A timebank is a social, community building network of people who are serving each others needs by using their time as a currency. Basically, person A performs a service for person B and instead of being paid in money is paid in time dollars, one dollar for each hour of service. Then person A may go into the timebank community and find person C who is offering a service he needs and pay for it using the time dollars he just earned. The beauty of the timebank system is that you don’t need to directly reciprocate services to those who have served you, your hours have become a liquid currency.

Learn more about timebanking: Go to www.timebanks.org for all the information.

Join the Co-Act Timebank of Berkshire County. Follow these steps:

1. Go to http:community.timebanks.org (it is important to use this link as the www.timebanks.org link will only give general information not the joining info).
2. Click on “find time banks”
3. Scroll down to Co-Act Timebank of the Berkshires and click “join now”
4. Fill in the forms on that page click the “I agree” box and then click “join”
5. You will be given a message to check your email in which you will find a link to continue the membership process. Click on that.
6. Follow all the instructions there and fill in all requested blanks for your profile etc.

At the end of this process the timebank coordinator will be emailed your info and will proceed to activate your membership.

There is a $20 per year membership fee (this fee is waived for anyone who is unable to pay) You will be given 4 time dollars to start you on the program.

Any time after this that you want to access the timebank always go to http://community.timebanks.org

For any questions or help please call or email: Michael Costerisan,
17 Cone Hill Rd.>West Stockbridge, MA 01266
413-232-7937
michaelcosterisan@yahoo.com