top photo - 460 plus participated in this year’s annual Wellness Walk at Woodstock Elementary. The walk is a 2-mile (1 mile each way) stretch, which is conducted by the WES lunchroom staff in order to promote health and exercise.
L. BambergEastern Valley Road in Woodstock was partially shut down for a short time on Friday, April 8th as students from Woodstock Elementary School, along with faculty and parents completed their annual Wellness Walk.
Each year WES attempts to get a local celebrity to walk with the children. This year State Senator Cam Ward attended the event enthusiastically.
The road was closed from the Woodstock Fire Department to the railroad crossing as approximately 460 people, including 340 students, over 45 faculty members, and about 75 parents trekked 1 mile in one direction and a mile the opposite way.
The Wellness Walk was started 10 years ago by the WES lunchroom staff as a way to promote exercise and wellness through walking. The staff also provides bottled water each year. Local businesses have sponsored the event and purchased the water in the past but the last two years lunchroom employees have used their own money for this.
The lunchroom staff also writes a grant each year in order to give each participating student a jump rope, also to promote health and exercise.
Woodstock Elementary faculty thank Senator Ward for his participation, the many parents who showed up as well as the hard work of the lunchroom staff in making this annual event a success. Anyone willing to sponsor this event in the future should contact West Blocton Elementary School or the Bibb County Board of Education.
photos by Daniel L. Bamberg
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