There are blue pinwheels blowing in the breeze all over Cannon County. The pinwheels are planted every April in observance of Child Abuse Prevention Month.In 2008, Prevent Child Abuse America introduced the pinwheel as the new national symbol for child abuse prevention through their Pinwheels for Prevention Campaign. In communities across the nation, and here in Cannon County, children’s advocates will be planting blue pinwheels in April for Child Abuse Prevention Month.
The Child Advocacy Center will be planting a pinwheel garden at the Cannon County Courthouse lawn tomorrow for the Child Abuse Prevention Month event. The event will be held on the steps of the courthouse at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 17th.
“We are going to paint the courthouse lawn blue for Child Abuse Prevention Month,” said Child Advocacy Center Cannon County Coordinator Cassell Galligan-Davis. “Each blue pinwheel represents a child abuse victim. We are doing this to show support to child victims and adult survivors. Victims of child abuse often do not openly share that they have been abused. This is our way of silently showing our support of victims and survivors.”
By nature, the pinwheel connotes whimsy and childhood. It is a reminder that all children deserve a happy childhood.
You can show your support of child abuse victims by purchasing a Pinwheel Garden. There are three different sizes of pinwheel gardens and they can be purchased for $25, $50, or $100. They can be purchased from Cassell Galligan-Davis at the Child Advocacy Center. You can reach her at 615-563-9915 or cdavis@cannoncac.org.
