Swift current
repair café
Got a broken thing? Anything? Bring it and we'll help you fix it - for free!
REPAIR!
The action of fixing or mending something to extend it's lifespan.
The value of the Repair Cafe is that people are going back into a relationship with the material things around them. Swift Current’s Repair Café aims to build a more sustainable society and counter the throwaway mindset. The Repair Café supports the model of the sharing economy through building a community where people with repair skills are valued and organizations collaborate and innovate for the common good.
things
we can repair...
Electronics - digital clocks, battery chargers, headphones, cd players
Small electric appliances - toasters, coffee makers, hair dryers, blenders
Clothes - missing buttons, holes or tears
Knit items - sweaters, socks, scarves
Furniture - small tables or chairs, shelves, jewellery boxes
Toys - wood or plastic
Stuffies - soft animals and dolls
Kites - single line, multi-line
Jewellery - necklaces, earrings
Art - paintings, frames
Computers and technology
Small engines - lawnmowers, scooters, snow blowers
Musical instruments - guitars, harmonicas, horns
Ceramics and pottery - platters, tea cups, vases
Books and paper - hardcover and soft cover books, documents
Clocks and watches
Household appliances - sewing machines, microwaves, lamps, fans
Bicycles and tricycles (at the spring cafe)
House plants - bug infestations (at the spring cafe)
Why should people attend a Repair Cafe?
Because the longer we repair and reuse - the less we take from the earth and discard - the longer the earth will sustain - the more time we will have to fix all the problems we created.
People should participate as a statement against the corrupted designers and manufacturers who deliberately waste products and materials - who offend and damage our earth out greed and effort to make a little surplus cash.
Kim Houghtaling, woodworking expert.
OUR SPONSORS
Thank you to all our sponsors. We could not put on this event without their support. Please help us thank them by using their services and shopping in their stores.
Contact
Shann Gowan, Co-Organizer
PO Box 872, Swift Current, Saskatchewan S9H 3W8