DeKalb Fire Rescue to Celebrate International Walk to School Day on Oct. 10

DECATUR, Ga. — DeKalb County Fire Rescue will celebrate International Walk to School Day on Wednesday, Oct. 10. The partnership event with Safe Kids DeKalb encourages pedestrian safety. Employees from Fire Rescue and Safe Kids DeKalb will join Georgia Commutes and Safe Routes to School to walk children to school. 

Following the event, coalition members will engage school volunteers, concerned parents, and others to convene a school pedestrian safety committee that continues to offer pedestrian safety education and improving pedestrian conditions near schools.

WHO:             International Walk to School Day

WHEN:           Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018

WHERE:        Woodward Elementary

         3034 Curtis Dr. NE

         Brookhaven, GA 30319

         Start Time: 6:45 a.m.

                     Cross Keys High School

                     1626 North Druid Hills Rd. NE 

                     Brookhaven, GA 30319

       Start Time: 7:40 a.m.

For more information, contact Captain Elizabeth Sizemore, at 678-249-5722, or Sherry Galvez, public education specialist, at 404-683-5009.

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