Summer of Fun, Food and Friends!

Royal Oak - Huntington Woods TimeBank events and news to keep you exchanging time dollars

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Summer FUN, FOOD and FRIENDS Welcome back to YOUR TimeBank!  This Summer is shaping up to be a great one.  The community garden is in full swing and members are reaching out to one another for help with a myriad of tasks and activities.  Since January of this year, members have exchanged 1,279.75 hours for things like: - Electrical work - Plumbing - Painting - Conducting a Yoga Class for Other Members - Sharpening Knives - Helping at TimeBank events - Attending TimeBank events - Working in the Community garden - Sewing - Transportation - Weatherization/Energy Audits - Supervising Interns - Helping with Disability Applications - Bike repair - Carpentry Remember to log in to hOurworld and see what YOU can exchange today!  You can also exchange with other TimeBanks across the world.  Going on a trip to the UK?  Check out offers in their TimeBank before you go!  Just heading south for a vacation?  There are TimeBanks all across the United States and your membership allows you to exchange with all of them utilizing the hOurworld system.   What We Are Doing Next Great opportunities to engage with fellow TimeBankers and exchange hours are coming up!  Community Garden (ongoing):  The Community Garden is available for you and your family to utilize.  If you don't have the time to manage your own garden, you can put in a few hours watering or weeding the community garden and reap the vegetables!  If you volunteer for a community based agency, you can earn produce to donate, even if you won't use the food yourself.  If you have gardening experience to share, we would love to have your knowledge at the garden as well.  Contact Rachel Reyst-Carroll to be added to the Garden Communication list or log in to hOurworld and join the Garden "group" in the groups tab to be kept in the loop on Garden work days. Orientation and Training - June 12th and June 14th:  Do you want to know more about how to look up offers and requests from other TimeBanks or how to log your hours?  Have you had problems logging in and need some assistance?  Maybe you just have some questions to ask or would like to meet up with other TimeBankers to learn more about what we are up to.  If any of these things sound like something you need or want, please join us for an orientation and computer training session at Nancy's house on Friday June 12th at 10am or on Sunday June 14th at 1pm.  Everyone is welcome, even if you don't have or use a computer.  If you need to find a buddy to log your hours for you, please join us!  Contact Nancy at 248-435-6511 or nchinn7@comcast.net to let her know you plan to be there. Annual Meeting - July 12th:  Join us for an annual meeting at Nancy and Vic's home.  We will go over the events of the last year while you enjoy time by the pool with friends and good food.  This is a great opportunity to network and scope out some new exchanges for yourself.      Items of Interest for YOU to Know We want to hear from YOU and how the TimeBank has benefited your life!  Send in a picture and a description of a recent exchange you have completed for our newsletter and receive .5 hours for your trouble.  One of our founding cabinet members, Miriam Nemeth, is moving to Washington D.C. next month.  We are grateful for her guidance and support and will be sad to see her go.   Make sure to wish her well the next time you see her. SAVE the DATE!  The 2nd Annual Bid to Build Our Communities Auction which benefits local TimeBanks in Michigan like ours is coming up on October 10th, 2015.   We need your help volunteering at the auction or donating items.  Please contact Nancy Chinn or Rachel Reyst-Carroll if you can assist!  Last year's auction earned us over $400 and got our name out in the community.  Thank you to everyone who helped.  We look forward to your help again this year!  Please extend your condolences to Ann Cline, as her mother passed away recently.  Ann has been a member of the Royal Oak - Huntington Woods TimeBank since 2011 and has been an asset to us all.  The TimeBank Cabinet sincerely offers any support to Ann and her family that she may need at this time and we hope that all of our members will as well.    CONNECT WITH US Friend us on Facebook You could earn hours starting a Twitter Account for the TimeBank and keeping it going! Read our blog Forward this to a Friend CONTACT US royaloaktimebank@gmail.com   MEET YOUR KITCHEN CABINET These Kitchen Cabinet members are active and doing their best to keep the TimeBank going!  If you have talent to share and time on your hands, consider earning time dollars by helping the cabinet make the TimeBank more sustainable and successful.  We are looking for people to do any number of things from activities as simple as posting facebook and twitter updates to hosting our next event! Laura LeBlanc Nancy Chinn Gary Jaskolski Wendy Appleton (Huntington Woods) Rachel Reyst-Carroll Miriam Nemeth Tom Giese Tom Maclaney ENDORSED BY THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON WOODS     APPROVED BY THE CITY OF ROYAL OAK SOUTH OAKLAND YMCA Member of the Royal Oak - Huntington Woods TimeBank!   ROYAL OAK COMMUNITY COALITION Member of the Royal Oak - Huntington Woods TimeBank COMMON GROUND SANCTUARY   Member of the Royal Oak - Huntington Woods TimeBank

2015 Garden

The Royal Oak - Huntington Woods TimeBank's Community Garden is gearing up for another year of FUN and PRODUCE!  Come to our work days and plant, build, spread compost and earn hours for tasty vegetables and fruits later in the year. 

Garden Work days in May are May 17th from 2-4pm (Sunday), May 26th from 4-6pm (Tuesday after Memorial Day) and Sunday May 31st from 2-4pm.  Contact Wendy for directions at wendella49@aol.com.