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Carey performed a benefit concert for the Fund. Mrs. Miller said that most of the 7,000 children are sent to homes in New England; Virginia is the farthest south that they are sent. Many of the kids come from underprivileged homes.
Asha and Nadia were picked up in Winchester following their bus trip on July 3, just in time to experience the July 4 celebration in Washington. When they got home after the fireworks and saw the stars in the sky above the Clarks’ house, they said it looked like the fireworks had “gone up and stayed in the sky,” said Mrs. Clark.
They have had a busy time since arriving in Rappahannock, and especially Nadia, they have been doing things she has never done before, such as riding horses, swimming at the 4-H pool near Front Royal and in the river, experiencing Kings Dominion and the Discovery Zone in Manassas.
They have also been doing simpler things like catching butterflies and lightning bugs and collecting eggs from the henhouse. A big thrill for both was when they saw a bear and a deer. Another night they had a slumber party and pitched tents in the yard. Nadia said she really enjoys watching the family dog, a Golden Retriever, catch flies.
“You get to see a lot of stuff you don’t see in New York,” said Asha. She learned to swim here, and last Wednesday afternoon the two girls were anxious to get into their swimsuits to play games under the spray of the water hose..
The Clarks’ 14 year-old daughter, Haley, also enjoys having the girls visit. “It is fun doing things together,” she said.
Mrs. Clark said the girls are
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