The Magnolia CoolMoms received a $13,000 grant from the city of Seattle to promote fuel free routes to school and that means you will see these Walking School Bus signs around Blaine and Lawton this year. The grant provides 20 signs for five routes for each school.
The Cool Mom group is made up of moms who are concerned about the impact global warming will have on their children’s future.
The idea is to get students walking safely to school along a prescribed route. The groups says its good for the students to get more exercise and with fewer cars coming to school less fuel is consumed.
The grant also provides funds to put these signs at the schools to discourage drivers from letting their cars idle.
Kirsten McCaa, Magnolia CoolMom and CoolMom.org director, said the program works because it gets the students involved. She says her group wants to teach kids that every trip doesn’t have to begin in a car.
The Walking School Bus program started at the schools last year but they are looking to substantially increase participation this year by offering more routes and getting more students involved. Both schools are looking for parent leaders to take on additional routes. The goal is to have the programs offered five days a week, on five routes, at both schools.
For more information about routes at Blaine, click here. For Lawton routes, click here.
