Some engineers just have ‘the knack’, and can’t help but try to fix things. For this reason, the concept of a “Fix-It Café” was born, to help repair household items and encourage people to be more thrifty and familiar with tools in an age of materialism & two-day shipping.
The third Saturday of each month, volunteers and community members come to the red Bank Barn in Glasgow Park and get ready to fix it. Community members enjoy seeing their items come back to life, and volunteers enjoy seeing all of the ‘success stories’ where we made a difference in this outreach effort.
This effort is a partnership between the New Castle County Department of Community Service, Lowes of Bear, William Penn High School Construction Technology, and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Student Chapter at the University of Delaware. Thank you to all who came out and helped, and also to everyone who thought to repair instead of replace. Hopefully we will see you there next time!
