In Valparaiso, Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County will host its final Fix-It Fair of 2025 on Saturday October 18. Volunteers will be on hand at the Porter County Public Library Valparaiso Branch to offer free repairs and guidance and may include sewing, small appliances, computers and electronics, clocks and lamps, and small furniture assembly, and more. Registration is required.
“The Fix-It Fair is designed to help community members breathe new life into their beloved but broken items, rather than discarding them,” the District said in a news release. Expert volunteers will be on hand to offer free repair services and guidance for a wide variety of items, including, but not limited to:
• Sewing: Clothing repairs, knit/crochet repairs, sewing machine fixing, and fabric mending.
• Jewelry: Repairs for clasp replacements, restringing beads, and other jewelry fixes (no soldering).
• Small appliances: Kitchen gadgets, vacuum cleaners, and other household appliances.
• Computers: Software issues, hardware fixes, and general IT support.
• Electronics: Radios, speakers, and other electronic devices.
• Clocks and lamps: Mechanical repairs and rewiring for clocks, watches, and lamps.
• Tools and Small Furniture: Fixes for hand tools, small pieces of furniture, and more.
Attendees are asked to register online to ensure volunteers are prepared to make appropriate repairs. This can be done on at the Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County website, portercountyrecycling.org ,under the “Fix-It Fair” page.
