Post Tribune: Porter County marks Child Abuse Prevention Month with pinwheels, program outside courthouse

Dozens of shiny pinwheels were planted on the north lawn of the Valparaiso courthouse Thursday afternoon by area service agencies and Porter Circuit Court Judge Rebecca Buitendorp to raise awareness for Child Abuse Prevention Month.

“The symbol was picked because of the playfulness, the joyfulness of childhood,” said Caryn Timmons, director of the Porter County office of the Indiana Department of Child Services.

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