Mayflower’s renowned “Mini-Gift Shop” will celebrate the holidays with a special open house on Thursday, December 6, 2018, 9:30am to 4:00pm. (Think: One week after Thanksgiving!)
In preparation, the Shop will be closed December 3rd through the 5th. During that period, it would be available by appointment, by contacting any of the Steering Committee members (listed below).
This open house provides an opportunity to put everyone in a festive mood. The Shop will be decorated with trees and garlands, refreshments will be served, and according to Committee members, “We can show off our wonderful wares…some unique things you can’t find anywhere else, some practical, some just beautiful, toys for children, books and CDs.
A wide selection of Christmas cards will be available. The card pictured above is Peagreen Snowy Landscape and is from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (no artist named.).
The Mini-Gift Shop is a project sponsored by the Mayflower Residents Association and supported 100% by volunteers. The current committee includes Bonnie Buntz, Chairperson; Bev Anderson, Suzanne Redenius, MJ Zimmerman, Dottie Blazek, Kathy Herman, and Esther Bethel. Another 32 residents volunteer as shopkeepers. They have pledged their 2018 profits to Mayflower’s Open Dining project, staff education, and to the Human Needs Endowment Fund.
— Bob Mann, Sales & Marketing Director