How can you brighten the day of an older person during a time of isolation? That is the question posed to her students by Mrs. Laura Maly-Schmidt at the International School of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany. She is the Middle Years Programme Coordinator whose parents live in Grinnell. The answer to the question: A cheerful handwritten…
Three more Pen Pal partnerships have emerged from the homemade greeting card gesture on the part of Jackson, Grady, and Reese Anderson of Marion, Iowa. The parents of the three youth are Tara and JT Anderson, formerly of Grinnell. The newest pen pals are Diana Long and Grady, Jeanette Tisdale and Reese, and Rudi Munitz…
JT and Tara (Miller) Anderson, Grinnell natives, moved to Marion, Iowa in 2013. However, they have not forgotten their roots. A couple of weeks ago, Tara got in touch with Kellie McGriff, Associate Director/Administrator of Grinnell’s Mayflower Community. She asked what her family could do to help healthcare residents during this difficult time of quarantine.…
There is a new group of caring residents at Mayflower. They call themselves “FANS,” Friends and Neighbors of Mayflower. They have made greeting cards for Health Center and Beebe Assisted Living residents who are not able to get out nor be with friends and family. The cards are beautiful! — Bob Mann, Sales & Marketing…