The Free Market

If the idea of keeping the gift cycle going while reducing your impact on the environment sounds appealing, try giving away presents through The Freecycle Network.

Established in 2003 in Tucson, Ariz., the network consists of smaller regional groups in locations around the world. Members post messages online when they’d like to give away an item or are looking to find a particular item.

You can find the Rockingham County group by visiting www.freecycle.org. Click on “Groups” in the menu bar, then navigate to “Virginia,” then “Rockingham” and follow directions to join.

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Are you beset by a gnawing fear that post-Christmas clutter is almost ready to bury you alive? Is one of your New Year’s resolutions to get organized and divest yourself of items no longer used? If so, why not try Freecycling?

Far from being a typographical error, Freecycling is a growing trend nationally and worldwide. In fact, a chapter of the online giveaway movement exists right here in Beckley. The local group was established Sept. 5, 2004, and Tracey Quattlebaum, 31, of Piney View, has operated it since October of this year.

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