TOMORROW! #WaldenNY - #RepairCafe!

"The next Montgomery Repair Cafe will take place on Sunday, November 9th from 1pm - 4pm at the Village of Walden Park facility called Wooster Grove Gym; it is located at 89 East Main Street in Walden. Please note this is a NEW location, but there is plenty of parking at this site."

Wooster Grove Gym 89 East Main Street Walden, NY, 12586 United States

https://www.repaircafehv.org/calendar/2025/11/9/montgomery-repair-cafe-new-location

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#RepairCafesNY #RepairReuse
#FixIt #RightToRepair #RepairCafesHudsonValley #RepairCafesNewYork

#RepairEconomy Reinvigorated in Central #NewYork, #Syracuse Institute Leads the Charge

May 30, 2025

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK — "Broken lamps, torn clothes, a coffee machine that just won’t work — items like these are common in most households, and all too commonly wind up in the trash bin. Thanks to cheap replacements and a struggling repair economy, #consumerism —and waste — is at an all-time high. In the wake of #tariffs, #ClimateChange, and rapidly shrinking NYS #landfill capacity, a rising repair movement in Central New York is pushing back against the status quo.

"The Repair Cafe held on Saturday, May 10 embodies a social movement shaped by residents, #activists, and community leaders who want to reduce waste through building strong community networks. The event was facilitated by #RepairCafeCNY, an organization established by the Institute for Sustainability Engagement (#ISE) as an offshoot of the global #RepairCafe network. The group aims to reinvigorate repair in Syracuse and the greater CNY region by serving as a central coordinator for free community repair events in the area.

"Repair Cafes are not a new concept to the area. The last known effort locally was that of the Syracuse Repair Cafe, which was operational for a few years before the pandemic halted operations. With repair energy now reinvigorated, organizers hope for the Syracuse Repair Cafe’s soon return."

Read more:
https://sustainabilityengagement.syracuse.edu/repair-economy-reinvigorated-in-central-new-york-syracuse-institute-leads-the-charge/

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Free fixes are back! The #ToolLibrary expands its #DareToRepair Café program in 2025

By Darren Cotton, February 3, 2025

"Have broken stuff? Instead of throwing it out, consider attending one of The Tool Library’s free Dare to #RepairCafés this February or March.

"These events cut waste and build community: At each Dare to Repair, people can bring in broken objects like lamps, vacuums, bicycles, toys, clothing, sewing machines, PCs, laptops, and small electronics to be repaired — free of charge — by volunteer fixers. By following along during repairs, attendees can learn the skills they need to fix things on their own.

"The Tool Library, in partnership with #BuffaloRecycles, will host two Dare to Repair Cafés per month in 2025 — adding weeknight events to existing weekend programming — thanks to new funding from the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute and State Sen. Sean Ryan.

March 2025 dates:

- Saturday, March 1, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lancaster Municipal Building, 5423 Broadway, Lancaster, 14086

- Thursday, March 13, from 5-7 p.m. at the Delavan-Grider Community Center, 877 E. Delavan Ave., Buffalo, 14215

"Anyone interested in bringing appliances or household items to be repaired is strongly encouraged to fill out the registration form in advance."

FMI:
https://www.buffalorising.com/2025/02/free-fixes-are-back-the-tool-library-expands-its-dare-to-repair-cafe-program-in-2025/
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#RepairCoaches needed for #RepairCafes in #RedHookNY

Sunday, December 29, 2024

"Repair Café Red Hook is a neighborhood initiative that promotes repair as an alternative to tossing things out. We host a Repair Café about four times a year in the Red Hook Community Center on a Saturday (event open to the public for 3 hours). Community members can bring their broken items to fix them on the spot with the help of voluntary repairers. Repair Café Red Hook could use more handy volunteers in the area. Join us!

"Repair Café Red Hook looking for local residents with different skills who can be present as repair experts during the Repair Café meetings. We are especially looking for people who are handy with:

* clothing / textiles * bicycles
* electrical appliances * wooden objects
* computers (hardware / software)
*jewelry
and more!

"And who enjoy sharing their knowledge with their neighbors. We’ll take as many people interested in repair as are interested in being on our list. You can reach out if you’d like to “apprentice” alongside a more experienced coach, too!

"Want to sign up as a volunteer? Send an email to Supervisor@redhookny.gov and cc lauriehusted@gmail.com with the Subject: Repair Cafe volunteer coach. Tell us what you like to repair, your name and email, and we’ll add you to our Coach list. You’ll get an email each time a cafe is scheduled asking if it works for you to participate.

See you soon at a Repair Café!
https://www.thedailycatch.org/opportunities/repair-coaches-needed-for-repair-cafes/

Want to know more about the Repair Café? Look at www.redhookny.gov/307/Red-Hook-Repair-Cafe and www.repaircafehv.org/
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