Friends of the Dayton Community Pool broadens its vision

DAYTON—The Friends of the Dayton Community Pool has revamped its name and purpose.

“We kept running into community conversations that talked about how lovely it would be to have a community or multi-purpose center in our county,” said President Vicki Zoller.

Zoller said the members of the newly-formed Friends of the Columbia County Multi-purpose Center are researching and planning for a center that could combine a senior center and early childhood education center, and indoor pool into one shared space, and they are talking about adding a laundromat to the mix.

“We believe that combining the many needs of our community into one central hub would be the

best use of grant dollars and would serve a much larger, diverse population, than just a pool would,” Zoller said.

Zoller said the organization’s Facebook page and website will be rebranded, and work is underway to reach out and meet with other small communities to talk about funding and maintaining such facilities.

Committee members are currently writing grants to help with this year’s summer swim at the

Prescott Pool. Grants will help provide transportation, chaperones, and swim passes for youth enrolled at The Club.

Swim passes will also be purchased for anyone living in Dayton, Zoller said.

The Friends of the Columbia County Multi-purpose Center meet on the last Tuesday of the month at 5 p.m. in the Delany Building.