Greetings from the Heights Time Bank! Summer is unofficially here! The Time Bank is full of requests for pet sitters and rides to the airport (myself included--my partner and I are heading to Greece for our honeymoon!). Heights Time Bank Stats Current Number of Members = 25 Sampling of Requests = Transportation to the airport, childcare, workout buddy Sampling of Offers = Help with errands, editing services, water color lessons Looking Ahead: June Sunday, June 7 @ 4:00pm: Join us for a brief New Member Orientation! We will discuss how a time bank got started in the Heights, as well as how to join and participate. Location = 1134 Jerome Street; RSVP = saracotner@yahoo.com DATE CHANGE: Friday, June 12 @ 7pm: Join us for a Time Bank Potluck! Bring a dish or a drink to share and earn a time dollar, or just bring yourself and spend a time dollar. Feel free to bring your friends, family, neighbors--or anyone else interested in time banking! Location = 1134 Jerome Street; RSVP = saracotner@yahoo.com Looking Back: May Monthly Potluck: We congregated in the backyard and dined on pizza, spinach and artichoke dip, bruschetta, and chocolate-chip cookie ice-cream sandwiches! Next Steps Not-Yet-Members: Follow the directions below to set up your profile. Then e-mail Sara at saracotner@yahoo.com or Sue at spurkis@yahoo.com to set up an orientation if you have not yet attended one.
Current Members: Continue to add your requests and your offers by following the directions below:
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Monthly Newsletter
Monthly Newsletter
Coordinator's Corner
Greetings from the Heights Time Bank! I had my first official time banking exchange this month. I met Debbie at the pot luck. The following week, I went over to her house to help her declutter and organize her office. Just for the record, I'm not some sort of decluttering or organizational consultant or expert. However, I have read some books, and I like to think that I can provide good company and motivation to get a daunting task done. As we cleared out piles and piles of paper, I thought to myself, "Hooray for the Houston Heights Time Bank! Without it, I would never have been sitting in a neighbor's house helping her organize her space. What an amazing way to meet new people and build a network of neighbors helping neighbors." I hope you find yourself helping and being helped by your neighbors this month!
Heights Time Bank Stats
Current Number of Members = 25
Sampling of Requests = Pet-sitting, banjo lessons, help with hanging rain gutters
Sampling of Offers = Workout buddy, graphic design, fresh eggs from backyard chickens
Looking Ahead: May
Sunday, May 3 @ 4:00pm: Join us for a brief New Member Orientation! We will discuss how a time bank got started in the Heights, as well as how to join and participate. Location = 1134 Jerome Street
Friday, May 15 @ 7pm: Join us for a Time Bank Potluck! Bring a dish or a drink to share and earn a time dollar, or just bring yourself and spend a time dollar. Feel free to bring your friends, family, neighbors--or anyone else interested in time banking! Location = 1134 Jerome Street
Looking Back: April
Time Bank Opening: We officially opened the Houston Heights Time Bank when we reached 20 members. Our goal is to have 150 by next March! Remember, you earn an hour for every new person you recruit!
Second Business Partnership: We partnered with Sew Crafty on White Oak! Our business partners help keep the time bank free to members. A huge thank you to Sarah for helping to make our dream a reality! We are still looking for two more business partners to donate $150 a year to subsidize the cost of our software. If you know of any leads, please e-mail me.
Monthly Potluck: We didn't let the rain deter us from our monthly meet and greet. We met new people while munching on yummy snacks (like six-layer dip, quiche, cous-cous, cupcakes, etc.!).
Next Steps
Not-Yet-Members: Follow the directions below to set up your profile. Then e-mail Sara at saracotner@yahoo.com or Sue at spurkis@yahoo.com to set up an orientation if you have not yet attended one.
Current Members: Continue to add your requests and your offers by following the directions below:
Happy Time Banking!
Next New Member Orientation
Our next new member orientation is Sunday, May 3, at 4:00pm at 1134 Jerome Street. The orientation will last approximately 30 minutes. We hope to see you there!
Our Newest Organizational Partner
I am so pleased and honored to announce our newest Organizational Partner: Sew Crafty!
Generous financial support from organizational partners helps keep the Heights Time Bank free for members.
Sew Crafty is a craft studio and sewing lounge located on White Oak. They offer classes in sewing, knitting, kids crafts and general DIY projects, which give people of all different crafting experiences the chance to learn new skills and have a blast.
I suggest you run--don't walk--to their site to sign up for classes!
Sew Crafty will also be exchanging time bank services as an organization (i.e., free classes!), so be on the lookout for their offers and requests!
Our April Potluck Was a Blast!
Several Heights time bankers braved the bad weather--with yummy dishes in tow--to join us for the April potluck!
We enjoyed good food, good conversation, and good company (as well as a good game of Jenga!).
Please save the date for our next potluck:
Friday, May 15 @ 7pm
Looking forward to seeing you then!
The Time Bank Is Officially Open!
We've been waiting until we reached 20 members to officially begin exchanging. And we made it!
There are tons of services to choose from already, such as:
- Electrical work
- Microsoft Office help
- Knitting lessons
- A personal shopper
- Transportation
- Yard work/Gardening
- Babysitting
- Housework
- Wine tasting/pairing
- Carpentry
- Construction
- Volleyball lessons
- Instruction about how to teach your child to read
- Sewing projects
- Copy-editing
- Go to http://community.timebanks.org
- Click on Find Your Time Bank
- Scroll down to the Houston Heights Time Bank
- Complete Steps 1-4 to set up your account
You're Invited!
To our next Heights Time Bank potluck!
Where: 1134 Jerome Street; 77009
When: Friday, April 17th at 7 pm
Who: Current Time Bank members + others who are interested in learning about time banking
How: Bring a dish or drink to share (you'll earn one time dollar) or just bring yourself (which will cost you one time dollar)
To RSVP or ask questions, e-mail Sara or call (832) 217-6239.
We look forward to seeing you!
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