What a success!  One-third of all children at Edmunds school were walking, biking or scootering to school every day during the 2010 Way To School Challenge.

'It's important that we walk and bike as much as possible" Edmunds Elementary Prinipal Paul Schreiber told the kids the final morning.  How did all this momemtum at the school occur?  Here are two of the reasons:

Lenny The Crossing Guard

He believes so strongly in getting kids walking and bicycling to school, that Lenny Bertiaume gave every kid $1 on their way to school on the first day of "Way To Go" week!  The kids love him and the parents trust him.  "Lenny offers the kids treats on Hallooween and Christmas too," remarks parent Brian Perkins.  Local Motion salutes Lenny and the other crossing guards who make walking and biking to school safe and fun.

Angela the Wonder Parent

Every school benefits from active parents, but Angela Smith takes it to the next level.  She helped continue Walk To School activities at the school, even as Local Motion's Safe Routes team shifted our attention to other deserving schools in the region.  Her energy is infectious and her organizational abilities are top notch.  The "Way To Go" week ended with a parade attended by the Mayor, the UVM basketball team, two mascots and other community leaders.  Food and free stickers awaited the kids when they got to school.

Well done Lenny, Angela and the Edmunds Elementary students!