Repair Café Palo Alto
In 1960, each person in the US generated 2.68 pounds of waste per day.  By 2000, the average was 4.65 pounds per day. We all have something that no longer works, that we still need. We can throw it out and buy a new one, stick it in the garage, pay to get it fixed, or fix it ourselves.

The Repair Café Palo Alto is a volunteer-run, community service dedicated to encouraging the repair and reuse of goods rather than dumping them in landfill.
 
The first Repair Café started in Amsterdam in 2009, now there are over 1,500 Repair Cafés around the world.  The Repair Café Palo Alto is affiliated with the Repair Café Foundation in the Netherlands. We are the first Repair Café to become operational in the United States, though many similar initiatives have been active for some time.  (Although we are affiliated with the Repair Café  Foundation, we are self-funded and operate independently.)  Learn more about the Repair Café Foundation in the Netherlands: www.repaircafe.org
Join us! Bring your broken items to our quarterly “cafes” or volunteer to help others repair things.
Next Repair Café in Palo Alto:

When:   Sunday, July 10; 11am – 3pm
Where:  Museum of American Heritage
                351 Homer Ave, Palo Alto (map below)

PLEASE NOTE:

For the safety of our visitors and volunteers we may be operating under certain COVID-19 safety protocols, depending upon the state of the pandemic.  Such protocols may include the following:
 
Proof of no infection: All visitors and volunteers will be required to show proof of either vaccinations or a recent (72 hours) negative test.
 
Masks required:  All visitors and volunteers will be asked to wear masks when on site.
 
Limited visitor and volunteer density:
  • Limited number of volunteers, spread more widely throughout the facility.  No apprentice fixer program.
  • Control of visitor numbers to reduce volume of people and wait times. 
  • Limit visitors to ONE item at a time.  
  • No food or coffee/tea offered.