Montgomery Newspapers - Freecycle offers a new twist on recycling - and saving
Montgomery Newspapers - Freecycle offers a new twist on recycling - and saving
Last Christmas, Perkasie residents Lisa Goetz and her husband agreed they could exchange gifts with one catch - the gifts had to cost nothing. She figured she’d cook him a nice dinner or something. She was still brainstorming while checking her e-mail one day and found the perfect free gift: a 15-foot fiberglass boat with a 9.9 horsepower Evinrude engine and trailer.
“Everything’s free. You can’t beat free,” said Lisa Goetz of her motto that easily applies to the Freecycle network - an online network of people who are seeking, trading, giving and receiving things at absolutely no cost to any of them. Members join a group or groups closest to them - in the Indian Valley, the Lansdale group encompasses Souderton and Telford area. But a free boat is truly a rare find. Items typically up for grabs include books, furniture, small appliances, exercise equipment, children’s clothing, baby necessities and more.
By: Emily Morris, Staff writer