THE FRESH AIR FUND

Southland Times, Issue 17735, 13 August 1917, Page 5

THE FRESH AIR FUND

A STRONG APPEAL. During the 25 years of its existence Sir Arthur Pearson’s British Fresh Air Fund has given 3,700,623 poor children a day in the country, and since the inception of the fortnightly holidays in 1908, 39,008 of the most weakly and ailing little ones have had a glorious fortnight’s change by the sea or in the country. Poverty is the only passport to a Fresh Air Fund holiday. All the money received in subscriptions is spent on the children; the working and management expenses being borne by the promoters. The Fresh Air Fund is one of the sweetest and kindliest charities ever conceived. It takes the pale little waifs of the crowded alleys of the large towns and cities of the United Kingdom and transports them to incredible happiness. Little children whose horixon has always been a row of forlorn chimney pots are suddenly made aware of the glory of open spaces; of the wind rustling through big trees; of illimitable meadows where flowers grow that may be picked; of sweet running water where perhaps fish may be seen. No subscription is too small. 1/- gives ,a London slum waif a day’s outing in tha country or at the seaside. 12/6 provides a fortnight’s holiday for a pallid little slum dweller who has never seen a field of grass. We have received the following amounts; Amount already acknowledged .. £36 7 0 J. B 0 5 Q Miss K. Blakie .. 0 5 0 L. J-, F. J 0 30 Wee Willie Parker (Athol) 0 5 0 Euphamia Couper Parker (Athol) ........ 0 5 0 Lochiel 1 5 0 Ena and Cecil .... 0 2 0