Monday, March 31st, is the 120th anniversary of the founding of our club.
Rob Cavanaugh will retell the Founding Story down at the club that evening and drink a toast—or several—to the club's founders and to all those who have made the club work for the last 120 years. If you'd like to join me, bring the toasting beverage of your choice. Story time is 7:30. Toasts to follow immediately.
The story of the club's founding is an interesting one and is told in the first two entries of the first book of club meeting minutes. Of particular note is that the Fairmount Park Commission had decided to make no further repairs to the decaying building and when repairs had become necessary they would have simply razed the building, as they had already done to most of the many other mills that once operated in the Wissahickon Valley. It's no exaggeration to say that this historic old mill building still stands thanks to the efforts and work of PCC members, including all those who came out to the workday last weekend - you're part of a long legacy!!