Valley City (CSi) Joining schools from around the world, Valley City Public Schools and St. Catherine School in Valley City will celebrate International Walk to School Day on Wednesday, October 7, 2015.

Approximately 1100 students from the Valley City schools will be walking to school on Wednesday, along with parents, teachers and community leaders.

The event the is planned by Administrators from St. Catherine’s, Jefferson, Washington and the Junior-Senior High Schools with assistance from Dietrich Bus Service, the Valley City Police Department, School PTO’s and Barnes ON THE MOVE Partnership.

The walk begins at 8:30 am with students, parents and community leaders walking from various staging areas near each school.

Walk to School Day is geared to raise awareness of the need to create safer routes for walking and bicycling and emphasize the importance of issues such as increasing physical activity among children, pedestrian safety, traffic congestion and concern for the environment. The events build connections between families, schools and the broader community.

Organizer, Barnes ON THE MOVE Partnership,consistes of 17 local non-profit/governmental organizations committed to a healthy community.

For additional local information, please contact Andrea Winter at 845-6456 or email andreawinter@catholichealth.net.