Thumbs Up to Lou Castriota Jr. of New Freedom and his planned not-for-profit Leg Up Farm therapeutic facility for special needs children on the receipt of $5.6 million in loans to make the project a reality.

Groundbreaking for the facility in East Manchester Township is planned next year with completion scheduled for 2010. The 18-acre North Sherman Street site will offer physical, psychological, and social therapies for children in a farm setting.

The facility will offer programs, education and advocacy for special needs children and their families up to age 21. Congratulations on working and seeing a dream come true.

OUR VIEW, The York Dispatch