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Some chapters are highlighted here with activities that are occurring in their state during child abuse prevention month. To find events in other states or for more details on these events, contact your local chapter:
PCA California along with the California Department of Social Services will be hosting the 5th annual Kids Day at the Capitol on April 21st. This is a fun filled morning with activities for kids, a resource fair for parents, free healthy snacks, and local guest speakers all located on the ground of the California State Capitol. So far over 200 kids are confirmed to attend as a part of school field trips and 40 exhibitors are registered.
1,500 Child Abuse Prevention Resource Packets were developed and distributed to local childcare centers and schools in Delaware. The recipients are encouraged to use the materials to share with the children and families they are involved with and they also have the opportunity to order as many pinwheels as needed to hand out to the children at no cost to them. Each pinwheel is accompanied by an information card for the parent/caregiver. The paper pinwheel activity, pinwheel coloring sheet and a lesson plan are all materials that are included in the packet.
Pinwheels and baseball caps will also be handed out to as many as 1,000 children at an upcoming Wilmington Blue Rocks baseball game along with other prevention information. In addition over 600 pinwheels will be distributed and will also go on display in flower pots throughout the Dover Air Force Base in recognition of the campaign.
Pinwheels will also be on display and available to those interested at our local State Service Centers.
We also secured a full-page ad and editorial article in a publication called “Get Involved” in our local newspaper to raise awareness for the ‘Pinwheels for Prevention’ Campaign.
Public Service Announcements are airing statewide on TV and Spanish Radio stations throughout Florida. Winds of Change Toolkits were disseminated during early February to local coordinators and their community partners involved in implementation of the campaign. Print ready files for banners, flyers and logo was included in the toolkit. All materials are available for download on our Website at http://www.ounce.org/. Each region received pinwheels to display within their communities during April.
Download the attached spreadsheet for a full list of events:
Oahu:
April 7-10
Shaken Baby Syndrome Quilt/Info Booth 9 AM 3 PM Tripler Medical Ctr Lobby
April 11- Family Story Time
Family Story Time at Hawaii State Library. Special Guest Reader Vivian Aiona 10:30 11 AM FREE Goody Bags for kids
April 15 Family Story Time
Family Story Time Pearl City Library 9:30 10 AM & Schofield Library 10 10:30 AM
April 18
YMCA Healthy Kids Day at Bishop Museum from 9 AM 2 PM
April 20 Family Story Time
Story Time 10-10:30AM Liliha Library
April 19 26
Pinwheels for Prevention Display on State Capitol Front Lawn. Program and Rally on April 20 from 8 10 AM
April 22 Family Story Time
Family Story Time Hickam Library 9-10AM
April 25 PCAH Rummage Sale
10 AM 2 PM St. Patrick’s School. FREE Admission
April 26 Family Story Time
Story Time 10:30-11AM Kaimuki Library
April 29 PCAH Conference
2009 Prevent Child Abuse Hawaii Conference at Ala Moana Hotel
Other Islands:
April 18
Kona Family Fun Day at Kealakehe High School from 10 AM 1 PM
April 19
Child Abuse and Neglect 16-page supplement in Maui News sponsored by Friends of the Children's Justice Center of Maui
April 25
Kau Family Fun Day at Naalehu School in West Hawaii from 10AM - 1PM
April 30
SpankOut Day - USA
This year, PCA Kansas has incorporated the pinwheel into the blue ribbon campaign that is conducted statewide by using the pinwheel logo as the bullet point on 50,000 blue ribbon cards; 2,000 pinwheels have been distributed statewide for events; legislators received a pinwheel cookie and a paper doll holding a pinwheel during our CAPitol Kick Off event. Each pinwheel and pinwheel cookie that was distributed has a card attached explaining the pinwheel campaign.
Douglas County
Sigma Delta Tau sorority will distribute 3,000 blue ribbon cards across the University of Kansas campus during the month of April, in support of Prevent Child Abuse America, the sorority’s national philanthropy.
Lyon County
Month of the Young Child Teddy Bear Clinic, April 18th, 9:30am-2:00pm, Flint Hills Mall, Emporia.
Johnson County
The annual spring egg hunt will take place at Sunflower House, April 11th from 11:00am-1:00pm. The event focuses on children ages 2-10. For more information please contact Theresa at 913-631-5800.
The Metro-wide wear blue for children day will be April 17th, 2009. Businesses and organizations are encouraged to participate. For more information please see http://www.preventchildabusekc.org/.
Father Focused Family Fun Day, April 18th from 10:00am-1:00pm in conjunction with Foresters and Vista Baptist, Children’s Concert by Dino O’Dell, carnival games, giveaways, snacks.
Trucks and Big Rigs for Kids will be held in conjunction with Johnson County Parks and Recreation at the Theater in the Park on April 25th from 10:00am-2:00pm. The event is open to children 12 and under. Cost of the event is $4.00 with proceeds benefiting Sunflower House. For more information please contact Theresa at 913-631-5800.
