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The following was submitted by the Repair Café:
On Saturday, Sept. 6, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., the Repair Café will be open at First Congregational Church, 21 Church St.
The Repair Café is a joint non-profit collaborative initiative of First Congregational Church’s Justice Ministry and Winchester Unitarian Society’s Green Sanctuary and many local repair experts.
The central mission of Repair Café is to impart knowledge of making repairs and/or mending to the client. The purpose is to teach the client to mend and/or do the repair on their own.
Given the increased interest in Repair Café, the specialist is limited to helping the client within the allotted 1/2 hour appointment time. Repairs and/or mending that require more time will need to be finished by the client.
Please check the volunteer skills we can offer at this Repair Cafe and choose the one that matches the item you need to repair most closely. If you don’t find the skill you need, enter what you’d like repaired in “not covered yet” box. The expert will show you how to repair your item, using their tools. You will learn the skills to finish repairing your object at home if we run out of time.
It would help us if you can indicate the type of repair you are bringing in, so we can be more prepared. For example, “torn seam in red dress” then we can have red thread available. “Old, faded jeans needing a patch” so we can have the right color patch handy.
Bring your repair questions! Email Karen Bellacosa at karen.repaircafewin@gmail.com for more questions.
