Tampa Mayor Jane Castor joins Sidewalk Stompers for National Walk/Bike to School Day

When: Wednesday, November 6, 7:15 a.m.
Where: Kenneth E. Adum K-8 Magnet School, 4210 W Bay Villa Ave, Tampa, FL 33611
Contact: Emily Hinsdale, President of Sidewalk Stompers, sidewalkstompers@gmail.com, 813-849-3226

TAMPA (Nov. 6, 2024) — Sidewalk Stompers will celebrate a rescheduled National Walk/Bike to School Day on November 6th with Tampa Mayor Jane Castor by welcoming students walking and biking to Adum K-8 Magnet School.

Nationwide, Walk to School Day was October 9th. Locally, Adum K-8 and other schools chose to reschedule their events following hurricane cancellations as a way to celebrate their resiliency and continued commitment to student wellbeing.

“National Walk to School Day recognizes the importance of giving children safe and healthy routes to school,” said Emily Hinsdale, President of Sidewalk Stompers. “Keeping kids active and engaged in their community improves not just their own health, but the health of our whole city. This event is a wonderful opportunity to demonstrate how community and government can work together to build safe routes to school.”

"We all know our children are the future. We must do all we can to ensure they're able to get to and from school safely. It will always the be the right thing to do," said Mayor Jane Castor. 

Adum is a new Hillsborough County school serving 1,100 students that opened August 12, 2024. Developing safe walking/biking routes for students arriving at the new facility required effective collaboration among Sidewalk Stompers, The City of Tampa’s Mobility Department, Adum PTSA, the Hillsborough County Sheriff Department’s crossing guard program, and Hillsborough County Schools. New crosswalks, new signage, and safety retrofits on existing roads were implemented this summer to support Adum students.

Hillsborough County hit a new participation record for this event with 39 district schools registered to participate. Following the hurricanes, 17 schools rescheduled their events.

Launched in 2018, Sidewalks Stompers is an award-winning advocacy nonprofit, with programs that improve student health, mental wellness, community connections, and road safety. Sidewalk Stompers currently partners with 18 Hillsborough County public schools, reaching over 2,000 students with Walk to School programs. The organization’s vision is a new generation engaged in active transportation, growing up healthier and better invested in their community.

Sidewalk Stompers would like to thank AtkinsRealis (https://www.atkinsrealis.com/) for sponsoring this year’s events.
 

Additional Hillsborough County schools National Walk/Bike to School Day sites:

October 30th events:

Belmont Elementary, 7-7:35a.m. – 14150 Gate Dancer Rd, Sun City Center, FL 33573
Broward Elementary, 6:45-7:35a.m. – 400 W Osborne Ave, Tampa, FL 33603
Roosevelt Elementary, 7-7:35a.m. – 3205 S Ferdinand Ave, Tampa, FL 33629
Seminole Elementary, 7-7:35a.m. – 6201 N Central Ave, Tampa, FL 33604
Summerfield Crossings Elementary, 7-7:35a.m. – 11050 Fairway Meadow Dr,
Riverview, FL 33579
Turner Bartels K-8, 7-7:35a.m. – 9020 Imperial Oak Blvd, Tampa, FL 33647

November 6th events:

Adum K-8, 7:15-8a.m. – 4210 W Bay Villa Ave, Tampa, FL 33611 (with Mayor Jane Castor)
Deer Park, 7:15-8a.m. – 11605 Citrus Park Dr., Tampa, FL 33626
Gorrie Elementary, 7-7:35a.m. – 705 W De Leon St, Tampa, FL 33606
Grady Elementary, 7-7:35a.m. – 3910 W Morrison Ave., Tampa, FL 33629 (with
Schoolboard member Stacy Hahn)
Macfarlane Park Elementary Magnet, 8-8:45a.m. – 1721 N MacDill Ave, Tampa, FL 33607

Additional dates:

October 29th: Citrus Park Elementary, 7-7:35a.m. – 7700 Gunn Hwy, Tampa, FL 33625
November 4th: Woodbridge Elementary, 6:45-7:35a.m. – 8301 Woodbridge Blvd, Tampa, FL33615
November 7th: Pride Elementary, 7-7:35a.m. – 10310 Lion’s Den Dr, Tampa, FL 33647
November 13th: Fishhawk Creek Elementary, 7-7:35a.m. – 16815 Dorman Rd, Lithia, FL 33547

Already held:

October 4th: Ballast Point Elementary, 6:45-7:35a.m. – 2802 W Ballast Point Blvd, Tampa, FL 33611
October 4th: Dunbar Elementary Magnet, 4p.m. – 1730 W Union St, Tampa, FL 33607 (with School Board member Shake Washington)