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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/03/11/27/LYdx7.St.138.jpeg|417Students, parents and CFD firefighters who escorted them wait to cross Shamrock Drive on Walk/Bike-to-School Day. Wednesday October 3, 2012 was International Walk/Bike-to-School Day. Several hundred students, parents, community leaders, teachers, CFD firefighters including chief Jon Hannan and partners walked to school for a day. For six years, SafeKids Charlotte-Mecklenburg and the Mecklenburg County Health Department have collaborated with CMS to help students learn about the health benefits of walking and biking to school, and to build awareness of the need for walkable communities. Meeting up from numerous starting about 100 people gathered in the parking lot of St. Luke's Methodist Church on Shamrock Drive for the final steps to Shamrock Gardens Elementary School. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/03/11/26/N9hBe.St.138.jpeg|525Solomon McIntyre, 8, ties his shoe as he and friend Giovanni Varra, 7, wait to begin the walk to Shamrock Gardens Elementary School. Wednesday October 3, 2012 was International Walk/Bike-to-School Day. Several hundred students, parents, community leaders, teachers, CFD firefighters including chief Jon Hannan and partners walked to school for a day. For six years, SafeKids Charlotte-Mecklenburg and the Mecklenburg County Health Department have collaborated with CMS to help students learn about the health benefits of walking and biking to school, and to build awareness of the need for walkable communities. Meeting up from numerous starting about 100 people gathered in the parking lot of St. Luke's Methodist Church on Shamrock Drive for the final steps to Shamrock Gardens Elementary School. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/03/11/26/K1os5.St.138.jpeg|525Giovanni Varra (front right), 7, a Shamrock Gardens second grader swings his arms to maintain momentum as he heads up a hill on Herrin Ave. on his way to Shamrock Gardens Elementary. Wednesday October 3, 2012 was International Walk/Bike-to-School Day. Several hundred students, parents, community leaders, teachers, CFD firefighters including chief Jon Hannan and partners walked to school for a day. For six years, SafeKids Charlotte-Mecklenburg and the Mecklenburg County Health Department have collaborated with CMS to help students learn about the health benefits of walking and biking to school, and to build awareness of the need for walkable communities. Meeting up from numerous starting about 100 people gathered in the parking lot of St. Luke's Methodist Church on Shamrock Drive for the final steps to Shamrock Gardens Elementary School. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/03/11/26/mwfeK.St.138.jpeg|413Students and parents walk along Herrin Ave. as they head to Shamrock Gardens Elementary School. Wednesday October 3, 2012 was International Walk/Bike-to-School Day. Several hundred students, parents, community leaders, teachers, CFD firefighters including chief Jon Hannan and partners walked to school for a day. For six years, SafeKids Charlotte-Mecklenburg and the Mecklenburg County Health Department have collaborated with CMS to help students learn about the health benefits of walking and biking to school, and to build awareness of the need for walkable communities. Meeting up from numerous starting about 100 people gathered in the parking lot of St. Luke's Methodist Church on Shamrock Drive for the final steps to Shamrock Gardens Elementary School. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/03/11/26/zjKyT.St.138.jpeg|379Solomon McIntyre (light blue shirt), 8, Giovanni Varra (middle), 7, and LeKeveon Sudderth (plaid jacket), 8, wait for adults before they cross the street as they walked to Shamrock Gardens elementary School. Shamrock Gardens second grader swings his arms to maintain momentum as he heads up a hill on Herrin Ave. on his way to Shamrock Gardens Elementary. Wednesday October 3, 2012 was International Walk/Bike-to-School Day. Several hundred students, parents, community leaders, teachers, CFD firefighters including chief Jon Hannan and partners walked to school for a day. For six years, SafeKids Charlotte-Mecklenburg and the Mecklenburg County Health Department have collaborated with CMS to help students learn about the health benefits of walking and biking to school, and to build awareness of the need for walkable communities. Meeting up from numerous starting about 100 people gathered in the parking lot of St. Luke's Methodist Church on Shamrock Drive for the final steps to Shamrock Gardens Elementary School. