Dear Parents and Families,
Village
Elementary is “gearing” up to support the Ride for Missing Children (RFMC) on
Friday, May 18. This is a very exciting
event! Over 200 riders will pedal 100 miles, two-by-two, with police escort
from the Monroe County Sheriff and other departments, passing through many
communities along the way.
The RFMC is an awareness and fundraising event for the
Rochester office of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children,
NY (NCMEC/NY). Riders commit to meet fundraising goals, to train, and to ride.
The goal is to honor and bring awareness to the plight of missing children and
to help support the NCMEC/NY prevention education efforts which serves schools,
including our own, in the Greater Rochester area.
We are proud to have some of our own brave folks riding on
behalf of our school. They are: Mrs. Huppe, Mrs. Menges and Dr. Rudd.
One hundred miles is a long way to go and the riders are
going to need encouragement. That’s why we are proud to be selected to cheer on
the riders. Students and staff will make their way outside to greet the riders
as they arrive to our school. The riders will be onsite for 25 minutes for a
lunch stop to hydrate, refuel, and hand out pencils to the students.
For the students, this is a high energy event. They will be
led by NCMEC/NY staff and volunteers in cheering on the riders as they arrive
and depart. In between there will be music that will reinforce safety messages
and a special visit from Clicky, the NetSmartz Internet safety spokes-robot.
NetSmartz is a program of NCMEC/NY and teaches kids how to be safer online.
Many thanks to the entire school community for supporting
this worthy cause. To learn more about the event visit: www.ride.missingkids.org/Rohester.
Sincerely,
Aubrey Krenzer
