Freecycle - a great way to give/get what's needed for playa

spank · Post by **spank** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 6:52 pm

Hey Ya'all,

Last year in September I gave Freecycle a big push and now we're up to 200,000 people in 950 cities worldwide. It's a huge experiment in gifting and has been a ton of fun. If you're not already on a local list, I highly recommend joining one and seeing what you can get for the playa and it's also a great place to give away what you no longer need. If there isn't a freecycle group in your hood, start one.

Locations and how to get one started: www.freecycle.org

See you at the Post Office

Spank!

BAS · Post by **BAS** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 7:39 pm

I've been having fun following the local Freecycle group. Unfortunately, I haven't been quick enough to respond to get anything I have wanted....

Luckily (

) thus far nothing I have really needed has shown up, just an occasional item I thought might be nice to have. I'm still trying to bring myself to part with some of the stuff I have lying around (such as an ancient Trek bicycle, some collectible card games which are worth putting up for bid on E-Bay, etc.)

diane o'thirst · Post by **diane o'thirst** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 10:11 pm

This year, half my food staples (rice, pasta, raisins), two of my three coolers, the materials for 90% of my shade canopy and the curtains that will go over my car's windows came to me courtesy of Freecycle

And Spank, 5,000 points of Honour and Wisdom renown to you and may Shiva grant you the boon of your choosing

BAS · Post by **BAS** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 11:58 pm

some collectible card games which are worth putting up for bid on E-Bay, etc.)

There should have been a "not" between the "are" and "worth"....

Oh, well....

BAS · Post by **BAS** » Sun Jul 11, 2004 12:05 am

some collectible card games which are worth putting up for bid on E-Bay, etc.)

There should have been a "not" between the "are" and "worth"....

Oh, well....

spank · Post by **spank** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 11:52 pm

Got a really nice post from Brad/Art who is this great guy from PDX. He's moved to Medford, OR to take care of his Mom and started up Freecycle Medford. Got a cool article in the local paper and they're off and running.

It's fun being visionary.

I'm also trying to create a national park out of Mt. Hood.

www.mounthoodnationalpark.org

Adios, see you on the playa. Perhaps at the postofffice late at night.

Spank!

dj big E · Post by **dj big E** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 11:22 am

Thanks just signed up giving some kids bikes away hoping to score an adult bike for the playa. Thanks 4 the tip

Icepack · Post by **Icepack** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 12:06 pm

Thanks for posting this! I just checked it out very quickly and found out my local group has over 100 members! We've got 5 bicycles in various stages of use/unuse. This may be a great way for us to gift some parts and maybe put together a useable bicycle for the playa. It's great to see gifting going on in the local community.

Freecycle - a great way to give/get what's needed for playa

Freecycle - a great way to give/get what's needed for playa

Wow, how lovely

Thanks for the tip