Mark Your Calendars: The Repair Café Is Coming to Westwood on April 27!

Thanks to Westwood Environmental Action Committee for sharing this news with Westwood Minute.

Are you clinging to a broken item – for example, a lamp or piece of jewelry – that you want to keep but don’t know how to fix or get fixed? If so, you may be in luck. On April 27, the Westwood Environmental Action Committee will host its first ever Repair Café.

At repair cafés, individuals bring broken items to volunteers who donate their time and tools to fix those items. Repair cafes are part of a grassroots movement aimed at reducing consumption and waste while also fostering community bonding. Since 2009, when the first repair café took place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, repair cafes have proliferated throughout the world.

How it Works:

• Show up with items you want to have repaired. Fixable items include bicycles, clothing, jewelry, lamps, small furniture and small appliances.
• One of our “fixers” – volunteers with particular repair skills and tools – will fix your item. Please note: fixing is free but not guaranteed. Also, if your item needs a replacement part, you will need to buy or reimburse the fixer for that part.
• Mingle with neighbors and enjoy drinks and snacks provided at the event.

Date & Time: April 27, 2024 from 2:00-5:00 pm

Location: Westwood Council on Aging, 60 Nahatan Street, Westwood