New Building

Public Meetings with the Architects

We are delighted to announce that we have hired LWC architecture firm to design our space, starting with a Space Usage Study in the coming months. You may recognize some of their other projects, such as the downtown Dayton Library, Aullwood Audubon Center, and Benham’s Grove Event Center. See LWCinspires.com.

There will be several opportunities for the public to meet with the architects and learn about what the plans for the new Senior Center will include, including a chance to offer feedback. Each of the sessions will be different so the public can attend as many sessions as they would like.

Tuesday, January 28 at noon
Presentation of senior center trends, with lunch, provided by the kitchen of Antioch College, starting at 11:30 am. Please register for this event at 937-767-5751 or [email protected].

Thursday, February 13 at 3:30 pm
Presentation of visions of the new building.

Thursday, March 6 at 3:30 pm
Presentation of what LWC has learned about our future needs. (This is a date change which was originally scheduled for February 27 and listed in the newsletter.)

RFP Documents

RFP
Document

Response to
RFP Questions

Yellow Springs Senior Center Executive Director Caroline Mullin spoke about the planning and process of designing a new facility and some ideas and inspirations to create a building that serves the community for decades to come. Watch the Zoom video or view the Power Point presentation she shared.

Video

Power Point

To learn more about the Yellow Springs Senior Center,
check out our biannual newsletters and our most recent annual reports.

Survey: What do we want in a new building?

Now is the time to offer suggestions for what you want in the new building. You can email your response to [email protected]. Some things to think about:

What activities do you currently participate in at YSSC?
What activities would you like to have available?
Please share ideas you would add to the discussion or building plan:
What are you most looking forward to in a new building?
What services could be added to best serve the community?
Is the new location walkable for you?

For more indepth questions, you can use the button below to fill out the survey that was started in 2022. If you filled out the survey a few years ago, consider filling it out again as your answers might have changed since then.

Survey

Virtual tours of other Senior Center online

There are no set parameters for what constitutes a Senior Center. Some, like our neighboring center in Clifton, are a gathering place for potlucks but provide no services and have no staff. Others, like Beavercreek, Springfield, and Xenia, are large complexes that provide meals, fitness centers, pickleball courts and more. If you would like to see some examples of other senior centers, here some links to virtual tours:

United Senior Services, Springfield, Ohio
Sunrise Senior Center (huge, municipally funded)
New Hanover Connecticut (remodel)
Portage Zhang (regional, very large)
50 North, Findlay, Ohio
Edmund Oklahoma
Lifespan project examples

Donating to the Capital Campaign

There are several ways to donate to the YSSC Capital Campaign.

By check (made out to YSSC, mailed to 227 Xenia Ave, Yellow Springs, OH 45387)
Through the Community Foundation (below)
Through PayPal (below)

YS Seniors Future Building Fund
Donations to this fund will support the Senior Center’s Capital Campaign, providing for the design, construction, equipage, and initial maintenance of a new building. These donations go through the Yellow Springs Community Foundation.

Donate - YS Seniors Future

Via PayPal

In the drop down menu, please specify this donation is for the Capital Campaign
If you'd like to help cover the processing fee that the YSSC pays in order to accept credit cards, select that option.
Please click the box to share your address and add your contact information so we can acknowledge your gift.

Senior Center buys land

On Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, the Senior Center closed on the purchase of a half-acre parcel of land sold by Antioch College, on which the center plans to build a new facility after a fundraising campaign. Celebrating the closing, left to right, were Senior Center Board President Wayne Gulden, Executive Director Caroline Mullin, title agent Lisa Terry and Antioch College President Jane Fernandes. (Photo by Lauren "Chuck" Shows for the Yellow Springs News)

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