In 2004, Hurricane Ivan directly hit our area. Our family endured losses during that time, of a job, things, and ...peace. During that time, a few people helped, but the greatest help came in the area of education as somebody reached out a hand full of generosity to us.
As soon as we were back on our feet, as a "pay-it-forward" thing, I started a Yahoo! group called FreeHomeschool. There, people could post 100% free educational products they wanted to give away to anyone who may need just that thing. The only charge allowed was shipping.
FreeHomeschool grew in 2 years to over 3,000 members. Meanwhile, shipping costs rose, members started bickering over those shipping costs, and the generosity of the group fell by such a large margin that for the most part, I was just posting free educational finds I'd seen around the internet.
Since I was posting the most, I thought it would be easier to archive and more pleasing on the eyes to move the group to a blog format. I also wanted to reach out to all educators, so named the blog, Freely Educate.
So that's the story of how Freely Educate came to be. Thank you for supporting Freely Educate by visiting, commenting, emailing me with finds, putting change in the tip jar or clicking on an ad. No matter what you do - even if you just come by and read it - you're helping us get the word out that education can indeed be free. We're proving it.
Do you want to pay-it-forward, too? Email me at freelyeducate@gmail.com with freebies you've found, for review & giveaway information, or to just send a little encouragement. I love hearing from you!
(our family, 2008)
Blogging at http://JustPureLovely.com
& http://FreelyEducate.com (you're here!)
