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SUMMARY:Mending\, Darning\, and Patching — Oh My! repair workshop
DESCRIPTION:The Fix It Forward workshop series opens with Mending\, Darning\, and Patching on Monday\, March 31\, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Howland Green Branch Library. The event is open to residents of New Bedford and Dartmouth.\n\nLocal artists Claudia De Sousa-Baptista (Bushwood Tailors Opportunity Shop) and Elaine and Beatrice Alder (Alder & Alder) will lead the session. Participants will learn basic repair skills such as replacing buttons\, fixing zippers\, and darning wool socks and sweaters. Attendees are encouraged to bring an item in need of repair.\n\nA sewing and fabric arts supply swap will take place during the workshop. Donations can be dropped off beginning March 23 at the Howland Green\, Wilks\, Lawler\, and Main library branches\, or brought to the event. Visitors may browse and take materials for future projects.\n\nTo support continued home repairs\, five sewing kits will be randomly given away to workshop participants\, courtesy of the Greater New Bedford Regional Refuse Management District.\n\nThe workshop is presented with the New Bedford Free Public Library and the city’s Department of Community Services\, with support from the Art is Everywhere grant through the Arts\, Culture and Tourism Fund and New Bedford Creative.
URL:https://newbedfordlight.org/event/mending-darning-and-patching-oh-my-repair-workshop/
LOCATION:New Bedford Free Public Library/Howland Green\, 3 Rodney French Blvd.\, New Bedford\, MA\, 02744\, United States
CATEGORIES:Civic Life,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Community Food Drive
DESCRIPTION:The City’s Department of Community Services is running a food drive that will continue through March 31\, 2026. \n\n\n\nNonperishable food donations will benefit PACE\, the New Bedford Housing Authority\, and local food pantries. \n\n\n\nItems can be dropped off at: City Hall\, Room 113 (Community Services) New Bedford Council on Aging\, 181 Hillman St.\, Building 9\, Entrance 1 Buttonwood Senior Center in Buttonwood Park.   Update: More drop-off points have been added:  Andrea McCoy Recreation Center; New Bedford Regional Airport; and the Howland-Green and Wilks Libraries. \n\n\n\nFor more information\, call the New Bedford Office of Community Services at 508-979-1464.
URL:https://newbedfordlight.org/event/community-food-drive/
LOCATION:New Bedford City Hall\, 133 William St.\, New Bedford\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Civic Life,Food Drive
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