Gardiner

In those days, Wendy Toman was running the Transfer Station for the Town of Gardiner, and her typically fun and creative way established a Take It Or Leave It Shed. In February 2014 she partnered with Nicole Lane, Director of the Gardiner Library, to organize the second RC in the Hudson Valley--and the first to be held at a library. Also one of the few to meet on Sunday. In 2017, Wendy passed the torch to Ana Linneman, who has nurtured a caring group of repairers and built it up beautifully.

When the pandemic hit, Nicole wrote us:

"Can you believe all of this? What a roller coaster ride. I hope you and your family are doing well and staying safe. I am working from home and I wanted to reach out concerning the Repair Cafe.

Please keep us in mind for future outdoor repair cafes using social distancing etc...if/when that is possible. There are multiple outside locations at the library. We would love to still offer this to the community. It is such an important and fun event."

Currently we are looking for "Repair Coaches" to guide people in fixing all kinds of things. Repair coaches bring their own tools and supplies and offer repairs at no cost. If you would like to volunteer, the commitment can be on a per-event basis.

Contact RepairCafeGardiner@gmail.com for more information.