The Arroyo Timebank is a Pasadena-based effort to create, well, a "time bank" -- one hour of your services earns an hour of someone else's -- babysitting, housepainting, whatever you have to give.
But even a time bank needs money! The Arroyo Timebank is holding a community yard sale on Sat., Sept. 12, at the Zane Grey Estate, 396 E. Mariposa. Coordinator Janine Christiano send out a message to volunteers, which we share after the jump:
I spent four hours today with time bank member Elizabeth excavating items from my storage room (soon to be office!) for our community yard sale. This is our big fundraiser for the year and will pay for our community weaver site and for all the printing we do, so please start collecting up items you wish to donate and let me know what hours you can volunteer. We will need a lot of volunteers throughout the day, please sign up if you can. If we make enough money no one has to pay dues and maybe we can start thinking about other things we might be interested in pursuing with the time bank ( a tool or toy library, classes, training, retreats etc). Remember all the time you spend collecting items, telling people about the sale, and working the sale should be added to your account.
If you would like to donate food or beverages, please let us know, so that we can have enough serving ware. We are asking you to limit all disposable items. Gloria and Steve will provide all glasses, plates, napkins, and utensils for the bake sale/refreshment table
Tours of the Zane Grey Estate will be given for a $5 donation at 8:30am, 2pm and 4pm
Massages will be provided by David Barker on the porch for donations to the time bank.
Please tell your friends and post everywhere! If anyone can donate free ad space let us know!
I am working on a flyer, but have attached a word doc for easy posting. Detailed instructions are also included as a pdf, and here is a break down of all the info:
Arroyo Time Bank Community Yard Sale
Saturday, September 12th, 2009
At The Zane Grey Estate
396 E Mariposa St
Altadena, CA 91001
Setup/Pricing: 6am-8am
Sale: 8am-5pm
Clean-Up:5-6pm
Volunteer Dinner: 6:30pm
Parking:
Street parking will be available, then walk up to the house.
Item Drop-Off/Pick-Up
Items can be dropped off at the Zane Grey Estate Friday September 11th from 5-7pm or on the day of the sale at 6am
If necessary, items can also be dropped off prior to the sale at Janine or Kristen’s.
Kris Topaz has generously offered to pick up any large items with her truck Friday, please be there to help her load in the items.
Please arrange with Janine (323) 252-7471, Kristen (626) 201-7325, or Kris (626) 798-0198, if you need pre-sale storage or a special pick-up
Still Needed
We need several tables, folding chairs, a few pop up tents, and more talented people to volunteer services (musicians, hair stylists, mimes, puppeteers, etc etc etc)
Day of Sale
Please arrive between 6am-8am to drop off items and for pricing.
Check in with Janine and get your name tag and your assignment
Please have your name tag visible for your entire shift
The weather forecast predicts sunny weather with highs in the mid 80’s, so please wear sunblock and bring a water bottle.
To reduce waste please limit all disposable items.
Shifts will be broken up in to two hour blocks beginning at 6am, sign up for as many shifts as you are able to commit to.
There will be coffee and pastries available for pre-sale set-up and we will have an end of sale dinner for all volunteers at 6:30pm
The restroom will be reserved for volunteers
Please don't feed the house/yard animals!
If you sign up, please be on time or let Janine know you will be late
Assignments will include:
Pre-Sale Pricing/Set-up
Table Duty
Monitoring/Information
Refreshment Table
Cashier
Entertainment
Clean-up
Clean-up will be from 5:00pm to 6:30pm. No items can be left on the property after the sale, so all left over items will need to be taken away and either taken back home or dropped off at the goodwill.
Thank you all so much! I'm sure this is going to be a wonderful event! There is so much we can accomplish with time banking, the harder we work now, the more we can achieve later!
