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Jeanette Tisdale speaks with friend in South Africa

Sharing Greetings with South Africa

Recently, a long-time friend of Mayflower resident, Jeanette Tisdale, Dudu Mbangi of South Africa, contacted Mayflower’s social worker, Rhonda Hudson, to inquire about getting in touch with Jeanette. Dudu and Jeanette had not visited in decades. Taking into account the seven-hour difference in time zones, Rhonda made arrangements for a Zoom (virtual) call. Leslie Jaworski,

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Clorox 360 disinfecting machine

Killing Germs All the Way Around at Mayflower

Grinnell’s Mayflower Community has acquired a second “Clorox 360®” machine to deal with the coronavirus. This innovative electrostatic sprayer, with special nozzle, delivers Clorox disinfectants and sanitizers to the front, back, bottom, and sides of surfaces. This coverage provides better germ protection than is possible with human wiping as it disinfects hard-to-reach surfaces. Although sprayed

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Phyllis Saunders, wife of veteran Pepper Saunders

Celebrating Veterans Day at Mayflower

On Wednesday, November 11th, National Veterans Day, The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) celebrated its residents who are veterans and spouses of veterans. Their sacrifice has assured our way of life. It was fitting to celebrate their gift to us. The original plan was to present a virtual address from veteran and resident Leo Lease to

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Blooming witch hazel bush

Which Witch Hazel?

Quiz: When does a witch hazel bush bloom? Answer: Twice, once in March and once in November. Well, it’s November and the witch hazel bush living at the southeast corner of The Mayflower Community’s (Grinnell IA) Watertower Square apartment building next to Gene and Kathy Herman’s patio, is blooming! Witch hazels are small trees/shrubs with

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Mayflower Staff dressed up for Halloween

It’s Halloween! You Have to Dress Up.

Lest you think it is all serious work at The Mayflower Community, take a look at how some staff showed up to work on Beggars Night Day! Maybe our residents were a little scared, but they are COVID-19 free! — Bob Mann, Sales & Marketing Director

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Mayflower Halloween parade

Mayflower Celebrates with a Halloween Parade

What is Halloween without a parade—costumes and safe distancing? So, we had one of those in The Mayflower Community on Friday, October 30th. The stars were children of Mayflower employees and their family members. Starting at the corner of 2nd and Broad, the procession headed south with a first stop at Watertower Square, where prepackaged

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Pumpkin contest winners and judges

Halloween at Mayflower? You Need Pumpkins!

Pandemic precautions or not, to make Halloween official, you need to have decorated pumpkins. We have them in Grinnell’s Mayflower Community. Groups of residents and employees (small and socially-distanced, of course!) created their own pumpkin creations and submitted them for judging. Members of the Mayflower Residents Association Social Committee judged the pumpkins and named the

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Planting Bob & Jan Williams memorial tree

Mayflower Tree Planted in Honor of the Williams

A donation has been given for the planting of a tree to honor Mayflower resident Bob Williams and his late wife Jan. Planted at the southeast corner of 1st and Broad streets, near the Edwards apartment building, the tree is a red sunset maple that will grow to be about 40-feet tall. A permanent plaque

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Resident Association Town Meeting

Mayflower Residents Meet and Conduct Business

On Monday, October 19th, residents of The Mayflower Community met virtually via Zoom to conduct the business of the Mayflower Residents Association (MRA). The meeting was conducted by President Gene Wubbels and included offerings from four other Executive Officers. In addition, chairs of 12 different standing committees provided annual reports of their activities. Even during

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Sandy Beyer enjoying a 95th birthday sundae

The Mayflower Community Celebrates with Dairy Barn on the Moove

On Wednesday, October 7th, The Mayflower Community celebrated its annual health inspection survey results for the Health Center. The Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals (DIA) found no deficiencies in any of Mayflower’s healthcare, food service, or facilities operations….ZERO. 0! To enjoy the results and thank our employees, Mayflower invited the “Dairy Barn on the

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