Yes Freecycle is brilliant!

I belong to the Lambeth group. It's harder to get hold of OFFERED
stuff , it goes really quickly and you need a car to get round and
collect things. Everything I have posted to give away- from empty
oyster shells (couldn't bear to chuck them in bin) to old PC monitors
have gone in hours.
If you're after something you're better off posting a WANTED email
and getting people to reply to you, rather than trying to get in
there and grabbing one of the OFFERED items.
Some people are flakey and don't turn up to collect but generally
people are good.
You need to OFFER something first and don't put your phone number on
the email, you'll be swamped! Don't join the London wide group unless
you like getting 200 emails a day...
HAPPY RECYCLING!

best
Chloe Thomas

skype = chloejocasta



On 1 Feb 2008, at 10:29, Jessica wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> I thought I would reply to everyone as you may not know about this:
>
> If you need things like toys etc, it is worth joining the Southwark
> Freecyle group - there - as the name might suggest - to give/get stuff
> for free, no strings. lots of baby stuff offered/wanted on there, and
> I think its a great idea...
>
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/southwark-freecycle/
>
> "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."
>
> all best
> Jessica
>
> --- In boroughbabies@..., "rebekahbostan" <rebekah@...>
> wrote:
> >
> > THE FRIENDS OF THE MINI MINTS RUN TWO PARENT VOLUNTEER RUN TODDLER
> > SESSIONS 9.30-11.30 MONDAY AND TUESDAY (TERM TIME ONLY) AT THE MINT
> > STREET ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND, SOUTHWARK BRIDGE ROAD. THE SESSIONS
> > CURRENTLY RECEIVE NO FUNDING AND ARE SUPPORTED BY DONATIONS FROM
> > USERS OF THE SESSIONS.
> >
> > SEVERAL OF OUR CURRENT USERS HAVE JUST HAD A SECOND CHILD AND WE
> NEED
> > YOUR HELP. WE HAVE NO BABY TOYS SO PLEASE HAVE A RUMMAGE THROUGH
> > YOUR CHILDS OLD TOYS AND SEE IF THERE ARE ANY YOU WOULD LIKE TO
> > DONATE TO THE GROUP. WE ARE LOOKING FOR BABY BOUNCERS, BABY GYMS,
> > BABY RINGS, BLOCKS, HARD BOOKS, INTERACTIVE TOYS AND ANY OTHER BABY
> > TOYS. DUE TO HEALTH AND SAFETY REASONS WE CAN NOT ACCEPT SOFT TOYS
> > OR CLOTH BOOKS.
> >
> > WE ARE ALSO LOOKING TO EXPAND OUR LIBRARY AND ARE PARTICULARLY
> > LOOKING FOR LARGE BOOKS THAT CAN BE USED DURING THE SESSION TO READ
> > TO THE CHILDREN.
> >
> > IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE ANYTHING - WE WILL COME PICK UP THE
> > TOYS/BOOKS AT A TIME CONVENIENT TO YOU - PLEASE E-MAIL REBEKAH AT
> > REBEKAH@... OR CHANTAL AT CIMISAGO@...
> >
> > THANKS
> >
> > FRIENDS OF THE MINI MINTS
> >
>
>
>



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