Monday, December 12, 2011
A recent email exchange
I just had another exchange, this with Bob, accomplished entirely by email. I was researching the purchase of a new laptop and couldn't figure out the benefits between two of them. I sent him the specs, he asked me a few more questions and then gave me his read of both machines. It was a great help, I could make my investment with confidence that I was getting the equipment I need. Thanks to Bob!
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Post your inspirational stories and exchanges
Send Your Stories and TimeBank Highlights
Time for the Holidays and help support a cause: TimeBanks Network E- Bulletin wants to highlight TimeBank holiday exchanges and inspirational stories and experiences to demonstrate our work on precious causes such as family and youth support, health and aging, veterans, and the homeless. Send an email to lisa@timebanks.org to contribute a timebanks story, pictures, video, and highlights. Put Time for the Holidays in your subject line
Time for the Holidays and help support a cause: TimeBanks Network E- Bulletin wants to highlight TimeBank holiday exchanges and inspirational stories and experiences to demonstrate our work on precious causes such as family and youth support, health and aging, veterans, and the homeless. Send an email to lisa@timebanks.org to contribute a timebanks story, pictures, video, and highlights. Put Time for the Holidays in your subject line
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
New Member Orientation Weds, November 9 in Greenwich
Battenkill Time Traders New Member Orientation
Wednesday, November 9th at 7 pm
Greenwich Library, Main Street
What if you could get an hour (or more) of some service you need without having to pay cash for it? It could be almost anything – gardening, computer help, canning, small repairs – what do you need? What skills could you offer?
Battenkill Time Traders, a group of your neighbors from southern Washington County, are hosting an orientation to explain how time trading (also called time banks) works. Attendees have the opportunity to meet other members and learn how time trading can enhance your community. Automatically earn three hours for your account when you sign up for active membership.
Our January orientation will be held in Salem NY.
For more information visit our website: Battenkill.timebanks.org
or send a message in reply to this post.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Join us on the Battenkill Time Bank!
We are now fully members of Time Banks USA, using their web services and support - as well as being a part of a national community of time banks who share advice and perspectives. You can join the Battenkill Time Traders by visiting our website: battenkill.timebanks.org. To become a full member you will sign up, fill in membership information, attend an orientation (a one hour commitment for which you earn your first 3 hours), and pay a small membership fee. If the fee is hardship for you. please let us know, you can arrange to pay in time.
We are trying to hold an orientation every two months and will start scheduling these for villages throughout the area.
People are already signing up and making trades - the more neighbors who participate the more powerful, effective and supportive our time bank will be.
New members are encouraged to join us for the next orientation - Weds Nov 9, 7 pm at the Greenwich Library. Current memebers are also welcome to attend to share their ideas and experiences and to meet new members.
We are trying to hold an orientation every two months and will start scheduling these for villages throughout the area.
People are already signing up and making trades - the more neighbors who participate the more powerful, effective and supportive our time bank will be.
New members are encouraged to join us for the next orientation - Weds Nov 9, 7 pm at the Greenwich Library. Current memebers are also welcome to attend to share their ideas and experiences and to meet new members.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
November 9 - New member orientation
Our next orientation for new members will be:
November 9, 7PM
Greenwich Library
I am already a member and I have been to an orientation, do I have to go to this orientation?
No, you do not have to go.
But, you might like to attend IF
.... You have a friend or family member that is interested in joining.
.... You want to help with orientation and encourage new people to join.
.... You would like to talk with us about doing an orientation in your community or for your own organizations.
.... OR maybe you are still undecided about joining and would just like to sit in with us and get to know us a bit more.
Will there be another orientation soon?
Yes, we are interested in building our time bank. Even if you cannot attend this orientation you can mention your interest in time banking to friends, family and co-workers to help spread the word.
November 9, 7PM
Greenwich Library
I am already a member and I have been to an orientation, do I have to go to this orientation?
No, you do not have to go.
But, you might like to attend IF
.... You have a friend or family member that is interested in joining.
.... You want to help with orientation and encourage new people to join.
.... You would like to talk with us about doing an orientation in your community or for your own organizations.
.... OR maybe you are still undecided about joining and would just like to sit in with us and get to know us a bit more.
Will there be another orientation soon?
Yes, we are interested in building our time bank. Even if you cannot attend this orientation you can mention your interest in time banking to friends, family and co-workers to help spread the word.
Our Harvest Pie Social
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our first time banking social.
We had an outstanding collection of pies including Butternut Squash Pie, Green Tomato Mince Meat Pie, Mixed Berry Pie and Custard Pie, to mention a few. Folks even brought ice cream and cheese to go with the pies. Ok, we managed to cover two long tables with pies. We have a very generous community.
