Palm Springs to Host First `Fix-It Fair’ Later This Month

City News Service

   PALM SPRINGS (CNS) – The first “Fix-it Fair” will be held later thismonth in Palm Springs, where residents may bring in broken items to befixed or learn new repair skills as part of an effort to keep items out oflandfills and reduce waste.

The free event will be held from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Aug. 23 atMizell Center, located at 480 S. Sunrise Way.

  It will be hosted by the Palm Springs Sustainability Department inpartnership with Repeat Reuse, a Riverside-based nonprofit founded byenvironmental activist Lynda Koskela, who also volunteers for the RiversideCounty Department of Waste Resources, “to help our low-income community bemore resilient in the face of the climate crisis.”   “By bringing together skilled volunteers and neighbors, we extend thelifespan of products, reduce waste and contribute to a more circulareconomy in the Coachella Valley,” organizers said.   Various local businesses will be available for repairs and “repaircoaches” will be on hand to teach residents on how to repair certain items.   All businesses and fixers at the fair will be volunteers, and repairswill be limited to two items per person, organizers said.   More information can be found at https://fixitps.org/

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