On Monday, March 13th, Mayflower resident, Orlan Mitchell, celebrated his 90th birthday with a family and residents reception in the Buckley Dining Room. A resident of Mayflower since 1996, Orlan moved from his original Harwich Terrace patio home to a Buckley apartment last October. Orlan, a retired United Church of Christ pastor, provided planned giving…
On Tuesday, July 12th, residents in the Health Center at The Mayflower Community, specifically birthday-girl, Norma Veldboom, were serenaded by the dog who sings “Happy Birthday.” He lives with his owner in Pennsylvania. Whenever he hears the song, he sings, too. When he was only a few months old, he joined in at a family…
Davenport native and long-time Mayflower Community resident, Wilma Graden, celebrated her 90th birthday one day early on May 7th. Pictured above: Wilma watches as Jacob Staroska, Mayflower Foodservices Supervisor, assists Katie Hoisington at the “treats” table.”
Jean Libbey, Grinnell Mayflower Community resident, was surprised with a birthday celebration gathering on Saturday, March 20th in Grinnell’s Central Park. Organized by Jean’s daughters and son-in-law, the event marked Jean’s 90th birthday. Unaware of the impending party, Jean rode with her daughter Joan Langer on Mayflower’s three-wheel, side-by-side cycle into the group gathered at…
So, how do you celebrate your 80th birthday during the pandemic? Well, if you are Dick Vogel (with the assistance of wife Sis) and live in The Mayflower Community, you share your birthday with over 200 of your closest neighbors! That’s what Dick did on Wednesday, September 30th by providing Wells Blue Bunny ice cream…
Sue Ahrens, a resident of Mayflower’s Harwich Terrace patio homes, had a birthday August 9th. It happened to end in a “0.” So, her family solicited the assistance of neighbors Dottie Blazek and Warren and Nancy Reinecke to decorate her front lawn. Sue discovered it when she opened her front blinds. Nice surprise! — Bob…
Let’s say that you have a loved one living in a healthcare facility that has restricted visitors due to the current pandemic. Let’s say that she has a birthday. How do you honor her and brighten her day? See how Jean Carpenter’s grandson and his children did it. Exciting. — Bob Mann, Sales & Marketing…
Friday May 1st, is Janet Ferguson’s birthday. (How many? You will have to ask her!) To celebrate—from afar during this time of social distancing—Janet’s daughter Susan and grandaughters Gillian and Alana, came to her balcony to sing “Happy Birthday.” While the younger Ferguson women stood in The Mayflower Community Buckley courtyard and broke into song,…
Even though we are observing physical distancing, The Mayflower Community Health Center and Beebe Assisted Living residents can still party! As you can see from these photos, we celebrated special occasions. That Grinnell stalwart, Art Heimann, observed his 98th birthday last Wednesday. Before the onset of the pandemic, 23 members of his family had planned…