Revere Coffee Club

I had the opportunity to host the second Revere Coffee Club. I entered the Whelan Elementary School around 9:30am and met with a volunteer who had already arrived for the coffee club. People started trickling in as we started the coffee pot and set up the donuts for everyone. Since we were in our own Generations space we were able to set up the room how we wanted. All ten of us sat at a long table by the windows enjoying the sun.  At first there was some hesitation about how this “social event” would move forward. “There is no agenda, what are we supposed to do here?” As everyone sat back, sipped on some coffee and started talking, the lack of a set agenda was inconsequential.

Conversation flowed from topic to topic, as volunteers reminisced about the Revere of the past. They spoke of the fun they had had at the centennial commemoration of Revere beach. They told stories about the small town feel they had as children when they knew the names of each family in their neighborhood. Whether it was fifteen years or several decades ago, the Revere of the past was alive in their stories.

One of the volunteers told me how excited she was about the coffee club and Generations as a whole. After retiring she had found it a little more difficult to find the social situations she was accustomed to. She told me that Generations added a significant value to her life; she was thrilled to be involved in social clubs like the coffee club and excited about the book club that might start in the coming months. Another volunteer used the opportunity to thank everyone at the coffee club for being so welcoming at the site, making her transition into the program very comfortable and enjoyable.

Overall the coffee club was a great success. Everyone stayed longer than planned and as we all cleaned up together we talked about how exciting it will be to come to next month’s coffee club.

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