Did you know membership fees cover only 15% of our annual operating budget? The remaining 85% relies directly on the generosity of donors like you to keep our doors open, our tool library stocked, and our community workshops running.Because we use Zeffy, 100% of your donation goes directly to our operations with zero platform or processing fees deducted from your gift.How You Can Help TodayBecome a Supporting Sponsor: Set up a recurring monthly or annual contribution to provide steady support.Make a One-Time Gift: Donate any amount to cover immediate tool maintenance, rent, utilities, or a subsidized membership for a community member.If you value having affordable access to tools and resources in Guelph, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution. Every dollar stays 100% local.

Help Keep Stitch Together Free & Fully Stocked!Every week, neighbors drop into the Guelph Tool Library for the Stitch Together Community Mending Project. Together, we fix favorite clothes, share sewing skills, and keep textile waste out of our local landfills. We provide the sewing machines, space, and volunteer guidance—completely free of charge.While our wonderful volunteers donate their time, keeping our mending stations stocked with basic supplies requires ongoing community support.Where Your Money GoesBecause Zeffy charges 0% in platform fees, 100% of your donation goes directly toward mending supplies:Essential Notions: Heavy-duty threads, replacement zippers, buttons, snaps, elastic, tailor’s chalk, pins, and needles.Fabrics & Interfacing: Mending patches, scrap fabrics for creative visible mending, interfacing, and darning yarn.Tool Maintenance: Sewing machine servicing, scissor sharpening, and iron station safety upkeep.What Your Impact Looks Like$1 — Buys basic replacement notions like buttons, snaps, or safety pins to fix a gap or secure a loose item.$5 — Covers a spool of heavy-duty all-purpose thread or a pack of specialized sewing machine needles for a workshop.$10 — Provides a full mending bundle, including a replacement zipper, elastic, tailor’s chalk, and interfacing patches.$20 — Fully stocks an entire drop-in session with high-quality notions, specialty darning yarns, and scrap fabrics for visible mending.How Zeffy WorksZeffy is 100% free for non-profits like the Guelph Tool Library. At checkout, Zeffy will suggest an optional tip to support their platform. You can adjust or set this tip to $0 if you prefer—either way, 100% of your gift supports Stitch Together.Thank you for helping us empower our community, share valuable skills, and keep loved garments out of the landfill.Remember: Mending is the new spending!