Sustainable Suffield Repair Cafe sharpeners Jim Baker on the left and Shawn Murphy.
Whether you sharpen by hand, with a grinding wheel, a belt sander or some combination, Sustainable Suffield needs your help.
Recently, when the task force hosted Repair Cafes, they’ve been overwhelmed by townspeople seeking sharpening of kitchen knives, scissors, gardening tools, chainsaws and more, according to co-chair Anna-Kristin Daub-Murphy. She said the group has two volunteer sharpeners, but needs additional skilled people.
“For our volunteer fixers, Sustainable Suffield provides homemade muffins, cookies and coffee throughout the day along with a sandwich lunch,” noted Daub-Murphy.
“We have 13 fixers. They sharpen dull scissors, knives and garden tools and repair household items, including lamps and small appliances, wooden furniture and cabinet doors, ceramics, jewelry clasps and links, bicycles, and clothing with ripped hems, missing buttons and nonworking zippers.”
Sustainable Suffield’s next Repair Cafe is scheduled for Saturday, September 27, at the Suffield Senior Center on 145 Bridge Street, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
To volunteer as a Repair Cafe sharpener, email Daub-Murphy at sustainablesuffield@SuffieldCT.gov.