Prevent Child Abuse America Planted More Than 1,000 Pinwheels at Washington Monument to Celebrate Great Childhoods!

Yesterday Prevent Child Abuse America and its Virginia and Maryland chapters celebrated the great childhoods that all children deserve with a "National Pinwheel Garden" by planting more than 1,000 pinwheels near the Washington Monument on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. 

The public and members of event partners General Federation of Women's Clubs, Sigma Delta Tau, Kappa Delta and Chartwells K12 were invited to celebrate the people who helped them enjoy great childhoods by having pinwheels planted in their honor in the National Pinwheel Garden. 

"The pinwheel allows us to engage people in a new way," said Prevent Child Abuse America President & CEO James M. Hmurovich. "It provides us with an engaging device to move beyond merely making people aware of child abuse prevention, but motivating them to take action on its behalf. From acts big and small, from providing busy parents with a break to signing onto letters to Congress, each of us can, and must, play a role in ensuring great childhoods for our nation's children. This event in the nation's capital is one more way to convey that message to the country."

Individuals who also believe every child deserves a great childhood because our children are our future can make a gift today!

Prevent Child Abuse America, its VA and MD Chapters to Celebrate Great Childhoods at ‘National Pinwheel Garden’on National Mall.

On Tuesday, October 13th, Prevent Child Abuse America and its Virginia and Maryland chapters will celebrate the great childhoods that all children deserve with a “National Pinwheel Garden” at 11:00am ET near the Washington Monument on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The pinwheel, derived from Prevent Child Abuse America’s Pinwheels for Prevention^® campaign, is the symbol for child abuse prevention, introduced by the organization nationally in 2008. The public and members of event partners General Federation of Women’s Clubs, Sigma Delta Tau, Kappa Delta and Chartwells K12 are being invited to celebrate the people who helped them enjoy great childhoods by having pinwheels planted in their honor in the National Pinwheel Garden. Individuals can purchase and dedicate pinwheels here through Monday, October 12th. On Tuesday, October 13th, the pinwheels will be planted on the National Mall. You can read the full press release on the ‘National Pinwheel Garden’ on National Mall here.

Prevent Child Abuse America and the General Federation of Women’s Clubs announce their “Grandparents Give” initiative.

With National Grandparents Day coming this Sunday, September 7th, Prevent Child Abuse America released a statement today announcing our new "Grandparents Give" initiative with the General Federation of Women's Clubs - here. We hope you will take a look and let us know if you have any questions. We have also pasted an excerpt below.

"Together, Prevent Child Abuse America and the General Federation of Women's Clubs will be collecting stories and photos that demonstrate the many ways that grandparents make an impact on the lives of children and families throughout the country. The organizations are asking their members to share these special memories and stories in order to increase awareness of the role that grandparents play in the raising of children."

A final 2013 Child Abuse Prevention Month Wrap-Up and Celebration.

We wanted to share one final post highlighting the array of interesting healthy child development and prevention activities that happened across the country during April and Child Abuse Prevention Month (CAPM).

At the Cape May, New Jersey Healthy Families they decorated a large bulletin board in the facility’s meeting room, combining CAPM with Redeemer Week (a celebration throughout the Holy Redeemer Health System) with a bridge connecting "Happy, Healthy, and Safe Children," their CAPM theme, with "Bridges," from their Redeemer Week theme - "Redeemer HealthCare, HomeCare, LifeCare: Bridges of Hope and Healing along Life’s Journey.” The children in the Healthy Families program, colored the pinwheels, representing “a carefree childhood.” Handprints were used to create the Sun, Water, Clouds, and Land.

 

In Tampa, Florida,  the six Children’s Board Family Resource Centers celebrated with story time, activities and visits from Sister Berenstain Bear at each Center. They also participated in the Pinwheels for Prevention event at the Glazer Children’s Museum.

GFWC Anchorage Woman's Club, GFWC Alaska, GFWC Nome Woman's Club, GFWC Western States Region, GFWC Haines Woman's Club, GFWC Greater Fairbanks Woman's Club members participated in the "Choose Respect" marches on March 28, 2013. Child Abuse Awareness falls under the umbrella of Domestic Violence. General Federation of Women's Clubs (GFWC) has had as its Signature Project, Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention for many years. GFWC Anchorage Woman's Club has also supported this effort for many years. This year they added Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention to their programs and have ordered pinwheels for a child abuse and neglect prevention event they will be holding in the fall. 

Pinwheel Gardens were also planted throughout Mendocino County, California.