Photo By Rachel Larue | Col. Mike Henderson, center, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall commander, holds the hands...... read more read more
JOINT BASE MYER-HENDERSON HALL, Va. - Blue pinwheels spun merrily while laughter from kids of all ages filled Cody Child Development Center on the Fort Myer portion of JBM-HH April 1 as the community came together to recognize April as the Month of the Military Child and Child Abuse Prevention Month with a superhero pinwheel parade.
“We are here today to celebrate you and everybody at the post CDC,” JBM-HH Commander Col. Mike Henderson told the excited youngsters. “We recognize the sacrifice that families have made serving our great country. Your safety and happiness is very important to us. This month we celebrate you, our superheroes.”
Henderson’s twin sons, Timothy and Peter, 5, were among those who participated in the parade.
“I liked my daddy being in the parade,” Timothy said.
Aaliyah Martin, 4, smiled continuously when discussing the event, which saw the CDC students walking around the building with their parents and staff members waving pinwheels and superhero capes to music performed by The U.S. Army Band Fife and Drum Corps.
“I had fun, and I liked it when we had the parade,” she said.
Cody CDC Director Sunny Smith said one of the best things about the event is that it is a collaboration between Army Community Service and Child and Youth Services.
“We want the kids to get out of it that it is their month,” she said. “We want the adults to get out of it that we all play a role in preventing child abuse.”
Jocelyn Barrow, a data management training coordinator for the joint base Family Advocacy Program, sewed 40 adult and 20 kid superhero capes for the event for JBM-HH staff and children to show their support of the annual observance.
“I think with the capes it makes it really child friendly,” she said. “I think the kids really responded well.”
Mary Cargill, New Parent Support Program home visitor, said she loved the event.
“It’s preventing child abuse and celebrating military children,” she said.
U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Kristen Curran, who works in the Office of Legal and Defense Services, marched in the parade with her three children.
“It was good. My kids all had a great time,” she said. “I think that kids and military families have sacrifices other families don’t have. It’s really helpful for them to see the community come together.”
| Date Taken: | 04.01.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 04.09.2015 18:10 |
| Story ID: | 159572 |
| Location: | JOINT BASE MYER-HENDERSON HALL, VIRGINIA, US |
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