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Blue Sunday is Child Abuse Prevention Month finale

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The bells sounds for abused children Glynis Crawford Smith/The Highlander

The annual Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Bell Ringing Ceremony Monday, April 24, is a solemn event to honor workers in service to children in Burnet, Llano, Blanco, Lampasas and San Saba Counties sponsored by Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for the Highland Lakes Area and the Marble Falls Daybreak Rotary Club. On the stage of the Marble Falls Johnson Park amphitheater are, from left, Kristen Harris, executive director of CASA; 33rd District Court Judge Allen Garrett, a Rotary member; Leo Boutte, CASA volunteer and Rotary member; Teresa Greenburg of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) and Judge Cheryll Mabray of the Child ProtectionCourt of the Hill Country. This Sunday, April 30, is Blue Sunday, when people wearing the color blue recognize the final event in a month of abuse awareness. More images of the event can be found on The Highlander Facebook page: http://bit.ly/2oBBqKQ

By Glynis Crawford Smith

The Highlander

This Sunday, April 30, is Blue Sunday, the final observance in of Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month.

Supporters of the work to support prevention efforts in Burnet, Llano, Blanco, Lampasas and San Saba counties, as well as across the country will be wearing the bright blue that signifies their awareness.

The Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Bell Ringing Ceremony sponsored by the Marble Falls Daybreak Rotary Club and Court Appointed Advocates (CASA) for the Highland Lakes Area was held Monday, April 24, at the amphitheater of Johnson Park in Marble Falls. It was the third annual event.

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