Local volunteers came together to host the second Iowa City Repair Cafe on Sunday. The event invited volunteers to help fix a range of appliances from small electronics to lawn and snow blowers at no cost. Event organizer Jennifer New and other volunteers, including Thorin Pugh, Brinda Shetty, Michal Eynon-Lynch, Travis Krause, and.
Simply put, Repair Cafe is a way to get your old, broken down stuff fixed for free. But it’s actually so much more than that. This group of volunteers are working to offer their highly sought after skills, but in turn, those who come to Repair Cafe have to stay close by as those volunteers fix those items and learn about the tricks of the trade.