When: Saturday, May 2, 10 am – 1 pm.
Repair item check-in: 10 am – noon (checked in items repaired until 1 pm).
Where: The Rockwood Center, 17805 SE Stark St.
Text below from City of Gresham.
Join us for a morning of fixing, learning and fun!
Clothing swap
Clothing swap theme: Clean summer clothes in good condition
“Shop” the swap for clean items in good repair with the option to bring items to share with others. Find original styles not in stores. Extend the lifespan of clothes already in circulation. Be environmentally friendly and economical by wearing secondhand items. You don’t need to donate clothing or have anything repaired to participate in the swap. Please bring your own bag. Master Recyclers will be available to answer questions about reuse and waste prevention.
Plan ahead for repairs
Bring anything that may be needed to repair your item: parts, buttons, matching thread, power cords, batteries, instructions manuals, etc.If participants bring multiple items (allowed), we can only work on one item at a time and may not be able to fix more than one item per person. We try to help everyone who brings an item. Volunteers will do their best to repair your item, but some repairs may be too complicated or require resources that aren’t available at the event.There may be a wait depending on the number of repairs.
Get your broken items repaired for free by skilled volunteers
Items repaired at this event:
- Electronics repairs and computer cleaning and tune-ups. These categories generally take longer, and are limited to one item per person.
- Torn clothing, missing buttons and other fabric repairs, including sock darning and knit sweater repair.
- Broken lamps, fans, clocks, vacuums, small kitchen appliances.
- Broken jewelry clasps, earring hooks (no fine jewelry).
- Manual garden tool sharpening: pruning sheers, loppers, shovels and spades (no handsaws, knives or power tools).
Please note: bikes, televisions, microwaves, small engines and sewing machines are not repairable at this event.