Occupy your time, not the mall! Want to find holiday presents for friends and family without breaking the bank? Come to the Bay Area Community Exchange Timebank Holiday Fair and buy gifts with time instead, from over 30 vendors with stations. You are welcome to bring your own goods and services and trade (selling space available on a first-come, first-served basis). Swap time for knitted scarves, jars of salsa, recycled gifts, DIY lessons, artworks or sweet treats. Exchange goods and services for hour credits that you earn by helping others on the Timebank … and you don’t have to earn before you can spend! Make new friends, build community, experience the abundance of the holidays and enjoy music.

Bring your potluck dish, homemade gifts, skillshares, classes or healing services to trade on the Timebank. Invite your loved ones and get free holiday portraits. Not a member of the Timebank yet? We will have instructors to help you sign up and learn how to use this free community resource. If you can, sign up ahead of time and create a profile at www.bace.org for a free account.

Because scarcity is a myth that separates us and keeps us at the mercy of the economy — there really is enough for everyone.

Invite your friends on Facebook. Free and open to the public. For more info, contact timebankinfo (at) sfbace.org.

For a list of vendors, please go here.

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Andrea hails from Mexico City and lives in the Mission where she works as a community interpreter. She has been involved with Mission Local since 2009 working as a translator and reporter.

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