Parade of Senior Services was held March 22 at CFCC Klein Center. There was a full house of vendors, well over one hundred and I would guess over one thousand visitors attended. It was open from 10 am to 2 pm and was a packed house. The Marion County Parks and Recreation Department puts this on every year to educate the Seniors on all the free services available to them in this County. There were a few vendors that were not free services but they gave out a lot of free stuff, most was pretty neat. Let’s see if I can remember a few items. Free: tote bags, tire gauge, stainless drinking straw, pill boxes, rulers, walking counter, bandana, candy, literature on hearing, seeing, close caption phones, animal rescue, realtors, movers, insurance people, wood whittlers’ and more. A few vendors made personal little goody bags which means more to me than a store bought item.
The event was well organized, well-advertised, weather was good, well attended -what else could you ask for of a great event. Next year call Bridget at Ocala Parks and Recreation to be a part of the event.
