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    Anonymous

      Don’t know if anyone here is familiar with Freecycle so here goes.   ;D
      I started my local group here in Brevard County Florida.  
      http://groups.yahoo.com/group/melbournefloridafreecyclers/

      To find a group near you visit the home page where all Freecycle groups are located.  

      To see more about it, go the the home page and look at the right top corner. Newswire has tons of articles about us.  

      ]color=green]http://www.freecycle.org/

      Here is what it is all about.

      The worldwide (!) Freecycle Network is made up of many individual groups across the globe. It’s a grassroots movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. Each local group is run by a local volunteer moderator (them’s good people). Membership is free. To sign up, find your city by clicking on the region on the right. It will generate a automatic e-mail which, when sent, will sign you up for your local group and send you an response with instructions on how it works. Or, go directly to the webpage for your city’s group by clicking on your city’s link on the left. Can’t find your city? It takes about ten minutes to start your own (click on “Start your own” for instructions). Have fun and keep on Freecyclin’!  

      The Freecycle Network is a project of RISE, Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose mission includes reducing waste, generating employment training, and fostering cooperation between other nonprofit organizations and the public.  

      RISE started the Freecycle Network in May 2003 to promote waste reduction in Tucson’s downtown and help save desert landscape from being taken over by landfills. Freecycle provides individuals and non-profits an electronic forum to “recycle” unwanted items. One person’s trash can truly be another’s treasure!  

      How does Freecycling work?
      One rule: everything posted must be free. Whether it’s a chair, a fax machine, piano, or an old door to be given away, it can be posted on the network. Or, maybe you’re looking to acquire something yourself? Respond to the posting directly and you just might get it. After that it is up to the giver to set up a pickup time for passing on the treasure.  

      Non-profit organizations also benefit from the Freecycle Network. Post the item or items you want to give away and a local organization can help you get it to someone in need.  

      Who can Freecycle?
      As Abe Lincoln once said, “Think globally, recycle locally.” The Freecycle Network is open to all cities and to all individuals who want to participate. Freecycle groups are run by local volunteer moderators from across the globe who facilitate each local group – Grassroots at its best!  
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      #21150
      Anonymous

        Love the freecycling group in my area.  The folks will even come pick up your cast-offs, and it’s much better to give old stuff a new life than add to a landfill.  Other people charge to clean out a space, they will do it for free!

        #21585
        Anonymous

          the site is absolutely awsome!!

          #21586
          Anonymous

            I love Freecycle! I moved from one State to another and
            had brought more items than I had room for in my new home.
            I was able to find folks who could use everything from Ink
            cartridges for old printers to outgrown kids’ clothes to
            new friends in my new area! Being a new stay at home Mom
            and not knowing anybody in this rural community, Freecycle
            was a Heaven send, because so many members have welcomed me
            and offered help in many ways. There’s way more than just
            “Stuff” to being traded – like bartering yard work for hunting rights, home canning help for supplies, etc.

            It’s great – I love it.

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