Article Contributed on: 10/2/2008 9:41:01 AM
Clarence Eckerson, director of video production for New York City-based StreetFilms, recently visited Boulder for a meet and greet and video showing to benefit Community Cycles, a nonprofit organization that educates and advocates for the safe use of bicycles. Eckerson has more than 100 Streetfilms to his credit and he shared a few with the more than 100 attendees. The fundraiser, which garnered more than $300 to help fund Community Cycles' many bicycle advocacy and outreach programs for the community, was held at Full Cycle on Pearl Street last Monday.
StreetFilms is a video production crew that documents livable streets and best practices throughout the world in order to enlighten the general public that their streets can be safer for pedestrians and bicycles. While in Boulder, Eckerson will be filming the city's bike and bus system for a Boulder StreetFilms segment.
Community Cycles' mission is to help further enhance the use of bicycles as an inexpensive, healthy, sustainable and environmentally friendly source of transportation.
If you didn't make it to the fundraiser and film showing at Full Cycle, you can still donate to Community Cycles by calling
Sue Prant at 303-564-9681.
For more information about Community Cycles, visit www.communitycycles.org. For more information about StreetFilms, visit www.streetfilms.org.