Sharon Skill Swap presents: Repair Fair & Winter Fest Saturday, February 7, 2025 | 10am-2pm Sharon Elementary School & Sharon Congregational Church
Join us for a day of fixing, making, learning, and playing! This free community event brings together neighbors to share skills, repair beloved items, and celebrate winter together.
What to Expect: Repair Fair (Sharon Elementary School) Bring items that need a little TLC! Repairers can help with: - Furniture and chair caning repair - Bicycle tune-ups - Knife sharpening - Sock and sweater darning - Small mending projects - Appliance troubleshooting
Learn Something New Stop by information tables and demos throughout the day: - Community-scale composting and soil microbiology - Apple tree grafting - Wood-fired pizza making - Cribbage and card games - Sustainable alternatives to plastics - Seed Swap and Winter Seed Sewing
Winter Fun (Behind Sharon Elementary) The Sharon Recreation Department invites families to enjoy supervised outdoor activities with equipment provided: - Cross-country skiing - Snowshoeing - Ice skating - Sledding Dress warm! Feel free to bring your own gear too.
For Kids and Crafty Adults (Sharon Elementary School Library) Drop in to make Valentine's cards and other creative projects.
At Sharon Congregational Church - Photo Scanning Bee (Main Sanctuary) Preserve your family memories and help document Sharon's history! The Sharon Historical Society is partnering with the Vermont State Archives & Records Administration to digitize your photographs, documents, maps, slides, and negatives (up to 11x17 inches). We especially welcome Old Home Day photos for our collection! High-resolution scanners and archival experts will create quality digital copies. Bring a thumb drive to save your scans, or we'll provide one. Please call Sue Sellew at 802-763-8284 in advance to schedule your scanning time. The Historical Society is building a publicly accessible digital repository of Sharon's history. If you're willing to share your images for this community resource, we'll ask you to sign a simple release form. If you prefer to keep them private, that's fine too. Have free time? We'd love volunteers to help scan the Historical Society's collection—stop by to watch, learn, or lend a hand!
- Sharon Community Trust Open House (Steele Chapel) Coffee, conversation, and updates on village development projects.
Food & Refreshments throughout the day: Morning coffee and donuts (Sharon Elementary School gym) Community potluck lunch at midday—bring a dish to share if you can! Pizza from our demonstration Coffee available all day at Steele Chapel (Congregational Church)
Event Details Where: Sharon Elementary School (135 School Street) and Sharon Congregational Church (Corner of Rt 14 and 132) When: Saturday, February 7, 10am-2pm Cost: Free—no admission fee Note: The traditional Skill Swap with scheduled classes will return in 2027.
This event is hosted by Sharon Connects and co-sponsored by the Sharon Energy Committee, the Sharon Recreation Department, the Sharon Historical Society, Strafford Climate Action, the Kimball Library and BALE.
