Do you have a broken item you think could be fixed, but want some advice on how to do it? Bring it to a Green Acton FixIt Clinic, offered several times a year in collaboration with the Acton Memorial Library!
FixIt Clinic coaches offer advice, tools, and supplies to help you repair your item(s). Coaches can show you how to fix clothing, electrical devices, toys, small furniture, jewelry, and other portable items, and can teach folks how to sharpen dull kitchen knives, to boot!
FixIt Clinics are held, roughly quarterly, at the Acton Memorial Library (486 Main Street, Acton) in the first-floor meeting room. Although coaches and volunteers offer their time for free, we welcome donations to help defray the costs of tools and hardware.
Coach and client repairing a wall clock
The clinics generally see a successful repair rate of 70–88%. Even the “not fixed” visitors leave with some ideas for how to work on repairs later. Many happy residents exit the clinics with their items restored to usefulness. This is not only a “plus” for the participants, but also, a win for the environment because it keeps materials out of landfills and incinerators — thus, reducing the environmental and climate degradation those outcomes incur.
Coaches and client brainstorming a fix for a food processor
If you are interested in repair, consider becoming a Coach! Let’s build our hometown coaching bench, with most FixIt Clinic volunteers coming from Acton and Boxborough!
Stay tuned for more information on upcoming FixIt Clinics by looking for them on the Green Acton calendar, or signing up for Green Acton’s Announcements listserv.
Hope to see you there!
Hi. Let me know if you need help with the fix-it clinic on September 12. I have volunteered for these in the past and have a knack for fixing things.