Locals spread awareness during fourth Pinwheels for Prevention

Published 7:03 pm Thursday, May 1, 2025

By Noah Wortham

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By NOAH WORTHAM | Managing Editor

ALABASTER – Local families enjoyed a morning of fun, family-friendly activities while learning more about child abuse awareness and prevention during the fourth annual Pinwheels for Prevention event.

The Shelby County Children’s Policy Council hosted another installment of Pinwheels for Prevention on Saturday, April 26 from 10 a.m. to noon at Alabaster’s Veterans Park.

“The fourth annual Pinwheels for Prevention event went awesome once again this year,” said Jo Davis, chairperson for the council’s Parent Involvement and Skills Committee. “We had many families who came out to enjoy the event and to take advantage of what we were all doing in the park that day. All participating organizations worked together to make this year’s event a success.”

The event was free for visitors to attend and featured approximately 26 different organizations that were willing to share information and resources with families. Additionally, there were a variety of activities for children to enjoy such as games, treats, bounce houses and face painting.

“Although there were concerns that it would rain, we were fortunate that it did not rain during this year’s event,” Davis said. “I am truly grateful for everyone who came out and participated.”

The Shelby County Children’s Policy Council holds the event each year in April in coordination with National Child Abuse Prevention Month.

“Since 1983, April has been recognized as being Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month,” Davis said. “So, as a team, we all wanted to create an event where families come out to learn more about abuse prevention and to also learn more about many local organizations that help families in many ways. We wanted to create an event that was free, enjoyable but also educational.”

The event gets its namesake from pinwheels which are used as the symbol for child abuse prevention and awareness, along with a blue ribbon.

“Blue pinwheels are used to represent a childhood that is safe from abuse and neglect. It is a representation of children experiencing joy during their childhood,” Davis said.

Prevent Child Abuse America launched the Pinwheels for Prevention campaign in 2008 and made the blue pinwheel the national symbol of the movement.

“The Parent Involvement and Skills Committee with the Shelby County Children’s Policy Council has now been working together to put on this event for the last four years,” Davis said. “We are all trying to work together to help families in Shelby County.”

More information on the Shelby County Children’s Policy Council can be found on its official Facebook page.

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