Blue and silver pinwheels dotting Butler and spinning in the April breeze aim to raise awareness and give voice to the nearly 674,000 victims of child abuse annually.

“Once these individuals tell you what's going on in the Butler area alone, you ask what can we do to help,” Butler AM Rotary member Jim Thompson said of participating in National Child Abuse Prevention Month for the first time. “You can't solve everything, but if you bring awareness to agencies doing the work, that's the right thing to do.”

Thompson — who is past president and area governor of the Butler AM Rotary — said members donated $140 to purchase 140 pinwheels they placed in several locations, including the Alameda Park area, Hansen Avenue intersection at Route 356 and the garden entrance on Route 8 at the General Butler Bridge.

The Rotary is one of several organizations doing its part to honor National Child Abuse Prevention Month in April. The effort recognizes the importance of families and communities working together to prevent child abuse and neglect and promotes the social and emotional well-being of children and families.

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