Are you the kind of person who avoids tossing things in the trash whenever possible? Do you enjoy fixing things and helping others learn how to do it? If your answers to these questions are “yes”, we need your help!
Sheridan is offering its 4th Repair Café at the Trafalgar campus in October. We are looking for volunteer Fixers who are skilled at repairing household items, everything from computers and electronics to small appliances and clothes. Faculty, staff and students are all welcome. Below are the details of the Café. At this event, as a Fixer, you will help visitors to repair the items they have brought in and explain to them the repair process.
Volunteer fixer Sham is trouble-shooting the rice cooker brought in by a visitor.
Photograph by Keiko Kataoko
SCAET, Trafalgar Road Campus, Tuesday, October 20, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
To join our team of Fixers, please contact Wai Chu Cheng, Sustainability Coordinator, at waichu.cheng@sheridancollege.ca .
Volunteer fixer Linda is teaching visitor Nathan to hem his jeans at the Repair Café at Davis.
Photograph by Mark Joseph Yap
Repair Café is a global movement started in Amsterdam in 2009. It aims to reduce waste that is sent to landfill and change society’s throwaway mindset. There are more than 700 repair cafes worldwide. Sheridan is the first post-secondary institution in Canada hosting the Repair Café. It was launched in April 2014 as part of the Mission Zero initiative.
For more information about the Repair Café global movement, please visit Repair Café Toronto.