Been to Freecycle lately?
Here’s their mission statement…
The Freecycle Network™ is made up of many individual groups across the globe. It’s a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. Each local group is moderated by a local volunteer (them’s good people). Membership is free. To sign up, find your community by clicking on the region on the left. You may then go directly to your local group by clicking on “Go To” or you may immediately joing by clicking on “Join.” It will generate an automatic e-mail which, when sent, will sign you up for the local group and send you a response with instructions on how it works. Can’t find a group near you? You might want to consider starting one (click on “Start a Group” for instructions). Have fun!
The Freecycle Network was started in May 2003 to promote waste reduction in Tucson’s downtown and help save desert landscape from being taken over by landfills. The Network provides individuals and non-profits an electronic forum to “recycle” unwanted items. One person’s trash can truly be another’s treasure!
What amazed me though was how many people are in local groups even in relatively “rural” areas.
It got me thinking…
What if
1. I was looking for stuff for free or to possibly resell in a cash emergency that someone else wanted to just get rid of?
2. I just wanted to help people and start up a local group like this?
3. I moderated a local group just to get to know people in the local area who are computer saavy who might want to patronize my business some time?
Just wondering…
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