Community Comes Together to Plant Pinwheels & Raise Awareness Community Comes Together to Plant Pinwheels & Raise Awareness

4/1/13 - Today marks the start of National Child Abuse Prevention Month and a large group of kids, child advocates and community members came together for a special ceremony on the lawn in front of the Howell Carnegie District Library. LACASA’s Child Abuse Prevention Council hosted the ceremony and attendees planted a blue pinwheel garden afterward, which is the national symbol for child abuse and neglect prevention. As part of an effort to expand the “Pinwheels for Prevention” campaign this year, a group of junior and cadet girl scouts from the Pinckney, Hamburg, and Lakeland area went to work planting pinwheel gardens at twelve other locations across the county this afternoon. Troop 42049 Leader Toni Pilotti tells WHMI they’re always looking at new ways to contribute to the community and have been involved with the pinwheels campaign for about three years now. The ceremony also featured performances by Voices of Voyager elementary school choir, readings and brief speeches from local officials centered on protecting both children and families in Livingston County. (JM)