by Pam | Mar 13, 2020 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?
View this post on Instagram Every fall, Edgar plants upwards of a thousand bulbs in the garden. Then, in the spring, we wait to see what happens. It’s different every time. Our corner garden has become something of a go-to place in the spring– people driving past call...
by Pam | Feb 24, 2020 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?
View this post on Instagram When Kenny arrived in Kent, Ohio to begin his immersion into the world of timebanking at the beginning of the year, he had no idea what he was getting himself into. He had watched videos and read articles, but hadn't even begun to...
by Pam | Feb 15, 2020 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?
View this post on Instagram On the Monday evening before The Women's March on Washington DC this past January, members of the Phoenixville Area Time Bank (PATB) event planning committee gathered in the dining room of a timebank member to plan upcoming events for...
by Pam | Feb 13, 2020 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?
View this post on Instagram "The Ali family has been TimeBank members for years, with their sons earning hundreds of hours helping seniors and doing community work. In 2015 an arsonist burned down their garage and badly damaged the house. They’ve been slowly...
by Pam | Jan 30, 2020 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?
View this post on Instagram Kendal joined the TimeBank after her friend taught a pickling class for the TimeBank. Kendal attended and was excited about the idea of teaching a class with her grandmother on making traditional pierogi. Her grandmother had grown up in the...
by Pam | Jan 23, 2020 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?
View this post on Instagram "Cindy, a resident of Watertown, Massachusetts, wanted to go to the beach but public transportation wouldn't take her to the beaches she wanted to visit. She advertised within the Boston-area Time Trade Circle for a beach companion to...
by Pam | Jan 14, 2020 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?
View this post on Instagram Community Exchange member Maria Villacreses, escorted by her mother Ximena Roman, used time credits toward her wedding day for makeup, food & decoration services. The 28-year-old, who is fluent in English and Spanish and earns time credits...
by Pam | Jan 11, 2020 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?
View this post on Instagram Myra Adamthwaite, a PATB member since June 2006, passed away on July 15 last year. A retired physician who lived and practiced in Phoenixville, Myra has been described by one of our members, Lucille, as having “an appetite for life." It...
by Pam | Jan 4, 2020 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?
View this post on Instagram "For as long as I can remember I have wanted to be a graphic designer. I had reached a point in my life where I accepted that this dream was never going to become a reality. That is until I found KCTB. I put up my first ad for graphic...
by Pam | Dec 24, 2019 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?
View this post on Instagram "When my girlfriend and I moved here we didn’t know anyone. Soon after I joined Brattleboro Time Trade I found myself in a chef’s kitchen, helping her test incredible recipes for her cookbooks. It’s reward enough just to be able to help...
