Letter to the Editor: A change in Lovelight, Inc. plans will turn out for the better

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Thank you to The Portager for helping to publicize LoveLight’s STARCHILD initiative which will be a wonderful, unique multigenerational childcare/child development and lifelong learning center. Imagine the children, highly qualified staff, senior citizens, and college students interacting with each other as they enjoy fresh air and sunshine on the natural playground, growing fresh fruits and vegetables, learning relaxation techniques and sharing stories and poems in the Peace Garden of the Elders. In the equally nurturing environment indoors, infants will be gently rocked in rocking chairs, sung, talked, and read to, and will spend part of the day engaged in “belly time” so important to healthy development.