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Sustainable Saratoga and the Innovation Center at Saratoga will host a Repair Café in Malta, NY on Sunday, June 28 from 1-4 pm.
Repair Cafés are free community events with the goals of repairing broken objects to extend their life, keeping things out of landfills, and fostering an appreciation for the art of repairing things.
Some examples of things we can likely repair (not an exhaustive list; we will try to repair anything you bring):
- Electrical items: Lamps; hair dryers; kitchen appliances; plug, switch & power cord repairs; clocks; vacuum cleaners; fans; games & toys; 3D printers
- Wooden items: Furniture (chairs, small tables); toys & doll furniture; picture or mirror frames
- Clothes: Replace buttons; hem pants/skirts; replace zippers; patch holes or tears; minor alterations
- Textiles: Repair blankets & quilts; doll or stuffed animal repair
- Jewelry: Replace clasps; restringing; gluing
- Computers: Software installation; basic diagnostic & troubleshooting
- Misc items: Rewiring frames and mirrors; repairing broken ceramics; fixing things with stripped-out screws