PINWHEELS FOR PREVENTION

Pinwheels for Prevention

Pinwheels for Prevention is a nationwide public awareness campaign. Pinwheels for Prevention was created by Prevent Child Abuse America and its state chapters. It goes beyond making people aware of the issue of child abuse and neglect. It engages people to act to prevent it from ever happening in the first place.

The campaign is built around the symbol of the pinwheel. Pinwheels are a happy and uplifting symbol of childhood. The pinwheel represents PCA America's efforts to change the way our nation thinks about prevention, focusing on community activities and public policies that prioritize prevention right from the start to make sure child abuse and neglect never occur. It represents our efforts to ensure the healthy development of children nationwide, while recognizing that child development is a building block for community development and economic development.

Get Involved! As an individual, local organization or corporation, we invite you to become a part of the Pinwheels for Prevention campaign.

As an Individual You Can:

• Write to your elected official about the importance of preventing the abuse and neglect of Utah's children.
• Purchase pinwheels and plant your own pinwheel garden.
• Talk about prevention in your community.
• Organize a small fundraiser to raise awareness in your community.
• Serve on a committee or board.

As a Local Organization You Can:

• Organize your own Pinwheels for Prevention campaign by purchasing pinwheels and planting a garden.
• Join Child Abuse Prevention Month activities in April or organize activities in your community.
• Consider how you can incorporate child abuse prevention into your work.
• Discuss child abuse prevention at your conferences and meetings.
• Collaborate locally.

As a Corporation You Can:

• Sell paper pinwheels at checkout or other special pinwheel items in your stores.
• Sponsor pinwheel activities in Utah.
• Print messages on your bags or insert bill-stuffers to bring attention to the issue of child abuse prevention.
• Invite your employees to show their support by purchasing and displaying pinwheels.
• Create a pinwheel garden on your company's premises in April to show your support during Child Abuse Prevention Month.
• Contribute your company's professional expertise to help us advance this campaign and our organization's mission.
• Donate or support the purchase of advertising space to help continue getting the word out.

If you or your organization is interested in taking part in the Pinwheels for Prevention Campaign please contact Michael Floor at 801-393-3366 or mfloor@pcautah.org.

If your organization is not located in Utah, please contact the Prevent Child Abuse Chapter in your state. To find contact information for your state go here