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International Walk + Roll to School Day 2023

Community Event
International Walk + Roll to School Day is a global event that involves communities from more than 40 countries walking and rolling to school on the same day. This year, International Walk + Roll to School Day is Wednesday, October 4!
Group photo of Creston School students and adults posing with bikes for 2022 Walk + Roll to School Day

International Walk + Roll to School Day is Wednesday, Oct. 4!

We encourage schools to plan events to encourage walking and rolling during the month of October. Visit the Oregon Department of Transportation Safe Routes to School's International Walk + Roll to School Day website to get resources (e.g., posters, toolkit, social media promotional content, etc.) to help guide your event planning. Join this Facebook group to share ideas and successes with other school champions from across Oregon.

Bilingual International Walk + Roll to School Day collage promotion with kids walking, biking, and rolling in fall weather.

Order your incentives by Sept. 26!

Incentive ordering is open! Please order your incentives online. Place your orders by Sept. 26 in order to receive them before International Walk + Roll to School Day on Oct. 4. Supplies are limited and include: 

  • Reflective and non-reflective stickers
  • Pencils
  • Reflective shoelaces
  • Bookmarks
  • Activity sheets
  • English and Spanish comics
  • English and Spanish coloring books
  • Handstamps
  • Shoe wings
  • Drawstring backpacks
  • Posters

International Walk + Roll to School Day is a global event

International Walk + Roll to School Day is a global event that involves communities from more than 40 countries walking and rolling to school on the same day. It began in 1997 as a one-day event, over time, it has become part of a movement for year-round safe routes to school. Today, thousands of schools across America–from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico–participate every October. Walk + Roll to School Day takes place on the first full week of October each year, and we strongly encourage schools to have students walk + roll for the whole month of October to encourage healthy habits that will continue all year long. Your school can choose to participate one day, one day per week, one day over multiple weeks, or the entire month.

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