Last Saturday’s “Home for the Holidays” event was one of the most enjoyable days we have had here in town. It was wonderful to have our streets filled with adults and kids from Swarthmore and our neighboring communities.
All tagged Holidays
The Lions Club’s Holiday Basket Drive Could Use a Little Help
Could you please consider making a small donation to support this year’s Holiday Basket Drive? Any contribution would be appreciated.
Help the Lions Club provide holiday baskets
Could you please consider making a small donation to support this year’s Holiday Basket Drive? Any contribution would be appreciated.
DIY luminaria fundraiser?
I can’t imagine New Year’s Day on our Swarthmore cul-de-sac without the otherworldly beauty of luminaria glowing in the dark. I have ordered a bundle of white craft bags from Amazon and will use the miscellaneous votive candles I have on hand to compile as many luminaria as I can for our street to enjoy.
Making Things by Hand in Swarthmore Half a Century Ago
After reading the Swarthmorean article “Made by Hand” earlier this month, I thought I’d share this almost 50-year-old article about a seasonal crafted Christmas shop that Louise Howe Rowland, Prue Dunning, and I had for two years in Swarthmore.
I have some gift ideas for anyone still looking to spend their holiday budget, especially those who haven’t found material items serving their purposes.
Thanks for the mittens
The 2019 Mitten Tree at the Swarthmore Public Library was able to raise a large amount of money ($182) to buy warm clothing for CityTeam Ministries in Chester! Equally important were the contributions of blankets, scarves, mittens, gloves, hats, socks, and sweaters which were collected and also donated to CityTeam.
Local Girl Scouts thank the community
Thank you to everyone who supported our Girl Scout troop at Swarthmore’s recent Small Business Saturday, from our customers (including Mayor Spiegel!) to the Town Center that hosted us. We enjoyed baking goodies for all the shoppers.
Thanks to all who brought the holidays home
Last Saturday morning brought elves, reindeer, wrapped packages, Santas, grinches, and a sugar plum fairy running through our streets, culminating that evening with hot chocolate at the fire station following Santa’s arrival by train from Philly. In between, there were carriage rides, musical entertainment, dreidel games, a Kwanzaa celebration, a book signing, s’mores, and much more.
Christmas postcards from a distant past
There is a special place where the Magic of Swarthmore meets the Magic of Christmas. Every other year, in our small college town tucked away at the southern end of Delaware County, anonymous members of the Swarthmore community produce, fund, and perform the Pageant of the Nativity the Saturday before Christmas in the Lang Music Building on the Swarthmore College campus.