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Thurston County partnership and volunteers repair household items at Fix-It Fair
Summary
Community volunteers and MakerSpace staff partnered with Thurston County Public Works at a Fix-It Fair where residents brought in broken household items for repair, keeping goods out of the landfill and restoring accessibility equipment.
A community Fix-It Fair organized with Thurston County Public Works and a local MakerSpace drew volunteers who repaired a range of household items, organizers and participants said.
“This is a fix it fair, which is a community repair event where we have volunteers from the community helping fix broken items that are brought in by members of the community,” Speaker 1, Participant, said, describing the event. Speakers credited volunteers with restoring several items that otherwise might have been thrown away.
The event addressed both everyday repairs and accessibility needs. Speaker 2, Participant, described bringing a small wheelchair used by her 6-year-old: “We…
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