Folks came from many surrounding towns including Greenwich, Salem, Argyle, and Kingsbury.
Not only did we get to know each other a little more, but we also shared ideas for our selves and for our time bank.
Our thanks to the VFW for allowing us to "occupy" their space!
If you missed this social, you might want to keep an eye out for our next one! Perhaps we will see you there!
If you are interested in spreading time banking into your community attending a social is a great way to find out more about time banking.
We had an outstanding collection of pies including Butternut Squash Pie, Green Tomato Mince Meat Pie, Mixed Berry Pie and Custard Pie, to mention a few. Folks even brought ice cream and cheese to go with the pies. Ok, we managed to cover two long tables with pies. We have a very generous community.
Folks came from many surrounding towns including Greenwich, Salem, Argyle, and Kingsbury.
Not only did we get to know each other a little more, but we also shared ideas for our selves and for our time bank.
Our thanks to the VFW for allowing us to "occupy" their space!
If you missed this social, you might want to keep an eye out for our next one! Perhaps we will see you there!
If you are interested in spreading time banking into your community attending a social is a great way to find out more about time banking.
Sunday, October 9, 2011
BTT Harvest Pie Social
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press Release
Battenkill Time Traders Harvest Pie Social
Battenkill Time Traders(the time bank for Southern Washington County region), is hosting a Community Harvest Social featuring homemade pies, on Sunday, October 16th at 4 p.m. at the VFW at 63 Abeel Avenue in Greenwich. Bring your favorite pie to share,or just come for an afternoon of getting to know your neighbors, enjoying great pies, and learning a little bit about time banking and how it can improve your life and your neighborhood.
This first Battenkill Time Traders Social provides an opportunity for members, and anyone curious about the time bank concept, to get to know neighbors, visit with friends,and meet others interested in trading knowledge and skills.
Sunday’s event will feature home baked pies, cider and coffee. Bringing a pie (or other dessert) to the event earns the baker one hour’s credit in the time bank. That hour can then be traded with other members for help with things of interest to the baker.
Time trading, sometimes called time banking, is a trading system that values everyone's contributions equally, hour for hour. For every hour of service given to any member a participant earns one hour, which can be traded for one hour of services from any other member of the time bank. Wide-ranging options for exchange are based on a member’s skills and needs – things like driving an elder to an appointment, knitting lessons, or memoir editing, for example.
The VFW is handicapped accessible, and there will be a crafts table for children.
Everyone is welcome.
Press Release
Battenkill Time Traders Harvest Pie Social
Battenkill Time Traders(the time bank for Southern Washington County region), is hosting a Community Harvest Social featuring homemade pies, on Sunday, October 16th at 4 p.m. at the VFW at 63 Abeel Avenue in Greenwich. Bring your favorite pie to share,or just come for an afternoon of getting to know your neighbors, enjoying great pies, and learning a little bit about time banking and how it can improve your life and your neighborhood.
This first Battenkill Time Traders Social provides an opportunity for members, and anyone curious about the time bank concept, to get to know neighbors, visit with friends,and meet others interested in trading knowledge and skills.
Sunday’s event will feature home baked pies, cider and coffee. Bringing a pie (or other dessert) to the event earns the baker one hour’s credit in the time bank. That hour can then be traded with other members for help with things of interest to the baker.
Time trading, sometimes called time banking, is a trading system that values everyone's contributions equally, hour for hour. For every hour of service given to any member a participant earns one hour, which can be traded for one hour of services from any other member of the time bank. Wide-ranging options for exchange are based on a member’s skills and needs – things like driving an elder to an appointment, knitting lessons, or memoir editing, for example.
The VFW is handicapped accessible, and there will be a crafts table for children.
Everyone is welcome.
Friday, October 7, 2011
First Battenkill Time Traders exchange has been logged!
I am honored to have been the first official recipient of a time trade just today. Don came over and took out a forsythia shrub that had become completely unmanageable in my yard. I had dug all around it but was unable to get it to budge. In under two hours he dug it out, without harm to the surrounding plants. I encouraged him, if he wanted, to take it home, if he had room to plant a hardy shrub that will gladly fill in large expanses if given the chance. I loved meeting him and look forward to seeing him around town again.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
One more reason to be glad you live here (and not there)
One of the best reasons to be part of a time bank is the community that forms around it. There is an article about time banking in the NY Times (link below) that praises the concept, and points out unexpected health benefits of belonging to a time bank community. It's a lovely article; you should read it. But don't stop at the end of the article. Take a moment and scroll down to the comment section.
