July Repair Cafe HV News

 

New Cafes in Port Jervis (above) and Albany last month, and Irvington returned

June Repair Cafe Round Up


RCHV put on 11 cafes in June, including brand new ones in Port Jervis (Sullivan) and Albany (Capital Region), both of which already have return dates on the calendar! The Rivertowns Repair Cafe (Westchester) returned to Irvington with a bike clinic and ColumbiaNE Repair Cafe (Columbia) had a cafe at the fire house in Chatham. Attendance at all our cafes continues to grow, with an amazing number of first time guests as word keeps spreading, and we are continually fielding inquiries about starting new cafes. If your town doesn't have one and you want it to--reach out and we can help you through the process; that's what we do! Or if you live near a cafe and would like to get involved--please reach out and we can get you connected with the organizers; they'd love to have your help.

 

Celebrating 10 Years of

RCHV all Year Long!

We continued our 10th anniversary celebrations with a pot luck fixers, organizers and volunteers picnic in Kingston at Forsyth Park Pavilion following the Kingston Repair Cafe (above) on June 17th. Our network is now so big it's impossible to find one centrally located place to gather, but Kingston continues to serve as a central hub for all things Repair Cafe so it seemed fitting.


And speaking of fitting, we can't think of a more fitting tribute to the work of our founder, John Wackman, and all of the dedicated volunteers, organizers and fixers who have made 10 years of RCHV possible than helping us fundraise to keep the organization going and growing for another 10! So if you can, please consider donating using the button below to keep our RCHV coordinator funded. Donations go to our fiscal sponsor, Sustainable Hudson Valley, so please make a note that you would like the donation to be earmarked for RCHV.

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We're excited to announce a new cafe opening in Livingston Manor on July 29th!

July 2023 Repair Cafe Calendar

For more information, visit our online calendar.

 
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RCHV News Roundup


Don't Toss it, Repair It at the Repair Cafe (ColumbiaNE), Upstater.com. June 2023.


Repair café returns to Rockland County to fix residents' broken items, News 12, June 11, 2023.


Repair Cafe to be held in Albany on Saturday, WTEN, June 7, 2023


Suzie Fromer (RCHV), Peter Marchetto (Port Jervis/Hurleyville) and Kate Brennan (Middletown) Interview, WALL Radio, June 7, 2023


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