Fix It: everyday repairs in a social atmosphere! Volunteers needed 11th – 16th Feb
Posted by Alternative Technology Association 4 months agoThe Port Phillip Eco Centre’s Fix It program will be full swing during the Sustainable Living Festival this February. Volunteer now to be a fixer.
The idea behind Fix It is for skilled volunteers to guide the public through their own repair tasks in a social atmosphere, at the same time diverting waste and helping to build skills. Fix It events can fit many forms: work drinks, a BBQ, a school club, workshops, a skills auction, a stall at the farmer’s market. Fix It involves free, fun events that create as well as repair.
Info for Volunteer Fixers
The Fix It Sustainable Living Festival event needs Fixers from 10.45 am to 3.45 pm on Sunday, 19 Feb. There will be one orientation meeting beforehand around 1 Feb. The Eco Centre is looking for Fixers in the zones of Stitches (textiles), Switches (lamp repair & rejuvenation), and Splinters (woodworking with handtools). Hopefully volunteers can bring along tools to use, and the centre will try to help with a small amount of materials to fix/upcycle & common tools.
Interested Fixers, please email the following info to [email protected]
a. 1-3 sentences of bio for the public. Who are you? What is your passion?
b. What skills would you like to share?
c. What are your favourite fixing/making resources in Melbourne?
d. Would you like an A4 pinboard space to display your business/contact info or project of choice?
e. What extras would you like the Eco Centre to provide for your work? Electricity, scrap fabric/wood, sockets, etc?
