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Annual Senior Picnic and Health Fair
Des Moines, IA - Celebrate Older American’s Month on Wednesday, May 14th at Senior Services of Polk County Annual Senior Picnic and Health Fair at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. The event will be held in the Varied Industries Building from 9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. There is no cost to people 60 and older.
The health fair, in the south rooms of the Varied Industries Building, will have various screenings including bone density, memory, depression, cholesterol, blood glucose and pressure screenings. There will also be a room for complimentary therapies that include chair massages and reflexology.
The picnic will have over 50 resource booths with door prizes, bingo, line dancing and the picnic lunch. There is no admission fee; however, reservations are requested for the 11:30 a.m. lunch. Reservations should be made before May 2nd at the nearest Polk County senior center. For more information call 515- 286-3679. Funded in part by the Older Americans Act, Aging Resources of Central Iowa and Polk County.
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