Cicero Police Officer Sarah Lockhart and K-9 Simon visited the Husky 4-H’ers to teach them what the role of therapy dog is when helping humans who are having a rough time. (Photo provided)
By CASH CAMPERELLI
Husky 4-H’ers Club Reporter
On April 15, the Husky 4-H’ers had a wonderful meeting. We recited the pledges and started business from there. Lauren Happel gave the Secretary’s Report, Stella Hartwick read the Treasurer’s Report (Bottom Line: We’re doing well), and McKinsey Allen did a devotion on how God treats everybody the same, no matter their age.
A motion to donate $250 to a food pantry was made, and it passed. Then Sophia Camperelli and Matthew Duprey gave a Health and Safety report on how to stay safe around tractors, which can cause a lot of injuries.
After that, we found out how many meals we packed on our IDES Service Day (15,168 – which is a lot in terms of how many people will be fed by them). Our trivia question for the night was how many bones are in the adult human body? The answer was 206 (that’s a lot of bones to grow!), and our winner was Bellamy Fouch, who won a gift card to Chick-fil-A.
Our first demonstration of the night was by Levi Linder, who taught us the parts of a guitar and how to play one. Our second demonstration of the night was by Stella Hartwick, who taught us how to do Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and that you must get certified to perform CPR. She also taught us how to find your pulse. The final demonstration of the night was by Bellamy Fouch and Natalie Allen, who taught us some “Rabbit Basics,” along with how to show a rabbit. Afterwards, we got to pet a couple of rabbits named Bugs and Sugarfoot.
Then our guest speaker, Officer Sarah Lockhart with the Cicero Police Department and her canine partner, Simon, a four-year-old boxer, came in to talk to us about what Simon’s job is: A therapy dog. When the police arrive at a scene, Simon helps those at the site who are just going through a lot of rough stuff. While Officer Lockhart talked to us about what her job was like, Simon’s K-9 trading cards were passed out to everybody. Then Simon came around and let everybody pet him and autographed some of his cards with his tongue.
After that, Recreation Leaders Chiamaka Ebigbo and Natalie Knapp taught us how to play a game called Hula-Hoop Pass. Players must divide into teams and hold hands as they get ready for the game’s challenge: Get the Hula Hoop (or hoops) to the other side without using your hands! After two rounds with one victory for each side, we ended the meeting with snacks and drinks. But that does not always mean this article is going to end.
Now it’s time for “The Dirt,” where we find out what the Husky 4-H’ers’ favorite part of the meeting was:
“My favorite part was when the police came in.” – Briar Galvin
“My favorite part was the dog.” – Matthew Duprey
“The demonstrations were really cool, and of course, the Health and Safety report is always a favorite for me, and the game was very entertaining. – Sophia Camperelli
