Can't remember if I passed on this resource yet, --but here is both a huge national network of lists, plus 1 of the local lists, --where people give things away for free( VCRs, furniture, computers, etc...), --& people request things they need the community to give them:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lafreecycle/
http://www.freecycle.com
Plus for some of my friends who didn't get the info about the free Accupuncture on Fridays & Mondays in Koreatown Los Angeles at the Dongguk Royal University (213)487-0150
Best wishes!
~Diana
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LA_Swaps
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SacredCircleSingDance
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