Wooden Children Project Event Postponed

ENID, OK - UPDATE: The Care Campus is postponing the actual presentation tonight but the stakes are out on the courthouse lawn for people to take their wooden children out when they can.

Mayor David Mason will be at their campus, 1006 E. Broadway, on Wednesday, April 9th, at 2:00pm for their 25th Anniversary ribbon cutting ceremony and open house. He will read the proclamation there at that time instead of tonight. The open house will be until 3:00pm following the ribbon cutting.

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April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and The CARE Campus and the Fourth Judicial District CASA Program are organizing the Wooden Children Display fundraiser to raise awareness and support for children who have experienced abuse or neglect.

Each wooden child displayed represents a child or youth from Garfield County who suffered abuse or neglect in 2024. This year, they will display 263 wooden children to create a powerful and meaningful visual throughout April. However, they still need sponsors for 70 wooden children to complete the display.

How the community can help:

• Sponsor a Wooden Child: $35 (name tag on the child)

• Sponsor the Wooden Child Display: $200 (8x11 sign at the display)

Pick-up information at the CARE Campus on Friday, March 28th, between 9 AM and 4 PM, 1002 E. Broadway. Children should be placed at the display on the NE corner of the Garfield County Courthouse on Friday, April 4th between 10 AM and 6 PM.

They also invite everyone to join them for a short ceremony and the mayor's proclamation on Friday, April 4th, at 6 PM, to help kick off Child Abuse Prevention Month.

Other activities happening throughout April include:

• Wednesday, April 9th: Go BLUE Day! Everyone in Oklahoma wears blue

• Wednesday, April 9th: The CARE Campus 25th Anniversary Ribbon Cutting & Open House at 2 PM.

• Tuesday, April 15th: Dine to Donate at Pizza Hut.

• Tuesday, April 22nd: Family Fun Night at Enid AXE, starting at 5:30 PM, followed by Trivia Night.

• Wednesday, April 30th: Dine to Donate at Texas Roadhouse.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please feel free to reach out. Follow them on Facebook and Instagram for updates about all the events in April!