Rockland Repair Café To Be Held Saturday

Press release from the County of Rockland:

Anything that can be carried in by an individual will be considered for repair, except for items with gas engines (i.e. no lawn mowers, chainsaws, gas-powered landscaping equipment). Repair Coaches will assess your item and fix it for free, provided they have the materials needed on-hand. Repair Coaches almost always have the expertise.

The ability to fix or repair items is a dying art, and Repair Café celebrates the time, talent and transfer of fixer’s expertise, ensuring that their knowledge is shared with others – especially young people. It also saves tons of waste from the landfills, shrinking our carbon footprint.

“The benefits of this partnership are extensive and transformational; preserving repair know-how skills by passing them on to the younger generation is critical to Rockland’s shared future,” said County Executive Day. “I ask that you join me in this important initiative because only by working together, fostering a true sense of community, can we complete the renaissance that we have begun in this county.”

Repair Café is a free, youth-friendly community event sponsored by Rockland Conservation & Service Corps (a program of the Rockland County Youth Bureau), Rockland Green and the Town of Clarkstown.

For more information or to find out in advance if a Repair Coach can fix your item, call 845-364-2932 or e-mail rcsc@co.rockland.ny.us.

This press release was produced by the County of Rockland. The views expressed here are the author’s own.