Mia DiDio, of Bridgeport, who helped serve food, said she read about Tarinelli’s efforts to serve the homeless. This year, being unemployed, she had the time to finally help. She collected a bunch of coats and other donations from members of Freecycle.com and came to hand them out with her daughter, Lainy Kazmierczak. They also picked up a large quantity of donated baked goods from
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Another way to share them is through the online trading community Freecycle. The community is divided into groups for specific geographic areas. Register at www.freecycle.org.
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Case Manager Jessica Lemenager made a quilt out of used shirts from the veterans and donated fabric from Freecycle. Veterans and officials signed the quilt that was given to the couple.
“They have done so much for this organization,” she said. “They are really great people.”
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That sentiment is what’s fueled inspiration for others who have overwhelmingly responded to a post Pare listed on Freecycle.org saying she wished to adopt a family this Christmas. She had dozens of responses from families needing help and even requests on behalf of others, she said.
She expected some response from families affected by Hurricane Irene in August, but she found that there were also a lot of people who unexpectedly found themselves unemployed recently, too.
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Freecycle.com: Free, local online ads to unload what you don’t need at no charge to the receiver. Get what you need for free by going to the website and searching for your item.
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This generosity is not limited to the holiday season. You can pretty much always find a free piano on Craigslist. Some of the other items were offered by members of Rochester’s Freecycle chapter, which is part of an international network that allows people to exchange unwanted items, but no money.
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Sometimes a sort of magic happens. For instance, the shutters that used to be on our front windows could not be repaired so they were removed. Just about the time I was figuring out where to buy new shutters, two pairs of them, just the right size, came up on Freecycle, a local online list. A little paint, some hardware, and some hand-forged holdbacks and the house had shutters once more.
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In money-saving moves, Lynne Huff said she has started cutting and coloring her own hair, driving less and burning wood from felled trees on their property to provide heat to their home and keep down the cost of propane. She also has become an avid user of Freecycle.org, where millions share items for free.
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Could Someone Else Find Treasure in Your Trash?
Are you cleaning out your closets, basement or attic? When you come across something that is no use to you anymore, perhaps someone else could use it. Offer it for free on Freecycle. Have a yard sale and advertise it for free here on Patch. Head down to Roudenbush, they’re having their semi-annual town wide yard sale this Saturday Sept 24. Donate to a charity. Nearby Tewksbury is having a Zero Waste Day Sept. 24. Many charities will be there collecting a variety of items – clothing, shoes, household goods, bikes, furniture, pet supplies, linens and more.
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I was flabbergasted: a company saying “no” to a paid job? They were firm. I needed to post my items on Freecycle first, then I could pay them to collect anything that was still left.
Freecycle is a free, nonprofit network of email lists started in 2003 by Arizona’s Deron Beal. Members of the list can receive offers of donations by email.
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