Month: June 2023

Rachael Kinnick discussing RAGBRI

Learning about RAGBRAI at Mayflower

Rachael Kinnick, CEO & President of the Grinnell Area Chamber of Commerce, visited the Mayflower Community on Wednesday, June 28th to share the latest news about the “Jubilee at the Jewel,” Day 5 of RAGBRAI. On July 27, 2023, riders participating in the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, will pass through Grinnell on

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first flowers of the summer

Park and 1st Flowers and Grass

From the street, it might seem to be just a bunch of tall grass. But, according to one of Mayflower’s residents, the flower patch growing at the southeast corner of Park and 1st, is a “…wildflower mini meadow.” The Mayflower Community is fortunate to have its Gardens and Grounds operation headed by Supervisor Ben Pearce

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MRA Town Meeting

Mayflower Residents Serve as Volunteers

The Mayflower Community is an Active Adult living and healthcare community located on the south edge of downtown Grinnell, Iowa. 250 people make their homes in traditional apartments, Watertower Square apartments, Harwich Terrace patio homes, Beebe Assisted Living apartments, and the Health Center rehab and long-term care suites. A uniquely vibrant Mayflower Residents Association (MRA)

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Students bowing to applause

The Voices of String, Women, Piano, and Banjos at Mayflower

During the month of May, the Mayflower Residents Association Lyceum Committee hosted four different performance events. These were the last programs of the season, as Lyceum now is on hiatus until September. The Lyceum Committee hosts various types of entertainment on Thursday evenings for residents and their guests in the Carman Center. The recent groups

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