The Fresh Air Fund, the Glossary
The Fresh Air Fund is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit agency founded in 1877.[1]
Table of Contents
51 relations: Adolescence, Adventure, Art, Boating, Boroughs of New York City, Career, Chair (officer), Charity (practice), Chief executive officer, Committee, Computer, Confidence, Cooking, Cooperation, Creative writing, Curriculum, Disability, Drama, Education, Finance, Fishkill, New York, Handicraft, Hiking, Independence, Internal Revenue Service, Leadership, Mariah Carey, Memory, Music, Nature, New York City, New-York Tribune, Not-for-profit organization, Outdoor recreation, Photography, Reference, Science, Social services, Special needs, Sport, Suburb, Team building, Teamwork, The Bronx, The New York Times, Tommy Hilfiger, Town, Trail, United States, Vanessa Gibson, ... Expand index (1 more) »
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Adolescence
Adolescence is a transitional stage of physical and psychological development that generally occurs during the period from puberty to adulthood (typically corresponding to the age of majority).
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Adventure
An adventure is an exciting experience or undertaking that is typically bold, sometimes risky.
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Art
Art is a diverse range of human activity and its resulting product that involves creative or imaginative talent generally expressive of technical proficiency, beauty, emotional power, or conceptual ideas.
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Boating
Boating is the leisurely activity of travelling by boat, or the recreational use of a boat whether powerboats, sailboats, or man-powered vessels (such as rowing and paddle boats), focused on the travel itself, as well as sports activities, such as fishing or waterskiing.
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Boroughs of New York City
The boroughs of New York City are the five major governmental districts that compose New York City.
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Career
A career is an individual's metaphorical "journey" through learning, work and other aspects of life.
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Chair (officer)
The chair, also chairman, chairwoman, or chairperson, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly.
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Charity (practice)
Charity is the voluntary provision of assistance to those in need.
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Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer (CEO) (chief executive (CE), or managing director (MD) in the UK) is the highest officer charged with the management of an organization especially a company or nonprofit institution.
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Committee
A committee or commission is a body of one or more persons subordinate to a deliberative assembly or other form of organization.
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Computer
A computer is a machine that can be programmed to automatically carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations (computation).
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Confidence
Confidence is the feeling of belief or trust that a person or thing is reliable.
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Cooking
Cooking, also known as cookery or professionally as the culinary arts, is the art, science and craft of using heat to make food more palatable, digestible, nutritious, or safe.
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Cooperation
Cooperation (written as co-operation in British English and, with a varied usage along time, coöperation) takes place when a group of organisms works or acts together for a collective benefit to the group as opposed to working in competition for selfish individual benefit.
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Creative writing
Creative writing is any writing that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, or technical forms of literature, typically identified by an emphasis on narrative craft, character development, and the use of literary tropes or with various traditions of poetry and poetics.
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Curriculum
In education, a curriculum (curriculums or curricula) is the totality of student experiences that occur in an educational process.
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Disability
Disability is the experience of any condition that makes it more difficult for a person to do certain activities or have equitable access within a given society.
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Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.
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Education
Education is the transmission of knowledge, skills, and character traits and manifests in various forms.
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Finance
Finance refers to monetary resources and to the study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets.
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Fishkill, New York
Fishkill is a village within the town of Fishkill in Dutchess County, New York, United States.
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Handicraft
A handicraft is a traditional main sector of craft making and applies to a wide range of creative and design activities that are related to making things with one's hands and skill, including work with textiles, moldable and rigid materials, paper, plant fibers, clay, etc.
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Hiking
Hiking is a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails or footpaths in the countryside.
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Independence
Independence is a condition of a nation, country, or state, in which residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory.
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Internal Revenue Service
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is the revenue service for the United States federal government, which is responsible for collecting U.S. federal taxes and administering the Internal Revenue Code, the main body of the federal statutory tax law.
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Leadership
Leadership, both as a research area and as a practical skill, encompasses the ability of an individual, group, or organization to "", influence, or guide other individuals, teams, or entire organizations.
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Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress.
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Memory
Memory is the faculty of the mind by which data or information is encoded, stored, and retrieved when needed.
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Music
Music is the arrangement of sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise expressive content.
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Nature
Nature is an inherent character or constitution, particularly of the ecosphere or the universe as a whole.
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New York City
New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.
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New-York Tribune
The New-York Tribune (from 1914: New York Tribune) was an American newspaper founded in 1841 by editor Horace Greeley.
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Not-for-profit organization
A not-for-profit or non-for-profit organization (NFPO) is a legal entity that does not distribute surplus funds to its members and is formed to fulfill specific objectives.
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Outdoor recreation
Outdoor recreation or outdoor activity refers to recreation done outside, most commonly in natural settings.
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Photography
Photography is the art, application, and practice of creating images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film.
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Reference
A reference is a relationship between objects in which one object designates, or acts as a means by which to connect to or link to, another object.
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Science
Science is a strict systematic discipline that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable hypotheses and predictions about the world.
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Social services are a range of public services intended to provide support and assistance towards particular groups, which commonly include the disadvantaged.
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Special needs
In clinical diagnostic and functional development, special needs (or additional needs) refers to individuals who require assistance for disabilities that may be medical, mental, or psychological.
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Sport
Sport is a form of physical activity or game.
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Suburb
A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area which is predominantly residential and within commuting distance of a large city.
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Team building
Team building is a collective term for various types of activities used to enhance social relations and define roles within teams, often involving collaborative tasks.
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Teamwork
Teamwork is the collaborative effort of a group to achieve a common goal or to complete a task in an effective and efficient way.
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The Bronx
The Bronx is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the U.S. state of New York.
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The New York Times
The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.
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Tommy Hilfiger
Thomas Jacob Hilfiger (born March 24, 1951) is an American fashion designer and the founder of Tommy Hilfiger Corporation.
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Town
A town is a type of a human settlement.
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Trail
A trail, also known as a path or track, is an unpaved lane or a small paved road not intended for usage by motorized vehicles, usually passing through a natural area.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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Vanessa Gibson
Vanessa L. Gibson (born March 19, 1979) is an American politician who has served as the Borough President of The Bronx since 2022.
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501(c)(3) organization
A 501(c)(3) organization is a United States corporation, trust, unincorporated association or other type of organization exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the United States Code.
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See also
Sports non-profit organizations
- Athletes for Hope
- Beyond Sport
- The Fresh Air Fund
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fresh_Air_Fund
Also known as Camp Mariah, Fresh Air Camp, Fresh Air Fund.