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Going green in Greenfield

Greenfield is getting a lot cleaner thanks to the efforts of the students at the Greenfield Elementary School. 

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 The students at Greenfield Elementary are on a mission to clean up the community. After finding far more garbage than they had expected on their Earth Day cleanup, the students started an awareness campaign aimed at curbing litter. Nick Moase Photo

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Bernice Braid
- May 18, 2013
- 22 h 56

Wish I could be there to listen to these talented people

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