Home Page of the Dexter Miller Community
Welcome to our website where members can find who to call for help and follow other community activities and options. Currently there are 12 "pages" listed in the left margin. . Clicking on a page title shifts you to that page. A brief summary of each of the 12 pages follows:
1, Home - where you are now. This explanation and a brief description of our operation.
2. Services & Equipment Offered by DEXMIL Members - Provides the ID numbers of households offering services & equipment. Only members can link ID numbers to members' names and addresses.
3. Repair and Remodeling Professionals used by members Local professionals' phone numbers and ratings of members' satisfaction with their work.
4. Personal Services available ini the area. Not rated.
5. Special Interest Subgroups - smaller groups cooperating in a specific concern.
Havaheart GrouindHog Trap
Truck Coop
DVDs & Tapes Library
6. Newsletters - PDF copies of past newsletters available for free downloading.
7. Bylaws - DexMil bylaws currently in effect.
8. History - documents reflecting various stages of our development.
9. Application - A blank application for those wishing to join the community.
10. Links - direct links to a few other organizations similar to DexMil.
11. Polls - Occasional pollls of DexMil members on specific issues.
12, Comments & questions - Drop a line
Overview of the Dexter-Miller Community 6/15/10
A non-profit group of households in northwest Ann Arbor incorporated in 2008 Members encourage and support each other in exchanging simple household services and borrowing tools and equipment from each other in order to reduce costs, simplify their lives, and increase their sense of community.
Mission – Members exchange services such as baby sitting, mending, simple household repairs, and transportation with each other. Every service exchanged in the community has equal value based solely on the time spent providing it and everyone has something to offer.
Membership – Membership is limited to 50-100 households in Northwest Ann Arbor. Initiation fee is $20.00 with annual dues of $10.00 per household. Household members' names and contact information together with the services and equipment they offer are listed in a Community Directory available only to other community members. No household will be excluded from membership due to inability to pay dues or offer services.
Accounting System – We use a simplified Time Banking system accounted for by scrip called DEXMILs (DM) . Members receive 16 DM upon joining and earn more by providing services or lending equipment to others in the community. One DM equals fifteen minutes of service or one hour’s loan of equipment. The Board of Directors may occasionally sell or grant additional DM to specific households. Households may request 8 additional DM when renewing their annual membership.
Process – A Directory listing member households and the services they offer plus tools or medical equipment available for loan is issued perioially and updated at least once a year. Members seeking a service or equipment to borrow consult the Directory for the ID number of households offering that service or item. They then call or email a potential provider and arrange the exchange.
In addition to equipment and services provided by members, this website lists personal services and repair services provided by professional contractors. Only repair service contractors already used by other members are listed along with a rating of their satisfaction with that contractor. If several members jointly arrange for professional services, many contractors offer discounts reflecting their savings in travel costs.
Types of Services –The most commonly mentioned services are listed below
CARE – Respite, Illness, Infant COMP – Computer Assistance (type)
DRIVE – Errands, Car Pools L&G– Lawn & Garden Care
MEALS – Preparation, Sharing REP – Simple Home Repairs
SEW – Sewing, Mending, Knitting S&L Snow or Leaf Removal
SOC – Social (games, music, visit, etc) TCH lessons on specific skills
VAC – Vacation Care of Plants, Pets Other _____________________
1, Home - where you are now. This explanation and a brief description of our operation.
2. Services & Equipment Offered by DEXMIL Members - Provides the ID numbers of households offering services & equipment. Only members can link ID numbers to members' names and addresses.
3. Repair and Remodeling Professionals used by members Local professionals' phone numbers and ratings of members' satisfaction with their work.
4. Personal Services available ini the area. Not rated.
5. Special Interest Subgroups - smaller groups cooperating in a specific concern.
Havaheart GrouindHog Trap
Truck Coop
DVDs & Tapes Library
6. Newsletters - PDF copies of past newsletters available for free downloading.
7. Bylaws - DexMil bylaws currently in effect.
8. History - documents reflecting various stages of our development.
9. Application - A blank application for those wishing to join the community.
10. Links - direct links to a few other organizations similar to DexMil.
11. Polls - Occasional pollls of DexMil members on specific issues.
12, Comments & questions - Drop a line
Overview of the Dexter-Miller Community 6/15/10
A non-profit group of households in northwest Ann Arbor incorporated in 2008 Members encourage and support each other in exchanging simple household services and borrowing tools and equipment from each other in order to reduce costs, simplify their lives, and increase their sense of community.
Mission – Members exchange services such as baby sitting, mending, simple household repairs, and transportation with each other. Every service exchanged in the community has equal value based solely on the time spent providing it and everyone has something to offer.
Membership – Membership is limited to 50-100 households in Northwest Ann Arbor. Initiation fee is $20.00 with annual dues of $10.00 per household. Household members' names and contact information together with the services and equipment they offer are listed in a Community Directory available only to other community members. No household will be excluded from membership due to inability to pay dues or offer services.
Accounting System – We use a simplified Time Banking system accounted for by scrip called DEXMILs (DM) . Members receive 16 DM upon joining and earn more by providing services or lending equipment to others in the community. One DM equals fifteen minutes of service or one hour’s loan of equipment. The Board of Directors may occasionally sell or grant additional DM to specific households. Households may request 8 additional DM when renewing their annual membership.
Process – A Directory listing member households and the services they offer plus tools or medical equipment available for loan is issued perioially and updated at least once a year. Members seeking a service or equipment to borrow consult the Directory for the ID number of households offering that service or item. They then call or email a potential provider and arrange the exchange.
In addition to equipment and services provided by members, this website lists personal services and repair services provided by professional contractors. Only repair service contractors already used by other members are listed along with a rating of their satisfaction with that contractor. If several members jointly arrange for professional services, many contractors offer discounts reflecting their savings in travel costs.
Types of Services –The most commonly mentioned services are listed below
CARE – Respite, Illness, Infant COMP – Computer Assistance (type)
DRIVE – Errands, Car Pools L&G– Lawn & Garden Care
MEALS – Preparation, Sharing REP – Simple Home Repairs
SEW – Sewing, Mending, Knitting S&L Snow or Leaf Removal
SOC – Social (games, music, visit, etc) TCH lessons on specific skills
VAC – Vacation Care of Plants, Pets Other _____________________
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