Four weeks of Salsa dancing lessons in The Mayflower Community Buckley Courtyard, culminated with a dance demonstration and a Venezuelan-themed dinner hosted by the Mayflower Residents Association on Tuesday, August 20th. The Salsa dance students led off the evening with a demonstration in the Buckley Dining Room. Dancers included instructor Silvia Ardila and her husband…
On Tuesday, August 20th, approximately 35 members of the Grinnell High School staff made a stop in the Mayflower Community Buckley Courtyard as they “covered that square” on their “Bingo cards.” In the process of start-of-school orientation, the teachers and staff traveled around Grinnell by school bus, making stops listed on their handouts while serving…
On Sunday, August 18th, Mayflower Community resident, Jennie Canfield, celebrated her 100th birthday that occurred the next day, August 19th. A reception was held for Jennie in The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) Beebe Assisted Living Dining Room. Jennie, who moved to Beebe from her home in Grinnell, recently moved to Mayflower’s Health Center. Her daughter,…
Recently, a number of Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) residents and one daughter gathered for guidance in flower arranging presented by Mayflower resident, Betty Anne Francis. Betty Anne was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, where her family had owned a florist business dating back to the late 1800’s. She graduated with a B.S. in horticulture…
On Thursday, August 15th, The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) held its annual carnival for residents in the Health Center and in Beebe Assisted Living. The Activity staff of Chery Nelson, Director; and Tracy Woolfork, Assistant Director; and volunteers Carolyn Orndorff and Donna Weisskopf, set up the Carman Center with 19 different games played by residents…
On Wednesday, August 14th, The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) put on an Iowa State Fair themed picnic lunch hosted by residents, Stan and Janaan Swann, on behalf of the Mayflower Residents Association. The fare, something like you would feast on trodding down Grand Avenue in Des Moines, was served in the air-conditioned comfort of the…
The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) has purchased a side-by-side tandem Van Raam “Fun2Go” three-wheeled cycle, which was delivered Wednesday, August 14th. It can be peddled by one or both of the riders and can be used to…
On Friday, August 16th, the Mini-Gift Shop located in The Mayflower Community will be conducting a Half-Price sale for one day only, from 9:30am to 3:00pm. The shop is a function of the Mayflower Residents Association and is located in the lower level of the Pearson building, 616 Broad Street, Grinnell, Iowa. In business for…
Recycling is working in The Mayflower Community. When the City of Grinnell ceased pick-up of single-stream recycling July 1st, Mayflower put into effect a campus recycle alternative. For our Watertower Square residents, nothing changed. We are still collecting single stream recycle as well as cardboard in the building. The building was designed with trash and…
Steve Langerud, Executive Director of The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA), announces that two free-standing Harwich Terrace patio homes will be built. Beginning in late 2015, Mayflower began filling the 26 contemporary apartments in the new Watertower Square building on Broad Street between 1st and 2nd avenues. Langerud shared that “During this period, Mayflower suspended the…