Submitted by Brian Hanson-Harding, Rutherford Green Team
Do you have well-loved things around your house that just don’t work but don’t have the heart to throw them away? Before you toss that bike with no brakes or lob that wobbly wooden chair or trash that flickering lamp, bring it to Rutherford’s next Repair Cafe!
The Rutherford Green Team will hold its eleventh Repair Cafe on Saturday, February 1, 2025, from 11:30 am - 3:30 pm in the basement of the Rutherford Public Library at 150 Park Avenue, Rutherford. Please go to the back of the library and enter through the rear courtyard
At a repair café, area residents bring in non-functioning or damaged items to expert volunteers who try to fix them for free. While waiting, participants can enjoy coffee, tea, and a home-baked snack or try their hand at making crafts out of trash and recyclables. This is a drop-in event where people are helped on a first-come, first-served basis and are encouraged to learn how to fix things themselves while reducing waste. Volunteers will have the necessary tools and may have some spare parts available for a nominal fee, but participants are encouraged to obtain the necessary parts beforehand: for example new batteries, bicycle tubes, or lamp switches.
February’s repair café will have the following stations: bicycles, clothing and cloth items, small appliances, computers and electronics, cell phones, leather items, lamps, jewelry, wooden items (furniture, picture frames, etc.), sewing machines, and knife sharpening. All clothing should be clean. Participants are limited to getting one item fixed (or two knives sharpened) at a time. Participants with multiple items go back to the end of the line after having their first item fixed. Important: check the Rutherford Repair Café Facebook page or the Rutherford Borough website closer to the event to find out about any last-minute changes in what services will be offered. Or follow us on Instagram!
Rutherford Coffee Co will donate coffee.
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