Senator John DeFrancisco’s fifth annual senior fair has drawn over 12,000 senior citizens this year. Besides receiving information and learning about health care, senior citizens were able to enjoy something that they were also looking forward to.
“See a lot of people that I have known all the years that I have been alive,” said Mike Randall of Syracuse.
Over 70 organizations came to this fair, providing services from checking blood pressure and lung disease to fire safety.
Organizations like Miracle-Ear has been attending the fair ever since it started five years ago, with one goal in mind. David Bugin, CEO of Miracle-Ear, said that they want the seniors to come here and take advantage of their services.
“We do the video scope, so we are looking in people’s ears to see if there’s wax built up, which can cause hearing lose,” said Bugin.
Everybody has learned many important facts about their own health today.
“I’m learning a lot about cholesterol and heart disease,” said Rose Palmon a Liverpool senior, whose family has suffered from the disease for decades.
This fair hasn’t just provided a helpful learning environment, which the people call it “one-stop shopping” for seniors but also “an enjoyable social experience as well,” said Randall.
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