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Walk-n-Wave on Wednesday (WOW)
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In mid October, kids and parents will be introduced to Walk-N-Wave On
Wednesday. Each child that participates will get a foam hand to carry
to school and wave in the air as they walk. Motorists will be educated
by news stories, that every time they see a child with a foam hand, it
is a reminder to slow down and make streets safer for kids. It Children are encouraged to keep walking but particularly on Wednesdays which is Walk-N-Wave On Wednesday. On the Tuesday evening children who are going to walk the next morning get a foam hand to carry to school the next day and to wave in the air as they walk.
Parent volunteers are encouraged to come up with their own promotional ideas in consultation with the children to maintain interest in WOW! For example, kids who walk may get a discount voucher for an ice cream or some other product. The local radio station may do a broadcast from their school. Or there may be theme days such as Walk your Cardboard Cutout Dog, or Mad Hair Day. |
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provides ongoing interest for the children in walking to school.
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child then leaves the foam hand in a box in the classroom for the next
week.