Thanks to the intervention of County Executive Andy Spano, more than 100 disadvantaged kids from Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow will be going to camp after all.

Spano announced today that the county has redirected $50,000 in state funds to the two villages so that the villages can operate the summer program previously run by the Boys and Girls Club of Northern Westchester.

“This was an emergency situation for these families,” said Spano. “These children were originally registered for the camp run in Tarrytown by the Boys and Girls Club. But due to unforeseen circumstances beyond its control, that group has discontinued its camp, leaving these kids with no place to go – and leaving their working parents without childcare.”

He added, “ I am glad the county government has been able to help ensure that these kids have a great, fun, safe summer.”

The camp will begin Monday, July 6 and go through Aug. 14. It will be located at the John Paulding School, 154 N. Broadway, Tarrytown.

The county contribution requires a 50 percent match. The villages are raising the funds with the help of the Westchester Community Foundation and a group of private citizens.

The mayors of the two villages praised the county’s involvement.

“In tough times, the county’s support will make an important and meaningful difference in the lives of Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow’s kids and families, said Tarrytown Mayor Drew Fixell. “We are grateful to be partnering with the County on this crucial emergency social service initiative.”

“This timely gift is terrific,” said Sleepy Hollow Mayor Ken Wray. “The county is giving a hundred Sleepy Hollow kids a great summer.”

This is the second time in three years that the county government has come to the rescue of the campers in these communities. In 2006, the county contributed $100,000 to the Boys and Girls Club to keep the program afloat.

The funding that the county’s Youth Bureau  is giving for the camps comes from the state Office of Children and Family Services. The money was originally designated to go to the county’s Department of Parks Recreation and Conservation, but then was cut from the state budget in January. When the county received word in April that the money was restored, the parks department agreed to reallocate the funds for the Tarrytown camp.