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