BJ Hoffman is pictured with Steve Langerud, Executive Director of The Mayflower Community. BJ today (April 17th) donated and delivered 50 homemade facemasks. BJ is a good friend of Lisa York, sister of Mayflower’s Associate Director/Administrator, Kellie McGriff. Connections! He is a Hardin County Supervisor and an RN and EMT. In addition, BJ has a…
When Shelley Meier Henne of Longmont, Colorado had a recent phone conversation with Kellie McGriff NHA, BS, the Associate Director/Administrator of The Mayflower Community, she talked about a third Grinnell High School classmate, Sam Cox. Sam is the owner of Grinnell’s eclectic coffee shop, Saint’s Rest. With the shop currently closed, Sam is serving specialty…
On Easter Sunday, April 12th, residents of The Mayflower Community Health Center and Beebe Assisted Living got to sport new Easter bonnets and hats made by residents of Mayflower’s Watertower Square. The artisans were Nancy Agnew, Barb Lease, Suzanne Schwengels, and Sis Vogel. The Beebe and Health Center residents were given individualized Easter baskets prepared…
Dealing with social distancing and a no-visitors policy in The Mayflower Community Health Center, might make it seem like a pretty desolate place. Au contraire! There is an abundance of activity…not to mention the natural bonding that develops between staff and residents in times of challenge. There is time in the Health Center Courtyard, which…
Pictured above: Marge and John Graves share greetings with Dorothy Christinson in the background. Not to be hampered by the preventative measures during this COVID-19 pandemic, independent living residents of The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) have found a way to keep in touch….while staying socially distant. Residents of the 3rd floor of the Buckley building…
Joanne Bunge passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 5th in Costa Mesa, CA. She is survived by her two sons, Brad Fisher and Steven Fisher, their wives, and four grandchildren. A native of Redwood Falls, Minnesota, Joanne graduated Grinnell College in 1956 with a Bachelor of Arts major in music and a minor in speech.…
In a “pop-up” duet performance, John and Pasha Buck played on the Buckley patio of The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) last Sunday (April 5th) to celebrate Palm Sunday. John played trumpet and baritone in junior high and high school and stand-up bass viola for the Marshalltown area Lucky Seven Dance Band in the 1950s. Since…
Ask any Mayflower Community resident who lives in the Health Center or Beebe Assisted Living what they enjoy doing most. You will find that second to eating Mayflower’s delicious meals, they will likely say, “Bingo!” So, how do you play a rousing game of Bingo in the midst of social distancing? Easy. You set up…
The newest iteration of the old-fashioned ice cream truck during these Stay At Home times, is two Mayflower Community Food Service staff members working their way around the hallways of the independent living apartment buildings, distributing ice cream bars. The mission was made easier by the use of Mayflower’s extensive tunnels and elevators. Pictured are…
Residents in The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) Health Center and Beebe Assisted Living homes are finding ways to “socialize at a distance.” This includes playing Bingo (each resident at their own table), being serenaded on the piano by Wilma Graden, and enjoying flowers gifted by an anonymous donor. The individually-wrapped carnations came in a big…