--- title: Ramsey County Hosts Fix-It Clinic at Jimmy Lee Recreation Center canonical: https://stpaulfeed.com/ramsey-county-hosts-fix-it-clinic-at-jimmy-lee-recreation-center/ published: '2026-11-08T23:20:25-06:00' updated: '2026-11-08T23:20:25-06:00' author: StPaulFeed Staff section: Ramsey County source: Ramsey County source_url: https://www.ramseycountymn.gov/news/ramsey-county-holds-fix-it-clinic-jimmy-lee-recreation-center publisher: StPaulFeed attribution: Copyright StPaulFeed. Quote with credit to StPaulFeed and a link to the canonical URL above. --- # Ramsey County Hosts Fix-It Clinic at Jimmy Lee Recreation Center Ramsey County held a Fix-It Clinic at Jimmy Lee Recreation Center on October 24, 2026, attracting many first-time participants. During the three-hour event, 18 volunteers repaired 86 items brought in by over 80 residents, keeping 575 pounds of materials out of the trash. --- ### Press Release: Ramsey County *Reproduced in full from the [Ramsey County](https://www.ramseycountymn.gov/news/ramsey-county-holds-fix-it-clinic-jimmy-lee-recreation-center).* #### Ramsey County holds Fix-It Clinic at Jimmy Lee Recreation Center November 2, 2026 Events #### Ramsey County holds Fix-It Clinic at Jimmy Lee Recreation Center Environmental health and recycling Public Health The Ramsey County Fix-It Clinic held a special event at Jimmy Lee Recreation Center on Saturday, Oct. 24, welcoming many first-time participants. This recreation center will host a Fix-It Clinic once a year. Regular Fix-It Clinics will continue at the [Ramsey County Environmental Center](https://www.ramseycountymn.gov/residents/recycling-waste/environmental-center), with occasional special events held at other locations throughout the community. During the three-hour event, 18 volunteers worked on 114 items brought in by more than 80 residents. Volunteers repaired 86 items, keeping 575 pounds of materials out of the trash. Items repaired included fans, lamps, solar panels, gaming controllers, clocks, radios, air purifiers, sewing machines, backpacks, winter jackets, pants and sweaters. The next Fix-It Clinic will be at Our Lady of Guadalupe Diocesan Shrine on Dec. 5, 2026 before returning to the Environmental Center on Jan. 23, 2027. Residents can learn more about accepted items, upcoming clinic dates and other repair resources at [RamseyRecycles.com/FixItClinics](https://www.ramseycountymn.gov/residents/recycling-waste/reuse/fix-it-clinics). #### Related news Food Waste to Watercolor Workshop connects food and art The Food Waste to Watercolor Workshop, held in collaboration with Gifting Grove, took place on Saturday, Oct. 10 at the Ramsey County Environmental Center. Nearly 20 residents explored creative ways to give food scraps a second life through art. October 29, 2026 Environmental health and recycling Read more Paper shredding event sets attendance record 585 residents brought in 20,780 pounds of confidential paper for shredding and recycling at an Environmental Center event on Oct. 2. October 20, 2026 Environmental health and recycling Read more Source: [Ramsey County](https://www.ramseycountymn.gov/news/ramsey-county-holds-fix-it-clinic-jimmy-lee-recreation-center)