Hundreds of students from Wellington and Burbank elementary will be walking to school on Wednesday along with parents, teachers, community leaders and celebrity walkers including Mr. “S” – retired Wellington PE teacher Richard Samaria and Selectman Angelo Firenze as Belmont join schools from around the world to celebrate International Walk to School Day tomorrow, Oct. 5.

In coordination with Massachusetts Safe Routes to School program, the event will begin at 8 am with kids, parents and community leaders meeting on street corners throughout Belmont and walking to school. Walkers will arrive at the school between 8:20 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. for a meet and greet and special prizes.

The walkers, the time and location where they will meet to begin walking to the Wellington and Butler schools are:

Steve Tenhor 4th grade teacher	7:30 a.m.	School St. and Fairview Ave.
Mr. 'S' - Richard Samaria retired PE teacher	7:55 a.m.	Oakley and Payson roads
Alexa Murray 3rd grade teacher	8 a.m.	Horace and Brettwood roads
Jessica Hackney 3rd grade teacher Kellye O'Brien 2nd grade teacher	8:10 a.m.	Hillcrest Rd. and Common St.
Ann Walsh Kindergarten teacher Aimee Doherty PE teacher	8:10 a.m.	Charles and Orchard streets
Angelo Firenze Belmont Selectman Samantha McFeters Professional teachers' aide	8:10 a.m.	Hillcrest Rd. and Goden St.
Sgt. Kevin Shea Belmont Police Dept.	8:10 a.m.	Clark and Thomas streets
Carolyn Murphy Kindergarten teacher Adrienne Lee 3rd grade teacher	8:15 a.m.	School and Goden streets

In the U.S., International Walk to School Day is expected to include 6,500 schools from the 50 states. Walkers from the U.S. will join children and adults in more than 40 countries from around the world.

The mission of Walk to School events work is to create safer routes for walking and bicycling and emphasize the importance increasing physical activity among children, pedestrian safety, traffic congestion, concern for the environment and building connections between families, schools and the broader community.

The event is being organized by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s Safe Routes to School program. There are more than 300 elementary and middle schools in 111 communities across the state working with Safe Routes to School, organizing activities and events to encourage students to walk and bicycle to school.

Additional information can be found on these Websites:

Massachusetts Safe Routes to School

International Walk to School in the USA                  

National Center for Safe Routes to School

International Walk to School