Blue pinwheel gardens bloom each April in Clarkston as a part of a nationwide campaign, April is Child Abuse Prevention Month—raising awareness about preventing child and adolescent adversity, including child abuse, before it happens. The campaign is sponsored by Clarkston Area Youth Assistance (CAYA), which has been providing prevention programs and casework services since1961that help to strengthen the well-being of Clarkston children, adolescents and families.
We thank the community members who planted the pinwheel gardens: Judy Ableser; Karey Bassett; Big Oak Books; Bowman Chevrolet; Brioni Café and Deli; Calvary Lutheran Church; City of the Village of Clarkston; Clarkston Area Optimist Club; Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce; Clarkston Community Schools and Board Office; Clarkston Family Dental; Clarkston Family Farm; Clarkston Independence District Library; Clarkston United Methodist Church; Jeffrey Decker; Essence on Main Mercantile; Ellie Mental Health; The Fed Community; 5th Tavern, Clarkston; Kathy Foular; The Gateway; HealthQuest Physical Therapy; Honcho; Independence Township; Inscribe Books; Karmanos Cancer Institute Clarkston; Sydney Kieler; Frank Liimatta; Lowrie’s Landscape; M-15 Family Medical Center; MLC Building; Mike McIntyre; Steve and Leah McLean; Rochelle McLetchie; Jan Modesitt; Nancy Moon; Morgan Milzow & Ford, Realtors; Morgan’s Auto Service; Neiman’s Family Market Clarkston; North-End Market Candle Bar; Oxford Bank, Clarkston Branch; Sherry Snudden; Social Medium; Springfield Township; Kathleen Stawara; Michael Stefaniak; Brandon Still; Union General; Vibe Credit Union; Washington Management; Waterfall Jewelers; Waterford Bank N.A.; and Lewis E. Wint and Son Funeral Home. We also thank the CHS A World of difference class for helping to recycle the pinwheels.

Pinwheels for Prevention Program Committee
Clarkston Area Youth Assistance