For years now, I’ve often looked around my house in despair and thought to myself, “I have way too much stuff!” Well, who among us hasn’t asked him or herself that exact question. Late this summer, I decided to see if I could do something about it.

Research on the web, among other places, pointed me to the home page of the Freecycle organization, whose motto is Changing the world one gift at a time. Here is their statement of purpose:

The Freecycle Network™ is made up of 4,139 groups with 3,952,000 members across the globe. It’s a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It’s all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills. Each local group is moderated by a local volunteer (them’s good people). Membership is free.

Briefly, the group was founded on May 1, 2003, by Deron Beal in Tucson, Arizona, and now has affiliates operating in 75 countries, which is phenomenal growth.

Fortunately for me, there is an active Worcester Freecycle group, which I’m proud to be a part of. I continue to be amazed at the generosity and goodwill of so many people in my community, and I’ve also been able to give away things that I don’t need and don’t use. So if you would like a radio, or a set of coffee mugs, or a black leather satchel, or a small cat carrier, email me and they’re yours, free!