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In the spirit of moving toward zero waste and stewardship of our planet’s resources, Repair Café Pasadena links local handy people to folks in need of repair of all kinds: clothing, appliances, bikes, furniture, electronics, and more. The Repair Café is inspired by the philosophy of a Sharing Economy. We share our time, skills and talents to build a more vibrant local community … one repair at a time.

~ 2013 Pasadena Green City Award for Waste Reduction ~

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Repair Cafe Pasadena gets covered by the LA Times

3/17/2015

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Toasters, skirts, scissors — all manner of things get fixed at the Repair Cafe

Repair Cafe Pasadena was visited in February by LA Times writer, Nita Lelyveld and photographer Robert Gauthier. The article is now up on latimes.com!

“Just what was being fixed at the Repair Cafe?

Jessica Ferree brought in a toaster with a lever that no longer held slices down. Sade Musa had a torn skirt with a sagging elastic band. Jean Prinz hoped to get the blades of her scissors honed and have holes drilled into her compost bins.

Anyone with things in need of TLC is welcome to show up at the free monthly event, and volunteers with a range of skills do their best to get the items back in working order. Together, they reduce waste by not just throwing out the old and buying new.”

Read the rest, (a subscription to latimes.com may be required):
http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-beat-repair-cafe-20150317-story.html
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February’s Repair Cafe and Clothing Swap was another big success!

3/10/2015

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Repair Cafe Pasadena, Episode 29

February’s Repair Cafe and Clothing Swap was another big success!

A first timer and her cute puppy showed up after a passing invitation I had given at yoga class.  She was amazed.  As she was leaving, I asked her what she liked about her visit.  She said she had a necklace repaired, silver bracelets polished, she donated some clothes, then she noticed the hair trims going on so had her bangs trimmed. Before she left she offered to come and share her talents as a makeup artist at a future event.   I noticed that her little puppy was attentively carrying around a small stuffed toy from the Really Really Free Market. As she was leaving, Wafic called out teasingly, “Did he pay for that!?” she hollered back emphatically, “No!”. I gave her a thumbs up!  She got the concept that for three hours a month we formally step into a parallel economy of gifting and sharing.  

Another regular attendee stopped me and said she was taking a Permaculture course.  She had just had a moment of astonishment and told me "This is pure Permaculture!"  Yep. Does this list ring of Permaculture to you?
    
Why Repair Cafe? Top Ten Reasons:
  1. Keeps things out of the landfill
  2. Decreases consumerism
  3. Conserves natural resources
  4. Promotes local networking
  5. Operates in an alternate economy: Time Banking, sharing, gifting
  6. Gives a feeling of abundance
  7. Shares skills and knowledge
  8. The happiness of altruism
  9. Gateway to community building
  10. Fun!

— Therese Brummel



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    Therese Brummel
    Ginko Lee
    Ai Kusuhara
    Mary Gothard
    Scoops Adamczyk
    Joanne Siegel
    Greg Marquez
    Yvonne LeGrice

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    Repair Café Pasadena is a registered member of Stichting Repair Café,
    www.repaircafe.org
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    in partnership with the Arroyo SECO Network of Time Banks.
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