VT SHELTER CLUB

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VT Shelter Club (VTSC)
Building a Sustainable
Inclusive
and equitable
CommunityVT Shelter Club is a
Housing / labor movement.
VTSC is looking to become a certified B-corp and distribute
equity based on a time bank system.The goal of VTSC is to-
- Create an abundance of affordable housing options.
-lower barriers to private home ownership.-Build a network of co-op business's that operate in parallel to traditional capitalism.-Build a system based on equity, equality, freedom and trust.
-Rebuild the middle class by providing an effective safety net that is NON-income based and not subsidized by tax payers.Our plans--Purchase and renovate vacant/foreclosed housing, business's and land.-Establish a time bank network to establish shared community equity
-Promote open source information for the benefit of similar clubs.VTSC Ethos:
VTSC has pledged to give 10,000 volunteer hours to be exchanged in the community.
At the heart of the Shelter Club is the commitment to provide a surplus of housing, food, and community time bank hours. Members contribute volunteer
hours in their community and earn
time dollars.
This ethos aims to offer cheaper, healthier, and more sustainable alternatives, reducing
reliance on traditional market systems.VTB.
VERMONT TIME BUCK.
VTB operates outside financial constraints, creating a volunteer based network. Members accumulate hours by volunteering for various jobs, creating a perpetual cycle of volunteer labor and sweat equity. These accumulated hours can be exchanged within the community for services offered in the networkHow the Organization Works:
VTSC members choose a job, volunteer , and get paid in VTB directly from the volunteer partner. Once VTB is in your wallet, you can exchange it peer to peer, sell it, donate or auction it.VTB is designed to-
-Build equity in the local community.
-Prevent artificial inflation/deflation
-Reward volunteer work
-Create Value for VTB holders and VTSC members.
-Build community trust.
-Increase community wealth.Once housing units are available, member tokens will be minted based on housing availability. All members share equity in housing, and once joined, they have access to affordable rentals and VTSC network services and co-op business's. All maintenance and construction work are shared by members, fostering a sense of community
responsibility.Blockchain Verification.The use of the Tezos blockchain technology ensures an immutable public record of all current members, providing transparency and trust. Members are issued cryptocurrency tokens for verification, and work hours
are recorded on the blockchain.Technology impaired members.It's understandable to be hesitant
about technology and the evolving digital landscape. It can be frustrating to navigate and can cause anxiety. To keep it simple, members have the option to trade VTB hours in physical form!
wooden, engraved tokens will be issued as a physical trading option.
these tokens can also be braille encoded for blind members.
These wooden tokens will be distributed and eventually exchanged for digital tokens with the assistance of
our members.The Tezos blockchain is one of the most secure, stable and affordable
networks that exist. By using this technology we hope to incorporate transparency and create a network with no single point of failure.Fundraising and Phases:
-Phase 1: Utilizing the Tezos blockchain and GoFundMe, the club aims to raise $10,000 to kickstart the non-profit. NFTs and member tokens will be produced for fundraising, with funds directed toward the community fund
and property acquisition.-Phase 2: Aiming to raise $250,000, the club plans to purchase and renovate a multi-family house in Vermont. This will be used as the headquarters and will also be a community kitchen and provide short term housing.
Initial steps also involve launching a comprehensive plan, creating a website, social media accounts, and fundraising efforts to gather support for
the community's growth.-Phase 3: Buy and renovate local bank auction property's. Renovate property to rent to VTSC members.
Equity in rental units will be used to
buy more property and build a range of efficient housing.
This phase will also involve purchasing farm land and construction of vertical farming systems.-Phase 4: General store/manufacturing.
this phase will be to invest in industrial space with modern, small scale manufacturing, capability and a retail space.-Phase 5: Campground.
This stage of growth will be to expand in the area of nature conservation. We will purchase land and develop a sustainable campground with a variety of camping options. Our goal would be to preserve land and native eco- systems from un-sustainable development.Fundraising Initiatives:
The club plans to use art, NFTS, and crowd funding to raise the required start up funds.
Special edition NFTs will be created and physical art will be donated and auctioned off. All proceeds will go to
create a non-profit registered with the state of Vermont and acquire bank foreclosure property.VT Shelter Club is not just a housing initiative; it's a movement towards a sustainable and inclusive community, challenging traditional economic models and empowering individuals through
collective action.

