Senior citizens are invited to enjoy a special day at the Detroit Zoo on Senior Day, Wednesday, September 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Seniors 62 and older and their caregivers will receive free admission, free parking and free rides on the Tauber Family Railroad.
Sponsored by Visiting Nurses Association, Senior Day will feature live music by the Picks & Sticks Stringband, narrated tractor train tours and bingo.
The day’s activities will also include zookeeper talks highlighting some of the Zoo’s senior animals: Jock, a river hippopotamus, who is 37 and has called the Detroit Zoo home for 36 years, and female grizzly bears Napa, Nicki and Teddy, 35 – affectionately known as the “Memphis Grizzly Girls” – who were donated by the Memphis Zoo in 2002.
There will also be a Senior Resource Area sponsored by Humana Marketpoint where seniors can receive free health screenings and speak with representatives from the following organizations: American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), At Home Network, Beaumont Emergency Center, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Comfort Home Care, CSI Support & Development Services, DRS Inc., Health Alliance Plan (HAP), Heartland Healthcare Centers, Henry Ford OptimEyes, Interface Volunteer Caregivers, Molina Healthcare, Patient’s Choice Home Health Care, Redford Elder Law Center and Social Security Administration. -- www.detroitzoo.org
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