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Date(S) of walk(S): June 2-6 (rain or shine)
Place of walk: Nashua
Start time of walk: 8:15 a.m.
Rain date: N/A
Length of walk: 1 mile
(Assume that it will take about 30 minutes to walk one mile.)

Estimated number of participants: Will vary: 75-100+ kids per day

Description of walk route, difficulty level: It is a school wide walk from a ball field to our school.  We walk in our marked "Safe Routes to School".  It is a flat route on Shady Lane, starting at Harris Road.

Event planning organization name: New Searles Elementary
Event coordinator/contact name: Debbie Richardson, School Nurse
Contact Phone: 594-4409
Contact e-mail address: richardsonde@nashua.edu


Date(S) of walk(S): June 2, 4 & 6
Place of walk: Nashua
Start time of walk: 9:00 a.m.
Rain date: N/A
Length of walk: 2 miles
(Assume that it will take about 30 minutes to walk one mile.)

Estimated number of participants: 40

Description of walk route, difficulty level: These walks will take place in Mine Falls Park, an easy walk along nature trails.

Event planning organization name: Southern New Hampshire Medical Center
Event coordinator/contact name: Suzanne Keller
Contact Phone: 577-2335
Contact e-mail address: suzanne.keller@snhmc.org


Date of walk: June 2
Place of walk: Nashua
Start time of walk: 6:00 p.m.
Rain date: N/A
Length of walk: 2 mile
(Assume that it will take about 30 minutes to walk one mile.)

Estimated number of participants: 25-50

Description of walk route, difficulty level: Nashua historical route- downtown – mostly flat – parks along the way (Main Street/Prospect Street)

Event planning organization name:  YMCA of Greater Nashua
Event coordinator/contact name: Lynn Allen
Contact Phone:  882-2011
Contact e-mail address: dmiddleton@nmymca.org


Date of walk: June 3
Place of walk: Nashua
Start time of walk: 10:00 a.m.
Rain date: June 4
Length of walk: 1 mile
(Assume that it will take about 30 minutes to walk one mile.)

Estimated number of participants: 275

Description of walk route, difficulty level: School grounds

Event planning organization name:  World Schools
Event coordinator/contact name: Karen Stone
Contact Phone:  888-1982
Contact e-mail address: kstone12@comcast.net


Date of walk: June 3
Place of walk: Nashua
Start time of walk: a.m.
Rain date: June 4
Length of walk: 1 mile
(Assume that it will take about 30 minutes to walk one mile.)

Estimated number of participants: All 425 students will be invited as well as parents and staff

Description of walk route, difficulty level: We will be walking on a paved path around the ball fields right behind the school. This area is flat and free from any traffic.

Event planning organization name:  Dr. Crisp Elementary
Event coordinator/contact name: Robin Abodeely, R.N.
Contact Phone:  594-4392
Contact e-mail address: abodeelyr@nashua.edu


Date of walk: June 6 (Rain or Shine)
Place of walk: Nashua
Start time of walk: 3:00 p.m.
Rain date: N/A
Length of walk: 1 mile
(Assume that it will take about 30 minutes to walk one mile.)

Estimated number of participants: 50

Description of walk route, difficulty level: On the St. Joseph Hospital campus
Difficulty level: low

Event planning organization name:  St. Joseph Hospital
Event coordinator/contact name: Erin O’Leary
Contact Phone:  882-3000 x63209
Contact e-mail address: eoleary@stjnh.org


Date of walk: June 7 (Rain or Shine)
Place of walk: Nashua
Start time of walk: 12:00 p.m.
Rain date: N/A
Length of walk: 3 miles
(Assume that it will take about 30 minutes to walk one mile.)

Estimated number of participants: 50

Description of walk route, difficulty level: Easy Walk along streets, sidewalks near Greely Park

Event planning organization name:  Dartmouth-Hitchcock Nashua
Event coordinator/contact name: Sarah Ward
Contact Phone:  577-3477
Contact e-mail address: sarah.k.ward@hitchcock.org



Walk NH was created by the Foundation for Healthy Communities, a statewide non-profit organization that works to improve health and health care delivery in New Hampshire. 

 

 




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