SISLETS
NEWSLETTER
(Southern
Inner Suburbs Local Exchange Trading System)
c/o
Clarence Park Community Centre
74 East Terrace, Black
Forest 5035
April 2007 Editor – Pam Marshall
Special
Note:
Market Cancellation
The April SISLETS Market will not be held
this year as it coincides with Easter.
See you at the May Market!
May SISLETS Market
Saturday
May 5th 10.30am-12.30pm
Clarence
Park Community Centre
74 East Ave Black Forest
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Come along and
support your local LETS market!
Everyone Welcome!
☺Food Co-op and Fresh Food Co-op also open for
business
☺Café open offering freshly brewed organic
coffee, teas, homemade cake and other goodies.
☺EVERYONE WELCOME – come and join in the
friendly relaxed atmosphere and do some trading!
Why not have a stall? Sites & trestles are free
for LETS members!
Enquiries & Stall Bookings: Peter 8276 9621
SISLETS
Market dates for 2007
Saturday
mornings 10.30am-12.30pm – Clarence Park Community Centre -
5 May, 2 June, 7 July, 4 August, 1 September, 6
October, 3 November, Christmas Market – 1 December
SISLETS Survey Winner
Congratulations to
Dorothy SISA0101 for winning
50 units in the survey draw at the
last market.
Many thanks to Dianne
for organising the survey and donating 50 units. The responses were positive
and encouraging with constructive suggestions for SISLETS. Thanks to everyone
involved!
SISLETS is also in the process of
putting together an information website. More information at a later date.
SISLETS NEW MEMBERS
Welcome to two
new members:
SISA0264
Monte Mitchell
Park 8276 6054
email: monte@sweattechnologies.com
Offers: Computer Help, English & ESL
tutoring, Resume Help, Editing, Web Pages (more offers from Monte are on
the CES site)
SISA0265
Galina Grange ph
0406 974 805
email:
galinacheng@hotmail.com
Offers: Dog walking, Typing, Home tuition (3-7
yr) (English, French, Chinese), Celebration Cakes
Requests: Massages, Facials, Outdoor painting
(verandah area)
Change of Contact
details:
SISA0206 Louise
has moved to
Maylands Ph: 8362 7813
SISA0251 Tanya Please note
Tanya’s offers are hold until further notice.
Help Wanted
Many thanks to those people
that have offered their help. A few areas are still without helpers - so keep
those offers coming in please!
I’m always looking for eager,
reliable people to help with the running of SISLETS….
1. People to help on market
day – mainly organising trestles, clean-up, talking with new enquiries about
LETS.
2. People with computer
skills to help with various tasks
3. People to help with the
mail-out – collating newsletter, enveloping, etc. (Tentative dates - day-time
on a Wednesday – 23 May, 25 July, 26 September & 21 November).
4. Someone to organise the
mailing list and address labels for the mail-out.
5. Someone to help with
publicity.
6. Someone to help organise
more activities in SISLETS.
Contact Pam 8374 2531 email: theshoppe@chariot.net.au if
interested. Your suggestions/ideas on any of the above are also welcome.
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Thank you,
Many, many thanks to the people
in SISLETS that have taken on doing their own accounting and working with the
new on-line accounting system – including members that do not have computers
and enlisted other members to do their accounting for them. It’s a difficult
thing to implement change when the system as been the same for many years. You
have made the job of bringing in the new accounting system so much easier. Pam (Co-ordinator)
Do you have a current email address?
Email access will keep you up-to-date and informed
about changes
and activities in SISLETS.
Please send your new/current email address to
SISLETS: SISLETS@gmail.com
Deadlines for submissions to the SISLETS
Newsletter for 2007:
April Issue: Wed 28/3/07, June Issue: Wed. 16/5/07, August Issue: Wed.
