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Premier Senior Expo Maine Township Swing into Spring April 20

Entertainment, health screenings, dozens of exhibiting organizations and companies as well as raffles will be featured throughout the day.

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Maine Township MaineStreamers Swing into Spring Senior Expo, the area’s premier senior expo, where seniors who need services are linked with vendors who provide them will be held Friday, April 20, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Golf Mill Shopping Center.
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The crew from Advocate Lutheran General will be on hand at Maine Township Maine Streamers Swing into Spring Senior Expo Friday, April 20, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Golf Mill Shopping Center.
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Blood pressure screening will be just one of the many free services available to seniors who attend Maine Township Maine Streamers Swing into Spring Senior Expo Friday, April 20, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Golf Mill Shopping Center.

Just a few weeks remain until the 12th Annual Maine Township MaineStreamers Swing into Spring Senior Expo which is scheduled for Friday, April 20, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Golf Mill Shopping Center. Swing into Spring, the area’s premier senior expo, is expected to draw close to 2,000 people.
Promising entertainment, health screenings and dozens of exhibiting organizations and companies, the day will also feature Vito Zatto in his high-energy Las Vegas-style nightclub show, Early Bird Bingo, Get Up and Go Stretches with Athletico, magician Marco the Magnificent, a MaineStreamers Zumba Gold demonstration and raffles.
“Our expo continues to be a signature event with our Maine Township senior population," said Township Supervisor Laura J. Morask. “Don’t forget to mark your calendars for April 20. We anticipate an exciting and fun day for all seniors.” Attendance last year was more than 1,900.
Kicking off the fun, the popular Early Bird Bingo will be sponsored by Supervisor Morask. The Illinois Secretary of State Mobile Driver Services Facility is expected to be on hand for renewal, replacement and corrections to driver’s license/state identification cards, vision screening with a driver’s license renewal, vehicle sticker sales, motor voter registration and organ/tissue donor information and registration. Other state and regional agencies regularly exhibit as well.
Designed to link seniors who need services with vendors who provide them, the expo is sponsored by Maine Township, Advocate Lutheran General, The Journal & Topics Newspapers, Senior News 50 and Better, Suburban Resource Guide for Seniors and Parkway Bank.

For more information about Maine Township and its MaineStreamers department, call 847-297-2510 or visit the Maine Township website at www.mainetownship.com.

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