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/03/11/26/oqXnj.St.138.jpeg|400Sarah Gates and her five-year-old daughter Emma Gates pedal up to the parking lot of St. Luke's Methodist church before completing the journey to Shamrock Gardens Elementary. Gates is the PTA president at the school. Wednesday October 3, 2012 was International Walk/Bike-to-School Day. Several hundred students, parents, community leaders, teachers, CFD firefighters including chief Jon Hannan and partners walked to school for a day. For six years, SafeKids Charlotte-Mecklenburg and the Mecklenburg County Health Department have collaborated with CMS to help students learn about the health benefits of walking and biking to school, and to build awareness of the need for walkable communities. Meeting up from numerous starting about 100 people gathered in the parking lot of St. Luke's Methodist Church on Shamrock Drive for the final steps to Shamrock Gardens Elementary School. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/03/11/26/13s3JK.St.138.jpeg|385Students, parents and CFD firefighters who escorted them head to the parking lot at St. Luke's Methodist Church before they finished their walk to Shamrock Gardens Elementary. Wednesday October 3, 2012 was International Walk/Bike-to-School Day. Several hundred students, parents, community leaders, teachers, CFD firefighters including chief Jon Hannan and partners walked to school for a day. For six years, SafeKids Charlotte-Mecklenburg and the Mecklenburg County Health Department have collaborated with CMS to help students learn about the health benefits of walking and biking to school, and to build awareness of the need for walkable communities. Meeting up from numerous starting about 100 people gathered in the parking lot of St. Luke's Methodist Church on Shamrock Drive for the final steps to Shamrock Gardens Elementary School. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/03/11/26/7NVCd.St.138.jpeg|407Green shamrocks were painted on the sidewalks to mark the way to Shamrock Gardens Elementary. This one is on Herrin Ave. near The Plaza. Wednesday October 3, 2012 was International Walk/Bike-to-School Day. Several hundred students, parents, community leaders, teachers, CFD firefighters including chief Jon Hannan and partners walked to school for a day. For six years, SafeKids Charlotte-Mecklenburg and the Mecklenburg County Health Department have collaborated with CMS to help students learn about the health benefits of walking and biking to school, and to build awareness of the need for walkable communities. Meeting up from numerous starting about 100 people gathered in the parking lot of St. Luke's Methodist Church on Shamrock Drive for the final steps to Shamrock Gardens Elementary School. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/03/11/26/wGOhm.St.138.jpeg|434CFD firefighters and fire inspectors escorted children and parents as they walk as a group along Herrin Ave. on the way to Shamrock Gardens Elementary. Wednesday October 3, 2012 was International Walk/Bike-to-School Day. Several hundred students, parents, community leaders, teachers, CFD firefighters including chief Jon Hannan and partners walked to school for a day. For six years, SafeKids Charlotte-Mecklenburg and the Mecklenburg County Health Department have collaborated with CMS to help students learn about the health benefits of walking and biking to school, and to build awareness of the need for walkable communities. Meeting up from numerous starting about 100 people gathered in the parking lot of St. Luke's Methodist Church on Shamrock Drive for the final steps to Shamrock Gardens Elementary School. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/03/11/26/P5EzO.St.138.jpeg|402Students, parents CFD firefighters from Station 15, and fire inspectors gathered in the parking lot of St. Luke's Methodist Church before taking the final steps to cross the street to Shamrock Gardens elementary School. Wednesday October 3, 2012 was International Walk/Bike-to-School Day. Several hundred students, parents, community leaders, teachers, CFD firefighters including chief Jon Hannan and partners walked to school for a day. For six years, SafeKids Charlotte-Mecklenburg and the Mecklenburg County Health Department have collaborated with CMS to help students learn about the health benefits of walking and biking to school, and to build awareness of the need for walkable communities. Meeting up from numerous starting about 100 people gathered in the parking lot of St. Luke's Methodist Church on Shamrock Drive for the final steps to Shamrock Gardens Elementary School. