Author: tkellyc

  • Cville TimeBank Auction Item: Feldenkrais Bodywork Session

    I am a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner and graduated from my training in 2003. Bid on this item if you are wanting to find new ways to feel wonderful in your body or you are struggling with pain or movement difficulties.

    I look forward to meeting you!

    -Cville TimeBank member Cathy

    In case you aren’t familiar with Feldenkrais…

    It is a gentle but powerful form of bodywork that works with the nervous system to retrain how the brain works to control the body and mind.

    Benefits include: Increased ease of movement, improved balance and coordination, improved concentration, reduced pain, quicker recovery from injuries, enhances creative thinking…. the list goes on!

    Who can benefit: Anyone with movement limitations or who wants to improve their performance.  “Improve your performance” can mean garden with less aches and pain, speed up your running time or get walking faster after a stroke or injury.  Any level of performance can be improved!

    Sessions take place on a low padded table with the client fully clothed.

    For more details – http://www.cathy-butler.com

    Market Value of this item: $75
    Minimum/Starting Bid: $20

    Fine Print: I am offering an individual Feldenkrais session (30-45 min each) for adults or children. Sessions are offered on Friday afternoons.

    To participate in this silent auction, leave a comment below with your bid. (Really. It’s that simple!) All auction comments will close at 5pm on November 15th. The highest bidder will be contacted for payment and connected with the service provider.

  • Cville TimeBank Auction Item: Homemade Carrot Cake

    I’ve been baking since I was a ‘lil tot, helping gamma, watching mom and eventually came to make up my own recipes.

    -Cville TimeBank member Kjerstin

    Homemade carrot cake! Most ingredients are organic. Can be with or without nuts, Any allergies to foods, let me know. No butter used in this cake recipe. I use extra virgin olive oil. You can request with our without homemade cream cheese icing (a bit of lemon, confectioners sugar, vanilla and this icing does contain butter).  9 x 9 inch round cake. Perfect for Thanksgiving, birthdays, Holidays, dinner party, etc.

    Minimum/Starting Bid: $9

    To participate in this silent auction, leave a comment below with your bid. (Really. It’s that simple!) All auction comments will close at 5pm on November 15th. The highest bidder will be contacted for payment and connected with the service provider.

  • Cville TimeBank Auction Item: Life Coaching

    Do you just need someone to talk to?  Someone who might be able to act as a life coach as you navigate through a challenging time or difficult choices?  I can listen…   I have a master’s in counseling, am retired, and offer this service as a friend in the community, not as a health professional.

    This service includes two fifty minute sessions.
    -Cville TimeBank member Debbie

    Debbie has a BA in Childhood Education and a MA in Agency Counseling, but is no longer working. What she has to offer is advanced listening and problem solving skills, and a personal advocate/support system.

    Market Value of this item: $200
    Minimum/Starting Bid: $10

    Fine Print: Service Offer Expires 12/15/2013. This is not intendedto be a substitute for any type of formal counseling or crisis intervention.

    To participate in this silent auction, leave a comment below with your bid. (Really. It’s that simple!) All auction comments will close at 5pm on November 15th. The highest bidder will be contacted for payment and connected with the service provider.

  • Cville TimeBank Auction Item: Business Advice

    Let’s get together and discuss you ideas or current business (including non-profit organizations) plans, needs, desires. I can help.
    -Cville TimeBank member Arthur

    Arthur has over 50 years experience including law, investment banking, government service, fund-raising, politics, and lots of start-up businesses. For bio see http://bchangewebsite.com

    Minimum/Starting Bid: $50

    To participate in this silent auction, leave a comment below with your bid. (Really. It’s that simple!) All auction comments will close at 5pm on November 15th. The highest bidder will be contacted for payment and connected with the service provider.

  • Cville TimeBank Auction Item: Weekend Getaway in Town!

    Adorable Butternut Cottage near Downtown Charlottesville is a popular AirBnB rental. Offer includes a Friday and Saturday night stay on a mutually agreed-upon weekend by April 15, 2014.

    Relatives in town for Christmas? Wedding weekend? Girls reunion? Two bedrooms with one bath sleeps 4 people comfortably.

    -Cville TimeBank member Charlotte

    Three years of rentals have perfected the guest experience offered at Butternut Cottage. Beautiful decor, comfortable beds, one block from the Amtrak station, easy walking distance to UVa, Downtown, Scott Stadium. See http://www.ButternutCottage.com for house details and photos.

