What is Freecycle?

We often talk about Freecycle, and when it comes up very frequently one of our members is not familiar with it. Here is the description from the Freecycle.org website:

"Welcome! The Freecycle Network™ is made up of 4,348 groups with 5,036,000 members across the globe. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It's all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills. Each local group is moderated by a local volunteer (them's good people). Membership is free. To sign up, find your community by entering it into the search box above or by clicking on “Browse Groups” above the search box. Have fun!"

This is a great way to help stretch that mama budget, purge unneeded and unwanted items from your home, and keep things out of landfills. We hold periodic Swap Meet events in the spirit of Freecycle, so we can Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and socialize as well. At our next Swap Meet we are also collecting baby food and formula for UCM- Food banks are in desperate need of formula this year, and when they don't have enough, moms who aren't able to receive enough are sometimes forced to water the formula down to make it last. We all know how crucial the nutritional needs of these babies are at this age, so let's do what we can to help.