by Pam | Aug 23, 2019 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?
View this post on Instagram In late 2016, Brad was released from prison after serving 36 years for a crime he committed as a teenager. While incarcerated, Brad helped to start a craft-working cooperative of inmates and he now earns time credits contributing the skills...
by Pam | Aug 16, 2019 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?
View this post on Instagram In April, 2011, Jill fell from a garden bed head-first onto concrete, smashing one vertebra and compressing another. With numerous surgeries and seven months spent in a hospital spinal unit, she was confined to a wheelchair having only...
by Pam | Aug 8, 2019 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?
View this post on Instagram The West Seattle Timebank collaborated with a partner organization to provide a potluck and candle jar decorating activity for the community. After decorating candle jars, the residents of the neighborhood held lit candles while they walked...
by Pam | Aug 2, 2019 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?
View this post on Instagram "I heard about the time banking concept on public radio and the concept spoke to my values. One day in 2007, I was walking through the Phoenixville Farmer's Market and discovered Phoenixville had its very own time bank! Hurray! I...
by Pam | Jul 26, 2019 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?
View this post on Instagram In 1988, Ray retired from his career as a factory manager. He was retired, but still wanted to stay busy (and his wife wanted him out of the house). So, he found the local timebank. At first, he didn't know what he could contribute,...
by Pam | Jul 18, 2019 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?
View this post on Instagram "In less than twelve hours, Heidi went from friend, to Aunt, to My Mom, depending on who you ask! I had a rough last week before school and here we are, moving me into Prentice Hall on campus. This is actually the first time I have had...
by Pam | Jul 13, 2019 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?
View this post on Instagram Since 2010, residents of Lehigh Valley Health Network’s Family Medicine Department have successfully partnered with the Community Exchange TimeBank (CE) for a service day, where medical residents provide a larger-scale service for a CE...
by Pam | Jul 5, 2019 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?
View this post on Instagram "As a newcomer to Montpelier, Onion River Exchange was a great way to become involved in local activities and meet new people, and I picked up new skills that were completely unfamiliar to me before joining. I attended woodcarving...
by Pam | Jun 29, 2019 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?
View this post on Instagram “I joined Onion River Exchange shortly after moving to Montpelier in June of 2013. It quickly became one of my favorite parts of life there - something I’d rave about to all my friends, family, and really, anyone who’d listen. I’d describe...
by Pam | Jun 24, 2019 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?
View this post on Instagram "I gave a lively, tiny woman a ride to orientation back in 2013, never realizing that we would become best friends. Timebankers watched with shock and alarm as our healthcare and social systems chewed her up and spit her out, forcing...
