Photo: Our Fixer Jaspreet and his apprentice Jamie successfully fixed two hair straighteners for a visitor at the Repair Café last October.
Are you the kind of person who avoids tossing things in the trash whenever possible? Do you enjoy the challenge of getting things fixed while helping others learn how to do it? If your answers to these questions are “yes”, we need your help!
Photo: Our Fixer Georg trouble-shooting a microwave oven.
Photo: Our Fixer Neil talks about how he learned to use the sewing machine while fixing a pair of jeans for a visitor.
Sheridan is offering its 10th Repair Café at the Hazel McCallion campus on March 16. 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. At the event, as a Fixer, you will help visitors to repair the items they have brought in and explain to them the repair process.
If you have never been to a Repair Café before, the following trailer for the documentary Fixed! will give you some idea about what fixers do and how they help visitors repair their broken items. This documentary featuring Repair Café Toronto won the 2016 Hot Docs Short Film Pitch competition and has been funded through BravoFact.
Below are the details for the upcoming Repair Café at the HMC campus:
- Date: Thursday, March 16
- Time: 11:30 am to 2 p.m.
- Location: HMC campus, A wing atrium near the living wall
- Who: Anyone is welcome
- Cost: Free!
To join Sheridan’s Fixer team for March 16, please sign up online below. If you are interested in learning how to repair, you are welcome to sign up as an Apprentice Fixer for the event.
http://missionzero.sheridancollege.ca/get-involved/repair-cafe/repair-cafe-volunteer-form/
For any questions, please feel free to contact Wai Chu Cheng, Sustainability Coordinator, at waichu.cheng@sheridancollege.ca .