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How do I find a group to join.
Step 1 - Find your local Freecycle group.
:- Go to our website, http://www.freecycle.org/ and click the BROWSE option in the top menu.
Please locate your country / area that you live in.
Step 2 :- REVIEW the list of groups in the area. These can be named after a city, large town, or major landmark.
Select your nearest group, & click on the words "Visit the [NAME OF GROUP] Yahoo!Group page" - This will take you to the Yahoogroup where most of the activity on Freecycle groups are conducted.
When you know the Yahoogroup home-page for your local group, you can proceed as shown below..
Step 3 :- JOIN the group.
There are two methods of joining the Freecycle groups.
A) Email only mode
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You can read/reply to emails and interact with other Freecycle members, however you can't access any of the group website features (EG files, polls, or previous messages prior to joining) - You do not need these extra features to participate in Freecycle
The email address to subscribe/join the group is near the bottom of the Yahoogroup home page for your local group (as above).
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B) Online, via a Yahoo ID.
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You can interact with other Freecycle members via email OR online, and have the ability to access the features on the group website / home page.
If you do not have a Yahoo ID and wish to obtain one, you can do so on the Yahoogroups website when you try & join the group online.
Please refer here for more information :- Yahoo group help pages (link to Yahoo)
When you are on the Yahoogroup home page - Click on 'Join the group" and follow the online instructions.
the group home-page should look like this - http://groups.yahoo.com/SampleFreecycle/ - replace "samplefreecycle" with the name of the Yahoogroup.