Treasure Box Guidelines:
The Freecycle(TM) Traveling Treasure Box travels from Freecycle member to Freecycle member, all across your community.
The purpose and goals of the Traveling Treasure Box are:
· Freecycle members recycle their odds and ends of good, but no longer wanted or needed items to other members.
· Freecycle members meet other members and this aids in building community.
The journey begins with the Freecycle Network owner/moderator who fills the Treasure Box with items and posts it as an OFFER with the items listed. The person who receives the Traveling Treasure Box takes out the items that he/she wants, adds more items to fill the box, and posts it as an OFFER, once again listing the items that are in the box. The person who receives the Traveling Treasure Box after that continues the process, and so on down the line.
The Traveling Treasure Box includes a "travel journal," where Freecycle members can write information such as their name, their username, the date they received the box, the items they kept, the items they put in, along with written good wishes to other Freecycle members. If members want to include a picture of themselves with the Box, that would be fun, too. Use your imagination! Just make sure everything is FREE, legal and appropriate for all ages.
Since the box is "traveling," each Freecycle member who receives the box can create a "travel stamp" to put somewhere on the box to show the travels the box has made. The stamp should include the person's first name and Yahoo! ID. Your travel stamp can be as simple or creative as you like.
The 12th person to receive the Treasure Box returns it to the originating Freecycle owner/moderator or co-moderator after taking out the items wanted and refilling it. From here, the process is checked to ensure everything is going well and the process begins all over again!
Here are further details:
· Do not, under any circumstances, email the person who receives the Traveling Treasure Box to ask for items from the box. Whoever has the box gets the items. No exceptions.
· Do not request the box if you are not willing to follow the steps in the process. If you're unsure about what to do, the instructions will be included in the box or you can email the moderator at:
TacomaAreaFreecycle
· You may not receive the Freecycle Traveling Treasure Box more than once. Give everyone a chance to participate.
· Handle the Traveling Treasure Box with care when it is in your possession. You'll be responsible for making sure all the items are intact.
· Everything must be FREE, legal and appropriate for all ages.
· Include only good, clean items that someone can use.
· Do not include anything that won't fit into the box. (Post anything that won't fit in the box as a regular OFFER on the Freecycle web site).
· If you include something fragile or liquid, pack it well so it doesn't break or leak.
· Keep the box as full as possible - you must replace whatever you take out with something else.
· Be prepared to receive a lot of emails requesting the box!! Just like every other Freecycle transaction, you will be required to email the member who inquires about the box to let them know the status of the offer.
· Keep the box moving. Do not hold on to it for more than a week. For example, if you receive the Treasure Box on a Monday, try to refill it and post it as an OFFER by the following Tuesday. It doesn't matter how you choose (nicest response, draw names out of a hat, wait a day), just make sure you keep the Treasure Box moving and don't keep it for more than a week.
· Once you have picked who you are giving the Box to, immediately contact the Freecycle Moderator (TacomaAreaFreecycle
· Make arrangements for pick up as soon as possible.
· You must meet the person you are giving the box to/receiving the box from. No leaving it on a porch or having someone else pick up or give away the box for you. Part of the magic of Freecycle is making connections with people in our community. Hey, you've made a new friend!
· Everyone participating will post the Traveling Treasure Box as OFFER, GIVEN (only for the Traveling Treasure Box) and RECEIVED on the web site, just like you do with regular Freecycle transactions. We won't allow any WANTED posts for the Traveling Treasure Box - you'll just have to wait your turn.
· Do not email the person who has the box until the box has been posted as an OFFER.
· The Traveling Treasure Box is for Tacoma Area Freecycle members only. You may not post the box as an offer on any other Freecycle network (without prior coordination between list group moderators).
· Remember, one person's junk is another person's treasure. You may not like what's in the Treasure Box when you receive it. If that's the case, just put a smile on your face, place something nice in the box, and post it as an OFFER again!
Any questions? Please email the group moderators!
Enjoy the experience and have fun!
Your Friendly Tacoma Area Freecycle(TM) Moderators
Eevie & Charene
Questions? Comments? TacomaAreaFreecycle
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QUICK GUIDE TO CORRECT SUBJECT LINE FORMAT:
(Use ONLY one of these four keywords)
OFFER: couch - (Your Home Location)
TAKEN: couch - (Your Home Location) *even if it is pending*
WANTED: garden hose - (Your Home Location)
RECEIVED: garden hose - (Your Home Location)
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Please join our new forum, the Tacoma Area Freecycle Café. It is a place where you can share links, services, resources, community agencies, volunteer opportunities, trade, or barter.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TacomaAreaFreecycle_Cafe
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COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS? Email: TacomaAreaFreecycle-owner@yahoogroups.com
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