Month: January 2020

The players, coaches, families, and Mayflower hosts

Grinnell College Men’s and Women’s Basketball Players Dine at Mayflower

During Winter Break at Grinnell College, both the Market Place Dining Hall and the Spencer Grill located in the Joe Rosenfield ’25 Center are closed. Therefore, the athletic teams and international students staying in Grinnell through the holiday do not have dining access. The teams include Pioneer men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s swimming

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Second class of Grinnell students in unique College/Mayflower program.

Second class of students in unique College/Mayflower program.

Pictured above: second class of Grinnell students in unique College/Mayflower program. Ten Grinnell College students began a Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) training program on Monday, January 6th in The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA). This will be the second class of College CNAs trained by Mayflower with the first having graduated in June 2019. Under this

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oy Douglas pictured with (from left) resident John Sadler and Food Service staff, Jean Lewis, Helen Brand, Sue Allen (mostly hidden behind Joy), and Marilyn Starnes.

Joy Douglas Mayflower Retirement Event

A retirement open house was held for Joy Douglas on January 8th. Joy began working in Food Service for Grinnell’s Mayflower Community in 2007, 13 years ago. Her last day of employment was Sunday, January 5th in the main food kitchen and in the Beebe Assisted Living dining room. Joy and her husband are planning

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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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Democratic Caucus Site at Mayflower

The Iowa Democratic Party will conduct a satellite caucus for Mayflower Community residents on 2020 caucus day, Monday, February 3rd. It will be held at 3:00pm in the Carman Center. Caucus-goers may start signing in at 2:30pm. Please enter the Carman Center by way of the skywalk on the west from the Beebe building. The

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