Robot Garden is offering FREE In-Person Fixit Clinics for TriValley residents.
Before throwing away any broken items sitting around your house or garage, think about getting them repaired to extend their useful life. Robot Garden is here to help! It’s a great way to both save money and to reduce your waste stream. If you're not sure if an item can be fixed or is even worth fixing, stop by and we'll help assess it.
Before throwing away any broken items sitting around your house or garage, think about getting them repaired to extend their useful life. Robot Garden is here to help! It’s a great way to both save money and to reduce your waste stream. If you're not sure if an item can be fixed or is even worth fixing, stop by and we'll help assess it.
HELPING EACH OTHER
Join Robot Garden for this free event where our “Fixit Coaches” will work with you to diagnose and repair your item. It could be a piece of ceramics, a small appliance, wooden stool, toy, cell phone, laptop or other electronics. We’re able to work on a wide variety of items.
VOLUNTEER
Join Robot Garden as a “Fixit Coach” to help repair items. If you like to tinker and learn, this is a great opportunity to meet with other like minded people. We welcome coaches of any age from high school to retired.
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WELCOME
Robot Garden is specifically encouraging high school students to volunteer as Fixit Coaches. We're working to pass on these skills to a new generation. You will be coached on how to use equipment and complete repairs. Note that high school students can get school credit for volunteer hours worked.
TOOLS ARE PROVIDED
Fixit Clinic volunteers just need to show up. Robot Garden provides the tools, equipment, parts and supplies necessary to do a wide variety of diagnostics and repairs.
Are you the DIY type? If so, you are welcome to complete the repair yourself. Tools, equipment, and supplies will be made available. There will be plenty of help around if you have questions or need assistance.
Are you the DIY type? If so, you are welcome to complete the repair yourself. Tools, equipment, and supplies will be made available. There will be plenty of help around if you have questions or need assistance.
DATES & TIMES
Robot Garden Fixit Clinics are scheduled at the Pleasanton Library from 10am to 1pm on the following dates.
- Saturday, January 14, 2023
- Saturday, February 18, 2023
- Saturday, March 11, 2023
- Saturday, April 8, 2023
- Saturday, May 20, 2023
- No Fixit Clinic in June
- No Fixit Clinic in July
- Saturday, August 19, 2023
- Saturday, September 16, 2023
- Saturday, October 21, 2023
- Saturday, November 18, 2023
- Saturday, December 9, 2023
LOCATION
The Pleasanton Library is located near the Alameda County Fairgrounds at – 400 Old Bernal Ave, Pleasanton, CA 94566
PARKING
Free parking is available.
PERKS FOR VOLUNTEERS
Both high school and adult Fixit Clinic volunteers are invited to visit Robot Garden makerspace at the Livermore Airport to learn additional skills and/or to work on their own projects. From 10am to 1pm on the Sunday following each Fixit Clinic the makerspace will be open for volunteers. Additional blocks of time for volunteers can be scheduled by prior arrangement.
QUESTIONS
Call ahead if you have questions. Contact Tom Manger at 415-706-8264 or email fixit@robotgarden.org
Fixit Clinics have a long history in the San Francisco Bay Area. Visit the original Fixit Clinic blog to learn more.
Fixit Clinics are supported & sponsored by Alameda County StopWaste.org. Follow this link for more information about their involvement with Fixit Clinics.
Fixit Clinics are supported & sponsored by Alameda County StopWaste.org. Follow this link for more information about their involvement with Fixit Clinics.
