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SUMMARY:CUFixIt Repair Cafe and Lost & Found Sale
DESCRIPTION:Carleton’s  inaugural Repair Café, CUfixIt is your chance to bring small household items and clothing for repair while you watch and learn. The event will also include the Lost and Found items sale and a host of demonstrations, helping you to reduce, reuse and repair right here on campus.

The suggested donation to attend is $2 for students and $4 for faculty and staff.

 Repair

 	Clothing mending (holes in your precious wool socks and sweaters – don’t toss them, have them fixed and learn how to do it for yourself), easy no-sew hems, sewing on buttons, patching jeans, jackets, etc.
 	Jewelry – small repairs including tightening jump rings, untangling fine chains, switching out a small clasp ring for a larger one
 	Small appliance repair (toaster, kettles, sewing machines)

Demos

 	An expert from MacOdrum Library will be on hand to demonstrate book repair and tell you about options for saving precious items that may require alternative preservation techniques
 	The Varsity Nordic Ski Team will demonstrate cross country ski waxing and care, bike experts will show you how to patch a tire, tune your bike, and put it away for the winter.  If you’re interested in winter cycling, we’ll have advice for that too!
 	Members of the Knitting Club will be on hand to demonstrate the art of knitting and crocheting, and offer assistance with small projects.
 	A musician will show you how to change guitar strings
 	A watch enthusiast will show you how to change your own watch battery (and point you toward money-saving tips and resources)

Sale

 	Lost and Found items, including electronics, jewelry and clothing (grab a bargain and raise money for a good cause)
 	sale tables for do-it-yourself/how-to books on household repair, crafts, electronics etc.

Since it’s a café, there will be coffee and cookies, while supplies last (thanks to the generosity of Dining Services).
Seeking Volunteers
Please respond by November 8th to Blanka Vallillee if you have skills in repairing the following:

 	Small electronic items such as kettles, toasters, sewing machines
 	Jewelry (tightening jump rings, fixing clasps, etc)
 	Electronic gadgets
 	Clothing/textile repairs – fixing hems (sew and no-sew), buttons/snaps – different types, patching (knit items – wool sweaters, socks) and jeans, jackets, etc.
 	Other specialties welcome – contact me to let me know if there’s another skill you’d like to contribute

Requesting Donations
Gently used tools, and DIY books and manuals, craft books, etc. for the garage sale portion (pick-up can be arranged – contact Blanka).
Want to learn more about the Repair Café concept?
http://repaircafetoronto.ca/about/

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/repair-cafe-launches-ottawa-tool-library-1.4061246

Ottawa Tool Library project coordinator will be on hand at CUfixIt to chat about where and how you can rent a variety of tools for household projects (repairs, painting, small kitchen tools and appliances – the list is truly impressive! – check out their site http://ottawatoollibrary.com/
LOCATION:Raven's Studio Athletics Centre, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6
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