The Smithers Men’s Shed is celebrating their first year in the community with an open house.
It will run on May 31st featuring a BBQ and a garage sale with some of the tools they’ve collected and repaired.
President Danny Fries said he wanted to start the organization after Men’s Shed BC hosted an outreach.
“One of the reasons why is I’m a recently retired paramedic and as one, I’ve seen many times elderly typical gentlemen that were suffering from social isolation,” he added.
According to their website, the Men’s Shed is, “a place where men with time on their hands and too few friends meet to socialize, to work on rewarding projects, and to engage in enjoyable physical and cultural activities at their own pace, in their own time, in the company of other men.”
Fries said reaching the one-year mark is overwhelming from the community support and time volunteers have put into making it a reality.
During their start, the group moved between member’s workshops before converting a maintenance shop at the Smithers Archery Grounds into a permanent location.
“Our growth over the past year has been possible by grants and donations and running a men’s shed is kind of like running a business. We do need an income,” Fries said.
The event runs from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at the Men’s Shed.
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