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Alexandria Celebrates Women will host a pinwheel garden planting at Charles Hill Park, 300 E. Oxford Ave., on Friday, April 3 at noon to mark Child Abuse Prevention Month, with Mayor Alyia Gaskins expected to present a formal proclamation at the event.
April is recognized nationally as Child Abuse Prevention Month. The pinwheel — a symbol chosen by child welfare advocates for its association with childhood and bright futures — has become a widely used emblem of the prevention movement across the country.
Alexandria Celebrates Women is an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a two-part mission: raising money for the Alexandria Domestic Violence Safehouse and recognizing the accomplishments and contributions of Alexandria women past, present and future.
City leaders and representatives from child-affiliated nonprofits operating in Alexandria are also expected to attend. The event is free and open to the public.
