The L.A. Eco Village has been a huge supporter of our Time Bank. Lets help them celebrate their 20th Anniversary!

Join us for a fabulous evening of Wine, Food and Fun!
Music, Silent Auction and lots of fun Activities.

$25 to $100 donation* (includes wine & food)

at The Los Angeles Eco-Village
117 Bimini Place
Los Angeles 90004

Saturday, December 7th, 2013 from 7 to 11pm

Special Honoree:  Jackie Goldberg

Reservations required:
LAEVevents@gmail.com or 213/738-1254

or send check to:
CRSP
117 Bimini Pl #221
Los Angeles CA 90004
and put “Special Event” in memo

 *Proceeds to benefit Urban Soil/Tierra Urbana
Limited Equity Housing Cooperative.
Amounts donated over $25 are tax deductible.

Next Repair Cafe will be Nov 16, Saturday 1-4 pm at they old fire station behind La Pintoresca Library now Alkebulan Cultural Center 1435 No Raymond Pasadena, CA. It will be loads of fun with Tinkers Tailors, Jewelry repair, lamp repair, Hair repair (trims) and the return of the Really Really Free Market. Bring something usable and take something you may need, FREE!
Promoting the Sharing Economy! Backyard fruits welcome!
We are in need of a few tinkers, tailors or repair people with another speciality. Anyone do bike repair??? Contact Therese at theresegbrum@yahoo.com

By Sarah McGowan Dear

The Sharing Economy just got a new tool for its toolkit, friends!

I’m thrilled to announce that the ASECO Community Revolving Loan Fund is now officially funded!

This past week, we surpassed our fundraising goal on Indiegogo, raising over $6,000 from over 70 donors, almost half of whom are time bankers in Los Angeles and beyond! (Our campaign is still ongoing through November 15th, so if you have not yet donated but would like to support the fund, there’s still time!)

The first-ever of its kind to serve a Time Bank, our loan fund will begin offering micro-loans in the amount of $500-5,000 to members with small businesses or worker-owned cooperatives. You can find all of the loan eligibility, criteria and terms now listed on the Loan Fund’s web page.

Our community-driven, community-supported and community-managed micro-loan program will help members purchase needed equipment and supplies, scale up business and support their scalable growth.

The application is now available, so if you’re interested in applying for a loan, simply complete the application and submit it now. We’ll begin reviewing them with a peer review panel in January 2014.

It’s exciting to see a year’s worth of research and development take shape. I’m truly honored to be a part of this project and look forward to seeing it spread its wings.

Many thanks to all of the Time Bank members who pitched in and gave what they could for this project. It’s proof that our social capital has the power to keep on giving through the Sharing Economy!

For more information, contact me at asecolocaleconomy@gmail.com

All Neighborhood Potluck Hosted by the Echo Park Time Bank on Sat, Nov 16th from 5-7:30PM at Williams Hall at Barlow Hospital in Echo Park 2000 Stadium Way Echo Park, CA 90026 (Between Scott and Elysian Park Ave). Come meet your fellow members and give thanks for your community. Bring your own cup, plate and utensil and a dish to share.