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Making a Difference with improvments & repairs to the pool - we are a 501c3 charitable organization

Making a Difference with improvments & repairs to the pool - we are a 501c3 charitable organizationMaking a Difference with improvments & repairs to the pool - we are a 501c3 charitable organizationMaking a Difference with improvments & repairs to the pool - we are a 501c3 charitable organization

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(412) 344-2958

Making a Difference with improvments & repairs to the pool - we are a 501c3 charitable organization

Making a Difference with improvments & repairs to the pool - we are a 501c3 charitable organizationMaking a Difference with improvments & repairs to the pool - we are a 501c3 charitable organizationMaking a Difference with improvments & repairs to the pool - we are a 501c3 charitable organization

Learn about our group and how you can help!

Get Involved

(412) 344-2958

Pub Tour Delay

In response to the Covid-19 situation, Friends of Dormont Pool is postponing the annual Pub Tour.  The health and safety of our participants is our top priority.  We will continue to monitor the situation and re-evaluate, based on directives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Center for Disease Control.  Please check back for the latest updates. 

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Help Our Cause

Your support and contributions will enable us to meet our goal  of building a bathroom at the shallow end of the pool, as well as offset expenses & improvements to the pool.

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Pool Information

Dormont Pool will open for the season daily Noon -8 pm beginning May 28th - September 5th, 2022 

EXCEPT weekdays May 31- June 10 & August 19 - September 2nd.  

Holiday hours Memorial Day Noon-6pm July 4th Noon-5pm & Labor Day Noon - 3pm. 


 Pass Holders can enter the pool at the right side door

Season Passes are available beginning April 1st - May 16th at a discount 

                                                                                ($25 off Family pass/$10 off individual pass)


Pool Rates 

Passes - Dormont residents (with proof of address - Register residency at: 

https://register.communtypass.net/DormontBorough 

then call borough office 412-561-8900 to prepay for early bird discount.

Family pass $160

Resident Child (age 3-17)  $75

Resident Adult (age 18-64)  $95

Senior (over 65) Free (+$10 for new or replacement passes)

Non Resident Senior (65+) $85

Non Resident Single $140

Non Resident Family $285

Family includes max 5 passes - 2 adults & children under 17 - add'l child $10


Daily rates $8.00 (no daily rate based on age or residency for 2021)

                                 

 


History


 

The Dormont Pool dates back to 1920, when Andrew Philp used rocks to dam a creek to make a wading pool. In 1922, the borough spent $6,851 to create a larger dam for a swimming area and an ice skating rink. At the same time they also built a small wooden bath house. The pool was made to give people the feeling of being in the tropics.
 

In 1923, Dormont Borough decided to turn it into a concrete pool with fine sand along the edges of the pool making it resemble a beach. This project took several years and had a budget of $14,867. On July 4, 1929, the pool and the new bathhouse were dedicated.
 

The three-floor bathhouse serves several purposes. The lower level houses the pool's filtration system, the main floor is divided into two main areas for the men and women and the top floor is a community room which is rented to individuals and community groups. The pool itself is about 1.85 acres or 60,000 square feet.
 

Dormont Pool has survived the Great Depression, World War II, and has opened every season. It was declared a Historic Landmark in 2002.
 

Some minor changes have occurred over the years but the look and feel of Dormont Pool has remained. It is still one of the largest public pools in Pennsylvania and is enjoyed by residents of not only Dormont but surrounding communities and scores of people when they visit the area. It is one reason many people choose to live in this borough.
 

Several years of neglecting repairs and regular maintenance threatened the pool. In 2006 the Borough of Dormont announced the pool was not going to open.
 

We were able to prevent this planned closure with your help and the help of others. We saved the pool, however your financial support is still needed to keep this landmark pool a vibrant part of our community. 

Our Mission

Who we are:


     We began as a grassroots campaign to raise the necessary funds to help pay for short term repairs to open our community pool for the 2006 season. We then formed a nonprofit organization; Friends of Dormont Pool, Inc.
 

      Our organization was established to help generate long term funding to make the major repairs needed to this Historic Landmark pool, as well as needed upgrades.
 

      The pool was built in 1920 and has opened every summer since but due to years of neglect was in desperate need of work on both the pool and the bathhouse.
 

    It was scheduled to close in 2006 and its future was in jeopardy. That's when we stepped in.  

We will continue our fund raising efforts with the county, state, private foundations and our borough council to establish a potential long term maintenance fund and begin to discuss the funding of any future enhancements to the facility. We also continue to work with the borough and our local politicians to secure needed funding, however we will continue to need your support as well to insure the project is a success. You can personally support our cause by attending our fund raisers, joining our easy to get along with organization at any level and by helping to lobby our local and state officials.
 

      We greatly appreciate any help you may give us in saving this valuable community asset. We would appreciate your support in any number of ways which may include not only financial donations, but also assisting with events.
 

      But most importantly - come out and enjoy the pool!
 

      Please contact us if you have any questions or are interested in supporting Dormont Pool.
 

      Respectfully,
    Friends of Dormont Pool Board of Directors 

*The official registration and financial information of Friends of Dormont Pool, Inc. may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll free, within Pennsylvania, 1(800) 732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement. 

Help Our Cause

Your support and contributions will enable us to meet our goal of building a bathroom at the shallow end of the pool, as well as improve & update the pool. Your generous donation is greatly appreciated!

Pay with PayPal or a debit/credit card

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Announcement

Please attend our Annual Meeting 5-31 at 6:30 at the Small Pavilion (above the Playground)  Dormont Park.

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