B.G.S Hosts Annual Health Fair

April 14, 2017 By Jim Muir Leave a Comment

Keyanna and Kloey Smith participating in one of the activities of the fair. (William McPherson photo)

Keyanna and Kloey Smith participating in one of the activities of the fair. (William McPherson photo)

BENTON, IL (William McPherson – Benton Gazette) Please Click to read the full story. Here is an excerpt) Benton Grade School’s 2017 Health Fair was a roaring success by any metric one chooses to measure. Hundreds of kids and parents packed the newly christened Doug Collins and John Malkovich Event Center last Thursday to see health-centered booths, vendors, and presentations from healthcare and public safety professionals from across the spectrum. The event, which has been going on for over a decade now, is the brainchild of Angela Rock, the school nurse at the Benton Grade School who has been at the school for the past dozen years. “I’m the only nurse here in a school of 1,200 kids,” she said with pride. “I started this event about twelve years ago. I just thought it would be good for the kids to come out. They could learn a lot of safety rules and a lot of health activities. This is only the second year we’ve involved the parents. We’ve got the community involved, so that the parents and kids together can learn to eat right, exercise, and stay healthy.” Rock said that last year’s event drew around a hundred people, and said this year’s looked to have far surpassed that number. “I’m very happy. The turnout’s great,” she added.

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