Comments on: Walk to School Week http://hburgnews.com/2008/10/06/walk-to-school-week/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=walk-to-school-week Harrisonburg's Community News Network Mon, 26 Mar 2012 22:09:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: hburgnews.com » Safe Routes to School, Keister Elementary http://hburgnews.com/2008/10/06/walk-to-school-week/comment-page-1/#comment-56906 hburgnews.com » Safe Routes to School, Keister Elementary Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:03:13 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=1541#comment-56906 [...] It also includes a map of the area and additional information about Keister Elementary’s Walking Friday’s and information on the $40,000 grant they received from the US Department of Agriculture to provide [...] [...] It also includes a map of the area and additional information about Keister Elementary’s Walking Friday’s and information on the $40,000 grant they received from the US Department of Agriculture to provide [...]

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]]> By: Thanh http://hburgnews.com/2008/10/06/walk-to-school-week/comment-page-1/#comment-52667 Thanh Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:17:46 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=1541#comment-52667 Article about Walk to School day at Spottswoode from the DNR: http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=32132&CHID=2 Article about Walk to School day at Spottswoode from the DNR: http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=32132&CHID=2

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]]> By: Thanh http://hburgnews.com/2008/10/06/walk-to-school-week/comment-page-1/#comment-52576 Thanh Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:24:52 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=1541#comment-52576 If you watch TV 3 news tonight you will see Spotswood Elementary doing their walk to school this morning. If you watch TV 3 news tonight you will see Spotswood Elementary doing their walk to school this morning.

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]]> By: Emmy http://hburgnews.com/2008/10/06/walk-to-school-week/comment-page-1/#comment-52448 Emmy Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:08:47 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=1541#comment-52448 Thanks for posting about this. I walked my kids to school this morning and noticed the Dare car down over the hill. It seemed like a number of people were taking advantage of the nice morning and the volunteers were very helpful. Thanks for posting about this. I walked my kids to school this morning and noticed the Dare car down over the hill. It seemed like a number of people were taking advantage of the nice morning and the volunteers were very helpful.

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]]> By: Thanh http://hburgnews.com/2008/10/06/walk-to-school-week/comment-page-1/#comment-52377 Thanh Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:50:10 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=1541#comment-52377 Related to Keister Elementary School's Walk to School Day is its award of $455,000 from VDOT's Safe Routes to School Program for the construction of new sidewalks along South Avenue, a part of Maryland Avenue, a part of Central Avenue, and the installation of new pedestrian signals at South High/South Ave and South Main/South Ave. The work in organizing walk to school days, identifying infrastructure needs, and the support of the partners described above in previous years helped the City win the award. The project is currently under design by the City engineer's office. Related to Keister Elementary School’s Walk to School Day is its award of $455,000 from VDOT’s Safe Routes to School Program for the construction of new sidewalks along South Avenue, a part of Maryland Avenue, a part of Central Avenue, and the installation of new pedestrian signals at South High/South Ave and South Main/South Ave. The work in organizing walk to school days, identifying infrastructure needs, and the support of the partners described above in previous years helped the City win the award. The project is currently under design by the City engineer’s office.

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]]> By: Thanh http://hburgnews.com/2008/10/06/walk-to-school-week/comment-page-1/#comment-52376 Thanh Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:42:40 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=1541#comment-52376 There's a lot of great stuff happening at our local schools. Walking, biking, and good exercise is a great tie in with local and healthful foods. Last month, area schools hosted "Local Harvest Day" where local foods were the primary ingredients or were featured in school lunches. A high school intern I have this semester says its the only time she'll eat lunch at school; she loves it. <a HREF="http://www.dnronline.com/details.php?AID=17157&CHID=1" rel="nofollow">DNR story from last spring.</A> Last month, the DNR had this story <a HREF="http://www.dnronline.com/details.php?AID=31800&CHID=2" rel="nofollow">"Garden Variety Lunches: Schools get behind the salad option".</A> NPR had a related story about elementary school salad bars: <a HREF="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19073315" rel="nofollow">Kids Will Eat Their Vegetables</A> Kudos to our schools' nutritionists, principals, adminstrators, teachers, cooks, parents, and volunteers! There’s a lot of great stuff happening at our local schools. Walking, biking, and good exercise is a great tie in with local and healthful foods. Last month, area schools hosted “Local Harvest Day” where local foods were the primary ingredients or were featured in school lunches. A high school intern I have this semester says its the only time she’ll eat lunch at school; she loves it. DNR story from last spring.

Last month, the DNR had this story “Garden Variety Lunches: Schools get behind the salad option”. NPR had a related story about elementary school salad bars: Kids Will Eat Their Vegetables

Kudos to our schools’ nutritionists, principals, adminstrators, teachers, cooks, parents, and volunteers!

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