Centennial Beach memberships on sale now at lower rates
Centennial Beach memberships are being sold at discounted rates now through May 26, Naperville Park District officials said.
Members receive early entry on weekdays, a 10% discount at Centennial Group, two guest passes and coupons for other park district amenities. After the promotional period ends, memberships will be sold at the regular season rate, officials said.
A variety of membership packages are available for residents and nonresidents. A “plus friends” option is a one-time add-on through May 26, allowing up to two additional guests to accompany a family or individual, park district officials said.
Memberships can be purchased at www.napervilleparks.org/beachmemberships or at the Alfred Rubin Riverwalk Community Center, 305 W. Jackson Ave., and the Fort Hill Activity Center, 20 Fort Hill Drive.
Centennial Beach opens for the season on Saturday, May 24. For more information, go to www.centennialbeach.org.
KidsMatter launches ‘Make Kindness Count’ campaign
KidsMatter and the Collaborative Youth Team of Illinois, which is made of more than 36 youth-serving organizations, are seeking stories showing how members of the community have showed kindness.
The Make Kindness Count campaign will last through the end of March, organizers said in a news release. The goal is to collect 1,000 stories.
Streetlight banners reminding everyone to Make Kindness Count are on display throughout downtown Naperville, the release said.
“When we all adopt the approach that ‘kindness begins with me,’ we can take actions to be kind within our families, schools, faith groups and communities,” Nina Menis, CEO and executive director of KidsMatter, said in the release. “We’re excited to invite everyone to share stories of how they’ve been kind and how they’re taking action to build community and belonging.”
For more information about the campaign or to submit a kindness story, go to www.kidsmatter2us.org/kindnesscounts.
About 16.2% of DuPage County public school students from participating kindergarten, sixth and ninth grade classes were obese, according to a new data from the DuPage County Health Department. (Getty Images)
DuPage County releases childhood obesity data
More than one in seven DuPage County school-aged children were considered obese in the 2023-24 school year, according to a new data from the DuPage County Health Department.
About 16.2% of county public school students from participating kindergarten, sixth and ninth grade classes were obese, the department’s study said, compared to 2018-19, when about 15% of students were obese.
The obesity rate for boys at 17.8% is higher than that of girls, which is 14.5%, according to the study. The Naperville region, including areas of Lisle and Aurora, had the lowest rate at about 11.8%.
Data also showed that about 45.1% of school-aged children with obesity had an elevated blood pressure reading.
The health department said obesity in childhood increases immediate and future health risks such as heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, breathing problems and joint problems as well as psychological problems such as anxiety, depression and low self esteem.
The report is available at www.dupagehealth.org/239/Childhood-Obesity.
