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…
In preparation for Christmas, residents of The Mayflower Community’s Health Center and Beebe Assisted Living have made traditional gingerbread houses. Mayflower Activities Director, Chery Nelson has been leading this activity at Mayflower since 2008. Dating back almost 15 years prior to that, Chery first started making gingerbread houses with local first-graders in her native northwest…
On Thursday, December 5th, The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) presented the annual “Prelude to Christmas” dinner. The event featured the delicious food for which Mayflower is known plus resident and guest congeniality. In addition, the event was buoyed by the striking holiday décor in the Buckley Dining Room and outside, through the tall patio windows…