A Community Stone Soup meal will be held at the Old Mission United Methodist Church, Shawnee, KS on April 26th from 11:00am-1:00pm. Proceeds benefit child abuse prevention services at Spofford.
Nemaha County
Children's Resource Fair, April 25th, from 9am-4pm - Nemaha County Community Building - Seneca Kansas. For any interested families, educators and child care providers in Washington, Marshall, Brown, Nemaha, Jackson, and Pottawatomie counties.
Sedgwick County
Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA) will host an awareness booth at Wal Mart on April 11th.
A Healthy Education Promotes Healthy Rex Kids! Communities In Schools at Rex Elementary is hosting a school wide Health Fair for students and parents on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. sponsored by Cargill, Marking Great Strides. Our health fair will be a fun and interactive way to help Rex parents and students learn to live a healthy lifestyle!
Communities In Schools 15th Annual Student Triumph Awards Recognition (STAR) Luncheon will take place on Thursday, April 16 at the Broadview Hotel from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. STAR serves as a way of recognizing students who have made significant improvements in academics, behavior, and attendance. We also honor students who have contributed to the community through service activities. Students, teachers, and parents from Rex Elementary will be part taking in this event.
Community and business volunteers will hold The Reality Store for all 9th grade students at Haysville Campus High School, April 21st-22nd, 2008. The Reality Store is an exercise that helps youth understand some of the “realities” involved with adulthood. The Reality Store gives students an opportunity to learn about choices that must be made as adults.
Leavenworth County
Leavenworth Child Abuse Prevention Council Annual Breakfast, April 16th 6:30 to 9:30 a.m. TenPenny Restaurant, 10th & Pennsylvania, Leavenworth, KS 66048. For more information email: LVCAPC@gmail.com.
Ford County
Celebrate Our Children: On Center Stage is scheduled for Sunday April 26 from 2:00-4:00pm at Wright Park in Dodge City, for more information please call 620-225-1278.
Cloud County
2009 Celebrate Children & Families Fair, Saturday April 25th 1pm-4pm Concordia High School Gym. If your organization would like to have a booth or participate in anyway, please contact Gail Whitley at gail.whitley@live.com
Montgomery County
It’s All About Kids Fair will be held April 27th, at Memorial Hall in Independence, Kansas. The fair is a collaboration between Four County Mental Health, Montgomery County Early Childhood Coalition, and Montgomery County Coalition. For more information contact Gail Norton, 620-331-3480.
Wyandotte County
Communities in Schools of Kansas City/Wyandotte County will hold a Family Resource and Information Fair, April 16th from 6:00pm -7:30pm at Harmon High School in Kansas City, KS. For more information please contact Dola Williams, 913-627-4352.
The Metro-wide wear blue for children day will be April 17th, 2009. Businesses and organizations are encouraged to participate. For more information please see http://www.preventchildabusekc.org/.
Wyandotte County Public Health will celebrate the Week of the Young Child with a display of child abuse prevention materials.
Butler
Sunlight Child Advocacy Center will place 389 pinwheels, representing the number of babies born in the county during the past year, in the following 4 locations.
April 6-12 El Dorado Historic Court House 389 births in the county
April 13-19 Douglas City Building
April 20 -26 Rose Hill City Building
April 27- May 1 Andover City Building
April 14TH—In the Capital Region (City of Baton Rouge): California Pizza Kitchen will donate 20% of its proceeds for the day to all individuals who bring in a Child Abuse Prevention Month flyer.
April 19TH and 29th--In the Capital Region (City of Baton Rouge): Perkins Rowe has invited PCAL to be a part of their weekly event called “Grand Afternoons” to distribute pinwheels with family friendly activities, such as face painting, music, etc.
April 24TH—In the Capital Region (City of Baton Rouge): We are pleased to deliver the NFL program in partnership with seven correctional facilities, one of which PCAL will be hosting a pinwheel planting at the Dixon Correctional Facility in Jackson, Louisiana. Nurturing Families of Louisiana program (NFL)—(an intensive 16 week program designed to help parents and children reduce dysfunction and build healthy, positive relationships. The program is designed with five core concepts such as, developmental expectations of children, empathy in response to children, alternative ways to discipline, parent-child roles and implementing children’s power and independence.
April 25th--In the Orleans Region (City of Houma): Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA), will sponsor a Poker Run. At the end of the event there will be a family celebration, such as a pinwheel planting and a distribution of literature about child abuse prevention.
Other Activities:
Calvin’s Grocery will invite customers to participate in the promotion of our paper pinwheels in which individuals can make 1, 5, and 10 dollar donations to our organization throughout the entire month of April.
The Department of Social Services (DSS) and the Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) have committed to host pinwheel plantings at their facilities, as well as conduct media events.
