{"id":10409,"date":"2018-04-06T09:02:07","date_gmt":"2018-04-06T13:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/?post_type=press-release&p=10409"},"modified":"2018-04-06T09:02:07","modified_gmt":"2018-04-06T13:02:07","slug":"dont-pitch-fix-orange-county-host-free-household-item-repair-event-saturday-april-21","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2018\/04\/dont-pitch-fix-orange-county-host-free-household-item-repair-event-saturday-april-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Pitch It, Fix It! | Orange County to Host Free Household Item Repair Event on Saturday, April 21"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Orange County, Fla. \u2013 <\/strong>In celebration of Earth Day and to support local businesses, Orange County Government is hosting a free \u201cDon\u2019t Pitch It, Fix It!\u201d event on Saturday, April 21, at the Blanchard Park YMCA, 10501 J Blanchard Trail, Orlando, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.<\/strong> The repair workshop will have local businesses and handy neighbors offering residents free minor repairs for a variety of household items, such as clothing, jewelry, electronics, shoes, bicycles, watches, eyeglasses and books. Items will be repaired on a first-come, first-served basis and there is no guarantee that the item will be fixed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe repair workshop concept has become a worldwide movement that has grown in popularity over the past decade,\u201d said David Jones, manager of Orange County Environmental Protection Division. \u201cWe aim to provide an economic benefit for the community while raising awareness of resource conservation. Last year, the City of Winter Park held two successful free repair events, and Orange County is now joining efforts with Winter Park to make repair services available to more local residents.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to the Saturday workshop, local businesses participating in the \u201cDon\u2019t Pitch It, Fix It\u201d event will provide discounted repairs at their locations during the week of April 16 to 21. For five days \u2014 from Monday, April 16 through Friday, April 20 \u2014 residents are encouraged to take broken household items to participating local businesses that will offer repair services at a discounted rate. For more information about becoming a repair provider or finding out which businesses are participating in the week-long event and the free repair workshop, visit www.ocfl.net\/Environment\/DontPitchItFixIt<\/a>, contact P2@ocfl.net<\/a> or call 407-836-1400.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Orange County, Fla. \u2013 In celebration of Earth Day and to support local businesses, Orange County Government is hosting a free \u201cDon\u2019t Pitch It, Fix It!\u201d event on Saturday, April 21, at the Blanchard Park YMCA, 10501 J Blanchard Trail, Orlando, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The repair workshop will have local businesses and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-10409","press-release","type-press-release","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nDon\u2019t Pitch It, Fix It! | Orange County to Host Free Household Item Repair Event on Saturday, April 21<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2018\/04\/dont-pitch-fix-orange-county-host-free-household-item-repair-event-saturday-april-21\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Don\u2019t Pitch It, Fix It! 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