Pinwheel Garden Planting

April is child abuse prevention month. Join the Marquette-Alger Child Abuse & Neglect Council as they spread awareness to the growing Child Abuse epidemic in America by planting our county’s own Pinwheel Garden. The event is also the yearly fundraiser for the CAN Council. Purchase a pinwheel to plant for $5.

The pinwheel is the nationally recognized symbol for child abuse and neglect prevention. It also symbolizes the belief that every child has the right to grow and flourish to his/her full potential within a nurturing environment.

Since 1985, April has been nationally recognized as Child Abuse Prevention Month. The Michigan Children’s Trust Fund (CTF) has used this special time each year to acknowledge the importance of families and communities working together to prevent child maltreatment in all its forms.