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/03/11/25/1pc8aa.St.138.jpeg|525Tom Egan, who organized the walk for Shamrock Gardens Elementary, bellows out some last safety instructions in the parking lot of St. Luke's Methodist Church. Wednesday October 3, 2012 was International Walk/Bike-to-School Day. Several hundred students, parents, community leaders, teachers, CFD firefighters including chief Jon Hannan and partners walked to school for a day. For six years, SafeKids Charlotte-Mecklenburg and the Mecklenburg County Health Department have collaborated with CMS to help students learn about the health benefits of walking and biking to school, and to build awareness of the need for walkable communities. Meeting up from numerous starting about 100 people gathered in the parking lot of St. Luke's Methodist Church on Shamrock Drive for the final steps to Shamrock Gardens Elementary School. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/03/11/25/qB4RV.St.138.jpeg|525Mekhi Giles, 8, a 3rd grader , his mother Melvina Cage and his brother Messiah Cage, 5, a kindergartener, sign the walk-to-school banner at Shamrock Gardens Elementary. Wednesday October 3, 2012 was International Walk/Bike-to-School Day. Several hundred students, parents, community leaders, teachers, CFD firefighters including chief Jon Hannan and partners walked to school for a day. For six years, SafeKids Charlotte-Mecklenburg and the Mecklenburg County Health Department have collaborated with CMS to help students learn about the health benefits of walking and biking to school, and to build awareness of the need for walkable communities. Meeting up from numerous starting about 100 people gathered in the parking lot of St. Luke's Methodist Church on Shamrock Drive for the final steps to Shamrock Gardens Elementary School. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/03/11/25/198U2I.St.138.jpeg|427Three-year-old Cara Egan tugs on her dad, Tom Egan, while Braden Dickson, 4, and two-year-old sister, Katie Dickson, are covered by a firefighter's turnout coat, worn by their father Jason Dickson as they wait outside Shamrock Gardens Elementary. Wednesday October 3, 2012 was International Walk/Bike-to-School Day. Several hundred students, parents, community leaders, teachers, CFD firefighters including chief Jon Hannan and partners walked to school for a day. For six years, SafeKids Charlotte-Mecklenburg and the Mecklenburg County Health Department have collaborated with CMS to help students learn about the health benefits of walking and biking to school, and to build awareness of the need for walkable communities. Meeting up from numerous starting about 100 people gathered in the parking lot of St. Luke's Methodist Church on Shamrock Drive for the final steps to Shamrock Gardens Elementary School. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/03/11/25/VjTE6.St.138.jpeg|525Dana Polston, 11, a fifth grader at Shamrock Gardens Elementary talks with Brittany Turner, as she holds her niece one-year-old Aiyanna Turner. Wednesday October 3, 2012 was International Walk/Bike-to-School Day. Several hundred students, parents, community leaders, teachers, CFD firefighters including chief Jon Hannan and partners walked to school for a day. For six years, SafeKids Charlotte-Mecklenburg and the Mecklenburg County Health Department have collaborated with CMS to help students learn about the health benefits of walking and biking to school, and to build awareness of the need for walkable communities. Meeting up from numerous starting about 100 people gathered in the parking lot of St. Luke's Methodist Church on Shamrock Drive for the final steps to Shamrock Gardens Elementary School. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/03/11/25/DCVNx.St.138.jpeg|424After riding a bicycle built for two to Shamrock Gardens Elementary Keith Maravich escorts his daughter Chloe Maravich, 6, into the school. Wednesday October 3, 2012 was International Walk/Bike-to-School Day. Several hundred students, parents, community leaders, teachers, CFD firefighters including chief Jon Hannan and partners walked to school for a day. For six years, SafeKids Charlotte-Mecklenburg and the Mecklenburg County Health Department have collaborated with CMS to help students learn about the health benefits of walking and biking to school, and to build awareness of the need for walkable communities. Meeting up from numerous starting about 100 people gathered in the parking lot of St. Luke's Methodist Church on Shamrock Drive for the final steps to Shamrock Gardens Elementary School. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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