Senior Expo 2004

Dates: July 30 - August 1, 2004 Hours: Friday & Saturday 10 am to 5 pm; Sunday 12 – 5 pm Location: Virginia Beach Pavilion, Virginia Beach, VA Virginia Beach Pavilion Map and Directions Admission: $3.00 for adults; children Under 16 Free Vendor Information & Application - More information and a downloadable application click here or contact us.
The second annual Senior Expo, a dynamic 50+ senior’s public event, dedicated to mature men and women and caregivers of aging family members, will be held July 30-August 1, 2004 in Virginia Beach, VA at the Pavilion Convention Center. Hours will be from 10-5 Friday and Saturday; 12-5 Sunday. The entire convention center will be packed with enlightening and interesting exhibits…all with an emphasis on wellness and quality lifestyles for 50+ adults. Lively Stage Entertainment Informative and Interactive Exhibits Free Health Screenings Educational Seminars Employment Opportunities Senior service professionals will come together with local seniors, all under one roof, to share their knowledge, services and information. From a senior village dedicated strictly to Alzheimer’s care, to a financial planner who can offer programs for a lengthy and prosperous retirement, to a mortgage company offering reverse mortgages, the Senior Expo will serve as a face to face bridge between mature market providers and older adults. Exhibits will offer comprehensive new information, fresh ideas and an opportunity to focus on lifestyle and life stage needs. Over 150 exhibitors will represent the best in senior life: Options, opportunities and solutions for baby boomers, seniors and caregivers Healthcare Programs Recreation Programs Financial and Estate Planning Services Drug Programs Travel Ideas Gov't. Services Retirement Housing Career Options As well as many other support programs that lend joy, dignity, freedom and grace to the second half of life, will all be featured. Non-profit organizations and government agencies represented will include Alzheimer’s Association, Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia, AARP, Virginia Beach Mayor’s Commission on Aging, and many more. Health Screenings The SENIOR EXPO will also feature free health screenings will include blood pressure, vision, glaucoma, hearing, and blood sugar, just to name a few. Educational Seminars Senior Expo will feature two days of compelling new information and tailored to the interests of boomers, seniors and caregivers. A full schedule of educational seminars will include informative presentations by experts in their fields such as: Jim Miller, creator of “The Savvy Senior”, an information column for seniors published in over 400 newspapers nationwide, author of “The Savvy Senior” book, and contributer to the NBC Today Show “Forever Young” series. Mr. Miller will talk about “Aging in America” – The facts of our aging society, helpful programs that serve seniors, and home helpers for seniors – gadgets and modification ideas. Look for him on the July cover of Seniority Magazine. His column will debut with that issue. Bobby Jarrell, VICAP Coordinator, Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia “Medicare Changes, Medicare Fraud and Insurance Choices” - Insurance counseling, the Senior Medicare Patrol, Medicare and prescriptions drugs. Evie Angelique, Supervisor, Pharmacy Connection Program, Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia “Pharmacy Connection” - Find out how you may be able to receive one or more different medications from participating drug manufacturers through their Pharmacy Connection program. Also, "Medicare and Prescription Drugs" - July 2004, everyone is or will be affected! Kevin Knull, Regional Marketing Director – The Hartford – "How to Participate in the Market While Protecting Your Retirement Assets" Seniors First Mortgage – "Reverse Mortgages" – Explanation of how a reverse mortgage allows home-owning senior citizens to convert equity in their home into cash to pay for anything a senior desires including, but not limited to, in-home care, long term care insurance, to pay off existing debts, credit cards or anything that will enhance their quality of life. Lachlon Advisors – “Common Pitfalls of Goal-Based Investment Planning" - Discussion of the common mistakes that investors and financial professionals mak and how to avoid them. David A. Lipschitz, MD, PhD, Little Rock, Arkansas; Director of Donald W. Reynolds Center on Aging and author of “Breaking the Rules of Aging” – “Dr. David” shatters the misconceptions that most people, and many doctors, have about the aging process. Mark E. Williams, MD, The Ward K. Ensminger Distinguished Professor of Geriatric Medicine and Chief of the Division of General Medicine and Geriatrics in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Virginia “Four Secrets of Successful Aging" – important lessons in helping each of us live full and productive lives.” Sue Cunningham, Certified Senior Advisor and owner of Senior Resources Group. “The Six Things You Need To Discuss With Your Parents…But Don’t Want To" This presentation will review the six most important issues of a persons life, will give suggestions and examples of how to approach a reluctant senior, and give real life stories of how others reached their seniors. David Secrest – “Family Heritage: Something Worth Leaving Behind” – Mr. Secrest works with families to create a unique gift book, a family documentary of an elder loved one, using the best photographs, surrounded by your facts and great stories. Mark Rusnak, RE/Max Allegiance, Associate Broker/ABR, Seniors Real Estate Specialist, e-PRO. “Seniors – How To Decide When To Sell”. Mr. Rusnak will speak on things to consider if you or older family members have reached the point where a retirement move might be the best strategy. Sandy Dumont, Owner of Image-inations - The Image Architect, a leader in the field of image and personal branding. The way you look shouldn’t matter, but it does. Topic to be announced at a later date. City of Virginia Beach Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf will speak Friday morning at 11:00 am. Topic to be announced at a later date. More speakers with dates and times of speaking engagements will be announced later. Live Entertainment Continuous live entertainment on the main stage will include Elvis - Las Vegas Style Country Line Dance Performances Big Band Songs by Eric Stevens Ballroom, Shag, Square Dancing David Kennedy, Jr. - Tapdancing Terror of Tidewater Passionate Plays More entertainers with dates and times of performances will be announced later. The dining café will surround the stage area offering a place to rest, lively entertainment and tasty cuisine. A New Perspective on Aging Senior citizens aren’t what they used to be! It’s certain that today’s seniors exercise more, live longer and just plain do more than any generation of seniors before them. Today’s seniors are eschewing retirement and continuing to stay engaged and active participants in society. Many are still in the work force or stay on the payroll as part-time consultants, board members or freelance workers. Taking a vacation means cruising to Alaska, Europe and beyond. Learning has become a lifelong process as retired seniors are finding time after years of working and raising a family, to finally go back to school, take up golf for the first time or learn to play the piano. Seniors are logging onto the Internet faster than any other age group. And finally, seniors are reaping the benefits of healthier living through better diets, weight training, tai chi, yoga and other new forms of exercise to add more confidence, energy, mobility, and balance to their life. The Senior Expo will showcase the best in senior living by introducing a whole new world of adventure, fitness, and learning for 50+ adults. And finally, the Senior Expo is not just for retirees wanting to learn more about what is available from mature market providers. Hampton Roads is faced with an unprecedented flood of new “young” seniors as babyboomers head into their retirement years. It is by far the fastest growing segment of our population. Although most boomers haven’t thought of themselves as seniors yet, many are now caregivers faced with taking care of Mom and Dad or other elderly relatives by helping them to make tough decisions about financial and estate planning, downsizing to new “senior” housing, or finding helpful services to get through unexpected health problems. Whether it’s to choose the right senior facility for a parent, helping them through serious illness or organizing their important documents, the Senior Expo will benefit both generations to help themselves and each other with a wealth of valuable information for all concerned.
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