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2 | October 4, 2018 | 22nd century media Active aging
22ndCenturyMedia.com
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.”
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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 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
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.
For more information about the Active
Aging expo, visit www.22ndcenturymedia.
com/aging.
For questions, contact Warthen at
h.warthen@22ndcenturymedia.com or
call (708) 326-9170 ext. 16.
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
• 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
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