December 12, 2018
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Children from Sonbeam Daycare at Temple Baptist Church in northeast Portland are all dressed up for the holiday season as they participate in
their annual Christmas program last week.
The Spirit of the Season
Children at a local daycare are
learning about the spirit of the
Christmas season in an environment
that encourages children to love each
other no mater color, creed or status.
During a special program last
week, the children enrolled at Son-
beam Daycare at Temple Baptist
Church at 1319 N.E. Seventh Ave.,
held their annual Christmas program.
Susan Purdy, director of the day-
care facility, said the families who
entrust their kids into the care of
those who work at Sonbeam are as
diverse as the Portland Community
it serves. She said for over 30 years
no, Sonbeam has been a safe place
for children.
“These families may be newly
arrived to our country or newly ar-
rived in our city or long time Port-
landers or a single parent in need of
help or the dual income household,”
she said. “Wherever they come from
when they come to Sonbeam they are
loved, they enter into community and
their children learn to love each other
no matter color, creed or status.”