Talk about medicine for the ears…and the heart! In the last eight days, these musical offerings were provided for residents of The Mayflower Community and their guests. Thursday, October 12th. Lyceum (once a week evening entertainment sponsored by Mayflower Residents Association). Grinnell’s own Too Many String Band. Tom Lacina joined four Mayflower vocalists and string…
On Tuesday, September 26th, Mayflower resident, Becky Neal, MD, MSW, was a special guest at an event sponsored by Mayflower’s Community Life staff in the Beebe Assisted Living Activity Room. Becky’s talk was entitled, “Mental Health Matters.” She addressed mental health as it relates to Mayflower residents and what they can do to promote their…
On Thursday, September 21st, the vocal/piano duo of Randye Jones and Marlys Grimm performed at the weekly Mayflower Community Lyceum evening event. Greensboro native, Randye is a soprano and researcher, serving as the Grinnell College Burling Library Media Room Supervisor. At Lyceum, she announced that she will be retiring in October and returning East, where…
On Saturday, September 23rd, Grinnell College student volunteers spent time with residents of The Mayflower Community doing rock painting. They divided up and engaged in the Health Center, Beebe Assisted Living, and on the Buckley Patio with independent living residents. When Grinnell College students volunteer their time at Mayflower, residents are enriched by not only…
In two recent sessions, volunteering in The Mayflower Community with Health Center residents, Grinnell College student, Gracie Song, led artwork in Zentangle and cut-and-paste. Zentangle is a miniature abstract work of art created by a collection of patterns. There are no rules for Zentangle. There are steps to guide you as Gracie demonstrated, but at…
On Thursday evening, September 14th, Mayflower resident, Sandy Moffett, offered readings to a resident audience, sprinkled with some employees. Professor Emeritus in Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies at Grinnell College, Sandy joined the faculty in 1971 and still teaches and directs when called upon. In addition, he writes songs and short stories. His Thursday evening…
Recently, the Deep River American Legion Post 296 donated 100 pounds of birdseed to The Mayflower Community in memory of the late Norman (Timer) McCombs. Timer was a faithful member of the post, and his fellow veterans continue to faithfully remember him in a gesture that was dear to Timer. They donated seed for the…
Rachael Kinnick, CEO & President of the Grinnell Area Chamber of Commerce, visited the Mayflower Community on Wednesday, June 28th to share the latest news about the “Jubilee at the Jewel,” Day 5 of RAGBRAI. On July 27, 2023, riders participating in the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, will pass through Grinnell on…
During the month of May, the Mayflower Residents Association Lyceum Committee hosted four different performance events. These were the last programs of the season, as Lyceum now is on hiatus until September. The Lyceum Committee hosts various types of entertainment on Thursday evenings for residents and their guests in the Carman Center. The recent groups…
In one of their last days of school, on May 24th, Ms. Deppe’s and Ms. Wheeler’s 43 4th-grade students topped off their year with The Davis School Volunteer Day. The young people came to The Mayflower Community campus to plant flowers and tomatoes and to spend time with residents. Of course, it was a growth…