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One of my favorite organizations is the national non-profit organization called Freecycle.  Freecycle’s motto is “Changing the world, one gift at a time”, and changing the world, they are!

The premise is, one person’s trash is another one’s treasure.  Simply visit the Freecycle website and locate your local community chapter.  When you join your local group (through a Yahoo email listserve), you can offer up anything you no longer want that may have value to someone else.  You can also request something that you need!  The only rule is that items must be free! 

I have given away Easter baskets, a saxophone case, boxes of teabags, all things that we no longer wanted but someone else did!  I have received a wonderful ping-pong table, firewood for a bonfire, etc.

Freecycle is such a benefit to everyone as it saves space in the landfill, make things available to those who otherwise couldn’t afford to have what they want, and just simply allows us to help each other out.  I LOVE Freecycle…check it out in your community!

Ellen