From AshevilleLETS

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                          A s h e v i l l e L E T S
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                                                          November 28, 2007

Holidays are on the horizon and the LETS directory is full of fabulous
gift ideas! Jewelry, pottery, skis, apple pies, cookies, computer
upgrades, home renovations, family photos and pony rides are just a
sampling. Have extended family coming into town? Maybe you should borrow a
passenger van, have a LETS member watch the kids or whip up dinner for the
folks!

To make things easier on you, we're organizing a Holiday Trade Fair. Mark
your calendars because on December 9th, Bobo Gallery in downtown Asheville
will host this excellent event (see details below).


== Contents ==

- Member Contributions
- Upcoming Events
- New Web Features
- Organizer's Meeting Proposed Agenda
- Accounting / Tax Services


== Member Contributions ==

Starting on December 1st, we will be asking each member to contribute $10
per year to cover the operational expenses of Asheville LETS. The easiest
way to make a contribution will be at the December 9th Holiday Trade Fair
or in person at another LETS event (see our website's calendar); however,
you may also use PayPal to transfer from a bank account (see
http://wiki.ashevillelets.org/index.php/Help:Support).

It is important that all members able to making this donation do so, as
some resources critical to the operation of Asheville LETS are only
available in exchange for cash (ie we can't spend LETS on printing, voice
mail account, meeting space, etc). For a summary of system finances, see
http://wiki.ashevillelets.org/index.php/Dev:Finances.

If you are an active member but cannot contribute $10 per year, please let
us know by sending us a written note (PO Box 1291 Asheville, NC 28801).


== Upcoming Events ==

Note - If you would like to host a LETS-related event (like a potluck or
yard sale), send details of the event to info_ashevillelets.org so that it
can be included in this monthly newsletter.

Asheville LETS Orientation
  6-7pm Tuesday, December 4
  The Reid Center (Media Room)
  133 Livingston St, Asheville

  Help our system grow by sending anyone you know who wants to learn more
  about the network and sign up!

Organizers' Meeting
  7:15pm, December 4
  The Reid Center (Media Room)
  133 Livingston St, Asheville

  The Organizing Group meets right after the orientation above. All
  members are welcome to attend and participate in the decision making
  process! Feel free to bring snacks or finger food to share. Proposed
  agenda is posted later in this newsletter.

Holiday Trade Fair
  Sunday, December 9
  1:00pm : orientation for prospective members
  2:00pm : exchange extravaganza!
  Bobo Gallery (22 Lexington Av. Downtown Asheville)

  Bring things you want to trade for LETS (with a table if possible) and
  snack food to share. There'll be hot apple cider and plenty of great
  ideas to ease the holiday financial crunch. Extra credit goes to those
  who show up with finger food and their LETS voucher books!


== New Web Features ==

I. Get Updates by Mail

So you aren't the sort of person who compulsively visits the LETS website
to check for additions to the member directory? Now you can have new
listings sent directly to your inbox! Best of all, you can define filters
to get only the listings that interest you.

It's easy. Just visit the directory and click the "Update Me" icon after
performing a search. You'll then receive notification whenever new
listings are added that would match the parameters you defined.

To get a daily or weekly summary of *all* new listings, visit
http://ashevillelets.org/members_searches/add/?cat=0.

This new feature is still experimental so please send us any feedback on
your experience using it.


== Organizers' Meeting Proposed Agenda ==

- Introductions
- New meeting space for 2008
- Setting system goals for 2008
- Member contribution collection


== Accounting / Tax Services ==

For anyone starting to think about the rapidly approaching tax season,
we'd like to plug Bob LeRoy's 1040X Tax Relief Inc. Mr LeRoy has played a
critical role in helping Asheville LETS tackle the complexities of IRS
code and its application to our trade network. He is now lining up clients
for early 2008 and can be reached at 225-8805.