Andrew Price
Former Web Editor, GOOD.is
- December 20, 2007 • 6:36 pm PST
- + responses
Last week GOOD and City Year got together to paint a playground at a school in MacArthur park. It always blows our minds how rewarding it is to lend a hand.
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