Hudson Schools to celebrate
National Bike/Walk to
School Week on May 16th
Hudson Schools will be joining schools from around
the U.S.
to celebrate National our second annual Bike/Walk to School and Work Week on May 16, 2012.
Students from Evamere, East Woods, McDowell and Hudson Middle
School will be walking and bicycling to school that
Wednesday along with parents, teachers and community leaders.
In the
morning there will be tables outside the schools set up to greet walkers and
bicyclists with reflective Hudson "H" backpack stickers. Walkers and bicyclists will be given special
recognition during morning announcements. There will be parent volunteers and an
increased police presence in neighborhoods surrounding Hudson Schools.
Bike/Walk to School events work to create safer
routes for walking and bicycling and emphasize the importance of issues such as
increasing physical activity, promoting independence among children, pedestrian
and bicycle safety, traffic congestion, concern for the environment and
building connections between families, schools and the broader community.
The
event is being organized by Safe Routes Hudson, a community initiated effort to improve the walking
and bicycling conditions in Hudson. Special emphasis is being placed on a
combination of activities that make it safer for our children to walk and
bicycle to school.
National Bike/Walk to School and Work Week is
expected to include 5,000 schools from all 50 states.
