On Friday, December 13th, members of the Mayflower Book Club provided Christmas readings and music for residents of Beebe Assisted Living. Led by Jean Libbey playing “Hugo,” the cello, members of the Book Club read stories of Christmas. In one of the vignettes, Jean played “Silent Night,” followed by Betty Anne Francis reading about the…
On Saturday, November 9th, the Visual Truth Mime Troupe from Winfield, Kansas performed for Mayflower Community residents in the Carman Center. The faith-based group is composed of 12- to 17-year olds who perform mime drama to music in various venues around the Midwest. — Bob Mann, Sales & Marketing Director
On the first Sunday of November, the combined congregations of the First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn (Iowa) and the First United Presbyterian Church of Malcom host a musical group in the Brooklyn church. The purpose according to Pastor Bernard Nti is, “to praise God for all God’s goodness and kindness to the church and community.”…
The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) residents and their guests celebrated Oktoberfest, Amana-style on October 24th. The white-tablecloth dinner was served family style in the Buckley Dining Room after a short social time that featured wines and German beer. The dinner menu included appetizers (serving bowls on the tables!) of homemade applesauce, coleslaw, and rye bread.…
As part of the Grinnell Area Arts Council “Music+Health” program community offerings, Katie In performed some oldies on the keyboard in The Mayflower Community on October 10th. Katie, a Chicago native, is a 2013 graduate of Grinnell College in sociology with an emphasis in art and music. After graduation, she moved away, only to return…
On Thursday, July 31st the Farnum Family band treated over 70 Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) residents and guests to an hour of bluegrass, gospel, folk, Irish, and Western music. On their way to the county fair in Albert Lee, Minnesota, the parents and four kids stopped to entertain because a family member lives in Mayflower’s…
Happy Mothers Day! Working up to this important day of celebration, The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) hosted the annual Mothers Day Tea in the Carman Center on Friday, May 10th for Health Center and Beebe Assisted Living residents and their guests. In total 70 women attended, including 34 residents. Sue Drake entertained with piano music…
On Wednesday, April 10th, over 100 residents and guests gathered for The Mayflower Community’s (Grinnell IA) annual “Club 90” event. The 60-year old club presented an afternoon desert, program, and music to celebrate Mayflower residents who are nonagenarians—90 or more years old. 45 honorees live on the Mayflower campus. The program included remarks by resident…
On Wednesday, January 15th, Mayflower Community residents were treated to a performance by country music artist, Neil Hewitt, in our Grinnell, Iowa Carman Center. Originally from Nevada, Iowa, Neil splits his time between Nashville and Iowa. He is a 2011 graduate of Iowa State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts. Having recorded a…
Music Speaks therapy began at The Mayflower Community, Grinnell, Iowa in December 2018. The local music therapist, Kelly Robertson, visits our low-stimulus South neighborhood once a week to conduct a small group therapy session, which is monitored by Mayflower staff. Music therapy is a clinical- and evidenced-based practice conducted by a trained therapist. Non-musical goals…