Greetings!
I want to try something new here in Tacoma & the surrounding areas that will hopefully generate a lot of excitement.
I am creating a "Freecycle(TM) Traveling Treasure Box" that will travel from Freecycle member to Freecycle member, all across our community.
The purpose and goals of the Traveling Treasure Box are:
* Freecycle members will recycle their odds and ends of good but no-longer-wanted items to other members, thereby keeping good items out of the landfill.
* Freecycle members will meet other members and this will aid in building community.
The journey will begin with me and I will fill the Treasure Box with items and post it as an OFFER, with the items listed. The person who receives the Traveling Treasure Box will take out the items that he/she wants, add more items to fill the box, and post it as an OFFER again, once again listing the items that are in the box.
The person who receives the Traveling Treasure Box after that will continue the process, and so on down the line.
The Traveling Treasure Box will include a "travel journal," where Freecycle members can write information such as their name, username, the date they received the box, the items they kept, the items they put in, and send good wishes on to other Freecycle members, etc. If you want to include a picture of yourself 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 (or username). Your travel stamp can be as simple or creative as you like.
Once the 12th person receives the box, they will return it to the Moderator, after they have taken the items they want and refilled the box. The Moderator will make sure everything is going well, add more items to the box, and send it out again.
I will post the Box as an OFFER over the next few days so keep your eyes open for that.
Lastly, I will be posting one more ADMIN for the guidelines so everyone knows how this awesome process works.
If you have any questions, please let me know!
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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