WALK SCHOOL 2014: PHOTO ALBUM

 Walk to School Day

— a National Safe Routes to School program — 

occurred Wednesday 15 October 2014

Participating schools included:

Willow Glen Elementary 

River Glen School 

Ernesto Galarza Elementary

Hammer Montessori School

Sacred Heart Nativity School

This event featured giveaways, refreshments, local sports mascots, prizes and dignitaries.

"Walk to School," Autumn 2014, is promoted by 
Stakeholders for Safe Green Village 
for the Willow Glen neighborhood of San Jose, California.

Thanks to our program Sponsors:

Ranch Town Recycling

Arteaga's Food Center; 

Reed & Graham, Inc.

Additional Contributions by:

Bank of America 

(for annual use of the Parking Lot); 

Round Table Pizza - Willow Glen 

(for annually serving out cheese pizzas for the children);

Walgreens Stores 

(for supplying students umbrellas, bottled water, and flu shots)

Appreciation for our local sports teams and their mascots:

San Francisco Giants & "Gigante"

Oakland A's & "Stomper"

San Jose Earthquakes & "Q"

San Jose Sharks & "SJ Sharkie"

As well as local dignitaries:

Paul Fong, California State Assemblymember from the 28th district

Dave Cortese, Santa Clara County Supervisor

Pierluigi Oliverio, San Jose District 6 Councilmember

Hans Larsen, San Jose Department of Transportation

San Jose Police Department

Join children & adults around the world to celebrate the benefits of walking: 

Physical activity — Teaching safe pedestrian & bicycling skills to children — Awareness of how walkable & bikable community improvements can be made — Concern for the environment — Reducing traffic congestion, pollution & speed near schools — Sharing time with community leaders, parents & children