Children and organizers pose with all 969 pinwheels Wednesday, Apr. 12, 2023, at the First United Methodist Church, Bowling Green, Ohio.

Isabella Riffle, from the FUM Cild Learning Center, helps children plant pinwheels Wednesday, Apr. 12, 2023, at the First United Methodist Church, Bowling Green, Ohio.

Children and organizers walk to plant pinwheels Wednesday, Apr. 12, 2023, at the First United Methodist Church, Bowling Green, Ohio.

Wood County Prosecutor Paul Dobson helps children plant pinwheels Wednesday at First United Methodist Church on East Wooster Street. There were 969 pinwheels, representing the number of investigations completed and families assisted by Wood County Job and Family Services in 2022. The Pinwheels for Prevention event also featured a silent auction.

Wood County Prosecutor Paul Dobson helped children plant pinwheels Wednesday at First United Methodist Church on East Wooster Street.

There were 969 pinwheels, representing the number of investigations completed and families assisted by Wood County Job and Family Services in 2022.

The Pinwheels for Prevention event also featured a silent auction.

Photos by Alex Stutzman | Sentinel-Tribune