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Article: NY kids get breath of Fresh Air. (News).(New York teenagers visit Switzerland)
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- Swiss News
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- June 1, 2003
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Oliver Jordan, a 13-year-old boy from New York City, was more impressed on his first visit to Switzerland by the lack of police sirens than than be was by the Alps. He also hopes be has eaten his last fondue.
Oliver was one of 15 teenagers taking part in a cultural visit arranged by the Organisation for the Swiss Abroad and New York's non-profit organisation, the Fresh Air Fund.
The Fund usually sends inner city kids from low-income families to camps or "host" families in upstate New York.
But this year, the 12 and 13-year-old teenagers benefited from the Fresh Air Fund's cooperation with Swiss organizations in New York, which put on a series ...