18/7/07. October Issue: Wed. 19/9/07, December Issue: Wed. 14/11/07
Managing Your On-Line
Account
It’s great to see SISLETS members using the new system. Feedback from members about the new system
and issues related to its use will be covered in the Newsletter. If you have
something you want to say about on-line account management (of your account or
another member’s) please send to SISLETS for discussion:
CES On-Line System Update
Accounting Charges: Some
members are managing the accounts (i.e. entering transactions, inputting
‘Offers’ and ‘Wants’) for members who do not have computer access. Members offering this service are entitled to
charge a fee. The current (suggested)
rate is: 8 units per month for entering transactions and 15 units an hour for
setting up and maintaining ‘Offers’ and ‘Wants’ for 12 months. Some members may prefer not to charge a fee
for this service but managing an on-line account is a service just like any
other LETS transaction. The other costs
related to this are printing accounts and documents from the site for members
and postal costs (if applicable). It is feasible that a dollar charge apply for
this service negotiable between the two parties. If you have any further
comment on this issue please send it in for discussion.
Account
Management: The following members have
offered their services for managing member’s accounts: Julie SISA0236 -
Milton SISA0024 - Katy SISA0262
- Monte SISA0264 – Lay Lee SISA0252.
Please check SISLETS Membership
List for contact details.
Check Your
Entries: Please
regularly check your statement to ensure all entries on your account are
correct. Members are now responsible for doing their own accounting. Mistakes
can occur. Transaction input is no longer regulated by one person overseeing
the accounting (as was the case in the previous accounting system). Please report any accounting irregularities
to SISLETS@gmail.com
Accessing Other Systems: Both NE LETS and Salisbury
LETS are accessible via the CES system. Use the ‘Exchange’ box to change
systems. When you enter the online site you automatically open into your own
system or exchange (i.e. SISLETS). It is necessary to change the ‘exchange’
name to be able to access either NE or Sal LETS – whether it be their member
contact details, to do a transaction with a NE or Sal member or access their
offers and wants.
How to Use the CES System
Here’s more information about using the system:
Managing Your Offers and Wants (including entering, updating and printing a
list)
Accessing your Account:
1. Go to www.ces.org.za
2. At bottom of screen type in your account name
(i.e.SISA0???) and your password (passwords were issued with the last
Newsletter mail-out).
3. Press Enter: You will have in front of you ‘……..’s
Trading Account’
Entering Your Offers & Wants
Once you have accessed your
account:
1. At the top of the screen click on ‘Offerings’ (green
section)
2. Then ‘click’ on ‘Add New’ if you want to enter new
offering/s
3. A page headed ‘Add New Offering’ will appear. Fill in
the relevant boxes (i.e. brief title or heading, category, details, rate – if
applicable, etc.)
4. Check details and click ‘Add Offering’ to enter into
the system.
To Update an current Offer:
1. Click on ‘Update’ offering (instead of ‘Add New’)
2. A list of your current offerings will appear on the
screen
3. On right side of each offering ‘tick’ the appropriate
box. Then click on the offering heading (in the column section).
4. An ‘Edit/Delete Offering’ choice will appear. Make the
necessary adjustments – i.e. press ‘Update’ or ‘Delete’ and it will be entered
into the system.
How to Print a list of all Offers and Wants:
Offers:
1.
Click on ‘Offerings’ middle top of
screen
2.
On right side of screen press
‘View/Print All’. A full list of all members Offerings will appear on the
screen.
3.
Press ‘Print’
Wants:
1.
Click on ‘Wants’ middle top of screen
2.
A list of current ‘Wants’ will appear
on the screen
3.
Click on ‘Add Want’. An “add New
Wants’ heading will appear on the screen with appropriate box for filling in
details.
4.
Once completed press ‘Insert Record’.
Your want is added to the system
Accessing
Other LETS Systems (Exchanges):
Both and
Salisbury and LETS have their own Offers and Wants. To access change the
‘Exchange’ by scrolling down the list of exchanges and clicking on either
‘Salisbury AU’ or NE Adelaide AU’. Follow the same procedure for accessing
SISLETS ‘Offers and Wants’. You can add your Offers and Wants’ to the other two
systems if you would like to.
If you do not have access to
a computer ask one of the members listed earlier to print a list of ‘Offers
and/ or Wants’ for you and
add your listings to the system. It is hoped that this new system will replace the
twice yearly ’Resource Guide’. A copy (print-out) of current Offers and Wants
will be on display at the SISLETS Market promotional table.
