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 The Bowling Party was started to promote a substance-free activity
for youth. A few years ago it was expanded to include parents to
bring youth and parents together to enjoy a healthy living activity
as a family.
According to the last Illinois Youth Survey in 2012, "55 percent of
Logan County high school seniors reported using alcohol and 28
percent of Logan County high school seniors reported using marijuana
in the last 30 days."
HCP manager Angela Stoltzenburg says, “Parents have more of an
impact on these choices than they give themselves credit for.
Bringing children to events like these and promoting a
substance-free lifestyle makes an impact on decision making later."
AToDB committee member Roy Logan said that on Sunday, "It was a very
well attended event and the families had such a good time."
During the event, new survey’s concerning 'Youth Alcohol
Consumption' were completed and the attendees were offered hot dogs
along with baby carrots with Ranch dipping sauce, apple slices and
bottled water.
Logan Lanes owner/manager Sean Taylor said that there were over 170
bowlers and over 200 people attended in total.
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Stoltzenburg said, “We were ecstatic to see so many families take
advantage of the opportunity. They were having a great time being
active together and we were able to share messages about healthy
behaviors and substance-free living. It was a great community event
and we look forward to holding the event next year.”
During the event, HCP also promoted its new obesity prevention
campaign, 5-2-1-0. 5-2-1-0 represents celebrating life making a
daily habit of 5-fruits/vegetables, no more than 2-hours of screen
time, at least 1-hour of physical activity and 0-sugary sweetened
beverages.
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