Calhoun County Senior Services along with the sponsors of the event headlined by Oaklawn Hospital and United Health Care are excited to announce the Senior Expo at the Kellogg Arena in downtown Battle Creek on Thursday, May 18 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. The health and information fair will feature over 100 vendors providing education and services for older adults, age 60 and over, their families and caregivers. The event is free for attendees. Coffee, tea, and donut holes will be available in the morning, and a free lunch will be served from 11 a.m. until the bagged lunches are gone. Attendees can visit as many or as few vendors as they want. Many vendors have free give aways. Vendors have also donated valuable items for drawings for raffle prizes which will be held throughout the event.
Due to construction, the main entrance to Kellogg Arena will be at 40 W. Hamblin Avenue, the entrance across from the City’s Full Blast recreation facility. Free parking will be available at the McCamly parking structure and in the parking lot at Full Blast, 35 W. Hamblin Ave.
This is the second year that this annual event has been held at Kellogg Arena. The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Department will again be present at the event to answer questions and help give directions. A vaccination clinic for COVID-19 will be available through the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
The Senior Expo will have interactive displays including the Miles for Memories’ inflatable brain and the Cancer Prevention Coalition’s inflatable colon Seymore. Vendors ranging from area businesses, nonprofit organizations, public services, and health care providers which all specialize in services to older adults will be on hand to answer questions and provide information. Come get your health and service questions answered. There will be a full schedule of informative presentations from Calhoun County Prosecutor David Gilbert, the Red Cross Michigan Chapter, United Health Care and Calhoun County Sheriff Steven Hinkley. Miles for Memories will also be registering older adults for their Help Home and ID bracelet program.
