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PCAO is a statewide organization that relies on community events, grant funding and the generosity of donors for financial support. If you are interested in helping ensure the safety of our children and in making a contribution to Prevent Child Abuse Ohio, please contact us at (614) 722-6800.

PCAO would like to recognize those individuals and organizations that have made contributions to our organization over the past year:

Abbott Laboratories – Ross Laboratories
Bank One

Nationwide Children's Hospital Foundation

Development Board of Nationwide Children's Hospital

Franklin County Children Services

Franklin County Commissioners

Kappa Delta Sorority

  • Eta Delta Chapter, Wright State University
  • Gamma Nu Chapter, Miami Univeristy
  • Omega XI Chapter, University of Cincinnati
  • Sigma Kappa Chapter, The Ohio State University

Kiwanis Club (the Downtown Club) of Columbus, Ohio

Ohio Attorney General's Office

 

Child Abuse Prevention Month Kicks Off With FTD.com/Prevent Child AbuseOhio Partnership to Support Healthier Families and Communities

As spring blooms into season, Prevent Child Abuse Ohio kicks off a fresh partnership with FTD.com, the nation’s leading online florist.  FTD.com will donate 15% of every FTD.com flower and gift order to Prevent Child Abuse Ohio when purchased through www.ftd.com/pcao or by using the code 13072 when ordering by phone at 1-800-SEND-FTD.

In addition to Prevent Child Abuse Ohio, PCA America and more than 30 other PCA America state chapters are participating in this campaign, which will run year-round.  The partnership begins this month in conjunction with Child Abuse Prevention Month and as the peak flower-buying season begins with spring gardens and Mother’s Day.

To learn more about this partnership please click here to read the press release!

Show your support of Prevent Child Abuse Ohio and FTD.com and purchase your flowers  at www.ftd.com/pcao today!

 

Show your support for the Pinwheels For Prevention Campaign and sponsor a pinwheel today!

In honor of the 4th Annual Pinwheels For Prevention Campaign, Prevent Child Abuse Ohio is looking for individuals to sponsor pinwheels for the 6,954 pinwheels representing the reported number of cases of child abuse and neglect in Franklin County in 2006.  This display will be located in Livingston Park, between The Center for Child and Family Advocacy and Nationwide Children's Hospital.  This display will be in the park starting on Sunday, March 30th and will be taken down the morning of Friday, April 4th.

If you are interested in sponsoring a pinwheel for $1.00 each, please click here for the sponsorship form.

 

Show your support for the Pinwheels For Prevention Campaign and purchase your pinwheel lapel pin today! 

 

The top of the 2008 pinwheel pin is two shades of blue with "88" in the middle representing the "88 in 08" Pinwheels For Prevention Campaign.  It has silver colored accents and spins on the silver colored stem! The size of the pin is slightly over one inch in length and approximately half an inch in width. 

 

Click here to see a larger picture of a pinwheel pin.

 

Click here to see a larger mock-up of the 2008 pin!

 

If you are interested in purchasing a pinwheel pin for only $5.00 each, please complete the order form and return to Prevent Child Abuse Ohio with payment.

 

Get with the band!  Prevent Child Abuse Ohio, a chapter of Prevent Child Abuse America, is proud to take part in this nationwide campaign to raise awareness on child abuse and neglect.

The bands are blue, with "Prevent Child Abuse" on one side and Prevent Child Abuse America's website - www.preventchildabuse.org on the other side.  We want people to make a statement for preventing child abuse by wearing the blue wrist band.

If you would like to see a picture of the band, please click here.

Bands may be purchased for $1.00 each.  If you would like to order bands, please click here


 

 



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