What: A store for moving U of M students to drop off unwanted furniture and other goods and for other students and neighbors to pick it up for free.
The MIMO free store
September 1, 2010 at 2:24AM
When: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday through Sept. 11. The group plans to organize two more free stores in 2011.
Where: University of Minnesota ReUse warehouse, 883 29th Av. SE., Minneapolis.
Why: To keep garbage and furniture from littering neighborhoods, a chronic problem when students move.
Who: Created by a neighborhood association and funded mostly by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
For details, visit www.comogreenvillage.info or call 612-676-1731.
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