She had formerly been a member of the Tampa Bay Time Bank but wanted to do something in St. Pete.

The group initially functioned under the Everyday Hero Project, an organization incorporated in Hawaii with a program in Tampa Bay, doing the kind of grassroots action and community work that inspired Andryusky and the original St. Pete Timebank team.

Another person may earn time credits calling seniors in the community to make sure they’re ok; others may offer a class in their area of expertise that members can “pay for” with time credits.

Member Judith Turner estimated that the value of goods and services she earned in the time bank to be between $3,000 to $5,000 annually.

Theresa Jones shared, “I love the fact that time is the currency used by being a member of the St. Pete Timebank.