GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and the Children’s Advocacy Centers of Hampshire and Franklin Counties and the North Quabbin and the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office will be holding eleven events this week. They will be in Greenfield on Friday in the Town Common for a flag raising ceremony, followed by a reception and open house at the Children’s Advocacy Center on Wisdom Way.
From the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office:
To mark Child Abuse Prevention Month, 10 events held next week
In honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month, the Childrens Advocacy Centers of Hampshire and Franklin counties and the North Quabbin and the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office are teaming up to host flag-raising ceremonies, luminaria, and an open house at events starting Monday, April 1, and running through April 11 in communities in the region.
This prevention month is held to acknowledge the vital role everyone in a community plays in working together to prevent child abuse and neglect. Local events are listed below.
Monday April 1
•9 a.m., Easthampton City Hall, 50 Payson Ave., flag-raising ceremony•10:30 a.m., Northampton Police Department, 29 Center St., flag-raising ceremony•4:30 p.m., Amherst Fire Station, flag-raising ceremony
Wednesday April 3
•10:30 a.m., South Hadley Police Department, 41 Bridge St., flag-raising ceremony
Friday, April 5
•9 a.m., Athol YMCA, 545 Main St., Athol, performance, remarks, flag-raising ceremony
•10:30 a.m., Belchertown Town Hall, 2 Jabish St., Belchertown, flag-raising ceremony
•11 a.m., Greenfield Town Common, flag-raising ceremony; Followed by reception and open house at the CAC, 56 Wisdom Way, noon-1
Monday, April 8
•1 p.m. Conway Town Common, flag-raising ceremony
Thursday, April 11
•9 a.m., Old library across from Hadley Town Hall, proclamation reading
•5:30 p.m., Luminaria Ceremony, Childs Park, Northampton