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Fix-It Clinics

At Fix-It Clinics, residents bring in small household appliances, clothing, electronics, mobile devices and more and receive free guided assistance from a volunteer with repair skills to disassemble, troubleshoot and fix their item. Fix-It Clinics teach valuable troubleshooting and basic repair skills, build community connections and reduce the amount of stuff that gets thrown in the trash. Volunteer fixers are needed! Volunteers have skills in soldering, electronics and electrical repair, computer repair, sewing and general tinkering, and have a strong desire to teach and empower people.

Upcoming Fix-It Clinics

Bring your broken household goods and clothing in need of repair to a Hennepin County Fix-It Clinic. First come, first served. Please also bring any tools and supplies you think might help with the job.

Saturday, June 15, noon - 4 p.m.
Bloomington Center for the Arts, 1800 W. Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington
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Saturday, July 20, noon - 4 p.m.
North Commons Community Rec Center, 1801 James Ave N., Minneapolis
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Saturday, August 10, noon - 4 p.m.
Eden Prairie Senior Center, 8950 Eden Prairie Road, Eden Prairie

Saturday, September 14, noon - 4 p.m.
University of Minnesota ReUse Warehouse, 883 29th Avenue SE, Minneapolis

Saturday, October 12, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
McRae Park Rec Center, 906 E. 47th St., Minneapolis

Sunday, November 10, noon - 4 p.m.
Wood Lake Nature Center, 6710 Lakeshore Dr., Richfield

Mend-It Clinic

Bring your clothing and other soft goods that need mending or altering, and a volunteer with sewing skills will help you repair them so you can put them back into use. We can work on hems/seams, buttons, belt loops, rips, patches, zipper consults, stuffed toys. Bring items including clothes, bags, linens, curtains or your own sewing project.

Saturday, June 29, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
East Lake Library, 2727 E. Lake Street, Minneapolis

Watch for future dates! Past events have taken place in south Minneapolis, Edina, Minnetonka, Brooklyn Center, northeast Minneapolis and Plymouth.

Want to help?

Volunteer fixers are needed! Please e-mail Nancy Lo at nancy.lo@co.hennepin.mn.us or call 612-348-9195 for more details or to volunteer.

If you'd like to help us promote the events, we have a template newsletter article, social media posts and a flyer available to download.

What can you bring?

Items must be carry-in - no oversized items please. Here are some examples of things that have been repaired at other fix-it events, but feel free to bring other similar items. Be prepared to wield a screwdriver, open stuff up and hopefully fix it!