A repair café workshop: a volunteer-led effort in Petrópolis

For five years the neighborhood has asked for a repair café workshop. This year a group of 29 volunteers, including a group of teenagers, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for Freedom Park, but no funding. We have received donated a pump, and the remaining cost is $650. It will serve about 190 people, including young people who have nowhere safe to play. We'll hold a build day in August and everyone is invited. We're a small team, and every dollar will be spent in the open - I'll post receipts and progress photos. All purchases will be made by two volunteers and logged publicly. Surplus funds will go to maintenance. Where the $650 goes: • Safety equipment and signage: $150 • Materials: $410 • Tools hire and delivery: $90 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support. - Gabriel