Kelowna, B.C. Goes TimeBanking
Hey you. Ya you, living in the Kelowna, B.C., Canada, area.
A TimeBank is starting up in your town. Check it out. Help make it grow and have fun!
It looks like they are brand spanking new, so connect, say hi and offer a hand in building it, while becoming an active member.
Good luck all!
Here’s a quote from their website:
“Timebanks’ mission is “Strengthening communities through reciprocity”
One of the economic reality of the Okanagan Valley region is its very cyclical nature due to the surge of activity during summer and then the slowdown from October to March. Since we all want to stay here the slowdown is often difficult for a lot of people. The other side of the coin is it creates a lot of “available time” from laid off people and part timers.
TimeBanks was simply an obvious solution to take advantage of all the pool of “unused time”. The shift in paradigm is instead of saying “I can’t afford this” now it is “I wonder who can do this for me in the timebank”
Francois:
Hi there,
Thank you so much for this post on your blog. I am the founder of OKKtimebank.org and we are indeed brand new and looking forward to build a strong base in the region here. News sure travel fast
The fact that there was in Lower Mainland BC motivated me to start one here. I just moved to the region 6 months ago and saw the need here.
Let’s all make a better world for ourselves one hour at a time
Thank you again
27 February 2010, 8:32 am