SalemRecycles will be hosting our 10th Repair Cafe! This year, our event will be at a new location, the Community Life Center at 401 Bridge St.  The Cafe is a gathering of skilled volunteers who will repair and restore your broken items, keeping them from the waste stream. Salem residents only, please, at this free event.

* Event is 9:00-noon, last appointment 11:30 at the CLC (401 Bridge St)
* Appointments required, no walk ins will be accepted. Email [email protected] for an appointment
* SALEM RESIDENTS ONLY
* Masks must be worn at all times during this event
* Repair one or two items (more if time allows)
REPAIRS INCLUDE: Sewing by hand or machine (mend, patch, darn, buttons — sorry, no hems or alterations). Sharpen scissors & knives. Tinker with and rewire electronics and lamps; no TVs. Vacuum repair, computer diagnostics, ceramics gluing, & basic jewelry repair. Furniture and wood gluing and repair. Nearly anything that can be fixed with adhesives or fasteners, such as basic shoe repair.

BRING WITH YOU: Replacement item such as new zipper or electric cord/plug. If your electronics requires testing after repair, bring what is needed to do that (e.g. light bulb, DVD).

VOLUNTEER WITH US! If you have a tinkering skill, even one we already offer, contact Micaela Guglielmi at [email protected] or (978) 619-5672.