Walk to School With Me!
Here is the text of a press release just sent by my campaign to area newspapers. I think you'll be interested:
AF CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE WILL WALK FOR PTA, OWN CAMPAIGN
American Fork, Utah -- September 26, 2005 -- American Fork City Council candidate Heidi Rodeback walked her children to Barratt Elementary School last year in the PTA’s National Walk to School Day, but not all the way from her home on the other side of town. On Friday, she will walk that distance and then some.
“We live outside Barratt’s enrollment area, so last year on Walk to School Day we drove to Evergreen Park and walked from there, across the neighborhood, to the school,” Rodeback said. But now her children are older and can walk farther, she’s running for City Council, and she’ll be in the company of Barratt’s principal and at least one teacher who are walking from much further away that morning.
Rodeback said she is walking both for the PTA and to reinforce a major theme of her campaign. “The City needs to ensure that every child walking to school has a safe route,” she said. “Our children and grandchildren should not have to face hazards such as overgrown vacant lots, dangerous street crossings, drug houses, or missing or treacherous sidewalks. The current City government has largely ignored this problem."
Rodeback cites more and better sidewalks, additional traffic lights, and conscientious nuisance abatement as keys to the children’s safety. "The City can’t affect what goes on at school, but it can help the students get there and back safely," Rodeback said.
Barratt Elementary Principal Ken Higgins is walking all the way from his home in South Jordan, and fourth-grade teacher Andrea Park will join him in Riverton. “Dr. Higgins will start walking at 2 a.m. He’s amazing,” Rodeback said. Anyone else wanting to join the procession is welcome to meet the walkers at Smith’s Food and Drug on West State Road in American Fork at approximately 7:00 a.m. Friday.
Asked why her children cross town to attend Barratt Elementary instead of their local elementary school, Rodeback praised the Alpine School District’s open-enrollment policy and its Advanced Learning Laboratory (ALL), which is located at Barratt.
AF CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE WILL WALK FOR PTA, OWN CAMPAIGN
American Fork, Utah -- September 26, 2005 -- American Fork City Council candidate Heidi Rodeback walked her children to Barratt Elementary School last year in the PTA’s National Walk to School Day, but not all the way from her home on the other side of town. On Friday, she will walk that distance and then some.
“We live outside Barratt’s enrollment area, so last year on Walk to School Day we drove to Evergreen Park and walked from there, across the neighborhood, to the school,” Rodeback said. But now her children are older and can walk farther, she’s running for City Council, and she’ll be in the company of Barratt’s principal and at least one teacher who are walking from much further away that morning.
Rodeback said she is walking both for the PTA and to reinforce a major theme of her campaign. “The City needs to ensure that every child walking to school has a safe route,” she said. “Our children and grandchildren should not have to face hazards such as overgrown vacant lots, dangerous street crossings, drug houses, or missing or treacherous sidewalks. The current City government has largely ignored this problem."
Rodeback cites more and better sidewalks, additional traffic lights, and conscientious nuisance abatement as keys to the children’s safety. "The City can’t affect what goes on at school, but it can help the students get there and back safely," Rodeback said.
Barratt Elementary Principal Ken Higgins is walking all the way from his home in South Jordan, and fourth-grade teacher Andrea Park will join him in Riverton. “Dr. Higgins will start walking at 2 a.m. He’s amazing,” Rodeback said. Anyone else wanting to join the procession is welcome to meet the walkers at Smith’s Food and Drug on West State Road in American Fork at approximately 7:00 a.m. Friday.
Asked why her children cross town to attend Barratt Elementary instead of their local elementary school, Rodeback praised the Alpine School District’s open-enrollment policy and its Advanced Learning Laboratory (ALL), which is located at Barratt.
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