New Member Orientation Meeting in Lafayette

by | Jul 21, 2011 | Events, Old

Because TimeBanking is a new concept to most of us, all new members must attend an orientation meeting to learn the “rules of the road” before becoming an active member of SkillShare.

This Orientation will be held Monday August 15th from 6:30-8:30 pm at the Boulder Valley UU Fellowship in Lafayette CO

If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Laura at membership@skillsharenetwork.org.  If you have a laptop, please bring it and you can set up your online SkillShare account during the meeting.

This orientation session will be held at the Boulder Valley UU Fellowship:

Boulder Valley UU Fellowship
1241 Ceres Drive
Lafayette, CO 80026
Here’s a link to the Google Places page:

Driving Directions

From the City of Boulder, Louisville or Superior

Take South Boulder Road East to Lafayette
Pass Lafayette’s Centaurus High School on your right
Turn left, North, onto Centaur Village Drive (traffic light)
Turn left again, West, onto Caria Drive (three way stop)
Turn left again, South, onto Ceres Drive (four way stop)
The Fellowship is on the corner on your right, West.

From Denver, Broomfield or other towns South of Lafayette

Take US 287 North to Lafayette
Turn left, West, onto South Boulder Road (traffic light)
Turn right, North, onto Centaur Village Drive (traffic light)
Turn left again, West, onto Caria Drive (three way stop)
Turn left again, South, onto Ceres Drive (four way stop)
The Fellowship is on the corner on your right, West.

From Longmont, Erie or other towns North of Lafayette

Take US 287 South to Lafayette
Turn right, West, onto South Boulder Road (traffic light)
Turn right, North, onto Centaur Village Drive (traffic light)
Turn left again, West, onto Caria Drive (three way stop)
Turn left again, South, onto Ceres Drive (four way stop)
The Fellowship is on the corner on your right, west

New Member Orientation Meeting – What to do beforehand and what to bring
During your orientation meeting, we will give you a broad overview of how SkillShare and time banking works.  We will also show you how to get signed up and logged on for using the SkillShare exchange software as well as how to build your profile and add your first Offers and Requests.
Prior to our meeting, please complete the following tasks:
  1. Fill out the first two pages of the Member Enrollment Form.  Please also review the other pages of the form and sign them.  If you have any questions, please jot them down and we’ll go over them when we meet.
  2. Please think about what skills you have that you’d like to offer the SkillShare community and of what skills you’d like to request.  On our website under the tab Current Services is a listing of Offers and Requests that will help get you thinking about this.  Please jot down several offers and requests on this sheet as you will be entering these in live during our meeting so you get some practice using the website.
  3. If you are comfortable with computers and feel able to, please go to the following website: http://community.timebanks.org/jointb.php?gid=121 to start to create your online profile. Just follow the instructions.  If you would rather not do this step on your own, not a problem.  We’ll go over how to do it during the meeting.
  4. Come to the meeting prepared to make your annual contribution to the organization.  The important work SkillShare does in strengthening our community is funded entirely by member contributions.  We ask that all new members make a $30 annual contribution.  If this will be a financial burden to you, we can discuss a lesser amount during our meeting.
  5. Come to the meeting prepared to have your photo taken for the website.  If you dislike the photo taken, you can upload your own preferred photo at a later time.

We look forward to meeting you!