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Total Choice supports Mayflower Community's care package program for military members. Alicia Blankenfeld, Barb Lease, Sis Vogel.

Mayflower Residents and Total Choice Get Care Package Mailed

Pictured above: Alicia Blankenfeld, Barb Lease, Sis Vogel. On Tuesday, November 19th, Mayflower Community residents, Barb Lease and Sis Vogel, delivered to Total Choice Shipping and Printing, the “We Care” items contributed during Mayflower’s Veterans Day commemoration in Grinnell. In order to send packages overseas, all items must be inventoried and noted on declaration forms.

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Puzzle number 5 finished

How Is John Doing on the 40,000 Piece Puzzle?

Last February, we announced that Mayflower Community resident John Noer was about to tackle a 40,000 piece puzzle. The 6’ x 22’ Ravensburger stumper was delivered to Mayflower’s Basement Craft Room in the Edwards building. Packed in a 3’ x 1’ box containing 10 pouches of puzzle pieces, the 10 vivid Disney scenes and characters

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Jeff Wisnieski speaks about Home Instead at informational meeting.

Mayflower Announces Partnership with Home Instead

On Wednesday, November 13th, The Mayflower Community announced a professional relationship with the Home Instead® franchise based in Newton, Iowa. A part of a national organization based in Omaha, the Home Instead Senior Care franchise is owned by Jeff Wisnieski. With over 70 caregivers, Home Instead provides services to people in their homes. This includes

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Visual Truth Mime Group performing at Mayflower Community

Mime Troupe Performs at Mayflower

On Saturday, November 9th, the Visual Truth Mime Troupe from Winfield, Kansas performed for Mayflower Community residents in the Carman Center. The faith-based group is composed of 12- to 17-year olds who perform mime drama to music in various venues around the Midwest. — Bob Mann, Sales & Marketing Director

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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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