At The Mayflower Community in Grinnell, our DVD collection makes it feel like the Drake Community Library—Downtown South! We have an extensive lending library of DVDs found in the Buckley second floor lounge. The diverse collection was seeded with an initial donation from late resident, Vicki Sopher. Since then, others have donated DVDs to the
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Month: January 2022
Recently, blankets were given to residents of The Mayflower Community’s Health Center and Beebe Assisted Living. Most were made by the “Quilt Ladies” at the Ripley United Church of Christ in Traer, Iowa. Others were made by local groups and individuals. The Traer Quilt Ladies have been making and donating blankets and quilts to Mayflower
Grinnell’s The Mayflower Community has re-instituted regular Chapel services. A function of the Mayflower Residents Association, Mayflower’s Spiritual Life Committee coordinates weekly non-denominational services in the Kiesel Theatre for independent living residents. In addition, Mayflower’s Community Life and Wellness staff arrange similar services for Health Center and Beebe Assisted Living residents in the Carman Center.
On Monday, January 3rd, residents of Mayflower’s Beebe Assisted Living had the opportunity to sample a popular Hawaiian treat. Musubi is a simple, hand-held snack food. It has its origins in World War II with spam musubi, a take-off of Japanese onigiri, a pickled or salty protein with rice wrapped in a black seaweed paper.
On Tuesday, December 30th, singer/guitarist Dennis Perry performed The Mayflower Community’s last concert of 2021. He played for a physically-distanced crowd of Mayflower Health Center and Beebe Assisted Living residents in the Carman Center. The hour-long rendition of favorite country music songs was nostalgic for Mayflower residents. A Marshalltown area native, Dennis learned to play