August 7, 2018 (NEW YORK) – Proskauer volunteers participated in the Firm’s annual summer send-off event with the Fresh Air Fund. The Fresh Air Fund is a not-for-profit organization that offers children from low-income New York neighborhoods the opportunity to experience outdoor summer adventures through overnight summer camps and visits with volunteer host families along the East Coast and Southern Canada.

Throughout the summer, the Fresh Air Fund is regularly stationed inside the Port Authority Bus Terminal as they send buses full of excited city kids off to their home-stays. Each bus departure can be a lengthy process as the Fresh Air Fund staff does a final review of all documentation for each child with their parent or guardian.

As parents and staff handled last-minute logistics, Proskauer volunteers led a variety of activities including card games, coloring and temporary tattoos. The activities not only provide entertainment during the waiting period, but also a sense of comfort for anxious children who are leaving home for the first time. At the end of the morning, Proskauer volunteers handed out healthy snack packs to each child as they departed for their trip.