Childrens Memorial Flag raised in day of remembrance
Inyo community members, officials gather
On Friday morning, community partners gathered at the Clint G. Quilter Building in Bishop to hear statements in honor the young lives lost to violence, to raise the Childrens Memorial Flag, to observe a moment of silence, and to reflect as Ambrosia Stone sang the Paiute Shoshone Flag
Song.
The participation of Inyo County community members and services agencies in the raising of the Children’s Memorial Flag increases awareness of child abuse and neglect through a unified message and facilitates broader community involvement in child abuse and neglect prevention.
Inyo County Health and Human Services extends heartfelt thanks to Superior Court Judge Suzanne Rizo, Inyo
County Superintendent of Schools Barry Simpson, Wild Iris Executive
Director Vanessa Hays, and Inyo County 2nd District Supervisor, Jeff Griffiths, for sharing messages that honor the children and families of Inyo County, and for recognizing the important work that local providers and community members do to protect our children.
Children’s Memorial
Day was established by the California Assembly in April 1997, which formally declared the fourth Friday in April as a statewide annual observance day.
On the fourth Friday in April every year the Children’s Memorial Flag is to be flown statewide in memory of all the young lives lost in California due to violence in the previous year.
Children’s Memorial Day concludes the month of April’s Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month Activities by honoring children who have lost their lives as a result of child abuse and neglect.