HOW TO GET STARTED.
-Join the conversation! lets talk about it.
-Make art! donate it to VTSC and we will auction it. All proceeds go to land purchase.
You will also receive a limited edition bond coin.
-Get a tezos wallet (we like kukai)
-Sign up with objkt.com
-link your wallet to objkt.com
-Drop me an email, Ill send you an
ethos coin for free.To support, you can buy as many ethos coin as you want!, or buy VTB and save them, exchange for work, donate them, or auction them!.
Once we officially have housing units available, membership tokens will be minted and sold based on availability.VTSC SHELTER MEMBER
This is the proposed housing structure for rental/lease units.-Membership deposit-$1000
(refundable when you leave)
OR volunteer 100 hours.
-50 volunteer hours per year required.
-Member can donate hours to each other.
-Must pay the difference of $25 per hour if 50 hour obligation not met.-Members get a discounted rate on co-op owned housing network. Rentals range from rooms in community housing, single unit apartments, multifamily homes ect...
-Members can volunteer to work at network owned business's.
these may include VTSC owned property task's, farms, food stores, delivery service, day care, ect...
OR exchange skills with another member and directly exchange VTB.- Members get equity shares in real estate and business's.-The idea is to create cheaper and higher quality options on as many products and services as we can locally.THE GOAL IS TO KEEP MONEY IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.You cant FORCE people to change spending habits... But IF you can give people CHEAPER alternatives, they will change.Side note- Im no saint... I still enjoy amazon, wallmart, ect... Like anyone. But lets figure out how to stop sending billionaires to space, and take back the wealth.

VTB
Vermont time buck.web/3 and blockchain is fairly new, and can be really frustrating to understand. I put together this analogy to help explain. Think of it like this.VTSC=the house
VTB= the car
TEZOS=the road
TEZ/XTZ=the fuelVTB is a unit of time that represents one hour/$25 .Think of VTB like a dollar
,But worth $25.
$25=1 hour of time- 1 VTB
The price of VTB can go up, but never below $25.VTB is a token that is interchangeable between anyone with a tezos crypto currency wallet, gmail, or Twitter account.VTB is a unit of exchange programmed to provide community value.VTB is a token that lives on the TEZOS blockchain. The gallery used to view VTB is objkt.com
VTSC GALLERY=THE BANK.TEZ/XTZ is the native token that powers the tezos blockchain and is used to exchange VTB on the network.Any time VTB is moved between member wallets, a small fee is paid in TEZ/XTZ. This is called a gas fee and is fractions of a penny per transaction. Very cheap compared to other blockchains.The more people that use Tezos,
-The cheaper the fuel gets,
-The road gets better/cheaper.
-The house gains value.VTB is designed to be a currency of caring labor that creates value the more its exchanged and used.VTB is designed to-
-Prevent artificial inflation
-Reward volunteer work
-Create Value for VTB holders and VTSC members.
-Build community trust.
-Reward investors who hold VTB, and other VTSC digital art.
VTB is based on collective value exchange and sweat equity.Unlike the current money supply system where the dollar is designed to devalue, inflate over time, and can be manipulated.

I am one human. One mind. One body. This is my idea to inspire change. I cannot make this happen alone...I need help. will you join me?

Drop me an email. lets connect.

Support by purchasing art in our digital gallery!.

$1 nft.10,000 minted. All proceeds go to phase one of VTSC

You can purchase/store manage crypto currency on coinbase or any other exchange app. Once you have purchased some tez, you can send it to a tezos wallet. I use kukai, but you can also use Temple, Umami, AirGap, Atomex. Then you go to objkt.com, create a profile, connect your wallet. Then You can use tezos to buy our art and donate to VTSC.

Here is a list of links to read more about blockchain technology and time bank systems.