Folks in Addison County are invited to a Repair Café at the Charlotte Congregational Church Vestry from 10-2 on April 15 in Chittenden County. From lamps to eyeglasses to fishing gear, get your broken stuff fixed! Co-hosted with Sustainable Charlotte, the Charlotte Grange and the Charlotte Library, consider the upcoming Repair Cafe. Registering what you're bringing is really helpful. Please register here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc34yap5tL_vb2wUX11uBmPyqdzYIgCM59Ga5XFomavHkuoug/viewform
So, what exactly is a Repair Cafe'? Is is a 4- hour community party of talented local folks who periodically volunteer their handy skills to repair your broken stuff. Just bring your broken things and watch and learn as the handy folks do their magic. In the past we have had repairers fix the following...
Repair lamps–replace switches and cords, tighten wobbly bases
Repair jewelry (no soldering), replace watch batteries, fix watch bands,
Replace eyeglass screws
Repair camping and fishing gear
Repair furniture, cuckoo clocks, dolls, favorite toys (wooden, metal, or plastic)
Troubleshoot and/or repair small appliances, electronics, radios, fans, heaters, (de)humidifiers
Sharpen garden tools, replace wooden handles, repair electric trimmers
Sharpen knives, scissors, axes
Mend clothing by hand or sewing machine; repair holey knits; adjust sewing machines
Replace zippers
electronics and computers (sometimes)
Contact repaircafe@sustainablecharlottevt.org with general questions, or jlouiscox@gmail.com with specific repair questions.
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