Leg Up an Inspiring Story

4/12/2001

It is easy to focus on the negativity in the world. It is all over the television and all over our newspapers. Murder, child abuse, homelessness, plane crashes … and yet if you look into the little sweet corners of the world, you can find a story that lifts your heart.

I wanted to comment on an article that ran March 30 regarding the proposed Leg Up Farm and one man’s efforts to make his dream come true – all for the good of his 5-year-old daughter and for the good of a community.

Lou Castriota’s incredible will to build a rehabilitation facility for special-needs children was inspiring. For four years he has turned a small idea into a reality. Aside from Lou’s generous spirit, one woman’s unselfishness to donate land was equally moving. I suspect if we all followed our dream to even half the extent as this one man, and gave even a fraction of what Barbara Warren donated, the world would be a better place.

By DOREEN PHELAN, Viewpoints - The York Dispatch

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