Keep The Energy Going!

 Child Abuse Prevention Month is in full swing! 

Children, families and communities are raising awareness for healthy starts for kids through Pinwheels for Prevention nationwide.

Prevent Child Abuse America has been recognizing this month by "planting" Pinwheel Gardens with actor Josh Charles in Times Square in New York -

   

and in Gateway Park at Navy Pier with Mayor Rahm Emanuel in Chicago -

We want to keep the energy moving the Pinwheel for the rest of this month and beyond!

Join us to ensure the healthy development of children in our communities by making a gift today!

Actor Josh Charles and Prevent Child Abuse America transform Times Square into Big Pinwheel Garden.

The Good Wife" actor Josh Charles helped Prevent Child Abuse America transform Times Square into the Big Pinwheel Garden yesterday to mark Child Abuse Prevention Month and promote the pinwheel as the symbol for healthy starts for all children. Charles was joined by Manhattan magazine’s Cristina Cuomo and over 200 volunteers, holding nearly 5,000 pinwheels to create the display. See full Press Release here.

"We can be that wind." 2014 Big Pinwheel Garden in Times Square.

With help from actor Josh Charles and Manhattan Magazine's Cristina Cuomo, Prevent Child Abuse America turned the Big Apple into the Big Pinwheel this morning in Times Square! Supported by volunteers from Kohl's and sisters from Kappa Delta and Sigma Delta Tau, thousands of pinwheels were given out in order to help raise awareness of healthy starts for children and Child Abuse Prevention Month.

Known for his roles on The Good Wife, Sports Night, and Dead Poet's Society, actor Josh Charles played a different role this morning, urging people around the nation to step up and support the healthy development of children and prevent child abuse. Speaking about the meaning behind the pinwheel image, Josh told the crowd that "A pinwheel also needs wind. And with our actions, and our intentions, we can be that wind. We have to be those agents of change for the young people and their families in our communities." We're grateful to have Josh Charles as a friend to our organization.

Let's all agree to "be the wind" this April. There's lots of great things going on around the country right now, so let's use that momentum and be bigger advocates and better community members. Learn more about what you can do at the Pinwheels for Prevention website.

Prevent Child Abuse America teams with actor Josh Charles to turn Times Square into Big Pinwheel Garden on April 8.

Prevent Child Abuse America and actor Josh Charles from the Emmy-nominated CBS show, The Good Wife, will turn New York City’s iconic Times Square into a "Big Pinwheel Garden" on Tuesday, April 8, at 9:00 a.m. ET with hundreds of supporters creating a display of more than 5,000 pinwheels – the national symbol for child abuse prevention. The event calls for people to take action in support of healthy child development as the nation marks April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. This will be the signature event of the Pinwheels for Prevention® campaign, through which Prevent Child Abuse America has distributed more than 3.5 million pinwheels nationwide since the campaign’s launch in April 2008. See full Press Release here.

We love this! And we love Josh Charles!

Watch me & @PCAAmerica turn Times Sq into Pinwheel Garden on 4/8 for child abuse prevention! http://t.co/Cm9kutP7LT pic.twitter.com/rrVyq1BCoK
— Josh Charles (@MrJoshCharles) April 4, 2014

The host for the Big Pinwheel Garden 2014 is...

You’ve loved him in “The Good Wife,” “Sports Night” and “Dead Poet’s Society”… now watch Josh Charles and Manhattan magazine’s Cristina Cuomo help Prevent Child Abuse America turn the Big Apple into the Big Pinwheel to promote healthy starts for kids at 9am ET on April 8th! Follow along or make a gift here.