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   ACTB Member Login

   Time Bank USA

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   Eagle-Tribune Article

   Boston Globe

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Core Team

Contact Us:

   andovertimebank@yahoo.com

   actbcoordinator@yahoo.com

   978.886.2825

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Andover Community Time Bank

Thank you for your interest in Andover Community Time Bank (ACTB)!

In neighborhoods, cities, and small towns around the world, people are reweaving the fabric of community every day. Time Banking is a pioneering approach to building community that builds circles of giving and receiving, tapping the assets of people of all ages and ability.

Have you ever wished you had someone around to give you a ride somewhere, help you run some errands, pick you up after you’ve dropped your car off for repairs, or just give you a hand when you need it. Someone you really trust?

Many of us have friends, neighbors and family members who help us out, but they can’t always be there in a pinch. In a Time Banking community, someone is always there when you need them.

It is like having an extended family to help out—with rides to the doctor, trips to the supermarket, help with the yard, chores around the house or childcare.

With Time Banking, sharing gifts means building trust

Time Banking honors the unique gifts, talents and resources that each of us has to share, regardless of age, employment or ethnic background — such as tutoring, yard work, simple repairs, running errands, and storytelling. It’s labor with love.

Time Banks exist to promote exchanges that honor five core values.

Assets

We are all assets.

Every human being has something to contribute.

Redefining Work

Some work is beyond price.

Work has to be redefined to value whatever it takes to raise healthy children, build strong families, revitalize neighborhoods, make democracy work, advance social justice, make the planet sustainable. That kind of work needs to be honored, recorded and rewarded.

Reciprocity

Helping works better as a two-way street.

The question: “How can I help you?” needs to change so we ask: “How can we help each other build the world we both will live in?”

Social Networks

We need each other.

Networks are stronger than individuals. People helping each other reweave communities of support, strength & trust. Community is built upon sinking roots, building trust, creating networks. Special relationships are built on commitment.

Respect

Every human being matters

Respect underlies freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and everything we value. Respect supplies the heart and soul of democracy. When respect is denied to anyone, we all are injured. We must respect where people are in the moment, not where we hope they will be at some future point.

Examples of Service

How to Join and Become an Active Member

1. Register on the Time Banks USA Community Weaver website.


2. Download the forms by following the link on the left hand side title Downloadable Forms, and print if you can. If you are unable to download and or print these pages please tell your advisor when they call you.


3. Wait to be contacted by a Core Team member. They will schedule a meeting to help you get started and go over the paperwork required to join. This meeting should be face-to-face and last between 10- 45 minutes. This meeting may be with a small group for scheduling reasons. If you want your meeting to be private, please tell the Core member when they call you.


4. Meet with a Core Team Member. Answer their questions honestly and ask any questions of your own.


5. Customize your profile on the ACTB Communtiy Weaver Website for the type of services you can give and the times you are available.


6. Once 15 members have completed up to step 5 exchanges may begin.


7. Be sure to tell your friends, neighbors, and family about ACTB!


8. Check back on the ACTB Community Weaver website often for events and service requests.

Contact us at andovertimebank@yahoo.com or ACTBcoordinator@yahoo.com