Our journey to 501(c)3

Our organization is slowly growing in numbers and activity. We are so excited to be taking off here in central San Diego, and the larger we get as a network, the more we ALL benefit. One way for us all to get the most benefit from the Time Bank, is for it to become a state and federally tax exempt 501(c)3 non profit organization. Basically what it would mean for us would be that the Time Bank would:

• Be exempt from federal taxes
• Be able to receive charitable contributions (that donators can deduct from their taxes as well)
• Get grants and support from large organizations to continue our work

We have contacted several lawyers about filing the necessary paperwork, and they have estimated that it will cost the Central San Diego Timebank approximately $3000. So we have set this as our fundraising goal for 2013. We believe with the help of our members, and several outside events (including our yard sale) that we can take this important step. Thank you in advance for your help!

Ways you can help:

• Spread the word about our Timebank 
• Spread the word about our fundraiser events (yard sale, recycling etc)
• Donate items on the wish list so that we don't have to spend money on acquiring them
• Make a monetary donation 
• Participate in a fundraising event (collecting recyclables, buying at yard sale, eating at fundraiser etc)

Follow our progress !

Communication emergency!

We're growing! We are currently up to 15 official members. Unfortunately we have lost communication with most of them and have slowed to almost a halt on the website. Because of the way Facebook is set up, the people, groups, and pages that you interact with stay in your newsfeed. Those people, pages, and groups that you do not interact with slowly disappear.  If you have not liked or commented on a post in a while you most likely aren't seeing us in your feed. 

We realize everyone is busy and has hectic schedules, but we feel we all could hugely benefit from the time bank when it's operating at its fullest. The time bank has the potential to save us all both time and money, along with making great friendships and lasting connections. 

Please help us help you, by letting us know the best way to contact you for the fun events we plan, along with great offers and requests!  Our most important posts will always be posted here on the blog, so feel free to subscribe.

Below you will see our Facebook group wall, we have 26 members. As you can see, only about 1/5 of our members are actually able to see our posts. Meaning the rest of you guys are missing out!

Cookies, and lemonade, and great deals Oh my!

Our first recycling fundraiser was a success, raising about 10 garbage bags worth of CRV items. I haven't been able to cash them in yet, but I will let you guys know the totals when I do.  That fundraiser will help pay for boring stuff like our banner, brochures, and business cards that are a necessary evil .  But we are ready to do some cool things in our community, and we have planned a great event to fund them!

We are currently looking for donations for our rummage sale.  We can arrange to pick up, or you can drop things off.  EVERYTHING must be turned in by July 29th, so that we can sort and label all of the items.  So dig in your closets, cabinets and garages for gently used items that others might be able to put to good use. The Rummage sale will be on August 3rd, just in time for back to school shopping.

Also, the kiddos of the Timebank would like to have a lemonade stand. We would love to get a group of young ones, 5-12 that have a passion for service, to get together and brainstorm some projects of their own soon :)  We have about 4 so far that will be working the lemonade stand, and they would love it if you stopped by and purchased a cup .

Last but not least, if you would like to donate any baked goods we will add them to the lemonade stand to sell for donations as well.

Park Play Date

Don't miss our free event coming up July 20th! We will be setting up our tent at the Mission Bay park, and inviting anyone around to play with homemade bubble solution and wands, and build kites. It will be a great time to relax, meet new friends and let the kids get their wiggles out! Invite friends and earn hours :)

And I'm super excited about getting inside a bubble...just sayin. See you there! 9am-12p bring a snack :)