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October 4, 2006 is International Walk to School Day:
Register Now and Get Ready
Celebrate Walk to School Day on October 4, 2006 or pick any day in October to participate in International Walk to School Month.
The Safe Routes to School National Partnership and the National Center for Safe Routes to School are working together this year to increase participation in International Walk to School Day, which is set for Wednesday, October 4, 2006.
Register your Walk to School eventand join millions of children and adults around the globe who participate in this annual event.
Last year, schools from all 50 states participated in the event, and 28% of those surveyed are now initiating or running Safe Routes to School programs. Walk to School Day provides a great incentive to get community partners focused on the goal of getting more children walking and bicycling to schools.
All registered schools have the chance to win: (1) pedometers and educational materials from Walk 4 Life, Inc and the National Association for Sport and Physical Education and (2) high visibility backpacks from Lands' End. The Cool Blue backpack from Lands' End, an $80 value, has rechargeable lights on the front and back that are visible up to 1000 feet away. Random drawings occur every week leading up to Walk to School Day. Every week, four schools receive pedometers and ten schools receive twenty backpacks each. Grand prizes include pedometers for a classroom and 100 backpacks for two schools.
Remember, an event can be as simple as announcing Walk to School Day and encouraging children and parents to walk (and/or bike) to school together.
Content provided by Safe Routes to School National Partnership.
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