03/28/2024
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By Erin Smith

On Tuesday the Bladen County Board of Commissioners adopted a proclamation declaring the month of April as Child Abuse Awareness month. The members of the Bladen County Department of Social Services are planning their 9th annual Child Abuse Prevention event for Saturday, April 28, beginning at 12 noon at the Bladen County Courthouse lawn in Elizabethtown.

The annual Child Abuse Awareness Walk will begin at the San Jose Parking lot at 12 noon and will travel down Broad Street and end on the front lawn of the Bladen County Courthouse.

There will light refreshments, entertainment and parent information packets will be provided. The event will end with a balloon release in honor of children who have died in the past year due to abuse or neglect.

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