The PACC: Summer Seniors

Wednesday, 7/15

 Designing Your Next Chapter

JCareer and wellness coach Kelly George leads seniors in a character-strengths exercise and discussion, helping identify their unique gifts and explore how those strengths can support greater connection and a renewed sense of identity. Lunch and discussion included!

Lite lunch is provided.

To Register Click HERE

Date: Wednesday, 7/15

Time: 12:00 - 2:00 pm

Location: PAC Center,

129 Park Avenue, Swarthmore 

Many thanks to

Martha Perkins

For walking us through creating a night light decoupaging pressed flowers onto a globe. It becomes a beautiful night light that greets you when your room is dark and you awake.

Friday Friends is just the break you need in the busy holiday weeks! Grab a coffee; the friendly conversation keeps going every Friday. Gather at the Swarthmore Co-op to chat. No agenda, no program, and no special invitation required! Come on by.

Date: Every Friday

Time: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Location: Swarthmore Co-op located at 341 Dartmouth Avenue

Seniors Tech Help Desk

We do Windows! Until recently, the help we provide has mostly been for Apple devices. So bring us your problems with Windows PCs and we will be glad to help you.

Our Apple nerd is on hiatus so we are not able to accept requests for help with Apple products right now. Watch this space to find out when our Apple department reopens. 

Just ask for help by sending us an email at SwarthmoreSeniors@gmail.com

and we'll contact you to follow up

Coffee & Community

Learning Workshops on

Technology Topics

Media Fellowship House hosts Coffee & Community Learning workshops on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month from 10 AM –11 AM at 302 S. Jackson St., Media, PA 19063. Led by their Digital Navigator, these free workshops provide hands-on support with rotating technology topics including password management, online safety, identifying scams, and understanding common tech tools and terms.

Register for July HERE

To Register Click HERE

Email Cindi at CulinaryHelpDesk@yahoo.com or drop into Lunch and Learn and ask Cindi in person. 

Do you have a question for the Culinary Help Desk? Cindi Kruth is ready for your email. 

Planning a dinner party or baking a birthday cake? Trying your hand at baking bread? Want hints & tips? How to pick the right pan and why it matters? Do you really need all your ingredients at room temperature? 

Summer of the 250th Celebration

America 250 in DELCO!

America250PADelco events continue across Delaware County throughout the summer. Coming up THIS WEEK are opportunities:

To embroider and applique stars on a tote bag;

To attend Summer Fair 250 at an historic building in Chester Heights;

To see fireworks at the Philly Foodie & Fireworks Festival at Harrah's Outdoor Pavillion;

To make ice cream sundaes on Sunday at the Colonial PA Farmstead in Newtown Square!

Check out upcoming event details HERE.

America250PADelco is the local, non-partisan initiative to engage all Delaware County residents in America's 250th anniversary.

Saturdays, May - November

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Click here to visit the Market website for details on the week's vendors, musicians, and kids activity! (Updated on Tuesdays every week!)

Our acclaimed market is back for its 21st season! Remember to bring your reusable shopping bags!

Co-Writing Collective with

Dilruba Ahmed

Tuesday Jul 14th, 2026

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Special Event

 Celia Bookshop



Join a community of writers for a creative co-working session with local writer and educator Dilruba (Ruba) Ahmed.

Arrive early to grab a hot drink and mingle with fellow writers, then claim a seat to focus on your writing for an hour. Brief goal-sharing at the beginning (and reflections at the end!) will help you forge a sense of continuity and connection in your writing practice.

All writers welcome – creative, academic; beginner, intermediate, advanced.

To buy Tickets click HERE

Author Talk + Q&A with

Zinzi Clemmons

Tuesday Jul 14th, 2026

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Special Event

Celia Bookshop

Join the acclaimed Swarthmore-born writer as she comes home to discuss and celebrate Freedom, her new essay collection.

To buy Tickets click HERE

Media Community Center to register for a class click HERE

Keep up with the events at Swarthmore College by clicking HERE or by subscribing to the college's biweekly newsletter HERE.

Welcome to the Community Center!

Swarthmore Senior Citizens Association, a Founding Partner of the PAC Center, is proud to be part of this intergenerational place for adults and children to engage in a broad range of educational, recreational, charitable and networking activities, located at 129 Park Avenue in Swarthmore.

SIGN UP FOR THE PAC CENTER NEWSLETTER HERE!

This Week's PAC Center Events

Check PAC Special Events Here

Summer Session Classes

Begin THIS WEEK!

Check out the Health & Wellness classes that continue through the summer to keep us at our best.

Click HERE to view and register.

Monday: 9 am to 6 pm

Tuesday: 9 am to 6 pm

Wednesday: 9 am to 7 pm

Thursday: 9 am to 5 pm

Friday: 9 am to 5 pm

Saturday: 9 am to 4 pm

Regular Library Programs for Adults

For the listing of bookclubs, repeating activities, and for more information on any upcoming events, please check the LIBRARY WEBSITE.

Film Series: Scribes on Screen

Wednesdays, 2 - 4 pm

Escape the summer heat and enjoy a great story at the library! Join us for a special film series featuring movies inspired by the lives and works of famous authors. Sit back, relax, and spend the afternoon with unforgettable writers brought to life on screen.

July 15: Miss Potter (running time 1 hour 34 minutes) Rated PG

July 22: Iris (running time 1 hour 31 minutes) Rated R

July 29: Mary Shelley (running time 2 hours) Rated PG-13 

The Rotary Club Invites You!

The Swarthmore Rotary Club invites members and friends of SSCA to come to their meetings and enjoy a lunch and the speaker. Meetings are on Thursdays from 12:15 pm -1:30 pm at the Inn at Swarthmore. Lunch is $20 per person.

Upcoming Swarthmore Rotary Club meetings and events in July:

July 16th, 12:15-1:30 PM

Speaker: Evelyn Moulton, Director, Children's Lit and Programming, Celia Bookshop

Subject: On Engagement: Our Community and Children's Literature

July 23rd, 12:15-1:30 PM

Speaker: Julie C. Ellis, Assoc Director, Inst. Infectious Diseases, UPENN Vet Medicine

Subject: hold for topic

July 30th, 12:15-1:30 PM

Speaker: Club Assembly

Subject: Highlighting roles and objectives for the 2026-27 program year

SSCA Games

The SSCA-sponsored games meet weekly at the Park Avenue Community Center. Email SwarthmoreSeniors@gmail.com to let us know you are interested in playing. Is there a game NOT listed here that interests you? Let us know and we'll try to help organize it!

Tuesdays

• Mahjong - 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
• Pinochle - 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Fridays

• Canasta/Samba - 10:30 am
• Mahjong - 1:00 pm

Play Canasta/Samba Cards from 10:30 am until 1:00 pm on Fridays. New players are aways welcome! Drop in any time before 1:00 pm, and there will always be a seat for you. We teach the game as we play, if you are new to the game.  

Other Card and Board Games

If you like to play board games or other card games with your friends, come to the PAC Center on Fridays!

Looking for a Helping Hand?

Call 484-437-8272

We will try to connect you and a volunteer to help with your specific challenge.



If it's an emergency call 9-1-1

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