It was a packed room at the 2024 Senior Expo at the Highland Golf Club. All tickets for this year's event, set for Tuesday, have been claimed. (Noah Johnson | Daily Press, file)

ESCANABA – The 15th-annual Daily Press Senior Expo will be 9:40 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at The Highland Golf Club, 3011 U.S. 2 in Escanaba.

This free event is an opportunity for seniors and their loved ones to learn about various resources and services that are available to them.

The event has filled, with more than 300 guests planning to attend.

The first presentation will be given by Melissa Broeders, PA-C, of UP Health System. Following will be Cindy Gendron, director of sales at LakeHouse Escanaba assisted living; Dr. Amanda Bruemmer of St. Francis Hospital; Gary Willoughby, executive director of the Menominee-Delta-Schoolcraft Community Action Agency; Amy Fudala, mobility manager for Delta & Schoolcraft County’s Delta Area Transit Authority; Jacob D. Lynch, elder law attorney of Ryan & Lynch Law; to be determined; a four-person team and Pancake, the grief therapy dog at Skradski Family Funeral Homes; and Gayle DeShambo, board president of Delta County Cancer Alliance.

Each speaker will have 20 minutes to present what their organization or company offers to seniors.

Lunch will be served at no cost from 12:35 to 1:25 p.m., with door prizes drawn throughout the day.

Each person must bring a canned goods donation to be admitted. All canned goods will be turned over to The Salvation Army of Escanaba this year.