Wear a blue shirt, dress, tie, or ribbon...
As an expression of unity...
Promote the prevention of child abuse and neglect...
Make the world a safer place for our children...
Can't help wondering...
what you're wondering about?I'm wondering about how to tell you to be very careful about whar color blue you wear. Most people don't know it's against the law to wear any shade of blue close to that used for U S Air Force uniforms?
April Fool!
Today is April I. We all know what that means...especially those of us with any children in the house. They love a day when playing practical jokes is generally accepted and brings gales of laughter for a while. How many times will it take for you to catch on and say...That's Enough! No More! ...I really mean it this time!
April I is also a day that is important to some children, but for these children there may be little laughter today or any day. April is Child Abuse Prevention month. Today people and organizations everywhere are finding ways to bring attention to child abuse in the hopes of making a difference. Blue ribbons, blue banners, blue pinwheels, blue candles, blue lights, blue clothes, blue, blue, blue will sprout like early croci any where there are people who want to say about child abuse... That's Enough! No More! I really mean it this time!
Blue represents the thousands of children who are bruised and battered every day. It has been the color symbol of child abuse since 1990, when one person, Bonnie Finney, a heart broken grandmother, "tied a blue ribbon to her car antenna after her grandson was fatally physically abused and his battered body left in the Dismal Swamp.” Thanks to her action, there is now a national campaign based on blue.
What will you do in April? Will you wear blue to increase awareness of child abuse? Will you use blue ribbons to send the message that you protect children? Will you do something creative with blue to demonstrate your commitment to child abuse prevention?
Here are links to some information and ideas:
Child Welfare Information Gateway: History of National Child Abuse Prevention Month
Child Welfare Information Gateway: 2008 Resource Packet and Related Materials
The 5 R's: What you and your community can do to prevent child abuse and neglect
Unto the Third Generation: A Call to End Child Abuse in the United States within 120 Years
Ribbons Part of Local Campaign to Prevent Child Abuse
Civic Involvement Can Help Prevent Child Abuse
Raising Hope
Go Blue for a Child
Child Welfare Information Gateway: Emerging Practices in the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
Reframing Child Abuse and Neglect
A Child is Waiting,
Take care...be aware,
Nancy Lee
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