Lynchburg City and Lynchburg City Schools to Participate in National Walk to School Day
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
September 20, 2011
Lynchburg City, Lynchburg City Schools (LCS), and Virginia’s Region 2000 Local Government Council have partnered together to establish the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program at six LCS pilot elementary schools. SRTS is a national program to make walking and biking to school a safer and more appealing option to access school.
Dearington, Linkhorne, Perrymont, R. S. Payne, T. C. Miller, and W. M. Bass elementary schools were awarded a$2,000 SRTS Mini-Grant from the Richmond-based nonprofit Prevention Connections to Participate in International Walk to School Day, Wednesday, October 5, 2011.
On the morning of October 5th students, including bus and car riders, will walk along with parents, teachers, and community volunteers from a central location located close to each school to recognize International Walk to School Day. Walk to School Day events are hosted across the Country to create safer routes for children to walk and bike to local schools, remind motorist to be alert and drive accordingly around school facilities, and to emphasize the importance of physical activity in the health and well-being of our children.
To learn more about the Safe Routes to School program in the LCS and the pending October 5th National Walk to School Day contact Kelly Hitchcock or visit the LCS website at www.lcsedu.net.