Mayor Rahm Emanuel and 41st Ward Alderman Mary O’Connor help Prevent Child Abuse America and Prevent Child Abuse Illinois transform Chicago’s Gateway Park at Navy Pier into Big Pinwheel Garden.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and 41st Ward Alderman Mary O'Connor to join Prevent Child Abuse America and its Illinois Chapter in turning Gateway Park at Navy Pier into Big Pinwheel Garden.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and 41st Ward Alderman Mary O’Connor will join Prevent Child Abuse America and Prevent Child Abuse Illinois in turning Chicago’s Gateway Park at Navy Pier into a "Big Pinwheel Garden" on Wednesday, April 16, at 9:30 a.m. CT with hundreds of supporters creating a display of thousands of 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 event follows the April 8th Big Pinwheel Garden in Times Square and is one of many such events taking place nationwide throughout April as part of the Pinwheels for Prevention® campaign, through which Prevent Child Abuse America has distributed more than 3.5 million pinwheels nationwide since April 2008. See full Press Release here.

The Big Pinwheel Garden is coming to Chicago!

Last week, about 200 volunteers came out in support of Pinwheels for Prevention in Times Square and created a Big Pinwheel Garden. The pinwheel is the national symbol for child abuse prevention - symbolizing the healthy starts we want for all children.

We're coming to Gateway Park at Navy Pier tomorrow at 10am CT!

Join us in the effort to prevent child abuse and neglect by:

- Helping a neighbor in need by offering to baby-sit and giving parents a break
- Volunteering for your Prevent Child Abuse America state chapter or another child- or family-serving agency
- Donating today!

You can be the wind that makes the pinwheel move! Join us in acting on behalf of children throughout the United States!