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Gdt1 Task 1

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Describe how your coalition plans to implement Walk This Way pedestrian safety programming in your community. Provide the school name and city where you plan to have your main event.

SJC Safe Kids San Joaquin will be assisting Wilhemina Henry Elementary School in Stockton, CA to hold an International Walk to School Day event in October. This event is aimed to bring together students, teachers, the principal, parents, and other stakeholders in community together to encourage pedestrian safety and physical activity among students. This school was selected since 92.5 percent of students receive free and reduced price lunch. Additionally, 85.5 percent of the students have Hispanic and Latino backgrounds. They would benefit from receiving materials in other languages. For the Walk to School Day celebration, we will be promoting a remote drop off location for students to utilize …show more content…

Key stakeholders will be invited including the Stockton Unified Police Department, Delta College with their mascot Fierce, and local reporters in the area. Previously, SRTS Walk to School Day events hosted in the county have been covered by local newspapers such as the Stockton Record. Students in the leadership program will assist with counting participants and distributing incentives with information that will reinforce safety skills during the event. The classroom with the highest amount of participants will receive a health eating smoothie celebration by the NEOP program and additional prizes . During the school day, the library will assist in promoting walk to school day and pedestrian safety skills by reading “Clifford Walks to School” and asking guided questions. At the end of the day, students will be greeted by members of the SJC Safe Kids coalition and given bookmarks to promote

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