Exchanging Services, Creating Connections, Strengthening Communities

February 2019 Newsletter

2019 BTT Annual Meeting!

Saturday, February 2nd
1:30PM
Community Meeting Room
Brooks Memorial Library

Come for lunch at 1:30! Vegan and gluten-free options provided!!
Stay to help build your community time trade organization!

Events

Annual Meeting: Saturday, February 2nd, 1:30PM in the Community Room of the Brooks Memorial Library
Time For All Conference Call: Coordinators of timebanks around the world have created Time for All - a space to allow time trade members to interconnect. There is a timetrade members' conference call on the 3rd Wed. of every month at 2pm EST. Wednesday, February 6.
BTT Board Meeting: Wednesday, February 27th, 5:30, at the Brattleboro Food Coop Community Room. The meeting is open to all, and the space is accessible.

Office News

Office Hours and Staffing
(You must be logged in to the Brattleboro Time Trade website to see this page.)
Weekly hours vary depending upon the availability of members to staff the office. Please call ahead to make sure that someone is available: 802-246-1199

Please get in touch with Donna Faith K-Brooks if you are interested in staffing the office in exchange for hours added to your time bank! We can always use your help around the office!

Board News

The BTT Board meets on the fourth Wednesday of the month. This month, we will be meeting on February 27th, in the Community Room at the Brattleboro Food Coop. All time trade members are welcome at all board meetings, and we hope you will attend!

We will be officially voting on new members to serve on the board at the Annual Meeting. Presently, four time trade members have been serving as new members of the board, and will be officially voted on by the membership at the Annual Meeting. If you would like to serve on the board, please contact Kip Tewksbury to make your interest known.

Time Trade Teams

The Annual Meeting will be a great place for you to learn about and get more involved with the Teams that make the Brattleboro Time Trade run!

Office Team:
contact Donna Faith K. Brooks

Buddy Team:
contact Katherine Barratt

Newsletter Team:
contact Dena Marger

Grantwriting Team:
contact Lucinda McGovern

Potluck Team:
contact Philip Coolbeth

Fundraising Team and Finances Team:
contact Kip Tewksbury

Information Technology for the Time Trade:
contact Alan Baker

Our Community

Board Member Elections

We will be electing board members at the Annual Meeting.
Our current three board members:
Donna Faith K-Brooks
Robbie Paley
Denise Glover

Interim board members, appointed by the current board to fill vacant seats: The board elections on February 2 will determine if the interim board members will continue as full, elected board members:

Kip Tewksbury

Dena Marger
Dena says:"I love the idea that the Time Trade provides an alternative economic system to the one which is currently killing us and our planet! I love how it builds community. I love how it provides for people who might otherwise not be able to afford important services. I am excited to serve as a board member to help all this continue to happen. Presently, I am helping with grant writing for the Time Trade and with editing this newsletter!

Katherine Barratt
Katherine has been a member of the Time Trade for 9 years. She is attracted to the concept of alternative currency and a chance to broaden her "community." She says: "I have served a 3 year term on the Board of Directors that ended last spring. My enthusiasm to be on the current Board is my desire to work as a team without the need of a paid coordinator, focusing on the membership."

Nominations: Membership may nominate board members for election at the Annual Meeting or before. The following have already been nominated:

Tony Duncan

Our Mission
Brattleboro Time Trade provides a forum to facilitate the exchange of goods and services for the benefit of the community. It creates a system that connects unmet needs with untapped resources. By promoting the skills and knowledge of each member and enabling reciprocity, the organization empowers each of us to share our wealth of experience with others, thereby enriching the local economy.

Got an item you want listed in the next (March) Time Trade Newsletter?

If you have news from a time trade member organization, or had a particularly successful time trade exchange, or know of community events of interest, feel free to submit them to the Newsletter team, c/o Dena, Katherine, and Beth, at brattleborotimetrade@gmail.com. Please send that information by February 24th! Thanks!

Brattleboro Time Trade
brattleborotimetrade@gmail.com
15 Grove St. Suite 5, Brattleboro, VT 05301
802-246-1199

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