To the Editor:

My name is Misty Schaffer and I am writing this letter to acknowledge a new venture in Westerlo in the Hilltowns for kids and young adults with disabilities.

Farmer Dennis Peterson and his son Dennis Peterson Jr. have started this farm with hopes of giving special-needs kids and adults not only work ethic, but encouragement as well as relationships with others with disabilities.

Farmer Charles Figel has given much support to the Petersons. Charles Figel has been a local farmer for many years, and Dennis Peterson is a father of three children with disabilities.

He knows firsthand through his own children how important it is to have something in the Hilltowns for these kids and their families.

They do haying, raise beef cattle, meat chickens, turkeys, piglets, and have laying hens for farm fresh eggs. They need support! What a great way to help this community.

I am hoping whoever reads this will grasp the importance of what these farmers are doing, not only for these kids, but the community. For anyone interested in being a part of this please feel free to contact Farmer Dennis Peterson at (518) 729-0001 or, if you would like to give donations of any kind, whether monetary, farm equipment, or any other fashion, please go to GoFundMe Peterson Farm, or it can be sent to 958 Route 143 Westerlo, NY 12193.

Thank you for all your support of kids with hope for a better future.

Misty Schaffer

Westerlo

Editor’s note: See related editorial.