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Mayflower Veterans

Veterans Day At The Mayflower Community

The Mayflower Community honored Veterans Day on November 11th with a number of events. A Pearson lobby display and continuous-play video celebrated “We Care” by remembering through artifacts, the contributions our veterans have made to our freedom. In the morning, two busloads of Davis School 4th-gaders arrived to sing a set of patriotic songs directed

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Mayflower Community Bell Choir

Mayflower Bell Choir Plays at Local Church

On the first Sunday of November, the combined congregations of the First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn (Iowa) and the First United Presbyterian Church of Malcom host a musical group in the Brooklyn church. The purpose according to Pastor Bernard Nti is, “to praise God for all God’s goodness and kindness to the church and community.”

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Mini Gift Shop displays Thanksgiving deor

Lots Going On In The Mayflower Community Mini-Gift Shop

A special sale, holiday cards, bargains galore…This is the Mini-Gift shop located in the lower level of the Pearson building on The Mayflower Community campus, 616 Broad Street, Grinnell. The sale? Prices have been drastically slashed (including some free items) on the Shop’s entire offering of Clear and Cut Glass. The sale will be available

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Halloween Pumpkin Contest winners: Jean Lewis, Marilyn Starnes, Sandy Maddocks, Sharon Gersdorf and Sue Allen.

Pumpkin Carving Winners at Mayflower

So, who won The Mayflower Community pumpkin-carving competition? Members of the Food Service department made the winner, which was a display of pumpkin members of the M&M family. Those are real pumpkins! The creators, left to right, areJean Lewis, Marilyn Starnes, Sandy Maddocks, Sharon Gersdorf, and Sue Allen. Not pictured is Roxanne Wozny. — Bob

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Dr. Coffman, Colleen Johnston, Manatts Inc., Tom Latimer, ASI Signage, Steve Langerud and Dave Stoakes, Grinnell Lions Club

Mayflower Partners with Lion Clubs for Diabetes Screening Service

Grinnell’s Mayflower Community has collaborated with the Grinnell Lions Club to offer a diabetes prevention program in surrounding communities. In turn, the local Lions Club has partnered with Lions Clubs in Kellogg, Montezuma, and Victor to receive the Lions Club International Diabetes Grant and join with UnityPoint Health – Grinnell Regional Medical Center (GRMC), Grinnell

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Kathy Szary with SHIIP helps Mayflower Community Residents with Medicare Open Enrollment

Medicare Counseling During Open Enrollment

The U.S. Medicare program provides for a period time, “Open Enrollment,” during which enrollees can make changes to their Part D Prescription Drug plans. We are now in that period which expires on December 7th. Potential carrier changes could result in positive improvement in cost of the plan, drugs covered, medication access, and co-payment and

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Share Estes checks and before getting in line for his flu shot.

Time to Get Your Flu Shot

Pictured above: Share Estes checks and before getting in line for his flu shot. At the recent Grinnell Regional Public Health flu shot clinic held in The Mayflower Community, approximately 80 Grinnell residents had their flu shots administered by professional staff from Public Health. It is not too late! According to Public Health, the period

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Octoberfest themed dinner at Mayflower Community

Mayflower Does Octoberfest

The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) residents and their guests celebrated Oktoberfest, Amana-style on October 24th. The white-tablecloth dinner was served family style in the Buckley Dining Room after a short social time that featured wines and German beer. The dinner menu included appetizers (serving bowls on the tables!) of homemade applesauce, coleslaw, and rye bread.

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Front row (l to r) – Xindi Sun, Jiaya Chen, Tenzing Sherpa, Tino Tonogar, Rey Evans. Back row (l to r) – Steve Langerud, Reus Zhu, John Moreno Vasquez, Marilyn Schuler

Mayflower’s Tekkie Tutors Touted

Residents of The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) have the luxury of being supported by young technical minds as they work with their electronic devices. Involved in a Mayflower program called “Tekkie Tutors,” Grinnell College students and Mayflower residents get paired up so that the former can assist the latter use cell phones and computers to

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Mayflower Community Walking Map

Indoor Walking Options

As inclement weather approaches, here are two Grinnell walking exercise options to consider. The City of Grinnell is offering free use of the indoor track at the Grinnell Athletic and Recreation Center (GARC), 1500 Penrose Street, to Grinnell citizens who are 60 years of age and older. When you visit, they will collect contact information

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