So, they did a story on me in the Wednesday, July 9, 2008 edition of The Beacon Herald in Stratford, page 3.  I’ve copied the text here.  The photographer guy was here this morning and took lots of photos of me, but oddly, they didn’t run a photo of me with the story.  I’m guessing I was just too pretty in the photos, and the sex appeal would have washed out everything on the page…

Anyway, the story (I’ve removed my last name from here, just to keep the damned search engines from allowing people to find me):

Freecycle website encourages exchange of used items
Posted By Paul Cluff, Staff Reporter

One’s person’s trash is another’s treasure.

The old saying holds true for a website up and running in Stratford that encourages people to recycle items by giving them away or taking them from others.

“The idea is to keep this stuff out of the dump,” said Bob [last name removed], administrator of the Stratford version of Freecycle.org.

The popular website operates in locations just about everywhere, including London, Kitchener and Woodstock, so it was time for Stratford to get involved in the eco-friendly site, Mr. [last name removed] said. The idea is simple: members either post items they no longer need or place a request for required items.

Everything is free and no money is involved, keeping with the spirit of the freecycle philosophy.

“Anyone can join and I’m sure there will be people who try to sell stuff. But I will moderate things.”

Mr. [last name removed] came up with the idea after a friend mentioned having used the site. He started the Stratford site and has more than 30 members signed up. Currently there are posts for household items and bikes, among other things.

“I was jazzed by the idea.”

Those interested can go to the freecycle.org site and follow the prompts to the Stratford page.

Mr. [last name removed] likes the environmental angle to the site.

“You have an inner voice that says sign up for this.”

Way cool!

I checked the .org site and found that we have a group setup in our area too.