NE LETS Market
SUNDAY 22 April 2007
10am-1pm
Lets
Cook
‘Chocolate
Choices’
Easy Chocolate Recipes and
Free Tastings
with Diane &
Althea
PLUS
‘Drying Food’ with Willie
Coffee, Tea and Budget Lunch with choice of veg or non-veg
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SUNDAY
24 June 2007
10am-1pm
Lets
Cook
Winter
Warmers
-Free tastings-
Venue (both
markets): Hillcrest Community Centre,
Queensborough
Ave, Hillcrest
Contact: Sue 8266 2757
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-SALISBURY
LETS WORKSHOPS-
Tentative
topics for 2007:
Saturday 19 May
- May Market and Free Massages - Training to LETS members re: CES Online
accounting and database
Saturday
21 July - Pruning Fruit Trees (not at the Jack Young Centre - at
a member's house in Modbury - 8359 6781 or 0400 732 270 for details)
Saturday
15 September - Personal
Counselling/Life
Coach
Saturday 17 November - Christmas on a budget
Venue:
Jack Young Centre, Orange Ave, Salisbury
(unless stated otherwise)
9.30 -
10am Trading stalls with range of goods for cash and/or LETS units
For
further details please contact Allison on 8359 6781 or 0400 732 270 or jamiller@airnet.com.au
Members
Forum
The Member’s Forum was a very popular addition to last Newsletter. Many
people commented how interesting it was to hear about other people in the
group. So lets continue the momentum and have a few more:
Introducing: Adrian Crawford SISA0185
Registered nurse, Registered midwife (delivered 19
babies), Reiki master and teacher (doing Reiki since 1986), writer, director,
actor, editor, scriptwriting tutor.
Didn’t exactly set out to be rather diverse!
Have been in various LETS groups over the years
including Adelaide LETS, Hills LETS, SA LETS, North East LETS and now SIS LETS.
Offered Reiki of course, both as courses (can offer
for two thirds cash, one third LETS, any less and the tax man taketh as its all
considered taxable income), and sessions, done house clearings, intuitive
massage amongst other things. Have used LETS services for any number of things
that I am not as skilled in or do not have the knowledge for (or unable to do
on myself). Such as clothes mending, computer software issues, massage, Nunga
consultancy and recently a chest of drawers. LETS is great. Highly recommended.
What else to add? I have travelled to 20 countries
over the years and been around most of Australia. My first big trip was coming
out to Australia age 8, through the Suez Canal (I remember both funny and one
scary incident). Have lived in London six months and had three trips to South
East Asia – a place I never anticipated going to! My first trip was a week all
expenses paid and staying at only the best of mansions because my producer
wanted me to write her a mini biography (that involved a bit of time travel!).
My second was because my then girlfriend (a now LETS member, exceedingly
seasoned traveller and friend), wanted to go train travelling there again. I’ve
been to 8 South East Asian countries all told and none by tour. This said, I
still don’t consider myself a truly seasoned traveller.
This year has started full of promise. I overhauled
an inspirational fable to novella length. Can avail it to LETS members on
request. From 10 to adult. One 11 year old told me the earlier version was her
"second favourite story. Second only to Harry Potter." That’s high praise
indeed! This year, I have my fingers crossed for a small but significant role
in a feature (offered by the director "subject to finance". I also
paid for an assessment of one of my two feature film scripts with a top script
producer, script editor who told me that "This is a really good story that
would make a really good film", then offered me some further guidance once
I overhauled it some more. This script keeps attracting allies. It was short
listed by the AFC for script development as a short feature, one of the
assessors fell in love with it and helped me add 40 pages to the script in 2
and a half weeks to present to the SAFC as a full feature. It missed out by one
place from script development money. And, then there is my short film I wrote
and which I will be directing in July. Another big leap again as we have been
warned by a professional that not only will it require exceptional performances
but a very good director to pull it off. Sigh… What is life without a few
challenges? My old professional script editor (different from the one just
mentioned), has told me after kindly script editing draft 11 that it is
"absolutely" of the calibre required for the major international
short film festivals. It is now Draft 27. Most of my actors have worked professionally
and some of my crew, including cameraman, are professionals. We are using
professional cameras. The aim? A semi-professional product.
