By 8:00am on Wednesday morning, December 30th, after the prior day’s 8+ inch snowfall in Grinnell, snow removal was humming along. The Mayflower Community’s 10 lineal miles of driveways, sidewalks, and parking lots on this 35-acre campus were mostly clear of the heavy wet snow. Snow blowers, blades, sweepers, scoops, and shovels in the hands…
On December 28th, Mayflower Community resident, Nancy Hendrickson, was delighted to be caroled by a gathering of Hendricksons. Son and daughter-in-law, Mark and Nancy Hendrickson, came by with bunched members of their family to sing Christmas carols to Nancy. As Nancy lives on the first floor of the Mayflower Buckley building with a patio adjoining…
How did we celebrate Christmas Day in Grinnell’s The Mayflower Community? We had the “good” and the “bad.” (There were some ugly sweaters!) The “bad?” Our community of residents, who have been taking extreme precautions against the coronavirus for the past 10 months, continued their work on Christmas day. They wore face masks. They practiced…
The very talented Quilt Ladies from Ripley United Church of Christ of Traer recently delivered beautiful quilts to Mayflower residents. This is a tradition that they have observed for the last eight years. The quilts are bringing heaps of joy as well as warmth. As the tags on the quilts state, they were made with…
Grinnell native, Jacob Staroska, has begun work in The Mayflower Community as Foodservice Supervisor. A graduate of the Des Moines Area Community College Culinary Arts program, Jacob has previous foodservice experience with the senior living communities of Deerfield in Urbandale and Luther Park in Des Moines. In addition, he has restaurant work experience. In his…
Last week Wilma Graden, a resident of The Mayflower Community, was blessed to meet her great granddaughter, Everly by way of FaceTime in the Health Center. She chatted with her daughter Lori Lockhart, grandson Keegan, his wife Kelsey, and newborn great-granddaughter Everly. As the photo shows, Wilma is a very proud great grandma! Staying connected…
Leslie Jaworski has come aboard the Mayflower Community as the Director of Community Life. In the process, she has been credentialed as a Certified Nurse Aide and as a State of Iowa Activities Director. Leslie has a B.A. in psychology from DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana and an M.S. in Student Affairs and Higher Education from…
Getting ready for the holidays….Mayflower residents of the Watertower Square apartments, 625 Broad Street, have lit up the Jewel Garden located on the west side of the building. Beautiful in daylight. Spectacular after dark! – Bob Mann, Sales & Marketing Director
Thanksgiving Day 2020 in The Mayflower Community was full of appreciation, even with all the struggles of 2020. The highlight was the home-delivered meals to Mayflower residents. Independent living residents ordered 125 specially prepared turkey and ham dinners with all the fixins. Health Center and Beebe Assisted Living residents dined from the same menu. Food…
The Mayflower Community superb baker, Teresa Nicklas-Beck, has been doing what we do for Thanksgiving…baking pies. She displays a couple of them in the accompanying photo, with a lot more (including pecan!) in the background. Along with the first-class Thanksgiving Day meal that will be delivered by Mayflower staff to the doors of independent living…