Repair Café - Volunteer Fixers

Program Overview 

Repair Cafés promote sustainability, foster community spirit, encourage lifelong learning, skill building and intergenerational connections.  Repair Café “fixers” share a variety of skills to help community members fix common household items.  HPL is looking for keen restorers, menders, and handy people to volunteer at upcoming Repair Cafes. Repair categories include small appliances, electronics, sewing, jewelry, bicycles and more.  

Time Commitment 

• 2-3 hours per session  

• Quarterly sessions 

Qualifications 

• An interest and ability to fix something (please tell us what you repair) 

• Possess manual dexterity and ability to handle, lift, and move objects and use tools 

• Attention to detail 

• Creative, inquisitive mindset 

• Patient demeanor when teaching others 

• Able to interact with others in a positive, and professional manner 

Responsibilities 

• Communicate with the customer to decide what the problem is, and how to fix it 

• Bring tools you like to work with for your repairs 

• Repair objects and demonstrate the process 

• Interact with customers in a friendly manner 

Volunteer Benefits 

• Satisfaction of helping someone acquire new skills 

• Challenge and reward of repairing a broken item  

• Contributing to community development and sustainability 

Volunteer Application 

Contact:  

• The Volunteer Coordinator at (905) 546-3200 x 3620 or email volunteer@hpl.ca