International Walk and Roll to School Week
International Walk or Roll to School Week 2010 - A Great Success
Congratulations to all of the students, parents and teachers who walked or rolled to school during the week of October 4-8. With 70 schools participating, Alameda County joined schools all over the world to celebrate and increase awareness about the joys and benefits of walking or rolling to school.
We hope that each school will use the excitement and enthusiasm that was generated in October to continue to do monthly or even weekly Walk or Roll to School Days and/or to continue to work on ways to increase the number of students that walk or roll to school.
This county-wide event would not have been possible without the generous support from the following: All of the parent and community champions and volunteers, County Supervisor Nate Miley, County Supervisor Alice Lai-Bitker, City of Alameda Public Works Department, Audrey Lord-Hausman from Pedestrian Friendly Alameda, Aleida Andrino-Chavez, City of Albany transportation planner; City of San Leandro Police Department, City of San Leandro Transportation & Engineering Department, San Leandro city councilmember Michael Gregory, San Leandro Mayor Tony Santos, Oakland City Council members Jean Quan and Pat Kernighan,Carmela Chase, Oakland department of human services, Cycles of Change, Richmond Spokes, Alameda County Public Health Department -- Nutrition Services and Injury Prevention, CommPre’s Jesse Garrett, Alameda County Community Food Bank, Alameda County Public Works Department (Paul Keener), Office of Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley (Anna Gee), Alameda County Probation Dept., Alameda County Redevelopment Agency, Deputy Sheriff's Activities League (DSAL)/Furthering Youth Inspirations (FYI)-Aiyana Knowles.
To see photos of students, parents and volunteers in Walk or Roll action at various schools around the county, be sure to visit our Facebook page.
International Walk to School in the USA www.walktoschool.org
NationalCenterfor Safe Routes to School www.saferoutesinfo.org
International Walk to School www.iwalktoschool.org
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Highlights from the 2009 International Walk and Roll to School Week
Biggest Week of Walking and Biking Ever in Alameda County!
More Than 20,000 Kids in Alameda County Walk and Roll to School During the 2009 International Walk and Roll to School Week
Over 70 schools from throughout Alameda County participated in this year's Walk and Roll to School Week events as part of the Safe Routes to Schools Alameda County Partnership, which is led by TransForm. 
The positive response was overwhelming from kids, parents, school staff, community members, and the media.
In Alameda, Franklin Elementary Parent leader Kathryn Boyle wrote an inspirational letter to the editor published in both the Oct. 1 Alameda Sun and the Alameda Journal.
The Oakland Tribune also had a story highlighting the work of Manzanita Community School parent leader Elizabeth Ramos, and the important safety issues that Safe Routes to Schools seeks to address.
More schools than ever before included "walking school buses", bringing large groups of kids together led by a few parents to get to school in a fun and safe way.
And of course, there were prizes and treats for kids. There were Clif Kid tents and giveaways from Clif Bar Company, wonderful prizes and assistance in the Unincorporated Areas from the Alameda County Public Works Agency, California Highway Patrol, Alameda Sheriff's Dept., and Alameda County Redevelopment Agency, and strong support from Supervisors Nate Miley and Alice Lai-Bitker, as well as many city council and school board members.
Most importantly, schools throughout the County have signed on to keep the momentum of International Walk and Roll to School Week going all year!
The Safe Routes to Schools Program is made possible thanks to a major grant from Measure B (Alameda County's half-cent transportation sales tax, administered by ACTIA).