We had an overwhelming response to our Ride 2 School Day WA photo competition this year – almost 80 parents and caregivers sent photos and videos of their little treasures getting to school the best way there is – on bikes and scooters! (Check out the collage above 👆)
We couldn’t split the difference among so much phenomenal footage so we plugged all the entrants into a digital spinning wheel, pressed spin and the winner was…🥁🥁🥁 …Ming Yin with a lovely shot of her two kids about to leave home for school on their trusty tredly and scooter! 🥳
Thanks to our competition sponsor 99 Bikes, Ming has won a bike for one of her children, and one for herself (plus accessories)!
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Kondinin Primary School won our class competition with over half of the Wheatbelt school’s population of just 30 riding to school on National Ride 2 School Day on Friday, 20 March.
Great effort! A big box of 99 Bikes drink bottles is on its way for all the students! Shout out to East Victoria Park Primary School who will also be receiving drink bottles from 99 Bikes.🙌
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There were so many lovely stories that accompanied the photos and videos.
🚵 “[My daughter] Samantha said that riding to school ‘feels like freedom’! Bless.”
🚵 “I have my daughters riding to school and around parks every day this year. It’s a huge accomplishment as my eldest daughter, Lara, is autistic and struggled with her fears of getting on one.”
🚵 “We live approximately 18km from school down a busy highway so we have found a spot to drive to that we can safely ride to school from a reasonable distance for the boys, they are in pre-primary and year 4.”
🚵 “My eldest son and his friends have started to ride their scooters & bikes to school every day it’s been a great social healthy start to the day.”
🚵 “With life in beautiful Busselton and we are lucky enough to be able to ride our bikes to school. It’s such a nice way to start the day together it’s also keeps the kids active and teaches them resilience.”
🚵 “Alice started pre-primary this year and insists on riding to school every day. She loves doing things that help her body and brain grow strong and the uphill ride home is getting easier each day.”
🚵 “My 6-year-old David absolutely loves cycling and rides to his school almost every day. His 2-year-old sister, Sarah, has recently learned to pedal her bicycle with training wheels…”
🚵 “Luca wants you to know she shares time between two houses and feels lucky she can ride to school frequently from both.”
🚵 “By Week 3 of the school term, Liam successfully rode his bicycle all the way from home to school by himself. It was a huge milestone, and we are incredibly proud of him.”
🚵 “Sebastian is in Year 6 at St Matthew’s School in Narrogin and rides his bike every single day- it’s his favourite thing to do!”
We send kudos to every one who entered and took part in Ride 2 School Day and hope it will inspire more kids to keep on riding to school.
We’ll announce the winner of our Active Schools competition soon where one of almost 60 schools that entered have the chance to win a Bike Fun Day at their school in term 2.
Ride 2 School Day WA is supported by the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism and Sport.
