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Public Officials, Child Advocates Launch Awareness Campaign to Protect Illinois Children
(CHICAGO) – [Organization name, important attendees and key organizational leadership] and other child advocates joined today at the [event name] to pledge his support for the 2017 Blue Bow Campaign. The [event name] marks the beginning of Child Abuse Prevention Month in Illinois.
Following [insert program or event details here], elected officials and child advocates at the [event name] called for [insert action item from keynote speaker, ex: donations to help fund prevention programs, etc.].
“[Insert QUOTE regarding importance of awareness and prevention],” said [VIP attendee name, title]. “Insert additional quote language here.”
After the [name of program], community leaders, children and volunteers tied hundreds of blue bows, the national symbol of child abuse prevention, on the [trees, buildings, etc.] along [location].
Child Abuse Prevention Month activities will be held throughout the state during the month of April. Visit childrenshomeandaid.org/bluebow or for a list of statewide events and for information on parent support programs.
About the Blue Bow Campaign
Since 1989, the national Blue Bow Campaign has existed to raise awareness of child abuse and prevention. The Illinois Blue Bow Committee, run by Children’s Home + Aidand a partnership of social and community service organizations, including [name of partnering agency / program] has annually hosted dozens of events throughout the month of April – the nation’s Child Abuse Prevention Month. The purpose of these events is to bring attention to the enormity of child abuse in Illinois and to educate the public about resources available in our communities to help parents and children prevent abuse. In Illinois in fiscal year 2016 alone,there were 29,246 unduplicated, confirmed children who were abused or neglected.Some of these children had more than one instance of abuse or neglect—so the total number of instances was 32,213.These cases occurred in 17,206 families. For more information on the Blue Bow Campaign and how prevention can help, please visit
About [Organization Name]
Insert boilerplate or general information about your organization. For more information about [Organization Name], please visit [Organization Website Address].
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