When: Wednesday, October 2nd
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Where: Bromwell Elementary, Grant Ranch School, Lowry Elementary, Park Hill Elementary, Sabin Elementary, Steck Elementary, and Slavens School.

What: With only one quarter of all American children walking or biking to school, experts believe this may be a significant factor in the alarming rise in childhood obesity. Creating safe routes to school and increasing community participation will aid in increasing physical activity in children. In addition, more children walking to school will decrease traffic congestion and improve air quality in and around neighborhood schools. This event will also help elementary school-aged children and their parents learn safe ways to walk to school in an attempt to prevent pedestrian injuries and death in Denver.

Who: A diverse group of organizations is launching a unified effort to promote International Walk to School Day in seven Denver area schools. A broad based coalition including Transportation Solutions, the City and County of Denver, Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) Ride Arrangers, Feet First, Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, The Children’s Hospital, Swedish Medical Center, the Denver Police Department and Denver Public Schools are behind this proposal to urge children and their parents to walk to school.

Who Will Walk:

• Children and parents from participating schools
• Members of Denver City Council including Happy Haynes
• Chief Rod Juniel, Denver Fire Department
• Peggy Catlin, Deputy Director, CDOT
• Denver Police Department Officers
• Bill Vidal, DRCOG

Participating Schools:

• Bromwell Elementary, 2500 E. 4th Ave.
  Phone: 303-388-5969
  School Coordinators: Kevin Pollard and LuAnn Curtis.
• Grant Ranch School, 5400 S. Jay Cir.
  Phone: 303-703-3879
  School/SAFE KIDS Coordinator: Donna McNulty.
• Lowry Elementary, 8001 E. Cedar Avenue
  Phone: 303-340-0179
  School Coordinator: Molly Hanlin
  SAFE KIDS Representative: Allison Frankel
• Park Hill Elementary, 5050 E. 19th Ave.
  Phone: 303-322-1811
  School Coordinator: Alley Bailey
  SAFE KIDS Coordinator: Rebecca Record
• Sabin Elementary, 3050 S. Vrain St.
  School phone: 303-936-3413
  SAFE KIDS Representative: Dan McNulty
• Steck Elementary, 425 Ash St.
  Phone: 303-355-7314, fax: 303-764-7911
  School Coordinator: Kristen Tourangeau
• Slavens School, 3000 S. Clayton St.
  Phone: 303-753-9151
  School Coordinator: Frank Rowe

The Denver Metro SAFE KIDS Coalition is part of the National SAFE KIDS Campaign, the first and only national organization dedicated solely to the prevention of unintentional childhood injury-the number one killer of children ages 14 and under. More than 300 state and local SAFE KIDS Coalitions in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico comprise the Campaign. Former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, M.D., ScD, is chairman of the Campaign. Johnson & Johnson is the Campaign’s founding sponsor.

For more information on International Walk to School Day or the Denver Metro SAFE KIDS Coalition Pedestrian Safety Committee, contact Allison Frankel at 303-377-7086, or amfrankel@transolutions.org