Whistlestop's Caring Calls
Whistlestop is offering calls from a high school student to folks 65 and older who are missing family & friends. Call 415-456-9062 to learn more or sign up. Great way to get a caring voice to someone feeling isolated. Talk to those not on computers, ask if they'd like this in addition to your caring calls. Also, Whistlestop realizes that Seniors can help high schoolers while they receive the call. The teens are trained in making these calls, and training is continous, but the life- and work-experience of a Senior to let them know how they're doing would be beneficial all-around.
Online Forums
Commons Connect Forums provide a virtual gathering place to those who live and work in the West Marin Community. (Access to this local online forum is limited to those who work and live in the geographical area outlined here.)
A single registration allows community members to post local events on the Community Calendar, to post items of immediate importance on Alerts, and to access all of the forums including:
- West Marin Soapbox: Campaigns, Causes, and Discussions
- Over-the-Hill-Gang: Rides and Errands
- West Marin Share: Reuse materials; share information and services - a money free zone
- West Marin Marketplace: rentals; things and services for sale
- Tending the Wild Collaborative: An Ethnobiology Project
- Local Food System Initiative: Food and garden related shares and information
- Think Local West Marin: Appreciation and applause for our neighbors
- Commons Connect Tech Support: Help with our Web site features
- Volunteering Opportunities in West Marin: Help our local non-profits
