BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 14.4//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Location: Detroit Zoo\nAddress: Royal Oak\, MI\n\nSunday\, Augu st 30\, 2026 - Nw Detroit Zoo DateDue to the poor air quality conditions\, we have made the difficult decision to postpone the July 18\, 2026\, Detr oit Zoo Day 2026 in the interest of everyone's health and safety. The eve nt scheduled for Saturday\, July 18\, 2026 was canceled. This is the new date for the program. All participants that paid and registered for the original date your registrations have been moved to this new date. The De troit District office will be in touch with each registrant to confirm the ir participation. Those who have paid in full for their tickets will recei ve further information regarding refunds or credit transfers. We hope you will still plan to participate but if the new date is not convenient we w ill process refunds. Please stay safe\, and we look forward to seeing you at the rescheduled event. We are taking new reesrvations in addition to those who are previously registered. Two Events - One DayZoo Day Picnic - social eventWild About Smiles Community OutreachDetroit Dental Society Zoo Day - a picnic for dentists\, families\, staff\, and dental studentsAl l are invited to a Detroit District Dental Society Zoo Day on July 18\, 20 26. This program includes admission to the zoo\, a family picnic under a p avilion with kid craft station\, private seating\, and special DDDS scienc e station for the kids. July 18\, 20268:30am Registration Tent open - outs ide the main front gate of the Detroit Zoo9am - 4pm Detroit Zoo Day admiss ion to the ZooPublic Tent 8:30am - 11:30am - this is Wild About Smiles Vol unteer for Oral Health Tent to the publicPicnic 11:30am to 1:00pmTHANK you to our SPONSORS: MIRLO Real Estate Partners\, BizRock\, First Community B ank\, Motown Children's Surgergy Center\, Golnick Pediatric Dentistry\, Mi chigan Dental Association\, Oral-B/Proctor &\; Gamble\, University of D etroit Mercy - ASDA Chapter\, University of Detroit Mercy Pediatric Club\, and Wayne County Oral Health Coalition.Map pavillion where the picnic is located.Registertration is open Detroit Dental Zoo Day Picnic. Register today! Early registrants prior to June 29\, 2026 have choice of Detroit Zoo Train tickets or a Zoo Key\, or Dinosauria Tickets.Special Bonus for Early Registration by June 29\, 2026Tauber Family Railroad - cut the zoo w alk in half. The Tauber Family Ralroad was presented to the Zoo in 1931 b y the Detroit News. The miniature railroad consists of two complete trains of six coaches each and one standby. All three locomotives were donated b y the Chrysler Corporation in the 1950s. In the ‘80s\, the locomotives wer e renovated\, and new coaches were fabricated through a fund-raising campa ign co-hosted with The Detroit News. The locomotives were refurbished agai n in 2008 with new coaches\, rebuilt engines\, gears\, gauges\, wheels and bodies. The train serves more than a half million passengers per year.Zoo Keys - Audio Adventure iDals who call the Detroit Zoo home. Each key unlo cks a storytelling box at more than a dozen locations around the Zoo\, rev ealing powerful poems crafted by local poets — many of them teens from the Zoo Corps VolunteenDinosauria Tickets - Dinosauria\, returns for the 2026 season\, and this year the Detroit Zoo has updated the experience. Get re ady for a new trail layout\, massive new species and immersive thrills tha t will transport your family millions of years into the past. Whether you’ re a budding paleontologist or just looking for a “T-Rexcellent” adventure \, there’s never been a better time to walk among the giants.. Registrati onRegister for the Detroit Dental Zoo Day Picnic OnlyOnline Registration v ia EventBrite for Detroit Dental Zoo DayRegister for volunteering at Wild About Smiles\, the Community Outreach on Oral Health\, and Zoo Picnic.Con tact the office for more information on Wild About Smiles volunteering. M arcy Dwyer 313.337.4900. PricingMDA Members and Adults Guests $40.00Specia l price for New Dentists $30.00 per adult and guestsDental Students $30.00 per adult and guestsChildren 6-18 $15.00Children 5 and younger FREENon-me mber of MDA Dentists and Adults Guests $65.00Volunteer Dental Students/New Dentists for Wild About Smiles with picnic FREEVolunteer MDA Members Wild About Smiles with picnic $25.00Volunteer MDA Members Wild About Smiles no picnic FREETickets will be distributed the day of the event at a group pr ivate tent with a Detroit District Sign outside the front gate of the Detr oit Zoo. The tent will open at 8:30am. The Detroit Zoo opens at 9:00am. Wild About Smiles - July 18\, 2026Volunteers needed: Community Outreach T ent to promote Good Oral Health to the public. The Detroit District Dental Society will once again have a community outreach tent that will be engag ing the public in learning more about "Good Oral Health". This was made p ossible with the PR Grant from the Michigan Dental Association (MDA). The tent will be at the Zoo entrance and participants will interact with the public in promoting oral health at various stations. We need volunteers f rom 8:30am to 12noon. We are running two-hour shifts. Volunteer in the m orning and enjoy the Detroit Dental Society Picnic and the zoo in the afte rnoon.Volunteer sign up for Wild About Smiles Community Oral Health Tent w ill open May 18\, 2026. Information for Wild About SmilesPlanning Committe e - contact the planning committee directly by email to dddsmarketing@gmai l.com Committee Member Listing with contact informationCommunity outreach - Dental informational tent at the entrance of the zoo for the public to p rovide oral health information to familiesDetroit Zoo Family event - enjoy the zoo for your dental team\, family\, friends and we will have a picnic buffet at the covered pavilion at the Zoo.Interested in sponsoring or bri ning your dental team/ family. Contact Marcy Dwyer at 313.337.4900 or cen traloffice@detroitdentalsociety.com DTEND:20260830T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260821T151455Z DTSTART:20260830T130000Z LOCATION:Royal Oak\, MI SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Detroit Zoo Dental Day 2026- Rescheduled UID:RFCALITEM639229220959493801 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Location: Detroit Zoo
Address: Royal Oak\, MI

