It's move-out week up at UC, and students across campus are discovering that all the things they unpacked at the beginnning of the year are just NOT fitting back into the boxes and tubs. In the case of the ladies moving out of my house... they've lived there for two years, and stuff tends to accumulate, no matter how hard you try.
Well, never fear. There's no need to cart all the stuff up to a Goodwill in a remote location. Bring your unwanted things to the Re-Use Free Market. It's like a garage sale, except FREE. Which is way better.
Some students with LEAP - Leaders for Environmental Awareness and Protection have taken over the grass between Calhoun Hall and the former YWCA on Calhoun Street for the market. There's a big Portable On Demand Storage unit (donated) set up, marked with brightly colored paper signs. The gist of it is this:
Bring what you no longer want, take what you need. It's all free, and there's been some pretty cool things swapped back and forth. They are accepting everything from clothes to canned food and in-between.
It's going on today and tomorrow (started on Monday but I've been late on the ball) from 1-6 pm. If you're trying to get rid of some stuff OR looking for a bargain (what's better than free??) I highly recommend stopping by. At the end of the day tomorrow everything left over will be donated to charity. Check the website for all the info.
Here's a photo chronicle of my roomie's and I trip yesterday.
the Van full o' stuff!
Everyone immediately starts unpacking and perusing the goodies we brought over. Within ten minutes the water cooler and the 1980 version of the Book Of World Records had been snapped up. I ended up getting a really cute purse out of the deal!
so... bring your stuff by, or get stuff for free. FREE!
Today+Tomorrow, 1-6pm, 270 Calhoun Street.