Bikes in the Schools – Alexandria
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The Alexandria Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC), in partnership with Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) has embarked on an ambitious project to initiate universal bicycle education in Alexandria City Public Schools. A recent needs assessment found that “poor diet and exercise [are] problematic, especially among children” in the City of Alexandria. “Research shows that kids who move more aren’t just healthier, they also tend to do better academically…” We ask you to consider joining us in providing Alexandria youth with education that will enable them to be more active and develop life-long healthy habits.
Our near-term objective is to raise a total of $9,000 by Friday, September 9th for bikes, helmets, teacher training, and bike storage to enable safe biking education this fall for about 150 3rd graders at MOunt Vernon Community School, our Bicycling in the Schools pilot project school. To date, we have raised more than $4,000 from Alexandria businesses and BPAC members and friends; with your help, we can achieve our fund raising goal, i.e. an additional $5,000 by September 9th.
You can learn more about the project and donate here: https://www.razoo.com/us/story/Walking-And-Biking-Fund, or mail a check, payable to “The Walking and Biking Fund of ACT for Alexandria”, to
ACT for Alexandria
1421 Prince Street, Suite 220
Alexandria, VA 22314
Attn: John Porter for The Walking and Biking Fund of ACT for AlexandriaPlease consider joining us in enabling Alexandria youth to learn safe bicycling this fall by helping us raise an additional $5,000 by September 9th.
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