Commissioners agreed to accept a $1 million state grant on behalf of Leg Up Farm, Inc., a physical- and occupational-therapy center in East Manchester Township for children with disabilities.
Lou Castriota Jr., president and CEO of Leg Up Farm, said it will offer comprehensive therapy for children, including a therapeutic riding center. He and others behind the effort have been working to make it happen since 1997, Castriota said.
Last year, the farm received a combined $5.6 million in loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and York Traditions Bank to construct the 16,500-square-foot main therapy building.
The $1 million will fund an indoor riding arena and stables, Castriota said.
"The goals we had as an organization will now, I guess, be fully realized," Castriota said.
Leg Up Farm will have an official groundbreaking at 11 a.m. Sept. 10. You can RSVP by calling info @ legupfarm.org. For more information, see
www.legupfarm.org.
By TOM JOYCE,
Daily Record/Sunday News