Bikers Against Child Abuse will be collaborating with CASA ( Court Appointed Special Advocates ) to plant a Pinwheel Garden in Manhattan to generate community awareness of Child Abuse Prevention Month and all of the children in the community who are in need.
The Native Stone chapter of BACA’s Pinwheel Garden sponsor is the Evolution Training Center at 601 South 5th Street in Manhattan. The pinwheel garden will be planted in their lawn on Monday, April 1 between 5 and 6 p.m., and will remain there throughout the month. BACA’s Pinwheel Garden is one of eight that will be planted in the Manhattan community to raise awareness of this important issue.
The pinwheel is the national symbol used to represent the carefree and healthy childs deserved by all children. The gardens are used to bring awareness and reflection to the greater community that child abuse and neglect does exist in the community, and there are ways people can become involved to help with the larger societal issue. Helping can be as easy as lending a hand to parents already in your life you identify as struggling or need a break; for example a meal, babysitting, providing resources or offering a listening ear.
You can also become engaged in community agencies who work every day to fight child abuse in the community, become a CASA volunteer at school or join BACA.
BACA is an international non-profit organization that empowers abused children not to feel afraid of the world in which they live. BACA exists to create a safer environment for abused children and to work with local law enforcement and other agencies to protect children. They offer physical and emotional support to those in need and fight to prevent further abuse. The Native Stone Chapter of BACA meets on the first Sunday of each month at 6 p.m. at the Blue Hills Room by RC McGraw’s. The meetings are open to the public.
For more information about BACA and how you can become involved visit www.bacaworld.orgor for immediate assistance on a current abuse case, call the local Help Line at 785-706-1676.
