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PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
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Over 5,000
Fall River school children took part in the International Walk to School
Day on October 3, 2012, a chance for children, parents, school teachers
and community leaders to be part of a global event as they celebrate the
many benefits of walking. Walkers from around the world walk to school
together for various reasons — all hoping to create communities that are
safe places to walk. Organized by the Partnership for a Walkable America,
Walk to School Day in the USA began in 1997 as a one-day event aimed at
building awareness for the need for walkable communities. In 2000, the
event became international when the UK and Canada (both of which had
already been promoting walking to school) and the USA joined together for
the first International Walk to School Day. Growing interest in
participation all over the world led the International Walk to School
Committee to shifts its promotion to International Walk to School Month
for the entire month of October. Click
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(Top two rows) Clauda Costa and Liz Gomes hand out pedometers to student before they walk the half-mile to the Henry Lord Middle School with Principal Sheryl Biss and Phys Ed teacher Jason Springer in the lead. (Row three) Doran School Phys Ed teacher Ryan Andrade leads students down Columbia Street. (Row four) School Principal Kristen Farias leads Tansey School students along Hood and Ray Streets to the school (Row five) Kids Klub organizer Heather Borges, left, leads Spencer Borden children along Stanley Street. (Row six) Fonseca school principal Teri White, center, leads the children around the school. (Row seven) Morton Middle School phys ed teacher Robert Fitzgerald leads the group around the school. (Row nine) Physical education teacher Teresa Mahjoory, center right, leads Silvia School students down Meridian Street to Wilson Road and back. (Row eleven) Mayor William Flanagan and School Wellness Coordinator Marcia Picard greet the student walkers at the Letourneau School. |
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