April 20th Repair Cafe | Kids Out and About Albany

April 20th Repair Cafe


*The event has already taken place on this date: Sat, 04/20/2024
Community "Repair Café gathering April 20 in North Greenbush! Toss it away? No way! Bring in your used, broken items for free on-the-spot repairs! The all-volunteer group Rensselaer Repair Café is offering a community repair café from 10am to 2 pm at Robert C. Parker School. A “repair café” is a free meeting place where people come together to repair items they might otherwise throw away, while passing on practical knowledge from one generation to another. It’s an ongoing learning process, which can build community along the way. If you have nothing to repair, you can enjoy a cup of tea or coffee, or lend a hand with someone else’s repair job. You can also get inspired at our reading table – by leafing through books on repair or DIY. We welcome all broken items, but examples of things we can help you repair include: clothing, furniture, electrical appliances, toys, bicycles and electronics.

Please help us keep this calendar up to date! If this activity is sold out, canceled, or otherwise needs alteration, email mindy@kidsoutandabout.com so we can update it immediately. If you have a question about the activity itself, please contact the organization administrator listed below.

 

“We throw away vast amounts of stuff. Even things with almost nothing wrong, and which could get a new lease on life after a simple repair,” said Greg Watson, Coordinator, Rensselaer Repair Café. “The trouble is, these days it’s often not cost-effective to have something repaired. Our café is an opportunity for the community to get help fixing their items at no cost, and they may even learn enough from our experts to repair things on their own the next time.”

Volunteers Needed!

We’re still looking for volunteers with a variety of skills who enjoy sharing their knowledge with their neighbors. We need community members who can help with this or future repair cafes. We are especially looking for people who are handy with: clothing/textile, electrical appliances, bicycles and furniture/wooden objects. To volunteer, email us at info@rensselaer-repair.cafe.

For More Information

Rensselaer Repair Café website: rensselaer-repair.cafe

International Repair Café website: repaircafe.org

Press contact: Andrea Hartman, Director of Communications at Robert C. Parker School; 310-968-0459; ahartman@parkerschool.org


*Times, dates, and prices of any activity posted to our calendars are subject to change. Please be sure to click through directly to the organization’s website to verify.

Location:

4254 NY Highway 43
Wynantskill, NY, 12198
United States

Phone:

518-286-3449
Contact name: 
Andrea Hartman
The event has already taken place on this date: 
04/20/2024
Time: 
10am-2pm