Annual Bike to Work/Wellness Day May 20

Sharon

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Staff member
PREMO Member
The Charles County Commissioners and the Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland (TCCSMD) are pleased to announce that the annual Charles County Bike-to-Work/Wellness Day event will be held on Friday, May 20, at 9:45 a.m. at the Indian Head Pavilion in Indian Head.

This year’s participating agencies include: the Town of Indian Head; Charles County Government; Charles County Sheriff's Office; Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division; Charles County Department of Health; Charles County Department of Public Works, Parks & Grounds Division; Spring Dell Center, Inc.; Charles County Public Schools; American Red Cross, Southern Maryland Chapter; and a number of vendors.

Bicycle commuting is an effective means to improve air quality, reduce traffic congestion, and conserve energy. Bicycle commuting benefits both employees and employers through better employee health and fitness and reduced commuting and parking costs. Increasing numbers of employers have installed bicycle parking and shower facilities to help encourage employees to commute by bicycle.

National Bike-to-Work Week, an initiative held in May of each year, is sponsored by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (WashCOG) and the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board’s Commuter Connections Program. In partnership with WashCOG and the Commuter Connections Program, TCCSMD sponsors the local "wellness" event called Bike-to-Work/Wellness Day.

For more information, contact Elaine Lancaster, Regional Transit Coordinator for TCCSMD, at 301-274-1922 or ELancaster(at)tccsmd.org.
 
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