Free Webinar: Plan Walk to School Day for $ZERO - Join legendary Walk to School Advocate Kara Sergile June 28th

The webinar is now over - but you can view the recording of the webinar and download Kara's powerpoint presentation here

Legendary Walk to School Organizer Kara Sergile was galvanized into action when a young student in her community was struck by a car and killed on the way to school.

Walk to School Day at RD White School
Walk to School Day at RD White School

With a lot of passion and commitment but no money, Kara was able to organize her school's first Walk to School Day in 2009--expanding it into one of the largest Walk to School programs in the state of California in 2010, when 17 schools participated.

See the photos, to the right and below, of Walk to School Day at R.D. White Elementary in 2009--that's what we're shooting for here in Missouri!

View Kara's webinar online: Home Grown on Your Own - Starting a Walk to School Program

The webinar is FREE but you must pre-register. The webinar will be held:

Tuesday, June 28, 2011
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Central Time 

October is Walk to School month in Missouri, and schools across the state hold Walk to School Day events.  

Last year we tripled Walk to School Day participation in Missouri, with 45 schools participating.  But we would like to double participation again in 2011--that means 90 or more schools organizing Walk to School Day.

Your community and your school could be one of them!

In this dynamic webinar with Kara, you will learn how to get started organizing your own Walk to School Day:

Walk to School Day at RD White Elementary School, 2009
Walk to School Day at RD White Elementary School, 2009

  • How Kara started a Walk to School program at a large, urban, ethnically diverse public elementary school without funding or external resources (R.D. White Elementary School, Glendale, CA). 
  • Key success elements to establishing a successful Safe Routes to School program
  • Systematic approach to program start-up
  • Tips for developing relationships with local government agencies
  • Creative ideas for generating funding
  • In short: How to start a great Walk to School Day program on a shoestring, and turn it into a year-around program encouraging more kids to walk and bike to school

The webinar June 28th at 9:30 am central time is FREE but you must pre-register.

View the webinar recording: Home Grown on Your Own - Starting a Walk to School Program

This webinar is a project of the Missouri Safe Routes to School Network.

Photos courtesy Safe and Healthy Streets, Glendale, CA.

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