Steven Langerud has now served since August 1, 2018 as the Executive Director of The Mayflower Community in Grinnell, Iowa. (Pronounced as if the “e” were at the end…“Lang’ rude”) Steve and his wife Karen Veerhusen-Langerud, who is the Director of the Grinnell College Laboratory Preschool, have lived in Grinnell since 1986. After serving as…
On October 1st at the Hotel Pattee in Perry, Iowa, Steve Langerud, Executive Director of The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA), led a portion of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) development session for the 40 participants in the 2019-2020 ABI Leadership Iowa program. A frequent seminar and retreat speaker, Steve led the opening…
On Friday, June 14th, Steve Langerud, Executive Director of The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA), attended the Joint Annual Meeting of the Iowa/Nebraska/South Dakota Conference of the United Church of Christ. The session held in Omaha, Nebraska included other Grinnellians. The Mayflower Community, a 285-resident senior living and healthcare organization, was established in 1950 with the…
On Friday, June 7th, 45 new AmeriCorps volunteers received training over lunch in the Mayflower Community. Under the direction of Grinnell College’s Melissa Strovers and Elizabeth Hansen, the Grinnell AmeriCorps Partnership brings together community non-for-profits, area employers, the Grinnell-Newburg School District, and community volunteers to support kids and families in Grinnell. The partnership aims to…
Pictured above: Members of Healthy Grinnell from left to right: Samantha Maly-Schmidt, Grinnell College Student; Steve Langerud, The Mayflower; Dr. Jennifer Paisley, GRMC Internal Medicine; Melissa Dunham, Grinnell Heritage Farms; Bill Menner, GRMC Board Chair; Laurel Tuggle-Lacina, Grinnell Local Foods Connection; Jennifer Havens, GRMC; and Chad Nath, GRMC. A $50,000 Iowa Healthcare Collaborative grant will…
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.”…
On Monday, December 3rd, Steve Langerud, Mayflower Community Executive Director, was the guest speaker at the Grinnell Lions Club regular weekly luncheon meeting. Steve explained that Mayflower Community is a life plan community where people make a choice to be in community with people they will live with for the rest of their lives. Other…