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	Lewes Freegle ~~have~~ shared this ~~promotion~~ of Freegle in a local school:		Lewes Freegle shared this account of promoting Freegle in a local school.

	15th February 2014		==15th February 2014==

	Yesterday, I attended a Freegle event in a local secondary school.		Yesterday, I attended a Freegle event at a local secondary school.

	It had been a long time coming~~, after~~ I went to the school last summer to talk to the eco lead member of staff about Freegle, went back in September to talk to a small group of students and their teacher, and Cat went in and spoke to the whole school in two assemblies in December.		It had been a long time coming. I went to the school last summer to talk to the eco lead member of staff about Freegle, went back in September to talk to a small group of students and their teacher, and Cat went in and spoke to the whole school across two assemblies in December.

	A group of three boys arranged the event ~~yesterday~~, with some help from a teacher. They ~~had done~~ posters, organised a system for the Give and Take and received the items ~~that were given~~ by other students.		A group of three boys arranged the event, with some help from a teacher. They made posters, organised a system for the Give and Take, and received the items donated by other students. There were about six tables full of stuff (toys, games, CDs, books, clothing, electronic bits).
	There were about six tables full of stuff ( toys, games, CDs, books, clothing, electronic bits).
	~~People who brought something to freegle were given a token. They were allowed out of their mentor groups to have first choice of what had been brought in.~~

	~~After that, it was thrown open to others in the school.~~
	~~It nearly all went, except for about 6 items~~.

	~~I've come away with~~ a ~~very trendy bit of clothing, which I love - so win, win! (release my inner teenager!)~~		People who brought something to freegle were given a token, and were allowed out of their mentor groups to have first choice of what had been brought in. After that, it was opened up to the rest of the school. Nearly everything went, except for about six items.
	~~This time we also tied up with the waste reduction team from Lewes District Council~~, and ~~they also had a stall.~~
	~~The school is now planning~~ to ~~do it a couple~~ of ~~times each year~~. ~~I have some photos~~, ~~but I have~~ to ~~get~~ the school~~'s permission before I publish them~~.

	~~It would be lovely if this would inspire other Freegle groups and schools to get involved~~.		I came away with a very trendy bit of clothing, which I love - so, win-win (it let out my inner teenager)! This time we also teamed up with the waste reduction team from Lewes District Council, who had a stall too.

	~~Liz~~		The school is now planning to run the event a couple of times a year. I have some photos, but need the school's permission before publishing them.

			It would be lovely if this inspired other Freegle groups and schools to get involved.

			Liz

	Message from Cat to all groups following the above:		==Message from Cat, to all groups, following the above==

	~~It would be great to replicate this in other areas. Engaging with schools is a really positive way of promoting reuse/Freegle in any area.~~

	~~We have a budget for media matters which could cover my expenses ..... if you want me to do a talk in a local school ..... I can help make contact and arrangements with school and so on.~~

	~~That offer extends~~ to other ~~groups as well~~. ~~I have~~ a ~~whole series~~ of ~~talks/presentations I can give to suit different audiences~~ and ~~can adopt to suit specific areas too. I do about 2 a week~~ in ~~the Sussex~~ area~~. I am happy to share presentations with any Freegle volunteer to adapt if you fancy giving talks yourself~~.		It would be great to replicate this in other areas. Engaging with schools is a really positive way of promoting reuse and Freegle in any area.

	~~Food~~ for ~~thought....~~.		We have a budget for media matters that could cover my expenses if you want me to give a talk at a local school - I can also help make contact and arrangements with the school.

			That offer extends to other groups too. I have a whole series of talks and presentations I can give to suit different audiences, and can adapt them for specific areas. I do about two a week in the Sussex area, and I'm happy to share presentations with any Freegle volunteer who fancies giving talks themselves.

			Food for thought.

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Lewes Freegle have shared this promotion of Freegle in a local school:

15th February 2014

Yesterday, I attended a Freegle event in a local secondary school.

It had been a long time coming, after I went to the school last summer to talk to the eco lead member of staff about Freegle, went back in September to talk to a small group of students and their teacher, and Cat went in and spoke to the whole school in two assemblies in December.

A group of three boys arranged the event yesterday, with some help from a teacher. They had done posters, organised a system for the Give and Take and received the items that were given by other students.
There were about six tables full of stuff ( toys, games, CDs, books, clothing, electronic bits).
People who brought something to freegle were given a token. They were allowed out of their mentor groups to have first choice of what had been brought in.

After that, it was thrown open to others in the school.
It nearly all went, except for about 6 items.

I've come away with a very trendy bit of clothing, which I love - so win, win! (release my inner teenager!)
This time we also tied up with the waste reduction team from Lewes District Council, and they also had a stall.
The school is now planning to do it a couple of times each year. I have some photos, but I have to get the school's permission before I publish them.

It would be lovely if this would inspire other Freegle groups and schools to get involved.

Liz

Message from Cat to all groups following the above:

It would be great to replicate this in other areas. Engaging with schools is a really positive way of promoting reuse/Freegle in any area.

We have a budget for media matters which could cover my expenses ..... if you want me to do a talk in a local school ..... I can help make contact and arrangements with school and so on.

That offer extends to other groups as well. I have a whole series of talks/presentations I can give to suit different audiences and can adopt to suit specific areas too. I do about 2 a week in the Sussex area. I am happy to share presentations with any Freegle volunteer to adapt if you fancy giving talks yourself.

Food for thought.....