Hermosa to celebrate ‘Walk to School’

Hermosa Elementary School in Hermosa will join schools from around the world to celebrate International Walk to School Day.
Approximately 225 students from Hermosa will be walking and rolling to school on Wednesday, Oct. 8, along with parents, teachers and community leaders.
The event will begin at 7:30 a.m. with kids, parents and community leaders walking from the local post office on Main St. to the Hermosa school. Other special activities associated with the walk include a free water and fruit stand at the end of the walk.
Walk to School Day events 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.
The event is being organized by the Hermosa Elementary School and the Hermosa Neighborhood Watch.
For additional local information contact Joan Harris at (605)484-6307: 
For additional information visit Walk to School Day in the USA at walkbiketoschool.org or National Center for Safe Routes to School at safer
outesinfo.org