Streetfilms: Little Legs for Green Streets

Little Legs For Green Streets
A StreetFilm by Clarence Eckerson Jr.
Running Time: 2 minutes 41 seconds

This Streetfilm celebrates the students at P.S. 321 in Park Slope who are going green. The entire school participated in an Earth Day walk-a-thon to raise money for Transportation Alternatives, Amazon Watch, and Added Value.

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