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CITY OF SOUTH BEND
PETE BUTTIGIEG,MAYOR
Office of the Mayor
CONTACT:
Kara Kelly, (574) 235-5853
kkelly@southbendin.gov
FOR RELEASE: Tuesday, May 7, 2013
MAYOR, POLICE CHIEF TO LEAD `WALKING SCHOOL BUSES'
In honor of National Walk/Bike to School Day on Wednesday, May 8, two South Bend primary
centers will host"walking school buses" with the help of the St. Joseph County Health
Department, Police Chief Ron Teachman, and Mayor Pete Buttigieg.
A walking school bus is a group of children, accompanied by adults—parents, school personnel,
community leaders—who walk together on a planned route from a designated meeting place.
The South Bend schools participating in Wednesday's event are:
Marquette Primary Center, 1818 Bergan Street
Led by Police Chief Ron Teachman, the Marquette group will depart the Family Video parking
lot, 1615 Portage Avenue, at 7:35 a.m. and walk north on Portage Avenue, turning left on West
Hamilton Street and right on College Street.
McKinley Primary Center, 228 North Greenlawn Avenue
Led by Mayor Pete Buttigieg, the McKinley group will depart the Potawatomi Zoo parking lot,
500 South Greenlawn Avenue, at 7:50 a.m. and walk north on Greenlawn.
"Chief Teachman and I want to emphasize the importance of daily exercise and encourage safe
physical activity for South Bend's children," Mayor Buttigieg says. "Walking school buses
support the community's physical and environmental health."
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