By Pam and the TimeBanks.Org Team | Project Leader
Hello from TimeBanks.Org!
We hope your Summer is off to a good start, and for those of you in the Southern Hemisphere, a happy Winter to you.
It has been a long pandemic and our team has stayed on mission to build the timebanking movement by cultivating CONNECTION.
Here are some highlights over the Spring that we’d like to share with you:
2nd International Timebanking Day – an annual celebration on our founder, Edgar Cahn’s birthday, March 23rd
This year’s celebration was phenomenal. We hosted two calls with over 180 people who joined us from all over the world including New Zealand, Korea, Spain, Italy, United Kingdom, and Switzerland. Our invited speakers were INSPIRING and POWERFUL. Hear this snippet from TimeBanks.Org board member, Dr. Artika Tyner.
Abby Greer on our team, who is also the founder of one of the largest timebanks in the U.S., Crooked River Alliance of TimeBanks, had these words to share after the call:
“Hearing stories and watching videos of timebanking around the world has changed me. I feel so connected to all of these people who understand the power of exchanging time. It's the first time I have ever felt so connected globally.We built our local timebank and found instant community - I guess it shouldn't come as such a shock that the same kind of community exists all over! I am just humbled. I am also grateful to the people of Kent, Ohio who believed this would work. BTW, I got a few messages from other countries who have been watching us. Um, WOW.....During the call, Edgar Cahn asks, 'What is our purpose?' The seasoned timebankers seem to know.”
We look forward to next year’s celebration which will be hosted by Timebanking UK!
Town Hall Virtual Calls – every 3rd Sunday of the month
We launched the monthly Town Halls in April this year as a way for timebank members to share and hear each other’s personal stories and have a conversation with timebanking founder, Edgar Cahn and co-host, Christine Gray.
Anyone can join. The current series is a deep dive into timebanking’s core values, focusing on one core value every call. The one-hour calls have been rich and illuminating and are gaining popularity with more and more people sharing their voices. They give us a chance to have worthwhile conversations on timebanking’s highest priorities, deeply held beliefs, and provide a foundation for building our communities.
The next call is this Sunday, July 18th, at 4pm Eastern time. We will be talking about our core value, Redefining Work. Click on the link at the bottom if you’d like to join us LIVE.
Your Impact
We are grateful for your support and for making our Little by Little Matching Campaign in March a success. Your donations have a big impact on our capacity to grow timebanks. We were able to expand our outreach this year by hiring Abby, as mentioned above, on our team. Abby has built her timebank from the ground up since 2010 and has recorded a whopping 89,302 hours exchanged today! Now timebanks from all over can draw from her deep experience.
THANK YOU as ever for your contributions and kind words. We hope you will continue helping us build happier and healthier communities.
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