Neighbourhood Repair Café Guidelines

Read an informational notice about rules, registration, and safety guidelines for a local Repair Café.

Vas a aprender: Al terminar esta actividad, serás capaz de entender las normas de inscripción, la cola con fichas, las restricciones de objetos y la colaboración de los voluntarios en un evento comunitario de reparación.

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Neighbourhood Repair Café Guidelines

Read an informational notice about rules, registration, and safety guidelines for a local Repair Café.

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Un evento mensual de reparación comunitaria en el que los visitantes se registran, reciben una ficha numerada, esperan en la zona de asientos y reparan sus objetos con la ayuda de los voluntarios.

Palabras clave

register: Inscribirse o apuntarse en el evento, normalmente en la recepción.
token: Ficha numerada que recibes para entrar en la cola.
queue: Cola de espera para ser atendido.
petrol-powered tools: Herramientas que funcionan con gasolina, que no se aceptan en el evento.
replacement parts: Piezas de recambio, es decir, piezas nuevas que sustituyen a las estropeadas.

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Welcome to our monthly Community Repair Café! Please check in at the front desk upon arrival to register. Each visitor may bring only one broken household item at a time. If you have extra items, you must register again after your first repair is finished.

Preguntas

Pregunta 1:

How many broken items can a visitor bring for repair at one time?

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¿Cuántos objetos rotos puede llevar un visitante para reparar a la vez?

As many items as they can carry safely

Only one broken item at a time

Up to three small electrical appliances

Two items if they register before noon

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Our staff will give you a numbered token for the queue. While waiting, please stay in the seating area until a volunteer calls your number. Remember, our volunteers will guide you through the process, but you must help with the repair so that you can learn new skills.

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Pregunta 2:

What are visitors expected to do while their item is being repaired?

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¿Qué deben hacer los visitantes mientras se repara su objeto?

Leave the building and return when the item is ready

Pay the volunteer for their repair time

Participate in the repair process to learn new skills

Supervise other visitors in the waiting area

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For safety reasons, please make sure that all electrical appliances are clean and dry before entering. We cannot accept large items like refrigerators or petrol-powered tools. If your item requires special replacement parts, please purchase them beforehand and bring them with you.