Stories from the January Repair Café
With tons of Repair Cafe visitors comes tons of responsibility. That’s why we were glad to see so many volunteers come.
We were 10 returning volunteers, with 2 new potential volunteers coming to check it out. Having such a big group enabled us to take a look at your items more efficiently.
- Our electrical specialist Romain worked on a radio, a flashlight and much more.
- Various volunteers, including Ondrej and Daniel, took a look at a computer with a battery problem. They fixed it! Teamwork 🎉
- Volunteers Kim and Kenneth put in some dedicated work taking apart a baby car seat with an electrical issue. Unfortunately, this was the only item where we couldn’t find the problem. This was the first electric car seat we’ve seen!
Otherwise, January was all about music lovers — we saw 3 radios. Hopefully the owners have returned to their tunes 🎵
Plus, a couple people stopped by to ask whether it’s possible to fix an item during the next event. We always welcome your questions!
Some of our volunteers brought items to repair as well, including a vinyl player, reusable shopping bags, and a pair of pants. (Who says we can’t learn new things?)
Speaking of which… teaching you to repair!
Repair Cafe Odense was founded as a helpful and organizational resource. It’s important to us that we’re not just repairing your items, but teaching YOU to repair them too.
Come curious — and we’ll do our best to involve you in finding the problem while explaining how to fix it, so you can try it out yourself on your bikes, electronics, and clothing.
We love answering your questions ✅