Although the park features landscaped gardens, benches and small tables, and a water fountain, the centerpiece of the Healing Garden is the one-of-a-kind Whispering Bench, designed by a well-known sculptor, Jim Gallluci. The bench is adorned with pinwheels, the nationally-recognized symbol of a happy and healthy childhood. There are two sound tubes — one at each end of the bench — that visitors can use to communicate with one another. While playful and fun to test out, the tubes serve a greater purpose, reminding us that children need to be heard, even when they whisper, to prevent abuse and neglect. The bricks surrounding the bench contain names of some of the Frederick County children lost to abuse. The pinwheel bricks represent children whose names cannot be disclosed. The marble bench in the garden helps us remember all the unnamed children, known or unknown, unable to survive their abuse. I'm a paragraph. Click once to begin entering your own content. You can change my font, size, line height, color and more by highlighting part of me and selecting the options from the toolbar.