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\nJuly 18\, 202 6 - Two Events - One DayZoo Day Picnic - social eventWild About Smiles Com munity OutreachDetroit Dental Society Zoo Day - a picnic for dentists\, fa milies\, staff\, and dental studentsAll are invited to a Detroit District Dental Society Zoo Day on July 18\, 2026. This program includes admission to the zoo\, a family picnic under a pavilion with kid craft station\, pri vate seating\, and special DDDS science station for the kids. July 18\, 20 268:30am Registration Tent open - outside the main front gate of the Detro it Zoo9am - 4pm Detroit Zoo Day admission to the ZooPublic Tent 8:30am - 1 1:30am - this is Wild About Smiles Volunteer for Oral Health Tent to the p ublicPicnic 11:30am to 1:00pmTHANK you to our SPONSORS: MIRLO Real Estate Partners\, First Community Bank\, Motown Children's Surgergy Center\, Goln ick Pediatric Dentistry\, Michigan Dental Association\, Oral-B/Proctor &am p\; Gamble\, University of Detroit Mercy - ASDA Chapter\, University of De troit Mercy Pediatric Club\, and Wayne County Oral Health Coalition.Map p avillion where the picnic is located.Registertration is open Detroit Denta l Zoo Day Picnic. Register today! Early registrants prior to June 22\, 2026 have choice of Detroit Zoo Train tickets or a Zoo Key.Special Bonus for Early Registration by June 22\, 2026Tauber Family Railroad - cut the z oo walk in half. The Tauber Family Ralroad was presented to the Zoo in 19 31 by the Detroit News. The miniature railroad consists of two complete tr ains of six coaches each and one standby. All three locomotives were donat ed by the Chrysler Corporation in the 1950s. In the ‘80s\, the locomotives were renovated\, and new coaches were fabricated through a fund-raising c ampaign co-hosted with The Detroit News. The locomotives were refurbished again 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 If you grew up visiting the Zoo\, you might re member the thrill of turning an elephant-shaped key\, hearing that familia r click and being drawn into a story that made the world feel a little wil der. Now\, Zoo Keys are back and perfect for curious minds of all ages\, Z oo Keys let you connect deeper with the animals who call the Detroit Zoo h ome. Each key unlocks a storytelling box at more than a dozen locations ar ound the Zoo\, revealing powerful poems crafted by local poets — many of t hem teens from the Zoo Corps Volunteen. RegistrationRegister for the Detro it Dental Zoo Day Picnic OnlyOnline Registration via EventBrite for Detroi t Dental Zoo DayRegister for volunteering at Wild About Smiles\, the Comm unity Outreach on Oral Health\, and Zoo Picnic. Online Registration via Si gnUpGenius for Wild About Smiles PricingMDA Members and Adults Guests $40. 00Special price for New Dentists $30.00 per adult and guestsDental Student s $30.00 per adult and guestsChildren 6-18 $15.00Children 5 and younger FR EENon-member of MDA Dentists and Adults Guests $65.00Volunteer Dental Stud ents/New Dentists for Wild About Smiles with picnic FREEVolunteer MDA Memb ers Wild About Smiles with picnic $25.00Volunteer MDA Members Wild About S miles no picnic FREETickets will be distributed the day of the event at a group private tent with a Detroit District Sign outside the front gate of the Detroit Zoo. The tent will open at 8:30am. The Detroit Zoo opens at 9 :00am. Wild About Smiles - July 18\, 2026Volunteers needed: Community Ou treach Tent to promote Good Oral Health to the public. The Detroit Distric t Dental Society will once again have a community outreach tent that will be engaging the public in learning more about "Good Oral Health". This wa s made possible with the PR Grant from the Michigan Dental Association (MD A). The tent will be at the Zoo entrance and participants will interact w ith the public in promoting oral health at various stations. We need volu nteers from 8:30am to 12noon. We are running two-hour shifts. Volunteer in the morning and enjoy the Detroit Dental Society Picnic and the zoo in the afternoon.Volunteer sign up for Wild About Smiles Community Oral Healt h Tent will open May 18\, 2026. Information for Wild About SmilesPlanning Committee - contact the planning committee directly by email to dddsmarket ing@gmail.com Committee Member Listing with contact informationCommunity o utreach - Dental informational tent at the entrance of the zoo for the pub lic to provide 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 sponsorin g or brining your dental team/ family. Contact Marcy Dwyer at 313.337.490 0 or centraloffice@detroitdentalsociety.com DTEND:20260718T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260612T150514Z DTSTART:20260718T130000Z LOCATION:Royal Oak\, MI SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Detroit Zoo Dental Day 2026 UID:RFCALITEM639168735149569820 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Location: Detroit Zoo
Address: Royal Oak\, MI

July 18\, 2026 - Two Events - One Day

Detroit Zoo

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

A ll are invited to a Detroit District Dental Society Zoo Day on July 18\, 2 026. This program includes admission to the zoo\, a family picnic under a pavilion with kid craft station\, private seating\, and special DDDS scien ce station for the kids.

