THANK YOU
Blast off MAY 3rd for National Bike to School Day
Over 50 Marin K-12 grade schools are gearing up for National Bike to School Day
Elementary students who walk, roll or ride the bus to school can come by the Safe Routes to Schools’ welcome table and get a small prize.
Students participating in the JEDI Challenge will turn in their cards for a chance to win a Cleary Bike and a Mike’s Bike helmet (one per school).
Middle and high school students who walk or roll to school can come to the welcome table to pick up a yummy, healthy JAMBAR on their way to class. Students can also enter a raffle to win a Tommy Breeze hat and a Hydroflask water bottle.
Many thanks to our sponsors!
Bike Hero Award
A Bike Hero is any student who gets up early to ride regularly, inspires others to bike, obeys all rules of the road, and has FUN biking.
J.E.D.I. Challenge Ends May 3
May the force be with you!
First Ever Buddy Up Winners!
Clockwise from top right; Westin & Jase: Scottie & Gianna: Aurora, Delaney, Eoldie, Hannah, Kate, Lila, Mackenzie, and Talia: Erin & Emerson
We are pleased to announce our winners for our first ever Buddy Up Contest. Thank you to everyone that signed up! With so many entries it was challenging to choose, but here are the winners and their heartwarming stories that embody everything that is great about choosing to find a buddy to walk, bike, bus or carpool together. Without further adieu, here are our winners. enjoy your gift cards and keep on being active!!
Westin & Jase from
Olive Elementary School
Westin and Jase have always loved looking for treasures. They enjoy collecting rocks, sticks, and different leaves, among other things like coins, nails, and “dinosaur bones” on their walks. The items that do not end up going through the washing machine, have made it into a collection box that they constantly look through and update. Each day they are excited to walk to and from school together where they continue to build their collection every day.
Scottie & Gianna from San Jose Middle School
Scottie and Gianna love to bike to San Jose Middle School together. Recently, Scottie broke her arm, but that didn’t stop the pair from “getting their steps in” and walking together to & from school. They are each responsible for setting their own alarms, arriving at their meeting spot on time & messaging us once they’re off to school. They practice the same routine on their way home.
Erin & Emerson from
Reed Elementary School
After a hard first bus ride for Erin on her second day of Kindergarten, her classmate and new friend Emerson offered to ride with her. The next week, they held hands as they boarded the bus (and for the whole way to school), and they haven’t looked back since! They’ve become fast friends and love riding the bus together, where they share letters and drawings they make for each other at home. Recently, they’ve been asking someone new to sit with them each day. We are so grateful for the bus and for their friendship.
Aurora, Delaney, Eoldie, Hannah, Kate, Lila, Mackenzie, and Talia from Bacich Elementary School
This group of third graders has been riding to and from school and affectionately been nicknamed “The Peloton” by neighbors who witness their numbers swell as they pick up more and more friends along the way to Bacich. They’re always looking out for each other, on the road and at school. They love being in a large group because it makes it easy to maintain the habit of riding every day, even when one or two people can’t make it. There’s always someone (and more often lots of people) to ride with!
E-Bikes Are Electrifying the Future!
What Parents Should Know
In response to an increasing number of questions and concerns over student safety riding E-bikes, Safe Routes has created an informational flyer with recommendations.
