Polo Women’s Club members Sheila Dean (left) and Beth Green plant pinwheels at Paul Grahling Park in Polo Thursday in recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month. The group is planting the pinwheels at the park and three Polo School’s with a sign recognizing the significance. April has been observed as Child Abuse Prevention Month since 1983. (Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@shawmedia.com)
POLO – The Polo Evening Women’s Club planted their annual pinwheel garden to raise awareness for child abuse prevention.
A chapter of the General Federation of Women’s Club Illinois, the group planted pinwheels at three Polo schools with a sign recognizing the significance. April has been observed as Child Abuse Prevention Month since 1983.
Diane Stern-Miller (left) and Marianne Cimino work to put in a few of the pinwheels at Aplington Middle School in Polo. (Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@shawmedia.com)
The group will be planting 135 of the pinwheels around Polo. Mayor Doug Knapp will read a proclamation at the next city council meeting recognizing the effort. (Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@shawmedia.com)
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