July 18\, 2026

8:30am Registration Tent open - outsi de 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 publicPicnic 11:30am to 1:00pm

THANK you to our SPONSORS: MIRLO Rea l Estate Partners\, First Community Bank\, Motown Children's Surgergy Cent er\, Golnick Pediatric Dentistry\, Michigan Dental Association\, Oral-B/Pr octor &\; Gamble\, University of Detroit Mercy - ASDA Chapter\, Univers ity 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. \;&nbs p\;

Registe r today! \;  \;Early registrants prior to June 22\, 2026 have choi ce of Detroit \; Zoo Train tickets or a Zoo Key.

Special Bonus for Early Registration by Jun e 22\, 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 miniature railroad consists of two complete trains of s ix coaches each and one standby. All three locomotives were donated by the Chrysler Corporation in the 1950s. In the ‘80s\, the locomotives were ren ovated\, and new coaches were fabricated through a fund-raising campaign c o-hosted with The Detroit News. The locomotives were refurbished again in 2008 with new coaches\, rebuilt engines\, gears\, gauges\, wheels and bodi es. The train serves more than a half million passengers per year.

Z oo Keys - Audio Adventure \;
If you grew up visiting the Zoo\, you might remember the thrill of turning an elephant-shaped key\, hearing that familiar click and being drawn into a story that made the world feel a li ttle wilder. Now\, Zoo Keys are back and perfect for curious minds of all ages\, Zoo Keys let you connect deeper with the animals who call the Detro it Zoo home. Each key unlocks a storytelling box at more than a dozen loca tions around the Zoo\, revealing powerful poems crafted by local poets — m any of them teens from the \;Zoo Corps Volunteen.

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Registration

Register for the Detroit Dental Zoo Day Picnic Only

Online Registra tion via EventBrite for Detroit Dental Zoo Day

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

Online Registration via SignUpGen ius for Wild About Smiles

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MDA Members and Adults Guests $40.00Special price for New Dentists $30.00 per adult and guests
Dental Stu dents $30.00 per adult and guests
Children 6-18 $15.00
Children 5 an d younger FREE
Non-member of MDA Dentists and Adults Guests $65.00
V olunteer Dental Students/New Dentists for Wild About Smiles with picnic FR EE
Volunteer MDA Members Wild About Smiles with picnic $25.00
Volunt eer MDA Members Wild About Smiles no picnic FREE

Tickets will be d istributed the day of the event at a group private tent with a Detroit Dis trict Sign outside the front gate of the Detroit Zoo. \; The tent will open at 8:30am. The Detroit Zoo opens at 9:00am. \; \;

 \;

Wild About Smiles - July 18\, 2026

Volunteers needed: Community Outreach Tent to promote Good Oral Health to the public. \;

The Detroit District Dental Society will onc e again have a community outreach tent that will be engaging the public in learning more about "Good Oral Health". \; This was made possible wit h the PR Grant from the Michigan Dental Association (MDA). \; The tent will be at the Zoo entrance and participants will interact with the publi c in promoting oral health at various stations. \; We need volunteers from 8:30am to 12noon. \; We are running two-hour shifts. \; Volun teer in the morning and enjoy the Detroit Dental Society Picnic and the zo o in the afternoon.

Volunteer sign up for Wild About Smiles Community O ral Health Tent will open May 18\, 2026. \;

Information for Wild About Smiles

  • Planning Committee - contact the planning committee directly by email to dddsmarketing@gmail.com
  • Committee Member Listing with contact information
  • Community outreach - Dental informational tent at the entrance of the zoo for the public to provide oral health information to families< /li>
  • Detroit Zoo Family event - enjoy the zoo for your dental team\, fa mily\, friends and we will have a picnic buffet at the covered pavilion at the Zoo.
  • Interested in sponsoring or brining your dental team/ fa mily. \; Contact Marcy Dwyer at 313.337.4900 or centraloffice@detroitd entalsociety.com \;

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