[BETT] great idea...

[Mitch Lawrie]

Hi All!

 

I think something like this could be very powerful for building community .. and resilience

 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/what-soldiers-at-war-can_b_583564.html

 

Or Seth Reams, who lost his job as a concierge in December 2008. He took an energetic approach to his job hunt, circulating his resume to more than 300 potential employers. But when he got no bites, Reams told KOMO News, he felt useless, "like I wasn't a member of society anymore, like I wasn't contributing to [my] household anymore." Frustrated, he and his girlfriend, Michelle King, who worked as an assistant administrator analyst at a health insurance company, brainstormed ways for him to stay productive during his job search. And together, they came up with We've Got Time To Help, an online platform for locals who have extra time -- generally people who were laid-off -- and want to contribute to the community in Portland, Oregon, where Reams and King live. For the blog's first project, Reams helped a single, pregnant women, who also cared for her three siblings, move furniture into her home. And more projects soon followed: painting a room in a battered women's shelter, teaching refugees how to drive, helping a needy family repair the roof on their home. Within sixteen months of the site's launch in January 2009, We've Got Time To Help assembled more than a hundred volunteers, who've assisted hundreds of struggling locals.

 

 

http://wevegottimetohelp.blogspot.com/

 

I think we'll need something like this on the coast in a few years when employment has collapsed!

 

cheers

Mitch

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