Prevent Child Abuse Iowa and Its Partners Plant a Pinwheel Garden

DES MOINES, IA (04/15/2010)(readMedia)-- Join Prevent Child Abuse Iowa and its partners, along with families and their children, on April 17 at 10 a.m. to plant a pinwheel garden on the west side of the State Capitol building. Prevent Child Abuse Iowa helps to create awareness about child abuse prevention.

• What: Prevent Child Abuse Iowa, its partners, and families are planting a pinwheel garden.

• When: Saturday April 17 at 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

• Where: the west side of the State Capitol building.

• Why: to celebrate April as National Child Abuse Prevention month.

The pinwheels represent a positive aspect of childhood and the bright future available to all communities and children. By planting these pinwheels, community members will be encouraging people to take an active role in creating a positive childhood for every child in their community.

Also present at the event will be representatives from Bikers Against Child Abuse. They will help plant the pinwheels to show their dedication to creating a safer environment for abused children. For more information on BACA, visit www.bacausa.com.

For more information on National Child Abuse Prevention month, visit www.pinwheelsforprevention.org.

ABOUT PREVENT CHILD ABUSE IOWA

Founded in 1975, Prevent Child Abuse Iowa's fundamental - and critically important - mission is to end child abuse in the entire state of Iowa. Its single-minded focus on prevention is distinctive in the child abuse field, where most efforts involve counseling and treating children and families after abuse has already occurred.

Prevent Child Abuse Iowa works to end child abuse in four major ways: 1) by organizing and directing statewide child abuse prevention programs; 2) by contributing staff and volunteer support to the statewide Community Partnerships for Protecting Children initiative; 3) by serving as a subject matter expert on child abuse and its prevention for public officials, professionals, the media, and the general Iowa public; 4) by strongly advocating for laws, policies, and programs that prevent child abuse.