It has an eight-member staff including a social worker, a nurse, and a recreation leader. Some of the free services the park offers are: Health clinics with physicians Escorted transportation to medical appointments Especially adapted exercises and physical education programs, including strolls at other passive city parks Guided cultural day tours to out-of-town attractions Summer weekend-long outings to island beaches Annual Christmas, Thanksgiving, Holy Week, Mother's and Father's Day celebrations. Social exchange trips to other similar groups in the island Domino tournaments area schoolchildren Talent shows and educational lectures oriented to the senior citizen population. Reforestation effort In November 2009, Parque del Retiro was selected for green reforestation effort sponsored by Telemundo, Doral Bank and the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. References Urban public parks Parks in Ponce, Puerto Rico 1980 in Puerto Rico 1980 establishments in Puerto Rico