Long Beach Time Exchange members at a member gathering play “Speed Banking,” an ice-breaker in which participants get to share and learn from one another what services or skills they can offer and would like to receive.
On Sunday, Sept. 28, the Long Beach Time Exchange will host a fourth-anniversary celebration at MAYE Center, 2153 E Anaheim St. from 2pm to 4:30pm. The free event will showcase services and skills offered by time-exchange members and will include food, live music by local Spanish fusion band Romero Y Perez and hip-hop artist The Natives, and information about how time banking works in Long Beach.
Over the last four years, Long Beach Time Exchange has grown into a sharing network with over 730 members who have exchanged nearly 12,000 hours of service with one another, according to Tony Damico,co-founder of Long Beach Time Exchange. When a member does something to help another member, she or he earns “time credits” for the amount of time spent. That member can then spend his or her time credits with anyone else in the time-exchange network.
Laura McMillin, founder of MAYE Center said, “MAYE integrates meditation, agriculture, yoga and education to cultivate self-healing, resiliency and well-being in the heart of Cambodia Town. The resiliency that has already been demonstrated by Cambodian refugees is an essential key to creating and building a healthier Long Beach. We’re glad to host this event as an organizational member of the time-exchange network.”
Karen Sok, Long Beach Time Exchange steering committee member, said all community members are welcome to attend. “It’s a great event for people to connect with others in the community and find out how to become part of this network of neighbors helping neighbors,” she said.
More Information
lbtimeexchange.com
timebanks.org
hourworld.org
bhclongbeach.org
Source: LB Time Exchange
