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Bikes, BBQs and Books:
Equal Dollars is Bigger Than Ever
August 2012
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Greetings!
Welcome friends to the second edition of our monthly News & Events communications!
This issue is filled with exciting updates about our BBQ, feature in the book People Money: The Promise of Regional Currencies, bike program, and business members. Be sure to check it out!
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 Equal Dollars BBQ
Great people, great food, great times
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On Thursday, July 26, the Equal Dollars team held a BBQ at the urban farm in North Philadelphia. The BBQ was intended to be a celebration during which Equal Dollars members could socialize and meet the people who keep the organization running smoothly. It was also a chance for people in the community to stop by, grab some food, and learn what Equal Dollars is all about.
To continue reading about the BBQ, click click here!
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Farmers for a Day
RHD's Abby Lang and Onyeka Anaedozie travel to Lancaster County to get a personal look at where their food comes from
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 Each Monday, more than 100 people shop at RHD Equal Dollars Markets in two locations: RHD's Wissahickon Ave office and Shelton Banquet Hall at 29th and Ridge in the Strawberry Mansion community. Members are able to use Equal Dollars community currency paired with US dollars to buy straight-from-the-farm produce at great prices. Depending on the growing season, vegetables span the everyday and the exotic, including new potatoes, collards, parsnips, green beans and endive. On a recent Monday, we joined Equal Dollars Director Deneene Brockington on her weekly trip to Lancaster County to bring back fresh vegetables from three family-run Amish farms. It was surprising to find how close to Route 1 we were as we entered a world of cornfields, working farms and horse-drawn buggies. For more, click here! For more information about the Equal Dollars Food Market click here. |
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Nice Set of Wheels
Volunteers save bikes one wheel at a time
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 Bikes on sale for Equal Dollars? No, you're not dreaming. That's just the work of the Equal Dollars Community Bike Program. We take in forgotten bikes and breath new life into them. You can join us at our next workday on Thursday, August 9th from 5pm-7pm (and get some more Equal Dollars doing it)! Contact Shawn Thomas to get involved at shawnt@rhd.org or call 215-951-0300 ext. 3323. |
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*Equal Dollars Business Spotlight*
Technology at Your Fingertips
Computer store offers computers and laptops for Equal Dollars
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Want a new desktop computer for your home? Want to buy your child a laptop for back-to-school? Now it's more affordable than ever because of the nonprofit called NTR Computer Thrift Store. NTR, Nonprofit Technology Resources, is a nonprofit organization in Philadelphia dedicated to making technology more accessible to our communities. They sell their laptops and computers at low prices and also accept a portion of their fees in Equal Dollars!
Click here to continue reading!
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We're Famous!
Equal Dollars Community Currency is featured in the English edition of People Money:The Promise of Regional Currencies
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 Think Equal Dollars is a pretty cool concept? Well, so do we and so do the authors of the book People Money: The Promise of Regional Currencies by Margrit Kennedy, Bernard Lietaer and John Rogers.
People Money highlights Equal Dollars among other great community currencies across the US and the world. The book demonstrates how local currencies can change people's lives and help communities build stronger local economies.
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A goal of Equal Dollars is to foster an environment of giving. Through Equal Dollars, members are able to buy in abundance and not only benefit themselves, but also those around them.
Meet Pat Myers and Dorothy Cunningham, two food market volunteers who generously share with others.
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Food Market
8/6, 8/13, 8/17, 8/20, 8/27
1-2:30pm
4700 Wissahickon Ave
Purchase produce, bread, canned goods and much more every week! Click Here for More Info
Treasure Chest Boutique
8/8, 8/15, 8/22, 8/29 1-3pm 4700 Wissahickon Ave Browse a wide selection of clothing, homewares and specialty items. Donations accepted! Click Here for More Info
Urban Farm Work Days
Mondays 11am-7pm
Tuesdays 2-7pm
Thursdays 2-7pm
Saturdays 11am-4pm
3229 N. 17th Street
(between Westmoreland St & Allegheny Ave)
Come help us on our Urban Farm and be thanked with Equal Dollars for your service!
Email info@equaldollars.org for more information.
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We'll help you identify mysterious foods and turn them into delicious meals! What's green, yellow and looks like a flying saucer? It's a patty pan squash! Patty pan squash is a summer squash notable for its small size, round shape and scalloped edges. Patty pan squash can be stuffed and baked, fried and even pickled! Click here for some yummy patty pan squash recipes and enjoy!
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Equal Dollars Member Spotlight
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For Equal Dollars Community Currency, supporting a healthy local economy also means supporting the health of our community.
Bryant Hill became an Equal Dollars member in December 2011. He became involved with Equal Dollars through Richard & Friends United in the Community, a nonprofit which feeds roughly 1,000 people in need every month. In the spring of 2011, Equal Dollars and Richard & Friends created a partnership with one another through which Richard & Friends often receives donations from the Equal Dollars food market.
To continue reading Bryant's story, go here!
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In our online marketplace you can post items, product and services you'd like to sell for Equal Dollars (or a combo of Equals and US Dollars) and also request things you would like to buy! Check out some of these Offers and Wants from the Equal Dollars Community!
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Our monthly newsletter is a way to keep our members informed of Equal Dollars updates and opportunities. If you are not an Equal Dollars member and wish to become one, please visit our website www.equaldollars.org, to sign up!
Happy Trading,
Your Equal Dollars Team
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