So, that is a bit about me. Look forward to hearing
more about you.
Introducing: John Groves SISA0110.
About eleven years ago I heard about the LETS system.
It seemed to me to be a very good idea and I tried to join the Payneham LETS.
Since I neither worked nor lived in Payneham their rules said that I could not
join them, and although I did not then live in the south of Adelaide I joined
SISLETS.
I attended
several very successful markets, offering Reiki and body work, and buying
mostly food and plants. I also went to Hills markets, which were a big deal in
those days.
After a while I found out that the SIS units accounts
were being done by hand, and only rarely did members find out their balance. A
market could generate several hundred transactions, and there could be another
twenty or more between markets. Having some skill with computers, I volunteered
to do the accounts with a program I wrote for the job. This I continued to do
for years, until the demise of many Lets systems made it more reasonable to
have a central system for South Australia.
Another
organization I find very useful is the food co-op, who sell many things we need
regularly, and always high quality and at a good price. I particularly like the
idea of organic if possible, and Australian next, since so much supermarket
food is imported these days-Ah, McCain, never again-stir-fry vegetables
from China for heaven’s sake!
I have several
good friends from LETS, and have enjoyed a long series of massage exchanges
with LETS members from SIS and others.
About three years ago my wife and I moved to the
retirement village in Pasadena, and we attend most SIS markets, as we have not
far to go. Altogether, I must add that I have found the LETS experience to be
satisfying and rewarding.
Introducing: Trish SIS0242
Hello – my name is Trish. I was introduced to
SISLETS through my mother Thelma who you will usually see at the market with
me. Mum attended one of Pam’s vegetarian lunches. She told mum about the
bartering concept of the market and knew I’d be interested.
Mum resides at a nursing home called Charles
Young. She’s very happy there and does lots of craft work. She mixes well with the staff and residents
and often brings them back sauces and jams.
I’m a Men’s and Ladies’ hairdresser. I’m
married to my husband Gerry and live at Fulham with my son Ryan who is in year
11 and attends Tabor Christian College.
We very much enjoy our time out at the
markets. It’s a great opportunity to meet lots of interesting people with many
varied skills and talents.
Introducing:
Deborah Guise – SISA0254
How long have you been in SISLETS? I joined in June 2006.
Who are you? You
may have seen me at SISLETS markets. I’m
the one with the long red hair doing massage up on the stage.
Actually its TragerÒ
that I do at markets – its more convenient because the person on the massage
table can leave their clothes on.
LETS Activity My main LETS activity is healing therapies:
relaxation massage, TragerÒ and chakra balancing.
Why did you join SISLETS? I love receiving massage and find it
very beneficial, but like many people it seems a luxury to pay $$ for it when
you’re on a low income. As a healing
therapist I have found that I give far more sessions than I receive, and I want
to redress that imbalance somewhat. Of
course I’ve arranged my own direct swaps with other therapists in the past, but
LETS has advantages beyond this. For one
thing it gives me a larger pool of healing therapists I can call upon, so
there’ll be someone available when it suits me.
I’m getting to know more of the therapists within SISLETS, which is
great.
Work/Hobbies/Interests or anything else about yourself I live in the city, and love the vibrant
community of the Adelaide SouthWest Community Centre as well as being able to
walk to Central Market. (I no longer
need my car, so if you’d be interested in a cheap 1986 Magna please contact me
ASAP!) I’m about to start a 1 year
full-time course in Community Mediation.
That means I need to scale down the voluntary work I do for a Housing
Co-op. When I lived on Kangaroo Island I
set up and ran an Eco-Lodge. I have an
Honours degree in Philosophy and I love art & music festivals and life in
general.
Contact Information:
Deborah Ph:
8410 0480 Email: dguise@internode.on.net
Many thanks to Adrian,
John, Trish and Deborah for their
submission to the Forum. We need more for the next issue of the Newsletter – so
please send them in ……
Suggested Guidelines for
Member Forum
In SISLETS Newsletter
Below are some
guidelines for your contribution - feel free to establish your own criteria if
you want.
