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Pinwheels for Prevention…Lincoln City Cultural Center… Come and join community volunteers on the front lawn of the Cultural Center at 9am this Saturday…April 19, 2014…
Pinwheels for Prevention…official website… Quote from this website… 
Actor Josh Charles and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Help Create Big Pinwheel Gardens in New York and Chicago!
“The Good Wife” actor Josh Charles helped Prevent Child Abuse America transform Times Square into the Big Pinwheel Garden on Tuesday, April 9, to mark Child Abuse Prevention Month and promote the pinwheel as the symbol for healthy starts for all children. Charles was joined by Manhattanmagazine’s Cristina Cuomo, Prevent Child Abuse America President and CEO Jim Hmurovich and over 200 volunteers, holding nearly 5,000 pinwheels to create the display.
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I was delighted to learn about the “Pinwheels for Prevention” event planned at the Lincoln City Cultural Center on the front lawn this coming Saturday starting at 9am. The month of April is designated by the US Congress for National Child Abuse Awareness and month of the military child as well. I have posted on this blog recognizing April as the month to remind ourselves of the painful silence of children who are emotionally neglected or abused. It is also a time to think about the families who suffer with emotional challenges that often affect children and result in abuse, including military families. Children often carry forward the emotional baggage of childhood trauma well into adult life. I know this to be true as a post WWII and Korean War military child growing up in the 1950’s and early 1960’s. The national conversation during the month of April and throughout the year advances the cause of awareness and healing for millions of Americans…
Judy and I are planning to join our friends and neighbors on Saturday for this special event. “Make a difference one child at a time.” Hope to see you there!
Steve Sparks, Author, My Journey of Healing in Life After Trauma, Part 1 and Reconciliation: A Son’s Story
Vice Chair, www.neighborsforkids.org
