Stories | TimeBanks USA

Day 5 – The Pysanky Egg

by Pam | Apr 22, 2019 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?

View this post on Instagram "With dialysis three times a week, Elaine believed she had nothing to give, but I knew otherwise. In talking with her I discovered that Elaine painted — not landscapes or portraits but beautiful pysanky eggs. And while Elaine brought out...

Day 4 – Transplants

by Pam | Apr 13, 2019 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?

View this post on Instagram "I am a transplant to Florida and don't have any family close to me. So, finding a time bank has been awesome. Props to one member in particular, for babysitting my little one, when I just need a break sometimes. AND she even did the...

Day 3 – Disaster Preparedness and Response

by Pam | Apr 5, 2019 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?

View this post on Instagram"After a disaster like the 2016 Canterbury Earthquakes in New Zealand, it was difﬁcult to know how to help. What is meaningful support to those in need? The Bridge2Rocks TimeBank contacted Hurunui TimeBank, and made connections with the...

Day 2 – Switch on the Light

by Pam | Mar 28, 2019 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?

View this post on Instagram "In May of last year I bought a house. About a month later, in the middle of the night, I heard a pop. I thought it was the trees or some other noise from outside. It was not until the next day that I realized the ”pop” I had heard was the...

Day 1 – Genesis

by Pam | Mar 21, 2019 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?

View this post on Instagram "Cape Ann TimeBanker Joy Adams offered to digitize old photos and I took her up on it, sharing with her that we had never been able to find any relatives on my mother's side of the family. Joy had genealogy experience and offered to...

Edgar Cahn’s reflections on the “50 Stories in 50 Days” – An Introduction to the Series