1.
Name & LETS Number
2.
How long have you been in LETS?
3.
Who are you? Your role in the system – how other
members see/remember you – i.e. “I sell/do …… at the markets and I always wear
a beanie hat!” (Sometimes explaining
what you sell or do in the
group
helps members to familiarise themselves with ‘who you are’ – they may not know
your name, for example, but may have met you at the market as a stallholder or
via some other activity)..
4.
Work/Hobbies/Interests or anything else about yourself
5.
LETS Activity: Your Offers & Requests –
reasons why, comments, etc.
6.
Why you joined LETS – has it filled your expectations?
7.
Other information you’d like to tell people?
8.
Contact information.
Send to:
SISLETS, 74 East Ave, Black Forest 5035 or
email: SISLETS@gmail.com or hand in at the SISLETS
Market (handwritten or typed)
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SisLETS Noticeboard
Advertising on noticeboard
is FREE.
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Give Away – Used postage stamps to good cause. Pam SISA0130 Ph 8374 2531
Wanted:
Sofa Bed in good condition
I
am looking for a sofa bed in good/reasonable condition in neutral/modern tones
and
colours - if possible.
Happy
to offer part cash and units.
email at: loui68@tadaust.org.au
Louise SISA0206 8362 7813
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SALE--------
LEXMARK X6150 All-In-One
The above machine prints, faxes, copies in black and white
and colour and scans.
It is
in "as new" condition and has hardly been used at all. I have never
used the scanner or printer and have only photocopied approx 50 sheets.
Comes
ready to use with USB cable, and phone cord to plug into the phone so you can
FAX.
Price: $60 AND 50 UNITS ono.
Louise SISA0206
08 8272 2591 email: loui@tadaust.org.au
WATERCOLOUR
PAINTINGS
Variety
of subjects, or commission your own.
Can
paint from your photos of family, pets, old black & whites, etc.
DRAWING
WITHOUT FEAR
Learn to draw without the usual terrors of fear,
anxiety and self-doubt.
Holistic approach, small groups, day or evening
classes.
Jenny SISA0139 8274 1616
jennygregson@chariot.net.au
Capsicums
for Sale
I have
lots of capsicums this year in the garden. Selling in units only.
Collect
from St Mary’s
Pam SISA0130 Ph 8374 2531
email:
theshoppe@chariot.net.au
Be the
first to know what’s for sale in LETS - Join the InterLETS SA Emailing Group!
Email Allison to join up: jamiller@airnet.com.au
Deadlines for submissions to the SISLETS
Newsletter for 2007:
June Issue: Wed. 16/5/07, August Issue: Wed. 18/7/07.
October Issue: Wed. 19/9/07, December Issue: Wed.
14/11/07
For Sale
Tea Chest (with lid)
7 units
Solid Steel
ladder 5 units & $15
Corrugated roofing sheets 5u
& Traymobile 5u & $15
Men’s Rubber Boots 5u &
$15
Kids Blackboard 10 units
Folding bed with Mattress 5u & $12
Ceiling fans 10u
& $30
Ceramic Bread Bin 5u & $10
Computer Desk 5
u & $20
Electric heater
5 units & $12
For more information contact:
Julie SISA0236
Ph 8293
2586 04 0213 7129
Visit the
Community
Café
At
every SISLETS Market
1st
Saturday of the month
from
10.30am to 12.30pm
Clarence
Park Community Centre
74
East Ave. Black Forest
♦Organic
coffee & herbal teas
♦Relaxed
friendly atmosphere
♦Homemade
cakes and produce
♦
Service with a smile!!
Clarence Park Food Co-op
Wholesome,
nutritious food at low prices.
Nuts, dried
fruit, seeds, pulses, beverages, flour, grains, pasta, washing products, honey,
free range eggs, oils, and more.
Most foods
locally & organically grown
Bring your own
jars & bags for discount
Clarence
Park Community Centre
74 East Ave,
Black Forest
Open:
Mon,Tues,Wed and Saturday 10.30-12.30pm
Enq: 8297 6249
