Month: April 2022

Jessica Hasenyager, Easter Bunny, hugging Katie Hoisinton

The Easter Bunny Celebrates at Mayflower

On Friday, April 15th, the Easter Bunny visited the Health Center and Beebe Assisted Living at Grinnell’s Mayflower Community. Egg coloring. Fuzzy gifts. Posing for pictures. Celebrating. Another day—well, an Easter anyway—at Mayflower! The Community Life and Wellness Department under the direction of Leslie Jaworski organized the events. Jessica Hasenyager, Coordinator, was the Easter Bunny.

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Jerry and Mert Perform in Carman Center

Jerry Beauchamp and Mert Evans Perform at Mayflower

Jerry Beauchamp has performed with the Jerry Beauchamp Band since 1980. Jerry and Mert Evans are both from Eldora. They started performing together at retirement communities and other locations in September 2012, almost 10 years ago. Jerry played accordion and Mert sang. About five years ago, she began playing the accordion, along with Jerry. The

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Susan Baley, Grinnell College Museum of Art Director

Mayflower Is Hosting Smithsonian “City of Hope”

A feature of The Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, the “City of Hope” display was unveiled on Wednesday, April 13th in The Mayflower Community’s Buckley Dining Room. The two posters and seven banners, made available by Grinnell College’s partnership with the Smithsonian, will be on display through the end of the month. It was introduced

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Jean Carpenter and Aubrie

Grinnell College Student Volunteers at Mayflower

In what The Mayflower Community calls a “Meet & Greet,” a Grinnell College student recently spent time with Health Center residents leading their participation in artistic drawing. Aubrie Torhorst, a Wisconsin native and Art major and golfer for the College, led the event. Given the many meal options in the Rosenfield ’25 Center Marketplace Dining

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Pasta Bolognaise at Sicilian dinner

Sicilian Dinner Event at Mayflower

If you are hungry, don’t read any further. This article will inspire you to go to your refrigerator….or out to eat! In keeping with the routine of offering a monthly special dining event, The Mayflower Community served a Sicilian Dinner to residents and their guests on Friday, April 1st (no joke!). Sitting at tables of

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