Awareness in Blue
Volunteers joined the Sweet Home Police Department, placing blue pinwheels and signs along the median strips running through downtown on Tuesday, March 30. Alongside the blue decorators were members of the Beautification Committee, who kicked off their spring cleaning of the medians by pulling weeds.
The blue signifies April’s National Child Abuse Prevention Month has arrived and, with it, the department’s annual March Against Child Abuse, which will be held Saturday, April 4, at 10 a.m. at SHPD, 1950 Main St.
Photo by Sarah Brown
Walking for Children
Volunteers with Dala’s Blue Angels lead the charge in the Walk For A Child event held in Lebanon on Saturday, April 4.
In their 14th year advocating for awareness of child abuse – which is observed nationally during the month of April every year – Dala’s Blue Angels drew in hundreds of participants to its walk/5K run and ceremony at Academy Square Park.
Dala’s Blue Angels raises money throughout the year, including the annual Walk For A Child, to support local services that protect children and educate the community about child abuse. They reported that last year they raised $54,000 for those services in Linn County, including $25,000 for ABC House.
Photo by Sarah Brown