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Day 40 – The Gift of Giving

by Pam | Dec 20, 2019 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?

View this post on Instagram "I met the bravest, most wonderful person on Christmas Eve. She desperately needed help packing up her condo to move closer to her daughter. The TimeBank ad said she had heart problems. After talking to her for a while she told me she had...

Day 39 – The Carp Story

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

View this post on Instagram "We here at the Kent Community TimeBank call this 'The Carp Story,' which began when my nutritionist, helping me recover from a serious blood disorder, told me I needed to eat a medicinal soup comprised mostly of pressure-cooked...

Day 38 – Fall and Recovery

by Pam | Dec 6, 2019 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?

View this post on Instagram Joan Black took a serious tumble two years ago, climbing up on a stepladder to reach for a punchbowl. She was about to host one of her frequent patio parties for a regional theater company in Montpelier, Vermont. Ms. Black had been doing...

Day 37 – Day of the Dead

by Pam | Nov 26, 2019 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?

View this post on Instagram The West Seattle Timebank provided an activity for the kids at the Day of the Dead event for one of our organization partners. - West Seattle Timebank, Washington https://westseattle.timebanks.org/ . #timebankingis #community...

Day 36 – One + One = A different math

by Pam | Nov 25, 2019 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?

View this post on Instagram "Tampa Bay Time supported me through a stressful year following four major shocks I experienced in a single week. I learned I have a difficult illness. I lost my closest friend whom I'd cared for during two operations and her long...

Day 35 – The Scoby

by Pam | Nov 15, 2019 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?

View this post on Instagram "Within the past couple of weeks, I cleaned someone's home, received a scoby to adventure into kombucha brewing, and learned to make bread. Once you stop overthinking it, it's easy to get excited to learn new things and find...

Day 34 – The Social Determinants of Health

by Pam | Nov 7, 2019 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?

View this post on Instagram "I want to thank all of the Timebank members that have helped me in my time of need. About a year ago I had a major surgery to remove cancer. I was unable to care for myself, and did not have the resources to care for myself after the...

Day 33 – TimeBanking as Social Acupuncture

by Pam | Oct 31, 2019 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?

View this post on Instagram “I became an Onion River Exchange (ORE) member after years of resisting the urging of a friend. I thought with my work and family commitments, there was no corner of my time free for providing services and with my busy life figuring out...

Day 32 – A Not-So-Small Act

by Pam | Oct 24, 2019 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?

View this post on Instagram It was when Cathy opened up about the invasive, terminal cancer that left her unable to work in her yard like she used to, and Tina began to talk about being careful with her hands because she is a musician, that Timebank began to work its...

Day 31 – The Right Spot

by Pam | Oct 17, 2019 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?

View this post on Instagram Tina, who loves to garden, was happy to receive Cathy’s request for help with her yard. “Cathy was an avid gardener with beautiful gardens who couldn’t do the heavy digging of gardening anymore,” said Tina, a longtime member of Kent...
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