FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE:
Battle Academy 2nd Annual March for Fitness
2007
Wednesday, October 17th at 8:00
am
Meet at First TN Pavilion at Finley
Stadium
Contact: Melissa Taylor,
Program Director,
Chattanooga,
TN – Wednesday, October 17th will be Battle Academy’s
March for Fitness Day to encourage students to be physically active
and draw attention to Hamilton County’s walk and bike to
school program Safe Routes Chattanooga. Safe Routes
Chattanooga is a program of the Chattanooga- Hamilton County
Regional Planning Agency and is supported by Activate
Chattanooga. Safe Routes Chattanooga is modeled after Safe
Routes to School, a national initiative that aims to make everyday
walk and bike to school day. More children walking and biking
means better health benefits for them and the environment, and
reduced traffic congestion for everyone. The Safe Routes
Chattanooga program submitted applications totaling more than
$400,000 worth of proposed improvements to the TDOT Safe Routes to
School Grant program in March 2007. Grant awards are expected
to be announced in this month. More information on TDOT’s
grant program can be found at
http://www.tdot.state.tn.us/bikeped/saferoutes.htm or for
additional information on the national initiative visit
www.saferoutesinfo.org.
