Silver Spring Timebanking Week

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The Silver Spring Timebank str-r-r-r-r-etches the 4th Annual International Timebanking Day into a whole week! (plus an extra weekend for a 9-day celebration)

Sat. March 19 – Sun. March 27, 2022

So much to celebrate!

  • The SSTB now has 400+ members

  • This is the SSTB’s 7-year anniversary

  • International Timebanking Day, March 23, is the birthday of “the father of timebanking,” Edgar Cahn. Our close neighbor in D.C., Edgar strongly supported the Silver Spring Timebank. Sadly, Edgar passed away in January. Let’s celebrate the man and his contribution to our local and global communities!

Edgar Cahn with SSTB member Tina Slater at the Aug. 2017 Silver Spring Timebank Community Swap of office, school, and art supplies.

What better way to honor Edgar and our own timebank’s milestones than to send the number of service exchanges Through the Roof!!  

For Timebanking Week, we are offering Special Incentives such as BONUS HOURS for doing lots of exchanges and for posting about your exchanges on social media, tagging the SSTB. 


Among the week’s special Events:  

Opening Day Morning and Afternoon sessions to Set Up Exchanges for the coming week. 

And we’ll wind up the week with our March Virtual Social featuring a panel of the Founders of the timebank, reminiscing about the beginning and the evolution of the timebank. Join them to chat about where we go from here!  And come with your best timebank stories to share.


If this sounds exciting, but you’re not yet a member of the timebank, please attend the Orientation on Mar. 16. We’d also love to see you at the March Virtual Social where you can learn more and even join up if you’re ready.


Did someone mention BONUS HOURS??

  • You can earn ONE BONUS HOUR if you have at least 7 exchanges (of any duration) during Timebanking Week – to celebrate the SSTB’s 7th anniversary.

  • You can also earn ONE BONUS HOUR if you have a total of at least 400 total minutes’ worth of exchanges that week – to celebrate the SSTB’s 400 active member milestone.

  • You can earn ONE-HALF BONUS HOUR if you share stories of your timebanking exchanges on social media or by emailing silverspringtimebank@gmail.com (with permission from your exchange partner, of course). Write a few sentences, take a picture, or make a video! Make sure to tag the SSTB: SSTB Facebook page, @SSTimebank. Stories will be reshared in the next SSTB newsletter and on our website.

  • See Details and Tips, below.


ALL TIMEBANKING WEEK EVENTS

Weds., Mar. 16,  12noon -1p.m. 

Orientation & Refresher before SSTB Timebanking Week!  

For people who want to join and for existing members who want to brush up on the hOurworld system. Email silverspringtimebank@gmail.com now to sign up.


Sat., Mar. 19

*SSTB Timebanking Week: GETTING STARTED*

Join us to brainstorm possible offers and requests for Timebanking Week and get your questions answered. Plus, you’re pretty likely to find an exchange to do with another member who attends!  

Register for these meetings now!  After registering, you’ll receive a confirmation email with the link to join the meeting:

MORNING session:  Mar 19,   10:00 - 11:30 AM  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwtduuhrjIpHtylPYm0RzI1aJvFsPdtksz3  

AFTERNOON session:  Mar 19,   4:00 - 5:30 PM 

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqcuqhrz4vHt0IFkuMltuzSH3pYl-Od2k6


Sun., Mar. 20, ,  10a.m.-11:30 Eastern (listed as 3p.m. GMT by host Timebanking UK) 

* International Timebanking Day - Global Celebration*: (Register here). Timebankers all over the world share their hopes, dreams, and achievements. That includes YOU!


Mon., Mar. 21

*Silver Spring Timebanking Week* continues! 

Let’s talk Tech! Post your Offers and Requests. Are those error codes driving you batty? Can you help someone with the ins and outs of Zoom? Log in to hOurworld to give and receive help. 

Tues., Mar. 22

*Silver Spring Timebanking Week* continues! 

Cooooookies!  Or a vegetable curry or homemade ciabatta bread…. Would you make it for someone (or teach someone how)? Post your Offer to hOurworld! Does minestrone soup make your mouth water? Post your Request!  

Weds., Mar. 23,   9a.m.-10:30 Eastern (listed as 2p.m. GMT by host Timebanking UK) 

*International Timebanking Day - Global Celebration*: (Register here). Timebankers all over the world share their hopes, dreams, and achievements. YOU can, too!

Thurs., Mar. 24th

*Silver Spring Timebanking Week* continues! 

Wellness Offers and Requests!  Yoga: Have you always wondered what the fuss is all about? Can you help people express their feelings through art?  Look for Wellness posts Here.  And don’t forget to Post your own!

Fri., Mar. 25th

*Silver Spring Timebanking Week* continues! 

They say everything comes down to Communication. Do you need help to get your message out on social media? Can you translate Greek to English and vice versa?  Do you need a proofreader for your resumé? Check hOurworld today!

Sat. Mar. 26th

*Silver Spring Timebanking Week* continues! 

Ah, Nature! This might be a great day to get some help with yardwork or plant identification, or maybe you want to help someone transplant seedlings. How else might you connect with people in the great outdoors? See what’s on hOurworld, and don’t forget to add your Posts!

Sun., Mar. 27,  3p.m.-5 

*SSTB’s March Virtual Social: PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE*

Winding up our week of celebration with a very special Social! 

A panel of the Founders of the SSTB will reminisce about the beginnings and evolution of our timebank. Then, all participants may join the founders in thinking about where we go from here. The group may also share a few especially memorable exchanges. 

(Panel: Anna Awimbo, Christy Batta, Jonathan Bernstein, Marjie Ford, Mary Murphy, and Tina Slater) 

Register for this meeting now! After registering, you’ll receive a confirmation email with the link to join the meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpde6qqzgjGNy2yVzQfuAixppoiEj9AIPg  

DETAILS and TIPS: 

  • In timebanking, Requests are just as valuable as Offers!

  • Start putting your new offers/requests into hOurworld today! Other members will have the chance to see them and schedule a time with you in advance.

  • Check your existing offers/requests to make sure they haven’t expired or to update them.

  • Timebanking is about making connections as well as exchanging services. Try seeking out services from a member you haven’t met yet. Or reinforce your existing connections by discussing with members you know, what kind of exchange you could do together.

  • Consider seeking and offering mini-consultations such as a brief chat with someone who can answer a recycling question. Mini-services are great, too, especially if you want to try out something new: A 15-minute guided meditation by phone or a 30-minute home organizing session over zoom, focusing on one closet to get help with the “keep or donate” decisions, one garment at a time.

  • You and your exchange partner don’t always have to be available at the same time. For instance, you can arrange for someone to bake you brownies that you can pick up the next day.

  • We’ll focus on one-on-one exchanges this week. (“One-to-many” exchanges like workshops require assistance from admins who will be extra busy during timebanking week.)

To qualify for BONUS HOURS: 

  • It doesn’t matter whether you are the provider or recipient of services. However, you will still record the actual hours of the exchanges the usual way: The provider records the time, and the hours come from the recipient’s account.

  • Exchanges must be completed Mar. 19 through Mar. 27 and recorded, at the latest, by Mar. 31.

Ready, set, go!