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 will be offering its next Repair Café during Canada’s Waste Reduction Week on Thursday October 19, 17. Everyone is welcome to join us for this community event. 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 walk them through the repair process.
Two fixers are working together on the motor of a broken fan at the Repair Café (HMC campus) in March
Event Details
Date: Thursday, October 19
Time: 11:30 am to 2 pm
Location: Atrium, Student Centre, Davis campus
Cost: Free!
Our Fixer and Volunteer team at the Repair Café in March
To join our team of fixers, please sign up at the Mission Zero website here. For more information, please visit our website. Feel free to email us at missionzero@sheridancollege.ca.
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. Repair Café is a global movement started in Amsterdam in 2009. It aims to reduce needless waste that is sent to landfill and to change society’s throwaway mindset. There are more than 1,200 local cafes around the world. To learn more about the global initiative, please visit http://repaircafe.org/en.
