Plant a Pinwheel Garden
Show your community you support children's healthy development with a pinwheel garden this April! Pinwheel gardens represent our effort to focus on community activities that support families and public policies that prioritize prevention right from the start to make sure child abuse and neglect never occur.
Pinwheels are increasingly being used to help educate communities about the importance of supporting children and families. Shining in the sun, the pinwheel is reflective of the bright future all children deserve and our belief that getting it right early is less costly than trying to fix it later.
Nearly 900,000 pinwheels have been displayed nationwide since April 2008. We invite you to join us in showing your support for children's healthy development and growth - the foundation for community and economic growth - by planting a pinwheel garden in your community.
Click here to visit the Palm Beach County Pinwheel Gallery & share your photos.
Pinwheels are increasingly being used to help educate communities about the importance of supporting children and families. Shining in the sun, the pinwheel is reflective of the bright future all children deserve and our belief that getting it right early is less costly than trying to fix it later.
Nearly 900,000 pinwheels have been displayed nationwide since April 2008. We invite you to join us in showing your support for children's healthy development and growth - the foundation for community and economic growth - by planting a pinwheel garden in your community.
Click here to visit the Palm Beach County Pinwheel Gallery & share your photos.
Ways to Use Pinwheels
- Show off your green thumb! Plant a pinwheel garden on your agency’s property.
- Shout it out from the rooftops, “Pinwheels for Prevention is HERE!” Purchase advertising space with your local papers to tell the world you support healthy, happy children and families, and/or add Pinwheels for Prevention information on your agency Web site.
- Celebrate Growth! Get your local hospitals, health services, etc. involved by planting a pinwheel for every child born throughout the year.
Can't plant a pinwheel garden?
- Plant pinwheels in a flower pot near the entrance to your building.
- Place pinwheels in small flower pots on counters and employee’s desks.
- Celebrate healthy childhood development by asking customers to plant pinwheels in the pinwheel garden.
- Host a community event and invite local families to help you plant your pinwheel garden.
- Distribute pinwheel stickers and “Ideas for Action” cards to customers during April.
- Encourage others in your community to plant a pinwheel garden. Download one of our pinwheel garden fliers below to share with your church, local businesses, your company, and other organizations in your community.
Pinwheels for Prevention Official Site Prevent Child Abuse America started the Pinwheels for Prevention campaign in 2008 to create a national effort to change the public's beliefs and behaviors regarding child abuse and neglect prevention. The pinwheel represents PCA America's efforts to change the way our nation thinks about prevention, focusing on community activities and public policies that prioritize prevention right from the start to make sure child abuse and neglect never occur.
For more information, visit the official Pinwheels for Prevention website.