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Active Aging Expo provides ‘one-stop shop’
Bingo, chef demo,
singing performance
to round out event
Jon Depaolis
Freelance Reporter
Getting older can mean
dealing with the new or unexpected.
But 22nd Century
Media is aiming to make that
outlook a little less murky.
The fourth annual Active
Aging – An Expo for
Ages 50+ is scheduled for
9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Oct.
6, at the Tinley Park Convention
Center, located at
18451 Convention Center
Drive, in the Exhibit North
section. The event, which is
sponsored by DuPage Medical
Group and Ingalls Health
System, features more than
30 vendors.
“The expo offers a lot in
terms of the different services
available, especially in
the local area,” said Heather
Warthen, chief events officer
for 22nd Century Media.
“We have everything from
medical and financial [services]
to health and travel. It
really runs the gamut for our
aging population.”
With so many services and
businesses to learn about,
the expo provides an excellent
learning opportunity for
expo-goers — not to mention
convenience.
“I think it’s great, because
it’s almost like a one-stop
shop,” Warthen said of the
expo. “A lot of the time, it
would take someone several
appointments or time out of
their day to meet with individual
people [or businesses]
like this. I think this is a
great opportunity to hit all of
the different resources in one
spot.”
New to this year’s expo is
the winner of the 2018 Orland
Township Senior Idol
contest, Phil Orsi, who will
be performing from 10:30-
11 a.m. Also coming in for
Active Aging – An Expo
for Ages 50+ vendors
22nd Century Media
Alarm Illinois
Body & Brain Yoga Tai Chi
CapTel Outreach
Catholic Cemeteries
Chiro One Wellness
Centers
ClearCaptions
College of DuPage
Nursing Department
COUNTRY Financial
Cruise Planners
DuPage Medical Group
Edward Jones
Essentially 3B’s (body,
blends & balance) with
doTERRA products
Evergreen Senior Living
Flameless Cremation
Humana
Ingalls Health System
Kinship Patient Advocacy
a cooking demonstration is
“the Unforgettable Chef,”
Tom Grotovsky, from 11:45
a.m.-12:30 p.m.
“He has done this for
Frankfort Township seniors
[in the past], and we’re really
excited to have him,”
Warthen said of Grotovsky.
“He’s also been at our women’s
expo the past couple of
years.”
Warthen said bingo — one
of the more popular aspects
of the expo — also is returning.
“That’s right, free games
of bingo for all, and we have
prizes,” Warthen said.
And as an extra incentive
to those who arrive early,
free gift bags will be given
to the first 300 attendees to
walk through the expo doors.
Mapping out the best expo
experience
With this being the fourth
year of the Active Aging
expo, Warthen has seen it all.
In particular, she’s figured
out several strategies and
tips for people planning on
LangeZeller
Marquette Bank
Parkview Orthopaedic
Group
Porter Place
Power Home Remodeling
Primary Insurance Group
Progressive Radiology
Regency Home Health
Care
ShelfGenie
The Oasis for Natural
Healing
The Pointe at Kilpatrick
This Is My Legacy
Tinley Court Catered
Senior Living
Tinley Park Police
Department
Visiting Angels
Wegierek Psychology
Center
Women’s Healthcare of
Illinois
attending this year’s event.
The first? Plan ahead of
time.
Warthen suggests visiting
www.22ndcenturymedia.
com/aging. There, expo-goers
can take a look at the list
of vendors and make a list of
which ones they absolutely
want to see during their visit
to the convention center.
“That helps map out your
day,” Warthen said.
Warthen also suggests that
expo-goers take care of their
feet by wearing comfortable
walking shoes. After all, a
four-hour expo is a marathon,
not a sprint.
And for those who want
one of the 300 free gift bags,
Warthen suggests planning
to arrive early — as in being
at the convention center
prior to 9 a.m.
Lastly, Warthen asked that
expo-goers “come with an
open mind.”
“There may be a service
that you are surprised to find
you may need in your life,
and you didn’t even realize
it,” Warthen said.