Recently, residents of Mayflower’s Health Center were treated to visits from furry friends. The first photo is Bandit, a pomsky, which is a cross between a Siberian husky and a Pomeranian. Bandit belongs to Oshi Ramos-McCormick, an employee of Mayflower’s Foodservices department. In the photo, Bandit greets Joan Brand-Landkamer. — Bob Mann, Mayflower Sales &…
On Friday afternoon, February 18th, a number of The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) residents living in our Health Center, got to zoom meet with people and their pets. A group called “Pets Together” https://petstogether.org/ provides virtual group video chats featuring volunteers across the country and their varied pets. In Friday’s Zoom meeting, a group of…
On Monday, August 23rd, The Mayflower Community hosted three dogs in training to become service dogs. Defined by Title II and Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a service animal is any dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including…
Community Life assistant, Cecelia Bagnoli, shared the companionship of her dog with Mayflower Community residents. Demi, an 11-year-old chorkie (Chihuahua/Yorkshire terrier mix), spent time with residents recently, brightening their day. — Leslie Jaworski, Director of Community Life, The Mayflower Community