Press Release
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This press release was created by the Madison Florida moderator Jeanne Smith of North Central Florida Sharing Is Giving and was gifted to all Free Recycling moderators to use as they see fit according to some research papers made. Mostly you can just replace <YOUR GROUP> with the name of your group, and make a few small edits as needed.
If you can improve upon this document, it is located at: http://freesharing.org/wiki/index.php?title=Press_Release
The above link should be considered the best source for obtaining most recent copies of this document.
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Hello <MEDIA PERSON>:
I'm launching the free recycling group <YOUR GROUP> in <YOUR CITY>.
I've included the original news release as well as additional background/supplemental information. If you require any additional information, please give me a call!
Insert Your Contact Name & Phone Moderator
Add your groups URL here
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Changing the world one gift at a time
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: <TODAYS DATE>
<YOUR GROUP NAME>: Keeping Trash out of Our Landfills
<YOUR CITY, STATE> -- <YOUR ORGANIZATION NAME> is proud to announce the launch of their new online group and accompanying message board, <YOUR GROUP NAME>.
Based on the old adage that "one person's trash is another person's treasure", the free recycling goal is to slow the flow of trash into our landfills by connecting people who want to get rid of old "stuff" with those frugal people looking for free "stuff".
Anyone looking to give away or acquire an item is welcome at <YOUR GROUP NAME>, where all items listed are absolutely free!
<YOUR GROUP NAME> welcomes charitable organizations to post their needs, giving confidence to a donor that the item is actually needed locally, and is not going to collect dust on a thrift store shelf.
<YOUR GROUP NAME> was established on <DATE> by <YOUR CITY> resident <YOUR NAME>.
<YOUR GROUP NAME> is hosted on Yahoo! Groups. Signing up is simple. Instructions are available on the <YOUR GROUP NAME> Yahoo! page at: <Add your groups URL here> <YOUR GROUP NAME> is also listed in the directories at FreeSharing.org and SharingIsGiving.org .
To see grassroots working at its best, visit these Free Recycling movement websites at: www.sharingisgiving.org or http://www.freesharing.org
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Americans recycle approximately 28% of their garbage, thus keeping 64 million tons of waste out of landfills across the country.
Local <YOUR CITY> residents are encouraged to join the <YOUR GROUP> group and "free cycle" their unneeded items rather than just thoughtlessly tossing them away to clog and fill our landfill sites.
Together, we can raise awareness, reduce waste, and build a brighter tomorrow.
Contact Information: Insert Your Contact Name & Phone
Add your groups URL here
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FreeSharing - Supplemental / Background Information from Wikipedia.com
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The FreeSharing Network is an international re-giving/reuse network designed to redistribute unwanted usable items by making them available for free via a network of locally managed internet mailing lists.
FreeSharing.org was created on February 8, 2005 as an alternative to the existing Freecycle Network. At the time several existing Freecycle groups expressed displeasure with the sponsorship of Freecycle by Waste Management Inc. More recently several Freecycle groups became displeased with Freecycle's trademark enforcement practices and their continuing legal battles against free recycling groups not affiliated with TFN and chose to become independent and list their groups in the FreeSharing.org directory.
The website FreeSharing.org was created by Eric Burke of Anderson, South Carolina to act as a directory of independent, free recycling groups and to continue the work of sharing usable items with the community instead of simply throwing them in the trash.
As of January 7, 2006 there are currently 638 groups serving over 240,000 members in 10 countries.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freesharing
largest known international group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/glasgow-freeshare/ Glasgow (Scotland) Freeshare has 8607 members
largest known US group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rEcycleDFW/ Recycle Dallas Fort Worth Texas has 10252 members
