The Boards of Directors of the Swarthmore Senior Citizens Association and the Park Avenue Community Center join in announcing the Senior Association as a Founding Partner in a new Community Center for Swarthmore and surrounding communities. The Senior Association will donate $100,000 toward the establishment of the PAC Center and will subsequently make the Center its permanent home.
Our Community Walks Together
Come out at 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 13 (rain date is November 20), for a series of organized and guided walks around town and the area, concluding with a concert and lots of camaraderie back on the lawn at the Swarthmore United Methodist Church, where we will be entertained by the Last Chance Duo.
New Housing Options for Swarthmore Seniors?
Linton Stables, former president of the Swarthmore Senior Citizens Association, discusses two new senior housing options that may be coming to Swarthmore: co-housing, and more desirable downtown apartments.
Take a Hike! An App for Swarthmore Walks and Trails
Swarthmore has many options for walks and hikes within its borders. A new series of maps can help you find your way. The Swarthmore Senior Citizens Association’s Walks and Trails Committee, chaired by Carol Menke, has documented traditional local walks and added some new ones. Working with Tara Cannon, Swarthmore College ’20, a Green Advocate with the Office of Sustainability, the committee mapped walks and trails on the AllTrails app.
One Family’s Screen Test
In our house, we have 12 flat screens of various sizes (I counted). At any one time during the day, about half of them are on. They ding, and we pay attention. They are quite demanding. But what would we do without them?
An Appalachia Bluegrass Thank You
Everyone is invited to enjoy a free concert of bluegrass and Appalachian mountain music this Sunday, October 20, from 4 to 6 p.m. It will be held at the Swarthmore Borough Hall Amphitheater and will feature Noggin Hill, an authentic bluegrass, mountain, and country music band, incorporating musical elements of folk-jazz and the American songbook. The concert is a big “thank you” to the Swarthmore community for the assistance given to the Appalachia Service Project (ASP) this year, and the work done in Chavies, Kentucky, making homes there warmer, safer, and drier.
The Hunt For a Vacation Home
The idea of a second home — at the shore, on a lake, or in the mountains — has a certain appeal. But my husband Greg Brown and I have studiously avoided purchasing such a place, thinking that once we do, we’ll be stuck going to that same place over and over again instead of travelling. However, that doesn’t keep us from checking out the real estate in fun places we visit! This summer we made a car trip to western North Carolina where we did look at some homes, in case we ever change our minds.
Swarthmorean Summer Travel Series
By Linton Stables
ASP Plans to Go South Twice this Summer
The Wallingford-Swarthmore area is full of people who want to make a difference in the world. Volunteering seems to be in our DNA, and another opportunity is opening up as we organize teams of young people and adults to Appalachia to work on making family homes “warmer, safer, and drier.” This year the trip promises to be even more meaningful, as members of our community plan their work to improve the lives of people in another community in Kentucky through the Appalachia Service Project (ASP).