SAVE THE DATE for the first Hastings Repair Café in 2021!
via Zoom on Saturday afternoon February 20th from 3:30–6:15pm
All are welcome to an all volunteer-run and free Hastings Repair Café via Zoom on Saturday afternoon February 20th from 3:30–6:15pm.
This event is co-sponsored by the Hastings Conservation Commission
There will be three 45 Minute Repair Workshops with a demo and Q&A
Session A 3:30—4:15pm:
Iris Dudman, avid gardener and community leader will share one of her many skills, in forcing bulbs and flowers to bloom and brighten up your winter.
Session B 4:30—5:15pm:
Suzie Fromer jewelry designer of Little Hook Co. and community advocate will share simple methods to save some ofyour precious jewelry.
Session C 5:30—6:15pm:
Pat Slaven a knitting and dyeing master among her many other talents will teach you how to mend a hole in your sweater. Come watch and learn with answers to some of your burning questions.
To join for any or all of these sessions please RSVP to HastingsRepairCafe@gmail.
What is a Repair Café?
A place where you bring your broken goods and work with volunteers to fix them for free.
There will be tools and materials to make repairs on clothes furniture electrical appliances bicycles crockery appliances toys et cetera depending on that days and locations volunteers. More details will be announced prior to event. If we cannot repair the item we will refer you to local professionals. The Repair Café was initiated by Martine Postma in the Netherlands. Since 2011 the Repair Café Foundation a non-profit organization has provided professional support to local groups around the world wishing to start their own Repair Café.
For more information on Hudson Valley Repair Cafes visit www.repaircafehv.org and for more information on Repair Cafes in the USA visit www.repaircafeusa.org
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