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CORVALLIS, Ore. - Volunteers will repair broken items for free at the Oregon State University Spring Repair Fair on Wednesday, May 10, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Located at the OSUsed Store at the edge of OSU's campus, volunteers savvy in a variety of D.I.Y. (do it yourself) and fix-it skills will offer their time and knowledge to teach others how to repair their belongings during the fair.

This event marks the 25th time the event has been offered, with more than 670 repairs taking place during the fairs. Volunteers can help make repairs in the following categories: small appliances and electronics; bikes; clothing; computer diagnostics; housewares, including furniture and lamps; woodwind instruments; and jewelry.

In addition to free repairs, two D.I.Y. demonstrations will be available during each hour of the event. Demos from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. will include workshops on planting seed starts and creating reusable bags from T-shirts. From 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. demos will teach attendees about how to fix bike tire tubes and basics of tire repair, as well as fixing bras when the wire sticks through.

OSU's waste-reduction volunteer club, the Waste Watchers, hosts the repair fairs. Campus Recycling and the Student Sustainability Initiative jointly operate the club.

Full details for the event, including demos and repair skills, may be found at: http://tiny.cc/repair-fair