I hate to get into a Them vs. Us tussle, but wow, there are a whole bunch of litigious-minded folks down there in the Land of the Skyscrapers. The IRS says that time bank hours are not taxable because the services provided by members to members are essentially charitable acts, which sparks a debate about whether those acts are truly charitable if there is not a registered charity involved. If Michael from LA and Reader from NY can't understand the meaning of charity, then they are probably better off writing a check to the Save the Snarks Foundation and writing it off on their taxes.
Just sayin'.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/20/the-payoffs-of-time-banks/
I hate to get into a Them vs. Us tussle, but wow, there are a whole bunch of litigious-minded folks down there in the Land of the Skyscrapers. The IRS says that time bank hours are not taxable because the services provided by members to members are essentially charitable acts, which sparks a debate about whether those acts are truly charitable if there is not a registered charity involved. If Michael from LA and Reader from NY can't understand the meaning of charity, then they are probably better off writing a check to the Save the Snarks Foundation and writing it off on their taxes.
Just sayin'.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/20/the-payoffs-of-time-banks/
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
NPR Covers Time Banking Audio Link
http://www.npr.org/2011/07/19/138510242/beyond-bartering-banking-on-community-connections
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Other Time Banks
Here is a link to a recent story in the NY Times:
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/15/where-all-work-is-created-equal/?emc=eta1
My favorite quote from the article: "A time bank is a way to make a small town out of a big city." In our case, it is a way to make a community out of a sprawling county.
Take a look.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/15/where-all-work-is-created-equal/?emc=eta1
My favorite quote from the article: "A time bank is a way to make a small town out of a big city." In our case, it is a way to make a community out of a sprawling county.
Take a look.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
New member meeting September 22, 7pm
Battenkill Time Traders Orientation
Thursday, September 22nd at 7 pm
Greenwich VFW on Abeel Avenue
What if you could get an hour (or more)
of some service you need or want
without having to pay cash for it?
In exchange you’d offer an hour (or more) of
something you’re good at and like to do. The
concept is called time banking, or time trading.
Time trading is a simple idea that values everyone's
contributions equally and has powerful ripple
effects in building community connections.
Battenkill Time Traders, a group based in southern
Washington County, is hosting the orientation at which
coordinators will explain how time trading works, and
attendees will have the opportunity to meet others in
the group. Attendees receive three hours in their account
and will learn how to begin their active membership.
Can't make it on the 22nd? Stay tuned to this blog to find updates.
Thursday, September 22nd at 7 pm
Greenwich VFW on Abeel Avenue
What if you could get an hour (or more)
of some service you need or want
without having to pay cash for it?
In exchange you’d offer an hour (or more) of
something you’re good at and like to do. The
concept is called time banking, or time trading.
Time trading is a simple idea that values everyone's
contributions equally and has powerful ripple
effects in building community connections.
Battenkill Time Traders, a group based in southern
Washington County, is hosting the orientation at which
coordinators will explain how time trading works, and
attendees will have the opportunity to meet others in
the group. Attendees receive three hours in their account
and will learn how to begin their active membership.
Can't make it on the 22nd? Stay tuned to this blog to find updates.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Who are we, and what are we up to?
Battenkill Time Traders is a time bank.
Here's the short form on time banking: I spend an hour doing something for someone in the time bank, and I get credit for that hour. Later when I need something done for me, I can have a member of the time bank do an hour's worth of something for me. Here's the beauty part of it--it doesn't have to be the person I did something for, it can be anyone in the group.
What kind of skills will be traded? Just about anything that's legal, safe, and not weird. Rototilling? Yup. Catsitting? Sure. Computer lessons, guitar lessons, cha-cha lessons? Probably. How about knitting, mending, weed-pulling, sousaphone seranades. I wouldn't be surprised.
The point is, BTT is a community, and it takes all kinds to form a community. Once you get involved, you can uncover all sorts of talents and maybe discover the value of a few talents of your own.
Whether you take the leap and join us now, or just want to learn more and think about it awhile, keep an eye on this blog.
Here's the short form on time banking: I spend an hour doing something for someone in the time bank, and I get credit for that hour. Later when I need something done for me, I can have a member of the time bank do an hour's worth of something for me. Here's the beauty part of it--it doesn't have to be the person I did something for, it can be anyone in the group.
What kind of skills will be traded? Just about anything that's legal, safe, and not weird. Rototilling? Yup. Catsitting? Sure. Computer lessons, guitar lessons, cha-cha lessons? Probably. How about knitting, mending, weed-pulling, sousaphone seranades. I wouldn't be surprised.
The point is, BTT is a community, and it takes all kinds to form a community. Once you get involved, you can uncover all sorts of talents and maybe discover the value of a few talents of your own.
Whether you take the leap and join us now, or just want to learn more and think about it awhile, keep an eye on this blog.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)