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Davis Students Volunteer at Mayflower

In one of their last days of school, on May 24th, Ms. Deppe’s and Ms. Wheeler’s 43 4th-grade students topped off their year with The Davis School Volunteer Day. The young people came to The Mayflower Community campus to plant flowers and tomatoes and to spend time with residents. Of course, it was a growth…

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Good Deeds Could Lead to Less Physical Pain

In the December 31, 2019 CNN weekly health newsletter, “The Results are In,” Dr. Sanjay Gupta excerpted a recent study that concluded, “Science has shown that altruistic behaviors actually improve our health.” He defined these behaviors as “…putting the well-being of others before our own without expecting anything in return.” For example, “Volunteering has been…

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Johnny Khuu Wraps It Up

Johnny Khuu, The Mayflower Community’s Resident Intern, will end this engagement on Friday, June 28th. A desert reception will be held for him in the Buckley Dining Room from 12:50 to 1:30pm. Johnny moved into a Mayflower apartment and began volunteer work with a local not-for-profit organization and The Mayflower Community in May of 2018.…