OREGON, Ill. - The Ogle Jolly 4-H Club met on October 21. A local pediatrician came to speak to the club members about ways to stay healthy. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that school-aged children sleep 9-12 hours a night; children ages 13-18 should get 8-10 hours of sleep. She talked about nutrition, including eating at least five fruits and vegetables daily, drinking plenty of water, getting enough calcium, and eating breakfast daily. She discussed healthy screen time, limiting screens to two hours or less per day, not interacting with people you don’t know on social media, and keeping your phone out of your bedroom when you sleep at night. The club made individual first-aid kits and participated in a hand-washing activity.
The club made plans to celebrate Veterans Day next month. The Ogle County 4-H Extension will host a winter gear donation drive from October 18 through November 15. Enrollment is due by November 1 for returning 4-Hers. The next meeting will be held on November 18 at 6:30 p.m. at the Red Brick Church in Stillman Valley.
Submitted by Kaitlyn Adams, Ogle Jolly 4-H Club Reporter
University of Illinois Extension develops educational programs, extends knowledge, and builds partnerships to support people, communities, and their environments as part of the state's land-grant institution. Extension serves as the leading public outreach effort for University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences in all 102 Illinois counties through a network of 27 multi-county units and over 700 staff statewide. Extension’s mission is responsive to eight strategic priorities — community, economy, environment, food and agriculture, health, partnerships, technology and discovery, and workforce excellence — that are served through six program areas — 4-H youth development, agriculture and agribusiness, community and economic development, family and consumer science, integrated health disparities, and natural resources, environment, and energy.