    Market Value of this item: $500
    Minimum/Starting Bid: $400

    To participate in this silent auction, leave a comment below with your bid. (Really. It’s that simple!) All auction comments will close at 5pm on November 15th. The highest bidder will be contacted for payment and connected with the service provider.

  • Cville TimeBank Auction Item: Concierge Counseling Session

    If you have a child with a behavior problem, problems in your relationships, suffer from sadness, frustration or depression, are a horder or disorganized, unsure of your direction in life, then this is the service for you! Concierge Counseling (in your home, at a place of your choosing, via skype or phone) meets you where YOU are to assist you to have a healthier, happier life!
    -Cville TimeBank member Daria

    After 30 years of experience with counseling individuals, families, couples, seniors and a PhD in counseling, Daria can assist you with any difficulties, bumps in the road or places where you are stuck and cannot seem to get ahead. See http://www.DocDaria.com for more details.

    Market Value of this item: $150
    Minimum/Starting Bid: $50

    Fine Print: Service Offer Expires 12/31/2013.

    To participate in this silent auction, leave a comment below with your bid. (Really. It’s that simple!) All auction comments will close at 5pm on November 15th. The highest bidder will be contacted for payment and connected with the service provider.

  • Cville TimeBank Auction Item: 60 Minute Massage

    A full hour of massage tailored to your requests! In gratitude for your contribution to benefit the Charlottesville TimeBank, this hour in the Barracks Road Shopping Center area office is all about you. There’s no one-size-fits-all rubdown here.
    -Cville TimeBank member JeAnne

    JeAnne has been a full-time Certified Massage therapist for 14 years and has experience with medical as well as relaxation massage. Here website is http://www.tyrmassage.com

    Market Value of this item: $70
    Minimum/Starting Bid: $15

    Fine Print: Service Offer Expires 11/1/2014. The service must be redeemed during regular business hours.  Mobile service is available only for individuals with disabilities which prevent them from accessing my ground-floor office on CAT and UTS bus lines.

    To participate in this silent auction, leave a comment below with your bid. (Really. It’s that simple!) All auction comments will close at 5pm on November 15th. The highest bidder will be contacted for payment and connected with the service provider.

  • What could I offer?

    Once you’ve figured out what time banking is and how to get involved, you’re probably going to spend some time worrying that you have nothing to offer.

    First, get over that. The beautiful thing about time banking is that it values what you do naturally. Tasks that are so simple for you that they might seem mundane could be truly exciting to others. Don’t believe me? Check out these lists.

    Brainstorming service offerings with the Cville TimeBank.

    Many services offered through the Cville TimeBank.

    Cville TimeBank loves brainstorming!

    At the Cville TimeBank Kickoff, we went around the room and brainstormed simple skills/services that could be offered. This list is impressive, right?

    What was even more impressive was the interaction in the room. I mentioned that I could offer photography, and immediately someone in the room asked, “What does that mean? Would you take my picture? Would you teach me how to take pictures? Could you show me how to get pictures off my camera? Could you help me organize pictures on my computer?” From that one offer, we had built a whole list of ideas! I never realized that the task of importing photos – something that I do quite mindlessly at this point – was a task I could help someone else learn.

    So, what are the tasks you accomplish regularly, without difficulty and without much thought? Can you stabilize wobbly furniture? Have you ever replaced an old thermostat with a new, programmable one? Do you know how to clean a fish? I’ve never done any of those things, and value your experience and expertise!

  • Report from the Kickoff Event

    Maggie here, sharing a quick update!

    Though there was some last-minute competition from a rally on the UVa Lawn, we had a great crowd – twenty people brought a dish, shared a meal, and learned about the Cville TimeBank. After watching a delightful excerpt from the PBS documentary Fixing the Future (which will be screening in Cville this summer), we shared some essential information about how time banking works and how the pilot program is going to run.

    Then the whole group brainstormed service ideas, each member sharing multiple things they can and would be willing to offer for exchange – it was exciting to see such an impressive (and useful) list of services! I’ll post that list later, with some other brainstorming ideas, but for now, enjoy the photos below and check out the feature from the NBC29 News Team.

    Welcome table at the Cville TimeBank Potluck

    Cville TimeBank Potluck Event

    Brainstorming at the Cville TimeBank KickOff Event

    Creating an account for the Cville TimeBank

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