4/5/13 Smith County Child Abuse Proclamation Day by Sarah Miller
Read Morephoto by Sarah A. Miller Family Service worker Elandera Carston participates in a balloon release ceremony and program in honor of Child Abuse Awareness Month at St. Louis Early Childhood Center in Tyler Friday. The event included a reading of the Smith County Child Abuse Awareness Proclamation, performances by TISD Head Start Students and balloons released as a tribute to the fallen victims of abuse and neglect.
photo by Sarah A. Miller Maliyah Pierce, 5, holds a balloon before releasing it during a ceremony and program in honor of Child Abuse Awareness Month at St. Louis Early Childhood Center in Tyler Friday. The event included a reading of the Smith County Child Abuse Awareness Proclamation, performances by TISD Head Start Students and balloons released as a tribute to the fallen victims of abuse and neglect.
photo by Sarah A. Miller Myah Ibbarra, 5, holds balloons with her classmates during a balloon release ceremony and program in honor of Child Abuse Awareness Month at St. Louis Early Childhood Center in Tyler Friday. The event included a reading of the Smith County Child Abuse Awareness Proclamation, performances by TISD Head Start Students and balloons released as a tribute to the fallen victims of abuse and neglect.
photo by Sarah A. Miller LaNorris Joseph, 5, dances with classmate Draylyn Ray during a balloon release ceremony and program in honor of Child Abuse Awareness Month at St. Louis Early Childhood Center in Tyler Friday. The event included a reading of the Smith County Child Abuse Awareness Proclamation, performances by TISD Head Start Students and balloons released as a tribute to the fallen victims of abuse and neglect.
photo by Sarah A. Miller Brenda Sanchez of the Children's Advocacy Center sits next to a tree tied with a blue ribbon-- a symbol of Child Abuse Awareness Month-- during a balloon release ceremony at St. Louis Early Childhood Center in Tyler Friday. The event included a reading of the Smith County Child Abuse Awareness Proclamation, performances by TISD Head Start Students and balloons released as a tribute to the fallen victims of abuse and neglect.
photo by Sarah A. Miller Tyler city councilman Darryl Bowdre gives the city address during a balloon release ceremony and program in honor of Child Abuse Awareness Month at St. Louis Early Childhood Center in Tyler Friday. The event included a reading of the Smith County Child Abuse Awareness Proclamation, performances by TISD Head Start Students and balloons released as a tribute to the fallen victims of abuse and neglect.
photo by Sarah A. Miller Smith County Sheriff Larry Smith reads the proclamation during a balloon release ceremony and program in honor of Child Abuse Awareness Month at St. Louis Early Childhood Center in Tyler Friday. The event included a reading of the Smith County Child Abuse Awareness Proclamation, performances by TISD Head Start Students and balloons released as a tribute to the fallen victims of abuse and neglect.
photo by Sarah A. Miller Dawn Johnson of Tyler ISD performs a song during a balloon release ceremony and program in honor of Child Abuse Awareness Month at St. Louis Early Childhood Center in Tyler Friday. The event included a reading of the Smith County Child Abuse Awareness Proclamation, performances by TISD Head Start Students and balloons released as a tribute to the fallen victims of abuse and neglect.