Welcome

Submitted by Claude A. Goodman on Wed, 07/14/2010 - 15:47

Production from local resources, for local needs,
is the most rational way of economic life.

 E. F. Schumacher, Small is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered 

 
Lake Oswego Value Exchange (LOVE) is a new way to exchange our offers and wants (skills, talents, goods and services) to meet our local needs with our abundant resources. You can take a Guided Tour to see how it works.

 

Own Your Future @ LOACC

Here you will find videos about Time Banking and TeleCare that complement my presentation on Sunday 6 November, 2011 from 2 - 5 pm at the Lake Oswego Adult Community Center.
 

How do I register?

Since the LOVE:Bank is a local exchange, registration is open only to residents, businesses and organizations in the city of Lake Oswego, Oregon, and surrounding areas. Please check this map: Lake Oswego and Environs: Cities & Zipcodes

 
If you meet these conditions and agree to these Terms, you may apply for a LOVE:Bank Account by completing our LOVE:Bank Online Registration Form.
 
Registration validation & activation is a 3-step process:

  1. First we will send you a LOVE:Bank validation email to the email address that you have provided on the Registration Form. The email will confirm your registration and ask you to click the enclosed link to complete your email validation. Please check your Junk mail folder if you do not receive this LOVE:Bank email validation shortly after submitting the Registration Form.
     
  2. Click the link in the validation email. When your email is validated, you will receive a Welcome email and we will review your registration information to confirm eligibility.
     
  3. Once we have successfully completed the review, we will activate your new LOVE:Bank account and send you a Congratulations email.

 
You must be 18 years or older to register for a LOVE:Bank account. You agree to be solely responsible for all transactions performed through your LOVE:Bank account, and bound by our Registration Agreement Terms.
 
Imagine Craigslist transactions without the need for scarce dollars. At the LOVE:Bank, your community credit serves as the medium of exchange and your earned reputation determines your ongoing credit worthiness. Together we create value from under-utilized local resources to build social capital for a sustainable local economy.
 
Mutual Credit is complementary currency designed to build social capital, promote reciprocity and strengthen our core economy: home, family, neighborhood and community that have been so damaged by the global financial meltdown.