Downeast Senior College on hiatus, seeks new volunteers
ELLSWORTH One of 17 senior colleges in Maine, the Downeast Senior College, which served Hancock County residents 50 years of age and above, is on pause, for a few different reasons.
An active organization for over 20 years, membership stood at over 100 at its peak. But, for the past year, only 46 county residents signed on.
Already lacking leadership to bring the organization into the technology age, a year-plus of pandemic restrictions then dealt the final blow, according to co-presidents Linda Hayman and Judy Hakola.
“Consequently, it has become necessary to declare the Downeast Senior College officially and effective inactive for an indeterminate period of time,” the co-presidents shared in a statement.