camp for 70 years, giving inner-city kids the chance to ‘step out onto a rainbow.’
Fresh Air Fund 2012: Camp Oki is all heart … and all fun

Fri Jun 22 2012

Muskoka retreat is only summer camp for children with congential heart disease.
Fresh Air Fund 2012: Camps make memories that last a lifetime

Thu Jun 21 2012

Irene Gunter knew that donations to fund could change the lives of city’s disadvantaged kids.
Fresh Air Fund 2012: Camp helps kids explore Toronto’s diversity

Wed Jun 20 2012

New program at 519 Church Street Community Centre expands kids’ world … right in their own backyard.
Fresh Air Fund 2012: Camp Towhee taps into kids’ inner strength

Tue Jun 19 2012

Integra Foundation’s camp gives young people a chance to overcome social and emotional hurdles.
Fresh Air Fund 2012: Camp Winston

Mon Jun 18 2012

A loving place for kids with complex neurological disorders.
Fresh Air Fund 2012: Spooky ghost story livens spirits at Camp Mini-Yo-We

Sun Jun 17 2012

Generations of Mini-Yo-We campers have shaken in their boots listening to the story of Dead Man’s Island.

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How to Donate

With your gift, the Fresh Air Fund can help send 25,000 disadvantaged and special needs children to camp. The experience is much more than relief from summer heat – it gives these children a break in life and memories to last a lifetime.

Goal: $650,000

By cheque:
Mail to The Toronto Star Fresh Air Fund, One Yonge St., Toronto, ON M5E 1E6

By credit card:
Visa, MasterCard, AMEX or Discover, call 416-869-4847

Online:
For instant donations, use our secure form.

The Star does not authorize anyone to solicit on its behalf. Tax receipts will be issued in September.

2012 Fresh Air Fund donors (PDF)