City of Lake Charles and Calcasieu Parish School Board

Partnering for S. J. Welsh Middle School "Walk 2 School Day"

                           

S. J. Welsh Middle School, located at 1500 W. McNeese St., is hosting "Walk 2 School Day" this Thursday, February 28, from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. The goal of the event is to spread awareness to motorists of children who walk to school as well as promote safe walking for all pedestrians. The event will also encourage more children to walk to school in an effort to relieve traffic congestion thereby improving the environment and also encourage healthy outdoor activity to reduce childhood obesity.

 

The event is also part of the City's efforts to apply for grant funding through Safe Routes to School with the State of Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.  If awarded a grant on behalf of the school, the funding provided will result in new sidewalks and pedestrian crossings on McNeese Street.  The funding will also provide for walking and biking workshops and events, such as the Walk 2 School Day.    

 

Volunteers will be needed from 7 to 8 a.m.  To volunteer, contact Tiffany Davis at tiffany.davis@cityoflc.us.

                                   

S. J. Welsh Middle School is receiving support for the event from Albertsons, K & K Water, Sale Street Baptist Church, Trinity Baptist Church, and the Louisiana 2 Step Program.

 

The City of Lake Charles is also sponsoring Barbe Elementary School for the 2013 Safe Routes to School Grant Application as part of a city-wide effort to increase infrastructure and programs that promote alternative transportation.

 

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