FREE repairs: electric/computer/bike/sewing/more at REPAIR CAFE

351 Homer Avenue, Palo Alto CA

16 October, 2022

Description

Bring your broken things to REPAIR CAFE! Work with our repair volunteers to troubleshoot and repair your non-working item. You can work with our volunteers to do the repairs yourself (with their guidance) or have them tackle the job directly. With luck, you’ll walk away with a once-again useful item and some knowledge of how to repair other things in your universe. And you'll save the device from landfill. When: Sunday, October 16; 11am – 3pm Where: Museum of American Heritage 351 Homer Ave, Palo Alto FREE!! We work on electrical items, computers, appliances, tech items, mechanical items, bikes, sewing, and more! Bring all accessories, cords, power supplies, and cables with your items, bring paper with printers, as well as the relevant light bulbs, batteries, or media (Tape, CD, DVD, record) so we can test. We have tools, parts, batteries, and small hardware items. Wi-Fi access available on site. More Info: PLEASE NOTE: For the safety of our visitors and volunteers we may be operating under certain COVID-19 safety protocols. Masks required: All visitors and volunteers will be asked to wear masks when on site. Limited visitor and volunteer density: Control of visitor numbers to reduce volume of people and wait times. Limit visitors to ONE item at a time. No food or coffee/tea offered. The Repair Café Palo Alto is a volunteer-run, community service dedicated to encouraging the repair and reuse of goods rather than dumping them in landfill. The first Repair Café started in Amsterdam in 2009, now there are over 1,500 Repair Cafés around the world. The Repair Café Palo Alto has been operating for 10 years and is affiliated with the Repair Café Foundation in the Netherlands. We are the first Repair Café to become operational in the United States, though many similar initiatives have been active for some time. (Although we are affiliated with the Repair Café Foundation, we are self-funded and operate independently.) Learn more about the Repair Café Foundation in the Netherlands: www.repaircafe.org Join us! Bring your broken items to our quarterly “cafes” or volunteer to help others repair things.