Dear Ben Franklin families,
May is Bike to School Month, designed to encourage bicycle commuting and mentor new riders. When you cycle to school with your child you:
- Create daily exercise habits that help keep your child active and healthy.
- Reduce car traffic and air pollution.
- Help your child become a competent and independent cyclist.
We envision Bike to School Month as a family project, one that will also introduce parents to the fun of cycling with their kids.
Everyone who rides at least once wins a prize!
· All participants earn a reflective “slap bracelet”.
· 7-14 trips earn a reflective spoke slider.
· 15+ trips earn a cool bike bell.
School challenge: the elementary school that makes the most total trips will win a bike stunt show for their school and an article featuring their Bike-to-School team in the Cascade Courier.
So, how do you participate? It's easy! Fill out the form and return to your child's teacher or to the office by Friday, April 25th. We will send home bicycle safety information, “passport” and instructions. You keep track of your trips each day you ride* and turn in your passport at the end of the month. We'll add your trips to our school total and deliver your prizes.
*Because some children cannot cycle safely to school, and because the "work" that kids do also includes sports, music lessons, trips to the library, etc., commuter trips for Bike to School 2008 will include any trip made by bicycle somewhere your child needs to go, one round-trip per day.
For more information check out Cascade's website at www.cbcef.org/commuting_btw.html or contact Julie Salathé,
