On Thursday, July 4th, Mayflower Community residents along with many Grinnell area folks were entertained by Mayflower residents and a bunch of other locals during Grinnell’s annual Parade. Prior to the Parade, residents Debi Olson and Jo Bolton distributed hand-held United States flags to Health Center and Beebe Assisted Living residents and Harwich Terrace residents,…
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…
On Tuesday, April 23, 2019, three Grinnell College students made a “pitch” for the Grinnell College Wilson Center’s SPARK challenge for a grant to bring together Grinnell Schools Davis Elementary students with residents of The Mayflower Community for a reading enhancement program. The project was chosen for funding at an estimated cost of $5,000 by…