Friday, September 18, 2009

Wellington City's first Health, Wealth & Wellbeing Expo for Seniors, Thursday 1 October 2009

Wellington City's first Health, Wealth & Wellbeing Expo for Seniors which will be held on:

Thursday, 1 October 2009 in celebration of
International Day of the Older Person
Wellington Town Hall 10 am- 3 pm
Entry is FREE

This is your chance to find out all you need to know about having a great life in Wellington.

Find out more about travel, continuing education, computer training, tai chi and genealogy, while enjoying great live music from the 20’s to the 60’s. You can talk to service providers including Age Concern and Grey Power and go shopping too – you’ll be amazed at the great range of gadgets, clothes and other interesting things on offer.

As well as finding out about things you can get involved in, you can talk to people from Government Departments and Council about services you may be entitled to and providers of care services and home support will be along too.

There will also be Tai Chi and Sit and be Fit demonstrations, plus GoBus Wellington will be bringing along the latest super low kneeling bus for you to try out and the Funeral Directors Association are keen to show off the pride of their fleet, a 1938 Packard Hearse, complete with white wall tyres!

Over 40 stalls will be exhibiting including:
Metlink ☻ Age Concern Wellington ☻ Miranda Smith Homecare ☻ Supergrans ☻ Victoria University - Continuing Education ☻ 50 Plus Travel ☻ The Order of St John ☻ Wellelder ☻ Alzheimers Wgtn ☻ Society of Genealogists ☻ Seniors Card Ltd ☻ Home Instead Senior Care ☻ Arthritis NZ ☻ Guardian Healthcare ☻ MSD - Card Centre ☻ ACC ☻ Relaxation & Deep Tissue Massage ☻ Funeral Directors Assn. ☻ Wellington City Mission - Mission for Seniors ☻ Wesley Community Action ☻ MSD - Superannuitants Office ☻ SeniorNet Wellington ☻ Public Trust ☻ Grey Power ☻ NZ Fire Service ☻ MV2 Networks ☻ Wgtn Hospitals & Health Foundation ☻ Mobility & Beyond ☻ Wellington Emergency Management Office ☻ Ryman Retirement Villages ☻ Wellington Citizen Advice Bureau ☻ Greater Mobility ☻ PSC - Enliven Services ☻ Life Unlimited Hearing Therapy Services ☻ Volunteer Wellington ☻ David Lindsay Clothing Ltd☻ Home Energy Advice Centre ☻ City Stitchers Embroidery Group☻ Freedom Medical Alarms ☻ JAG Legal☻ Healthcare NZ ☻ NZ Police ☻ plus Wellington City Council Business Units including ☻ Library ☻ Rates Office ☻ Recreation Wellington ☻ Housing Upgrade Project ☻ City Safety ☻

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