FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 23, 2018
Contact: Kathy Galione (845) 364-2932

The Rockland County Youth Bureau Seeks Trades and Crafts People for Repair Cafe

NEW CITY, NY – County Executive Ed Day today announced that volunteer Repair Coaches are being sought for the 2018 Repair Café, scheduled for Sunday, May 6th at the Nyack Center.

Repair Café is a community event where people can bring broken household items to be repaired for free by volunteer Repair Coaches. There will be several repair stations, including: computers and electronics, lighting, furniture, clothing, toys, small appliances, and jewelry.

Repair Coaches are social people at least 18 years old with high level repair experience in trades or crafts such as small appliances, woodworking/carpentry, computers and electronics, sewing and knitting, and jewelry.

Volunteers are needed for five hours on Sunday, May 6th from 9 am until 2 pm at Nyack Center, located at 58 Depew Avenue, Nyack NY 10960. Repair Coaches will collaborate heavily with the public, with other repair people, and with students looking to learn more about trades.

The event is coordinated by the County of Rockland, the Rockland County Youth Bureau and Rockland County Solid Waste Management Authority.

Repair Café is an intergenerational, community-collaborative event that keeps household items out of the waste stream by repairing them instead of throwing them away. The initiative also encourages the sharing of repair expertise.

"This is just another example of how Rockland is doing things a little differently; thinking outside the box to improve the lives of all our residents," said County Executive Day. "I ask that you join me in this important initiative because only by working together can we complete the renaissance that we have begun in this county."

Interested in helping? Please contact Kathy Galione, Volunteer Coordinator for Repair Café at 845-364-2932 or by e-mailing rcsc@co.rockland.ny.us by April 13th, 2018.

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