April Appetizer and Dessert Potluck and SWEL Timebank Orientation

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

7:00 - 8:30 pm

Lake Forest Park Library

17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park, 98155

(inside Lake Forest Park Town Center, lower level, below Third Place Books)

Come meet SWEL Timebank members, meet other people interested in timebanking, and ask any questions you may have. Bring an appetizer or dessert to share!

If you are interested in joining the SWEL Timebank, please bring these three items:

A completed application (found on our website)

Picture ID

Phone numbers for two personal references

Feel free to share this email widely among your friends and networks!

Let us know if you have any questions or comments.

We hope to see you soon,

The SWEL Timebank Steering Committee

What are timebanks?
There are over 100 successful timebanks in the United States, including the Eastside Timebank, which serves the cities of Kirkland, Redmond, and Bellevue. Timebanks use a low overhead, self-organizing internet based system to help people exchange their talents and passions with other members so that they can enjoy the necessities and niceties of life. Read more.

How do timebanks work? 

 An hour you spend doing something for a SWEL Timebank member goes into the bank as one time hour. You can then use this time hour having another SWEL member do something for you.

Timebanking is different than bartering because you can provide a service to one member and receive a service from someone else. All services are tax-exempt, and each hour of service is of equal value.