I recently found out about a cool Internet group called Freecycle. It is a Yahoo group that is dedicated helping people to give or receive new or used items that need a new home. For example, if I have a baby gate that I no longer need and it is just gathering dust in the corner I might put a post on the board saying that I want to give it away. Then people reply if they want it, and arrangements are made for the pickup. Or if I wanted a crock-pot I would post that I want a crock-pot and someone might reply that they have a crock-pot I can have, and then I make arrangements to get it! Everything is free; the intent is to keep unwanted/unused but still working items out of the landfills! Isn’t that cool!
So I signed up to my local Freecycle group this morning. If you don’t know how to do it, go to www.yahoo.com and create an account if you don’t already have one. Then sign into yahoo. Then on their main page choose Groups. Then you can use the search feature to type in Freecycle. Then you choose which local Freecycle you are interested in joining. Then you follow their registration process (follow the directions) and then you’re golden!