Sunday\, August 30\, 2026 - Nw Detroit Zoo Date

Due to the poor air quality conditions\, we have made the difficult decision to postpone the July 18\, 2026\, \;Det roit Zoo Day 2026 in the interest of everyone's health and safety . \; The event scheduled for Saturday\, July 18\, 2026 was canceled.&n bsp\; \;

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This is the new date for the progr am. \;

All participants that paid and registered for the origin al date your registrations have been moved to this new date. \; The De troit District office will be in touch with each registrant to confirm the ir participation. \;Those who h ave paid in full for their tickets will receive further information regard ing refunds or credit transfers. \; We hope you will still plan to par ticipate but if the new date is not convenient we will process refunds.&nb sp\;

Please stay safe\, and we look forward to se eing you at the rescheduled event. \;

 \;We are taking new reesrvations in addition to those who are previously registered. \;&nb sp\;

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Two Event s - One Day

Detroit Zoo

Detroit Dental Society Zoo Day - a picnic for dentists\, families\, staff\, and dental s tudents

All are invited to a Detroit District Dental Society Zoo Da y on July 18\, 2026. This program includes admission to the zoo\, a family picnic under a pavilion with kid craft station\, private seating\, and sp ecial DDDS science station for the kids.

July 18\, 2026

8:30am Registration T ent open - outside the main front gate of the Detroit Zoo
9am - 4pm Detroit Zoo Day admission to the Zoo
Public Tent 8 :30am - 11:30am - this is Wild About Smiles Volunteer for Oral Health Tent to the public
Picnic 11:30am to 1:00pm

THANK you to our SPO NSORS: MIRLO Real Estate Partners\, BizRock\, First Community Bank\, Motow n Children's Surgergy Center\, Golnick Pediatric Dentistry\, Michigan Dent al Association\, Oral-B/Proctor &\; Gamble\, University of Detroit Merc y - ASDA Chapter\, University of Detroit Mercy Pediatric Club\, and Wayne& nbsp\; County Oral Health Coalition.

Map pavillion \;w here the picnic is located.

Registertration is open Detroit Dental Zoo Day Picnic. \; \;

Register today! \;  \;Early registrants prior to June 29\, 2026 have choice of Detroit \; Zoo Train tickets or a Zoo Key\, or Dinosauria Tickets.

Special Bonus for Early Registration by June 29\, 2026

Tauber Family Railroad - cut the zoo walk in half. \; The Tauber Family Ralroad was presented to the Zoo in 1931 by the Detroit News. The m iniature railroad consists of two complete trains of six coaches each and one standby. All three locomotives were donated by the Chrysler Corporatio n in the 1950s. In the ‘80s\, the locomotives were renovated\, and new coa ches were fabricated through a fund-raising campaign co-hosted with The De troit News. The locomotives were refurbished again in 2008 with new coache s\, rebuilt engines\, gears\, gauges\, wheels and bodies. The train serves more than a half million passengers per year.

Zoo Keys - Audio Adve nture iDals who call the Detroit Zoo home. Each key unlocks a storytelling box at more than a dozen locations around the Zoo\, revealing powerful po ems crafted by local poets — many of them teens from the \;Zoo Corps Volun teen

Dinosauria Tickets - Dinosauria\, returns for the 2026 seas on\, and this year the Detroit Zoo has updated the experience. Get ready f or a new trail layout\, massive new species and immersive thrills that wil l transport your family millions of years into the past. Whether you’re a budding paleontologist or just looking for a “T-Rexcellent” adventure\, th ere’s never been a better time to walk among the giants..

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Registration

Register for the Detroit Dental Zoo Day Picnic Only

Online Registration via EventBrite for Detroit Dental Zoo Day

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Register for volunteering at Wild About \; Smiles\, the Community Outreach on Oral Health\, and Zoo Picnic.

Co ntact the office for more information on Wild About Smiles volunteering.&n bsp\; Marcy Dwyer 313.337.4900.

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Pricin g

MDA Members and Adults Guests $40.00
Special price f or New Dentists $30.00 per adult and guests
Dental Students $30.00 per adult and guests
Children 6-18 $15.00
Children 5 and younger FREE

Non-member of MDA Dentists and Adults Guests $65.00
Volunteer Dent al Students/New Dentists for Wild About Smiles with picnic FREE
Volunte er MDA Members Wild About Smiles with picnic $25.00
Volunteer MDA Membe rs Wild About Smiles no picnic FREE

Tickets will be distributed th e day of the event at a group private tent with a Detroit District Sign ou tside the front gate of the Detroit Zoo. \; The tent will open at 8:30 am. The Detroit Zoo opens at 9:00am. \; \;

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Wild About Smiles - July 18\, 2026

Volunteer s needed: Community Outreach Tent to promote Good Oral Health to the publi c. \;

The Detroit District Dental Society will once again have a community outreach tent that will be engaging the public in learning mor e about "Good Oral Health". \; This was made possible with the PR Gran t from the Michigan Dental Association (MDA). \; The tent will be at t he Zoo entrance and participants will interact with the public in promotin g oral health at various stations. \; We need volunteers from 8:30am t o 12noon. \; We are running two-hour shifts. \; Volunteer in the m orning and enjoy the Detroit Dental Society Picnic and the zoo in the afte rnoon.

Volunteer sign up for Wild About Smiles Community Oral Health Te nt will open May 18\, 2026. \;

Information for Wild About Sm iles

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