Get your broken stuff ready! Sustainable Charlotte will be hosting the next Repair Cafe' on Saturday September 30 from 10-2 at Charlotte Congregational Church. It's a 4- hour community party of talented local folks who will volunteer their handy skills to repair your broken stuff. Just bring your broken things to the Repair Cafe' and watch and learn as the handy folks do their magic. In addition to fixing, we hope to…
• promote and teach the lost art of repair to all ages
• keep perfectly good stuff out of the landfill
• build a sense of community by working together to meet each other's needs.
PLEASE REGISTER FOR EVENT HERE … www.sustainablecharlottevt.org
In the past we have had repairers fix the following…
• Repair lamps–replace switches and cords, tighten wobbly bases
• Repair furniture, tighten wobbly stuff
• Fix favorite toys (wooden, metal, or plastic)
• Troubleshoot and/or repair small appliances, electronics, radios, fans, heaters, humidifiers
• Repair jewelry (no soldering)
• Repair cuckoo clocks
• Replace watch batteries, fix watch bands,
• Replace eyeglass screws and nosepads
• Repair old tube stereos
• Sharpen garden tools, replace wooden handles, repair electric trimmers
• Repair electric lawnmowers
• Sharpen knives, scissors, axes
• Repair fishing rods, reels, lures, and camping stoves
• Mend clothing by hand or sewing machine; repair holey knits; adjust sewing machines
• Repair dolls
• Replace zippers
Special services that may appear…
• a 3-D Printer and operator on hand for quickly making copies of replacement parts out of plastic
• fixers that can make re-usable shopping bags out of your old jeans, favorite skirt, whatever. Or denim skirts and shorts out of your old jeans or other pants
• A bike fixer offering tuning and minor repair of bicycles, truing of bike wheels
• A squad of electronic repair folks to tackle more sophisticated electrical and computer issues
• A musician that provides perfect fixing tunes
Got something different to fix? We are up for challenges! Got something different to offer the festivities? Email ruahswennerfelt@gmail.com
There is no charge for our repairer's labor. If your repair requires new part(s) you are responsible for buying those parts and bringing them. We do ask that attendees, if able, bring a food or monetary donation to the Charlotte Food Shelf. Also, come hungry… home-baked goods, lunch, and drinks will be for sale. Lastly, do you have a repair or creative skill you want to offer? Email ruahswennerfelt@gmail.com
PLEASE REGISTER FOR EVENT HERE … www.sustainablecharlottevt.org
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