Members of the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams with their coach Erin Hurley, came to dinner last night (January 15th) in The Mayflower Community. Coach Hurley has been at the helm for 25 seasons! As has been our 15-year tradition, Mayflower hosts on-campus students and athletes during winter break when the dining services
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Guess who came to dinner last night? On Tuesday evening, January 14th, a group of Grinnell College international students led by Molly Ullestad, International Student Advisor, and hosted by Mayflower residents dined on a scrumptious taco bar prepared by the Mayflower Food Service staff. With the College dining services closed for winter break, the night
During Winter Break at Grinnell College, both the Market Place Dining Hall and the Spencer Grill located in the Joe Rosenfield ’25 Center are closed. Therefore, the athletic teams and international students staying in Grinnell through the holiday do not have dining access. The teams include Pioneer men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s swimming
Pictured above: second class of Grinnell students in unique College/Mayflower program. Ten Grinnell College students began a Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) training program on Monday, January 6th in The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA). This will be the second class of College CNAs trained by Mayflower with the first having graduated in June 2019. Under this
A retirement open house was held for Joy Douglas on January 8th. Joy began working in Food Service for Grinnell’s Mayflower Community in 2007, 13 years ago. Her last day of employment was Sunday, January 5th in the main food kitchen and in the Beebe Assisted Living dining room. Joy and her husband are planning
In the December 31, 2019 CNN weekly health newsletter, “The Results are In,” Dr. Sanjay Gupta excerpted a recent study that concluded, “Science has shown that altruistic behaviors actually improve our health.” He defined these behaviors as “…putting the well-being of others before our own without expecting anything in return.” For example, “Volunteering has been
The Iowa Democratic Party will conduct a satellite caucus for Mayflower Community residents on 2020 caucus day, Monday, February 3rd. It will be held at 3:00pm in the Carman Center. Caucus-goers may start signing in at 2:30pm. Please enter the Carman Center by way of the skywalk on the west from the Beebe building. The
A new series of video documentaries about current issues will be playing for Mayflower Community residents and guests in the Kiesel Theatre. Resident Harley Henry, who will then offer a wrap-up discussion at the conclusion, will introduce the movies. Entitled “Matters of Conscience,” the movies are designed to provide background on current topics. The first
Hannah Lockin, junior student-athlete at Baylor University, Waco, Texas, shared experiences from her successful volleyball and academic career on Tuesday, January 7th in The Mayflower Community. Hannah was interviewed by her father Doug Lockin, who has been Mayflower’s planned giving consultant since 2008. Hannah is a Valley High School (West Des Moines) class of 2016
The Mayflower Community is pleased to announce that Hannah Lockin will be speaking at an event open to the public on Tuesday, January 7th at 2:00pm in the Mayflower Carman Center. The venue is located on the second floor of Mayflower’s Health Center and accessed via the skywalk on the west by entering the Beebe