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Columbia Community Exchange Time Bank
410-884-6121
5853 Robert Oliver Place
(Located in Oakland Mills
Village Center in The Barn) Get
directions to The Barn
E-mail: CommunityExchange@ColumbiaAssociation.com
Time Banking Website: www.timebanks.org
Columbia Community Exchange is
a community-based Time Banking program offered
by the Columbia Association to provide an opportunity
for neighbors to help neighbors through the
mutual exchange of everyday services. Using
Time Dollars as an exchange instead of money
allows a member to earn a Time Dollar for every
hour of service provided and then use the Time
Dollars to purchase services from any member in
the network. Through the sharing of our needs
and gifts, we sustain a member-driven community
exchange where everyone can be a contributor,
turning "you need me" into "we need each other."
Time Dollars are a type of community
currency that anyone can earn by using their
time, energy, skills, and talents to help others.
Time Dollars value everyone's contribution
equally, allowing each person to be a part of
the solution. Columbia Community Exchange members
can provide all types of services, including house
painting, gardening, minor home repair, transportation,
computer maintenance, tutoring, etc. Services
may vary widely depending on the skills, talents
and abilities of the current members.
All new members must attend an orientation. Regular
orientation sessions are held the third Monday
of every month at 10 a.m. at The Barn and also
one Saturday each month. Arrangements for orientation/training
can be made by contacting the Time Banking office
at 410-884-6121.
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