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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 ~

Repair Café at Jones' Coffee

Repair Cafe Villa Parke a Big Success

6/11/2015

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Villa Parke was abustle before the clock struck ten. A line had formed. The Repair Cafe had about 35 volunteers ready for triaging, repairs, keeping order in the Really, Really Free Market and playing music.  Someone brought in 64 tomato plants propagated lovingly from seed!  89 repair tickets were issued, and gleeful folks came in and left with rejuvenated appliances and clothing and newly sharpened tools and knives.

Repair Cafe is conceived as a project whose primary purpose is to build local community resilience. I was particularly thrilled to see a young man sitting with a seamstress who was teaching him to darn a sock. I saw a young woman learning to program something on her iPad, and I saw a woman having a heartfelt conversation while her earrings were being polished. This kind of sharing and connecting holds immeasurable value. 

But the most wonderful fallout I experienced from this Repair Cafe came a couple days later. At the Arroyo Food Co-op, I ran into a seamstress who had done clothing repairs at recent events. Curiously, she was in the process of putting a box of plates, kitchen tools and clothing into a case in the store.  When I inquired what she was doing, she said she was seeding the new “Free Stuff case inspired by the Really, Really Free Market at Repair Cafe.  She said this was all about the ripple effect and feeling a sense of abundance which she wanted to nurture within herself.  She may not know the ripples of her actions.  I trust one day she will.

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

    About Us

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