Walk+Roll poster contest entries due 6/15

June 2, 2020

Dear Safe Routes to School enthusiast,

Show us how you Walk+Roll in your community and celebrate being safe and active! We’re looking for K - 8 students from across Oregon to submit their drawings, paintings, and computer generated artwork highlighting walking and rolling. Make sure your art reflects safety laws, like wearing helmets and using crosswalks. Winners will be judged on creativity and originality. Contest Guidelines:

• Entries due by June 15, 2020.
• Open to students in Oregon from grades K - 8.
• Art can be hand drawn or computer drawn and must be scanned or photographed.. 
• Make sure your art reflects safety laws, like wearing helmets and using crosswalks.
• Entries must be emailed to walkrolloregon@gmail.com by June 15, 2020 to qualify.
• Winners will have their art used on future Oregon Walk+Roll event posters and future media campaigns.

Learn more: https://mailchi.mp/81d04c9dc31c/orsrts-may20-newsletter?e=5154b1d0c8.

Also, reminder: ODOT is offering Safe Routes to School grants and services to help communities address barriers to students walking and biking to school, and the Letters of Intent for these programs are due June 15! 

• The Project Identification Program provides a consultant to work with your community to create a Safe Routes to School Plan.
• The Competitive Construction Program provides grants to communities to build sidewalks, crosswalks, and other needed safety features to help students walk and roll to school.

To learn more, please visit https://www.oregon.gov/odot/Programs/Pages/SRTS.aspx.

Thank you for your support for Safe Routes to School.

Sincerely,

Heidi and LeeAnne

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Heidi Manlove, Safe Routes to School Non-Infrastructure Program manager, 503-986-4196

LeeAnne Fergason, ODOT Safe Routes to School Infrastructure Program manager, 503-986-5805