We are also pleased to announce that we have partnered with Olivia Ruby, Miss Teen Baton Rouge 2009, who is a child abuse survivor. During her reign, her platform is the prevention of child abuse and neglect. She will be serving as a spokesperson for the “Pinwheels for Prevention Campaign” in support of our mission.
Missouri KidsFirst's big statewide initiative is GO BLUE! Day planned for April 17th.
April 11th @ 10:00 am: Community Play Date, East Ward Joint Block Association, RSVP Darlene Reeves, 973-202-7472; First Presbyterian Church, 777 Grove Street, Irvington
April 17th 11:00 am to 5:00 pm: Celebrating Child Abuse Prevention Month, La Casa de Don Pedro. Contact La Casa Youth & Family Services Division @ 973-483-2703; Pavilion Apartments, 108-136, 138-162, Martin Luther King Blvd., Newark
April 18th: Raritan River Environmental Festival New Brunswick By City Market; Downtown New Brunswick
April 18th: Jessica Miller Memorial Dinner Bernie and Sally Miller; South Camden Area
April 18th: Fashion Show Lamda Tau Omega; TBA Montclair
April 18th 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm: Prevent Child Abuse-New Jersey 30th Anniversary Celebration; Liberty House, Jersey City
April 29th: A Song to Angels (Poetry and candlelight vigils) Lambda Tau Omega; Rider University
Prevent Child Abuse ND (PCAND) is celebrating Child Abuse Prevention (CAP) Month through a statewide effort. This effort began by a signed proclamation by Governor Hoeven announcing April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. PCAND staff developed a CAP month packet; which included the governor’s proclamation, media packet, pinwheel activities, promotion of the Five Protective Factors, Feelings activities for families and educational materials, supply order form and evaluation form. These packets were sent to over 460 organizations in North Dakota and posted on our website for downloading.
Burleigh County
April 13-17 - Pinwheel Garden at BECEP.
April - Display located at Kirkwood Mall.
Golden Valley County
April 10,17, & 24 - Ad in Pioneer Newspaper.
April - Displays will be located at Beach Medical Clinic, Public Health Unit, and West Dakota Parent & Family Resource Center.
Grand Forks County
April 9, & 16 - Helping your child control anger series provided by Parent Information Center. Series held at West River Elementary school at 6:30 PM. To register call 701-787-4216.
April 18 - Hands on Learning Fair from 10:00-1:00 PM at Purpur and Gambucci Arena (Grand Forks).
April 20, & 27 - Circle of Parents. During April COP will offer alternatives to spanking and emphasize safe and kind responses to child actions. COP is held at the Parent Information Center from 9:00-10:30 AM.
April 30 - Children's Advocacy Center Lunch & Learn with Arne Graff. Lunch held at the Grand Forks County Office Building. For information call Lisa Piche at 701-795-3016.
Morton County
April - Display located at West River Head Start (Mandan) and Gateway Mall (Bismarck).
Ramsey County
April 8 - Coffee Talk interview on KDLR & KZZY Radio at 11:30 AM.
April 9 - Pinwheel Activity at Minne H Elementary & Sweetwater Elementary.
April 25 - Safety & Learning Fair at the Holiday Mall (Devils Lake). From 1:00-4:00 PM, there will be activities, coloring, handouts, and snacks available.
April - During the whole month of April two Devils Lake cafes will be a Partner in Prevention. Please visit Liquid Bean and ND Coffee Connection.
April - Devils Lake Library and local book stores will be distributing CAP Month bookmarkers, encourage safety and learning by stopping by.
Stark County
April 18 - 0-3 Training, located in the Ballroom of the Student Center of Dickinson State University from 9:00-4:00 PM.
April 24 - Well Fest from 8:00-2:00 PM at the Recreational Center of Dickinson
Tuesdays - Parenting Tips of the Week in the Dickinson Press.
Stutsman County
April 15 - Pinwheel Garden at the Arts Center on Main Ave. (Jamestown).
Ward County
April 8 - TV interview with KMOT at 11:40 AM.
April 14 - TV interview with KMOT at 10:45 AM.
April - Dakota Square Mall (Minot) will have a display during the month.
Williams County
April 21 - Middle School Transition Night.
April 23 - Kindergarten Open House.
April 25 - Kids Day Out/Week of the Young Child. From 10:00-2:00 PM there will be family activities, music, informational handouts and much more at Williston State College, 1410 University Ave. (Williston).
April - Throughout the month of April local grocery stores will have handouts called "Tips for Shopping with Children".
We are highlighting our pinwheel garden in Columbia at the entrance to River Front Park. We have given out over 10,000 pinwheels across the state to Dept. of Social Service agencies (DSS is our partner and funder for CAP month), our PCA affiliates, our CBCAP grantees, and our Safe Kids affiliates.
The Picasso Project Gala is our annual fund raiser and culminates the end of our CAP month. This year it is at the Hilton Hotel/Convention Center on April 24th. There will be silent and live auction items there.
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