Bring them and their repair team your broken and beloved (but clean) items for repair, for free. The volunteers serve at multiple Repair Cafés and specialize in the areas of:
- Mechanical and electrical
- Textile
- Sewing and mending
- Sewing machine repair
- Computer repair
- Jewelry repair
- Wood repair
- Gluing
- and other areas as needed and available.
The Saugerties Repair Café has a website. Click here to access it.
The Saugerties Repair Café has a Facebook page, as well. Click here to access it.
And for more information about the overall Repair Café movement, please click here.
Below are some photos, courtesy of Jacquelyn and some Repair Cafe pages, to give you a visual sense of what types of repairs take place.
And at the bottom of this page is a follow-up email, from Jacquelyn, with information about the first café held June 1st. It includes a list of sponsors, some information about items left behind, and a look ahead to future café sessions.
Email from Jacquelyn following the first Saugerties Repair Café
June 6, 2024
Greetings,
To those of you who attended our very first Saugerties Repair Cafe, THANK YOU! We had 62 guests that brought dozens of items to be repaired. Below is some helpful information as well as photos from the event!
VOLUNTEER REPAIR FIXERS
If you would like to volunteer to be a fixer or know someone who would, please contact us. We need fixers in all areas, but especially jewelry, wood, electrical/mechanical, knife sharpening, and scissor sharpening. We really want to build and fill our list with skilled local persons.
YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS
- We do not share your email address with anyone.
- We will only use your email to contact you about upcoming Saugerties Repair Cafes.
- We send our emails bcc, which means blind carbon copy, so no one else sees your email address.
- If you would like to be removed from our email list, simply reply and let us know.
- If you would like to find out about other repair cafes in our area, click here.
LOST AND FOUND
- A white Singer sewing machine: If it's yours, please email us.
- Shirt: We found a woman's medium Eddie Bauer red and cream checked shirt at the sewing repair waiting area. If it's yours, please email us - rcsaugerties@gmail.com.
THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS
Thanks to the Blue Kats and Key Club volunteers who helped us set up, work the event, and break down, as well the guests who became volunteers! We need and appreciate you!
THANK OUR DONORS, PATRONIZE OUR DONORS
When you patronize our local donors, thank them for their support of our repair cafe! If you know of a business that would like to support us, please let us know. Thank you to: Archtop Fiber, Dunkin, Hudson Valley Dessert Company, ImmuneSchein Tea Haus, Maggie Gordon, Smith's Hardware, Ulster County Federal Credit Union, and Village Pizza.
COMING SOON
Be on the lookout for our Facebook page, to be developed soon. Like us and follow us! (NOTE: THE FACEBOOK PAGE HAS BEEN CREATED - CLICK HERE TO GET TO IT.)
SAVE THE DATE
Our next repair cafe is Saturday, October 5. (NOTE: IT'S on the Saugerties online calendar.) We hope to see you there.
Thanks again,
Linda and Jackie