1,764 pinwheels honor abused and neglected children; 9 t-shirts honor and remember children killed or seriously injured by child abuse
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. In recognition of the observance, Northern Kentucky Children’s Advocacy Center (NKCAC) planted 1,764 pinwheels – 1 for each child abused in Northern Kentucky during the past year – outside its facility on Thursday, April 7. Pinwheels are the national symbol for child abuse prevention. They represent hope, health and safety. The pinwheels were assembled by volunteers, including students at Covington Catholic High School. The pinwheels were planted by children of NKCAC staff and The Advocates. The Advocates are the fundraising group for the NKCAC.
In addition, the NKCAC hung t-shirts on a clothesline to represent the nine Northern Kentucky children who were either killed or seriously injured in 2010 as a result of child abuse. The t-shirts were painted by art students at Baker Hunt Art and Cultural Center in Covington. As they painted the shirts, we asked the children about their shirts. Abby Noll and Lydia Bruns, who painted a shirt representing a two year old, said, “We did some hearts representing that we love them and we miss them, and some stars to show they are in heaven and they are shining down on us.” Amy Pugliano also used hearts in her shirt’s design. “The hearts represent the people who love them,” she explains. Grace Gieske said, “These two hand praying say that these kids were abused, and we should pray for them.”
On April 7, 1,764 pinwheels were planted at the Northern Kentucky Children's Advocacy Center in recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month. These pinwheels were planted in honor of the abused and neglected children in Northern Kentucky in 2010. Pinwheels were planted by (front row, left to right): Hannah Ziegler, Aiden Dickerson, Jackson Fornash, Karly Holleran, Garrett Holleran, Luke Ziegler, Ben Ziegler, (back row, left to right) Amanda Stephens, Darla Holleran, Meghan Wright and Candace Ziegler. Not pictured: Amy Pugliano.
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