4:00 AM Wake Up Call by the CCAC

I had the pleasure of waking up at 4:00 am this morning to help set-up a display that I volunteered for months ago. It was one of those things that you sign up for at the time thinking it wont be that bad and then the night before you really really wish you hadn't. It wasn't that bad, but, lets be honest, no one wants to get up at 4:00 am on a Monday. In fact, I think most of us would sleep the day away if we could.

The display that I helped set-up was for the Chicago Children Advocacy Center (CCAC), which deals with abused children in Illinois. Every year they set up a display in Chicago to raise awareness on the number of abused children in Illinois. This year the main message was "I am a voice for 3,000." This was to spread the word about that 3,000 estimated number of cases of abuse that go unreported in Chicago. To do this we set up rows of about 3,000 stuffed animals to represent the children that suffer. Despite the early morning and chilly weather I am really glad I got involved. The display turned out really good and I am hoping that it caught at least one persons attention.

Unfortunately all I have our really crappy iphone pics but here is something to give you a general idea of what it looks like. To find out more information on the CCAC please check out their website at www.chicagocac.org. On a side note, wouldn't I make a great spokespersons?

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