Recently, Mayflower Community resident, Karin Connelly returned from a trip to New Zealand. After a period of self-imposed isolation, we have now seen Karin again. Just in time! She volunteered to adorn the Mayflower Residents Association (MRA) “Treasure Chest,” a glass-front display cabinet in the Pearson building lobby. The photos show Karin displaying paintings that…
A group of craftspeople recently donated 100 face masks and 100 filters to The Mayflower Community to be used in our Health Center and Beebe Assisted Living. The donors were “your friends from BGM elementary (including a bus driver) and Bonnie Morton and Michelle Steffen of Guernsey.” They made the face masks with ties and…
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.…
Mindy Kriegel, Owner of Mindy’s Meals in Grinnell, is working to take care of healthcare staff in the Grinnell community in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mindy decided to donate five $25 gift cards to Mayflower Community employees who provide support to local seniors. Mindy talked with Mayflower about ways that she could “pay…
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…
BJ Hoffman is pictured with Steve Langerud, Executive Director of The Mayflower Community. BJ today (April 17th) donated and delivered 50 homemade facemasks. BJ is a good friend of Lisa York, sister of Mayflower’s Associate Director/Administrator, Kellie McGriff. Connections! He is a Hardin County Supervisor and an RN and EMT. In addition, BJ has a…
When Shelley Meier Henne of Longmont, Colorado had a recent phone conversation with Kellie McGriff NHA, BS, the Associate Director/Administrator of The Mayflower Community, she talked about a third Grinnell High School classmate, Sam Cox. Sam is the owner of Grinnell’s eclectic coffee shop, Saint’s Rest. With the shop currently closed, Sam is serving specialty…
On Easter Sunday, April 12th, residents of The Mayflower Community Health Center and Beebe Assisted Living got to sport new Easter bonnets and hats made by residents of Mayflower’s Watertower Square. The artisans were Nancy Agnew, Barb Lease, Suzanne Schwengels, and Sis Vogel. The Beebe and Health Center residents were given individualized Easter baskets prepared…
Dealing with social distancing and a no-visitors policy in The Mayflower Community Health Center, might make it seem like a pretty desolate place. Au contraire! There is an abundance of activity…not to mention the natural bonding that develops between staff and residents in times of challenge. There is time in the Health Center Courtyard, which…
Pictured above: Marge and John Graves share greetings with Dorothy Christinson in the background. Not to be hampered by the preventative measures during this COVID-19 pandemic, independent living residents of The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) have found a way to keep in touch….while staying socially distant. Residents of the 3rd floor of the Buckley building…