Building Community an Hour at a Time!
The air waves on the blog have been quiet for a few months, but don’t let that make you think T3 has been asleep hibernating through this long winter. Juliana and Margaret Talking Time in the beautiful new WVBR Studios at 604 E. Buffalo Street On March 29th Margaret Soulstein,…
2014 couldn’t have gotten off to a better start! Our January 2014 New Member Orientation and Potluck was the best attended one yet! We had a wonderful mix of members, folks who’ve applied and people wanting more information. Ooh and so much great food!! Thanks once again to Eric Banford…
At the end of December did you make your New Year’s resolutions? How is is going sticking with your intentions for the new year? Establishing new patterns and habits can be challenging. This is similar to joining Tompkins Time Traders, as this is likely a very different way of getting…
Ever wonder if Time Trading is just something happening in Tompkins County? Well we are not alone here. There are 100s of time banks in the United States and dozens of other countries we know about also have time banks. Here’s a great piece from NPR about Time Banking in…
WOW! This was the best way to start the New Year. We had an incredible turnout for the January orientation with 15 people in attendance. The mix of members, applicants and people interested in learning more about trading time was delightful. People talked about wanting to be a part of…
What, you may ask, does this image from Frank Capra’s 1947 classic, It’s a Wonderful Life have to do with the new year? In this scene the Bailey family is signing Auld Lang Syne. This song we usually hear on New Year’s Eve as the clock strikes midnight. It’s a…
As Kwanzaa begins today and will continue until January 1, 2014 us here at Tompkins Time Traders are moved by the principles of this holiday. Did you know there are 7 principles of Kwanzaa? They are: -Umoja for unity -Kuchichagulia for Self Determination -Ujima for work and responsibility -Ujamaa for…
’twas the night before christmas, when all through the Time Bank not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse (or keyboard to record Time Credits or arrange a trade); the stockings were mended by Eileen (she’s an incredible seamstress in T3!) with care; In hope that St. Nicholas soon…
The final days of 2013 are here. In this time as you reflect on the past year and set your intentions for the coming year consider Tompkins Time Traders. Have you been thinking about joining but haven’t been able to find time? Have you applied but have been putting off…
On this shortest day of the year, when the light is sparse (and it feels even darker with all of our beautiful snow melted) Tompkins Time Traders wishes you illumination from all that is simple and good and that you love. Photo: Mt. Hood Territory/Flickr Happy Winter!