Swarthmore Senior Citizens Association

After much thought and discussion among the Board of Directors of the Swarthmore Senior Citizens Association, including discussions with our founder Putty Willetts, we have determined that consolidating all of our senior activities in one location will serve our community better.  We have decided to move the activities that are now currently at the Dew Drop Inn at 7A South Chester Road to spaces that we will be renting at Swarthmore United Methodist Church (SUMC) at 129 Park Avenue, thus bringing all our indoor activities under one roof. We expect to accomplish this by the middle of November 2019.

The location on Park Avenue offers many advantages. Parking is plentiful, and there is no-cost 2 hour parking nearby. We are hoping that a number of activities can be accommodated simultaneously in separate rooms, with fewer distractions. In addition to the Gathering Place, which already meets in this location, there will be room for crafts,  board games and card games, small-group meetings, and exercise classes. There will also be space for just "hanging out," one of the original purposes of the Dew Drop Inn which hasn't been possible in the last several years. We will be working with the church to upgrade the rooms where we meet, including improvements to the finishes and the lighting. We propose to furnish a space with new high-quality card tables and comfortable chairs, and to provide a comfortable and inviting living room space for drop-in gatherings. There is free wi-fi and access to audio-visual resources that the Dew Drop Inn does not have. We have reached an agreement with SUMC for rent, utilities, and maintenance, and will have funds remaining from what we had been spending at DDI to allow us to do additional programming in the new space.

For those who have called the Dew Drop Inn home for many years we will be honoring the history of that location, acknowledging the love and time that has been devoted to it since it was established. We wish to make the transition as easy as possible for everyone and are open to suggestions on how to make the new spaces inviting and conducive to all kinds of senior and community activities. Please email SwarthmoreSeniors@gmail.com with your comments and suggestions.