April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and in observance CASA of the Heartland is hosting a Pinwheels for Prevention planting event in each of the five counties the organization serves.
“The pinwheels, because they’re very whimsical and fun, represent the healthy and happy childhood that all children deserve, and so we plant a thousand of them in Hardin County to represent all of the children of Hardin County and the fact that they do deserve that happy, healthy childhood,” said CASA of the Heartland Executive Director Michelle Kail.
The first planting event is coming up this Thursday.
“We will be hosting our annual pinwheel planting in Hardin County at the Elizabethtown Police Department on March 27 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and the EPD has so graciously sponsored Juanito Street Tacos again this year, so they will be out there to provide lunch for our participants,” Kail said.
All are welcome to attend Thursday’s event.
“We do have a QR code that we’ve kind of pushed out there for if people want to just kind of sign up in advance so that we can just kind of engage with them and they can stay in the loop about other events and stuff that we’ve got going on, but they can register on site,” Kail said. “They don’t have to register in advance, but it is a free event and completely open to the public.”
Learn more about the organization, including how to serve as a court-appointed special advocate or other opportunities to help, at www.casaheartland.org or on the CASA of the Heartland Facebook page.
