by Pam | Sep 27, 2019 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?
View this post on Instagram The West Seattle Timebank assisted serving clam chowder, hot chocolate and goodies at a holiday event for the West Seattle Historical Museum. Neighbors could also tour the museum and then watch the Christmas Ships go by on Alki beach. A...
by Pam | Sep 19, 2019 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?
View this post on Instagram “I joined TimeBank Media in March 2012. I had moved back to Media from Delaware after my marriage ended. I was feeling lost, alone, and very uncertain of being able to get my needs met. For my first exchange, I helped a woman I didn’t know...
by Pam | Sep 12, 2019 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?
View this post on Instagram “One thing about TimeBanking that makes it fun and interesting is that you never know what offer or request might peep its head over the horizon. I put it out there on the timebank that I would offer listening. It’s not that I’ve had...
by Pam | Sep 5, 2019 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?
View this post on Instagram “My day was off to a bad start when I saw my bathroom sink leaking and realized that we did not have any hot water in the house. What a double bind! My mother encouraged me to find assistance in my timebank directory. I reached out to Peter...
by Pam | Aug 29, 2019 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?
View this post on Instagram Judy found herself unemployed and volunteering a lot of her time when a friend introduced her to timebanking during the 2009 economic recession. It quickly became an integral part of her life to the extent that she took it upon herself to...
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,...
