In Celebration of National Senior Health Day, The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) will be offering Functional Fitness Tests to its residents on Wednesday, May 29th from 9:00 to 11:30 am. The event will be held in the Montgomery Lounge. The series of tests will assess the functional daily activities of older adults. This is an…
On Monday, May 20th, five Grinnell College students moved into Mayflower Community apartments for short-term stays while they are in training to become Certified Nurse Aides (CNAs). A total of 10 students are enrolled in a special program being conducted on the Mayflower campus (Grinnell IA). Working in conjunction with Grinnell College and Iowa Valley…
Grinnell College’s Liberal Arts in Prison program was the topic of The Mayflower Community monthly “Forum” program on May 14th. These programs are organized by the Mayflower Residents Association with the intent of bringing in speakers on pertinent local topics. The speakers for the Prison…
During the semester just completed, a Grinnell College two-person methods team worked with The Mayflower Community leadership in a project to study wellness among Mayflower residents. The study was part of Professor Monty Roper’s Anthropology 293 course applied project, “Research for Community Development.” The project centered on experiential community-based learning to answer this research question:…
On Thursday, May 16th, the “shrimp boat” docked on the Buckley Courtyard Patio for the “all you can eat Shrimp Boil.” A long way from New Orleans, the Grinnell menu included sides of red potatoes, sweet corn, sausage, coleslaw, garlic roll, and Beignets for dessert. Drinks include Miller Genuine Draft and Bud Light beer, ice…
Connie Osborn has written a children’s book about Parkinson’s disease, “Jon and Nana Connie Get the Wiggles.” Connie is a resident of The Mayflower Community Health Center (Grinnell IA). According to local author, Betty Moffett, “Connie herself has advanced Parkinson’s, and that fact along with 32 years of teaching high school science, makes her an…
On Friday, May 10th, a number of Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) residents joined a number of grandparents in spending time with Bailey Park Elementary students. The Mayflower residents were “replacements” for students’ grandparents unable to attend. When the call went out for substitute adults, Mayflower, as usual, responded. Pictured is Bev Anderson. When she was…
The monthly meeting of the Mayflower Poetry Club was held on Monday, May 13th. It was a special commemorative session in remembrance of founding member, Alex Moffett, who died in 2009 at the age of 103. The tradition of the Club is that each member brings a poem they have written plus one by another…
Steve Langerud, Executive Director of Grinnell’s Mayflower Community, was honored at the May 8th School Board meeting with an “Above and Beyond Award” for his work in facilitating the December and January listening sessions on the topic of a school facilities plan. Superintendent Janet Stutz termed the sessions, “…unbiased and positive as well as informative.”…
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