SPANISH FORT, Ala. — Saturday’s events at the Eastern Shore Centre brought people of all ages from morning to afternoon.

The American Heart Association’s “Start! Heart” Walk raised the organization 75 percent closer to its $130,000 goal. The fountain courtyard hosted Safe Kids Day and the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo. Children overcame their fear of snakes while they visited Cruella, a 15-foot albino Burmese python. The zoo also brought along Tinkerbell, a ferret; Beau, a blue-and-golden macaw bird; and Vicious, an Argentine tegu. (The latter, zoo volunteer Lewis Cassidey said, is actually a sweetheart.)

Members of the Spanish Fort Police Department fingerprinted children and LifeSouth Community Blood Centers held a blood drive, exceeding its donor goal of 10 with 12 donors.

About 150 kids were fingerprinted Saturday, Police Chief David Edgar said.

“We feel the Safe Kids Day events were a great success,” Kristen Kammer-Hattox, marketing director for the Eastern Shore Centre, said. “We enjoy being able to provide a community atmosphere open to all visitors.”