[RP TownTalk] brick removal

[_Elizabeth A. Aukamp_]

And because I forgot to include it in the previous email...
The web address for Community Forklift is:  www.communityforklift.com.

~Liz

>From: "_Elizabeth A. Aukamp_" <eaaukamp at hotmail.com>
>To: karenfsmyth at yahoo.com, TownTalk at riverdale-park.org
>Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] brick removal
>Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:32:57 -0500
>
>Karen,
>
>Another resource for your bricks may be Community Forklift, located in
>Edmondston.  I've not yet been there, but I imagine it's pretty fantastic.
>Here's a little blurg about them:
>
>Have you checked out Community Forklift yet? We are the DC metro area's
>surplus, salvaged, and green building materials store - owned and operated
>by the nonprofit Sustainable Community Initiatives. You can donate building
>materials to receive a tax deduction, or buy new and used items at very low
>prices!
>
>Our goals are to:
>* Lift up communities by making repairs more affordable for homeowners,
>small businesses and community groups;
>* Reduce construction waste, decreasing the demand for virgin materials and
>keeping reusable materials out of landfills and incinerators;
>* Create career opportunities for local residents; and
>* Educate the public about green building materials and methods, especially
>reuse.
>
>
>I'd personally take the bricks off your hands, but the patio projects I 
>have
>in mind are likely to begin no less than a year from now.  But just in 
>case,
>how big a pile are we talking about here?  [I'm a pack rat, through and
>though.]
>
>Marc --  Thanks for your information about Freecycle as well!
>
>
>Hope this is helpful to you,
>Liz Aukamp
>4710 Sheridan Street

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