HomeMy WebLinkAboutPROCLAMATION 10/03/2011 Walk and Roll to School Day ,�
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�, INTERNATIONAL WALK AND ROLL TO SCHOOL DAY — OCTOB 5, 201 [� t �� ��1
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diabetes and other health problems among children and being able to walk or bicycle to school
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PINCK offers an opportunity to build activity into daily routine; and
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triVs ,� ' "bikeability" of their community by using a walkability or bikeability checklist and collaborat ,, ` ^ '` 1 ,.
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yF " NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that I, David Glass, Mayor of Petaluma, , ,
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, along with the members of the City Council, do hereby proclaim October 5, 2011 as
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„ "International Walk and Roll to School Day" in Petaluma and encourage everyone to cons �,
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