And Moreland Magic! 50 schools involved in The Active Travel Challenge

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If your school is one of the 50 associated with Moreland City council, read on for a unique incentive program that will assist schools to get more students walking and riding more often.

 

The Ride2School program, in partnership with Moreland City Council, is facilitating a fun challenge to support all Schools increase the level of active and healthy students in Term Four. Schools enter their Hands Up Surveys once a month for the next 3 months to win great prizes, including the Grand Prize in December.

 
How do I enter?
It’s free and easy! If you are new to Ride2School, register for free (it’s easy and takes less than 5 minutes) by clicking here. Then, once a month complete the Hands Up Survey and enter your results online. This will automatically calculate your active travel percentage for the month. For more information about Hands Up, click here.

If you are already registered with Ride2School, just keep on doing what you’re already doing! Your school will go into the draw as long as you enter your Hands Up results in October, November and December.

 

Prizes Moreland schools can win:
As well as the obvious health and environmental benefits of promoting active travel, incentive prizes include:

* A Grand Prize Draw of 1 x Family Swim Voucher, entitling the winner and their family to 10 visits to either Fawkner, Oak Park, Coburg or Brunswick Leisure centres. This involves all schools who enter and the winner will be announced early December.

* Monthly prize for Highest Percentage of Active Travel and Most Improved Active Travel– If your school has either the highest Hands Up results or you are the most improved, you will win a Moreland & Ride2School Showbag, a Mini Magic Torch (a torch that requires no batteries) and a 2 for 1 voucher at either Fawkner, Oak Park, Coburg or Brunswick Leisure centres.

* Monthly prize draws for Participation - your school automatically goes into the draw for a Moreland & Ride2School showbag. The showbag contains:

o        A Navy fisherman's hat (size S/M) with TravelSmart Australia logo. 

o        A water bidden with 'Road Safe Inner northern community road safety council' branding

o        A reflective arm band (with TravelSmart branding)

o        Two Shoe Noodles

o        2 Ride2School drink bottles

o        A red balloon and a blue balloon with a 'Its cool to walk to school' walking school bus logo

o        A 'Its cool to walk to school' wristband

o        A Ride2School T-shirt

o        A temporary tattoo with the 'walking school bus' bus with legs logo

o        A temporary tattoo with the Moreland community logo.

o        2 ‘Swoop’ Stickers for your bike helmet that help prevent swooping magpies

o        A sticker with four cartoon characters on a bike and text 'Riding School bus'

o        A sticker' with text 'Share the Road - Look out for cyclists'

o        A bumper sticker with text 'Slow Down. There are new school rules'

o        A Cardboard Tram model (with Yarra Trams branding)

o        A 'Buying a Bicycle' pamphlet from the Cycling Promotion Fund  

o        A 'Basic Bicycle Maintenance' pamphlet from the Cycling Promotion Fund

o        A City of Moreland Local Travel Guide map of public transport services

o        A Moreland TravelSmart Map

 
Your school can allocate all prizes as you wish (you may like to award incentives to students who are active, display leadership or promote active travel).  And, as well as this, your school will still be eligible for the fantastic monthly Ride2School prizes, including a Malvern Star Bike and Malvern Prize Packs.

 

For more information, please don’t hesitate to contact Andrew (Schools Coordinator at Ride2School) at 8636 8883 or email andrewd@bv.com.au

 

 

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"Ride2School is a great initiative and one Moreland City Council is happy to support,” Mayor Cr Joe Caputo JP says. “Active kids are healthy kids. I wish everyone in this program great success.”