USDA presents Mayflower with check

Special Loan For Mayflower Open Dining

The Mayflower Community, Grinnell, Iowa has been awarded a $300,000 USDA Rural Economic Development Grant (REDG) loan, designated by the T.I.P. Rural Electric Cooperative of Brooklyn, Iowa. T.I.P. Rural Electric Cooperative applied to the USDA Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant program and was granted the $300,000 to make a zero-interest loan to Mayflower Community.…

Buckley kitchen tour given by Scott Gruhn

Mayflower Independent Living Kitchen Tour

On Tuesday, March 3rd, The Mayflower Community provided tours of the Buckley kitchen to residents and invited guests This was an opportunity to see how Mayflower has converted the Buckley Dining Room to the new “Open Dining” concept as the result of modifications to the prep kitchen. As a result, meals are available daily from…

grinnell college students presenting menus for Mayflower open dining concept

Grinnell College Students Design Open Dining Menu

In preparation for The Mayflower Community’s new Open Dining program, Scott Gruhn, Director of Food Services, worked during the spring semester with a team of Grinnell College students to create a computer application to manage the menu. The students shared their work at an end-of-semester presentation to an audience of other students in the computer…

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.

Grant to Support Creation of Community Health Initiative

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…

new kitchen equipment for open dining concept

Open Dining…Getting Close!

Finally, the weather broke, the rooftop snow and ice melted, and the contractors were able to finish the rest of the Health Center kitchen remodeling by cutting out the ceiling vents. Open Dining in our Health Center dining room is getting closer. Now, all the electrical, heating, air conditioning, plumbing, insulation, and flooring infrastructure is…

kitchen illustration for open dining concept remodel

Open Dining…It’s Coming!

The Mayflower Community (Grinnell, Iowa) is in the process of a $500,000 remodeling project to convert kitchens into fully-functioning preparation and serving facilities for the Health Center and for the independent living Buckley Dining Room. The Beebe Assisted Living kitchen will be converted at a later date. Currently, all hot and cold meals are prepared…