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Caroline Helped Plant Hope”, because the pinwheel symbolizes hope
for children, especially those who’ve experienced abuse or
CASA neglect. Our goal is 240 pinwheels by April 30. To view the

pinwheels, walk past our office at 114 Market Street in Denton.

Court Appointed To color your own, please find the pinwheel coloring sheet on

Special Advocate our website.
CASA of Caroline is also asking the entire community to
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month help raise awareness by “planting” pinwheels. Plant your
own pinwheel garden or create a display at your home or
Every year, nearly 700,000 children in the United States
place of business, like the Caroline County Family YMCA
experience child abuse and more than 1,700 children die.
is doing. We will be holding a Pinwheel Planting kick-off on
April is designated as Child Abuse Prevention Month to
Saturday, April 3 at 10 am in the Denton Community Garden.
create awareness of the issue and highlight the importance
We ask the community to pick-up a pinwheel from any of
of strengthening families to prevent child abuse and neglect.
these locations: Katie Mae’s, Greensboro Pharmacy, Ridgely
This year’s national theme, Thriving Children and Families:

Pharmacy, Federalsburg Family Restaurant, The Foundry,
Prevention with a Purpose, recognizes the importance of
Purple Peake, Patti’s Petals, Joviality and Shore United – Denton
communities working together to help families thrive and
Branch (for a complete list please visit www.carolinecasa.org).
prevent child maltreatment. We all share a responsibility to
Take your pinwheel to “plant” in the Community Garden
help keep children safe as we take steps to prevent child abuse
at your convenience to maintain social distancing and
from occurring in the first place.

adherence to CDC guidelines. While there, please be sure to
One way to prevent the abuse is to raise awareness by “planting” take a picture at the “selfie spot” and post to social media using

Pinwheels For Prevention. The pinwheel was selected as a #ChangeAChildsStory, #CarolinePinwheelsForPrevention,
symbol of awareness because it is a happy and uplift ing token #ChildAbusePreventionMonth. Help us fill the garden with

of childhood. It stands as a symbol of the hope and bright these small beacons of hope for the children of Caroline
futures we want for our children. This year, CASA of Caroline County! And a huge shout out to Denton Rotary and Purple

has collaborated with CCPS to ask students to fill our windows Peake, this year’s pinwheel sponsors – THANK YOU!

with colored pinwheels. Each pinwheel coloring sheet says“I
It is painful to think about children and youth experiencing
abuse or neglect. Sadly, it happens every day. There are many

TAX RETURNS important things we can do to help children thrive is to support
ways we can work together to keep kids safe. One of the most
families before they reach a crisis. We’ve developed a calendar
of activities throughout April’s Child Abuse Prevention Month,
Individual & Small Business
to encourage awareness and support healthy families. It is full
Providing bookkeeping and payroll of ideas for things you can do to strengthen your own family
services to small business. and support others in need, from having a virtual family dance
party on April 10 to buying groceries to donate to Caroline’s
Food4Learning/Backpack Program on April 12 or diapers
and formula to donate to His Hope Ministries on April 27.

The calendar is available on our website, www.carolinecasa.
org. And don’t forget to raise awareness by wearing blue on
Friday, April 2 to support Go Blue Day! We hope you will try
some of our ideas to encourage healthy families and also join
MD Tax Preparers E-Filer and ERO. us in raising awareness about these issues to help our most
License#701 AFSP designation vulnerable youth. If you have any questions regarding this or
MD Insurance License
#66740 NPN #6823664 NOTARY PUBLIC any of CASA of Caroline’s programs, please contact Amy at
410-479-8301 or casacaroline100@gmail.com. Thank you for

Gary K. Ball, AFSP helping us “Change a Child’s Story”!

GKB BOOKKEEPING AND TAX SERVICES The Governor’s Office of Crime Control & Prevention funded
this project under sub-award number CJAC-2019-0004 and
5566 Harmony Woods Dr VOCA-2018-0063. All points of view in this document are those
Preston Maryland 21655 of the author and do not necessarily represent the offi cial position

of any State or Federal Agency. This project is supported by a
410-673-7560 grant from the Maryland Judiciary’s Administrative Offi ce of
410-673-7561 Fax the Courts number AOC-G20CA0225I.
410-310-2738 Cell
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