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AmeriCorps Training at Mayflower

On Friday, June 7th, 45 new AmeriCorps volunteers received training over lunch in the Mayflower Community. Under the direction of Grinnell College’s Melissa Strovers and Elizabeth Hansen, the Grinnell AmeriCorps Partnership brings together community non-for-profits, area employers, the Grinnell-Newburg School District, and community volunteers to support kids and families in Grinnell. The partnership aims to

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Members of Healthy Grinnell from left to right: Samantha Maly-Schmidt, Grinnell College Student; Steve Langerud, The Mayflower; Dr. Jennifer Paisley, GRMC Internal Medicine; Melissa Dunham, Grinnell Heritage Farms; Bill Menner, GRMC Board Chair; Laurel Tuggle-Lacina, Grinnell Local Foods Connection; Jennifer Havens, GRMC; and Chad Nath, GRMC.

Grant to Support Creation of Community Health Initiative

Pictured above: Members of Healthy Grinnell from left to right: Samantha Maly-Schmidt, Grinnell College Student; Steve Langerud, The Mayflower; Dr. Jennifer Paisley, GRMC Internal Medicine; Melissa Dunham, Grinnell Heritage Farms; Bill Menner, GRMC Board Chair; Laurel Tuggle-Lacina, Grinnell Local Foods Connection; Jennifer Havens, GRMC; and Chad Nath, GRMC. A $50,000 Iowa Healthcare Collaborative grant will

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Mayflower Executive Director, Steve Langerud

Steve Langerud Receives Honor from Grinnell-Newburg Board of Education

Steve Langerud, Executive Director of Grinnell’s Mayflower Community, was honored at the May 8th School Board meeting with an “Above and Beyond Award” for his work in facilitating the December and January listening sessions on the topic of a school facilities plan. Superintendent Janet Stutz termed the sessions, “…unbiased and positive as well as informative.”

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Mayflower Executive Director, Steve Langerud

Expertise in Grinnell

Steve Langerud, Executive Director of The Mayflower Community, is a nationally known facilitator and career counselor. Having previously worked with Grinnell College, the University of Iowa School of Law, DePauw University (Greencastle IN), and Maharishi University of Management (Fairfield IA), Langerud has counseled students while performing consulting engagements. For the past couple of months, Langerud

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Steve Langerud, Mayflower Community Executive Director, and Dan Agnew, Grinnell Lions Club host as well as Mayflower resident and City of Grinnell Mayor

Steve Langerud in the Lions’ Lair

On Monday, December 3rd, Steve Langerud, Mayflower Community Executive Director, was the guest speaker at the Grinnell Lions Club regular weekly luncheon meeting. Steve explained that Mayflower Community is a life plan community where people make a choice to be in community with people they will live with for the rest of their lives. Other

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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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UCC Annual Meeting with Brigit and Jonna

Glennon Doyle at UCC Annual Meeting

On Friday, October 12, 2018, Glennon Doyle was the featured speaker at the West Des Moines Annual Meeting of the Iowa Conference of the United Church of Christ. As Mayflower is a ministry of the United Church of Christ, Executive Director, Steve Langerud, and Sales & Marketing Director, Bob Mann, attended the meeting. Doyle is

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steve langerud with DSM Fellows

Mayflower Executive Director Works With DSM Fellows

Steve Langerud, Director of Mayflower Community, spent Saturday morning, September 29th working on leadership and communication skills with the DSM Fellows, a program of the Greater Des Moines Partnership at Camp Dodge in Des Moines. The is the first year of the Des Moines Fellowship program, which is a professional development initiative program which attracts,

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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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