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Greater Mercer TMA recognizes local students in Safe Routes to School Bookmark Design Contest

Greater Mercer TMA (GMTMA) sponsored a Safe Routes to School Bookmark Design Contest with the theme “I like to Walk/Bike because…”. The contest was open to all 3rd through 5th graders in Mercer County, NJ. The winners were announced this week in celebration of NJ Bike and Walk to School Week. 

Janai Rajan, a 3rd grader from Dutch Neck Elementary School in the West Windsor- Plainsboro Regional School District had the winning bookmark design and  Tanay Patel, a 5th grader at Lawrence Intermediate School in the Lawrence Township School District was selected as the runner up.  “It was really difficult to select a winning entry,” said Cheryl Kastrenakes, Executive Director at GMTMA.  “The students showed so much creativity in their designs and we loved that they took the time to really think about the reasons that it was good to choose to bike and walk.”  The winning bookmark was printed and will be distributed at many Mercer County schools and libraries. 

GMTMA serves as the NJ Department of Transportation’s Safe Routes to School coordinator for Mercer County and works with schools, communities and PTO’s to encourage more students to walk and bike to school safely and to improve the areas where it is not safe. If you would like more information about the Safe Routes to School Program please visit gmtma.org.

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