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Dorothy Williams telling her story at Story Circle

Mayflower Story Circle

48 Mayflower Community residents participated in one of our periodic “Story Circles” presented by the Independent Living Activities department and hosted by resident Harriet Adelberg. On Tuesday evening, October 23rd, residents gathered for Mayflower homemade pizza. Then, the “Jobs I Have Held” stories started flowing. Dorothy Williams told of her rise in the publishing world,

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cookie monster pumpkin with cookies

Mayflower Staff Pumpkin Carving

On Monday, October 22, 2018, various Mayflower staff and departments submitted 14 carved and decorated pumpkins for judging by Mayflower residents. Most were pretty scary! All were creative and fun. This event was organized by Beebe Assisted Living Activities Coordinator, Tina Frascht. At this time, the voting has not been completed. The photos below show

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Steve Langerud at Leadership Iowa retreat

Executive Director Langerud Conducts Retreat

Steve Langerud, Executive Director of The Mayflower Community, facilitated the recent annual retreat of “Leadership Iowa,” a program of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI). On October 10, 2018, the group met at the Honey Creek Resort to focus on leadership and communications. Leadership Iowa is Iowa’s premier statewide issues-awareness program for current

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mayflower residents standing in front of Boone Scenic Valley Train

They Were All Aboard!

On Saturday, October 6th, 17 Mayflower residents boarded the famous Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad Dinner Train for an excursion over the high bridge on the Des Moines River valley. They saw the changing-color leaves in the Iowa woodlands while dining on a scrumptious white-tablecloth meal of Iowa chop, veggie lasagna, chicken marsala, prime rib,

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Students and residents walking

Healthy Walkers

On Wednesday, October 3, 2018, Mayflower residents and staff joined with Davis Elementary School students to participate in the statewide “Healthiest State Initiative” to walk around the campus. Over 50 Davis 4th graders and teachers accompanied about 40 Mayflower Health Center, Beebe Assisted Living, and independent living residents and staff for the five-block walk. It

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doug and lorna caulkins

Doug and Lorna Caulkins Receive Prestigious Honor

Congratulations to Mayflower Community residents, Doug and Lorna Caulkins who have been named the 2018 recipients of the Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation Connie Marshall Spirit of Giving Award. The Foundation annually bestows this honor, which “celebrates an individual or couple with a lifetime of service to others through individual endeavors and through overall community involvement.”

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Midwest Habitat for Humanity Conference logo

Mayflower Executive Director Leads Habitat Conference

Steve Langerud, Mayflower’s Executive Director, will be making presentations to the 2018 Midwest Habitat Networking Convention to be held in Des Moines October 23-26. Sponsored by Habitat for Humanity, Wells Fargo, and The Mayflower Community, the event is expected to draw participants from throughout the region. Steve, who came to Mayflower after a career in

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