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The NEK-AAA 2012 EXPO will be held at the Fisher Center, 201 East Iowa, Hiawatha, Kansas on Tuesday, September 25, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Scroll to the end for driving directions to Fisher Center.

The 2011 EXPO details are listed below and will remain on this website for a few months.

Providing you and your loved ones the opportunity to have an educational, interesting and fun day. Everyone is invited regardless of age and this is a FREE event including drawings for the following:

***Pride Lift Chair (sponsored (in part) by Kex Rx Pharmacy & Home Care)***
***Lenovo Laptop (15.6" display, 4 GB memory, 320 GB hard drive)***
***Royal 12-sheet, cross-cut Shredder***
****Drawing on Sept. 27th @ 1:45 p.m. in the Fisher Center gym, must be present to win.****

Brown County Health Department will be giving flu shots.

LUNCH: Attendees will receive a coupon at the registration table to enjoy lunch at a participating Hiawatha restaurant the day of the Expo ($ limit)

Speakers: details listed below)
9:45 a.m. - Nick Levendofsky, Ventriloquist
10:30 a.m. - Dr. Harold Ivan Smith, "Journeys Through Life"
12:30 p.m. - What's Cookin' with Diabetes

Visit over 50 great exhibitors for free screenings, samples, information and an opportunity to have all your questions answered. PLUS, enjoy a free neck/back massage.

Cholesterol screenings require a 12 hour fast . . . nothing to eat or drink except water for 12 hours prior to the test. (Washburn School of Nursing)

**Don't miss the Kansas Lions Mobile Screening Unit! Take advantage of the following screenings: Eye Acuity, Field of Vision, Hearing, Blood Pressure, Blood Sugar.**

***Visit the KANSASWORKS Mobile Center***
Assessments and skills training, job search assistance,
workforce services to rural communities and remote locations.

*SPEAKERS:
9:45 a.m. - Nick Levendofsky, Ventriloquist
Nick Levendofsky has spent the majority of his life talking to himself. Since the young age of seven, Nick has been traveling across the state of Kansas performing ventriloquism for parties, meetings, banquets, special events or anywhere a good laugh is in need. Along with ”Elmer” and a few special guests, Nick making people laugh, relax, forget about their worries and enjoy some good clean humor. Nick is a graduate of Kansas State University and lives in his hometown of Republic, KS. (Sponsored by Morrill & Janes Bank)

*10:30 a.m. - Dr. Harold Ivan Smith, "Journeys Through Life"
Dr. Harold Ivan Smith will present “Journeys Through Life.” The elder years are not for wasting! They are for “making special!” With a dose of humor, Dr. Smith will help with understanding that while we cannot always choose what happens to us, we can choose what it does to us. Dr. Smith is on the teaching faculty of St. Luke’s Hospital, Kansas City, Mo and the Carondelet Medical Institute, Eau Claire, WI. As a grief educator, Harold Ivan Smith is a wordsmith and storyteller, whether through his speaking, teaching, writing, or counseling. Through his word pictures and stories, listeners and readers say, "I never quite thought of it that way before."

*12:30 p.m. - What's Cookin' with Diabetes
This presentation includes self-managing diabetes between doctor’s visits, an essential part of staying healthy, meal planning and much more. Samples of diabetes-friendly foods will be available. Courtesy of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas & Kansas State Research & Extension.

Sponsors & Exhibitors listed below:

Sponsors-Thank you so much!
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
B. G. Consultants, Inc., Tom Bennett
Carson Charitable Trust
CenturyLink
Citizens State Bank, Hiawatha
Farm Bureau Financial Services, Robert Wareham
Farmers State Bank, Holton & Circleville
Finley, Miller, Cashman, Schmitt & Boye, LLP Attorneys
Golden Eagle Casino
Hammersmith Mfg & Sales, Inc.
Hiawatha Lions Club
Jade Millwrights, Inc.
Kansas Agricultural Mediation Services
Kansas Gas Service
Landoll Corporation
Morrill & Janes Bank, Hiawatha
NEK Promotions, Don & Ada Plattner
Rainbow Communications
Bryan Rockey, Rockey Insurance Agency
Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri
Seneca Downtown Impact, A KS Main Street City
Settle Inn & Suites at Spring Creek, Seneca
L. R. Searight, M.D.
The First National Bank, Centralia, Corning, Seneca & Vermillion
The Home Team of Kansas
Tice Health Mart
Walmart
Wenger Manufacturing, Inc.
Westar Energy
Thank you to the following supporters of our event:
Brown County Health Dept. (Flu Shots)
City of Hiawatha
Hiawatha Community Hospital
Hiawatha National Bank
Hiawatha Thriftway
Hiawatha World
Kansas Lions Club
KansasWorks Mobile Center
Kanzaland Radio (KNZA FM 103.9 FM)

EXHIBITORS:
Alzheimer's Association Heart of America Chapter
Abundant Life Hospice
Brown County Health Department
Brown County Humane Society
Children's Mercy Family Health Partners
Community Medical Equipment
Doves, Inc.
Early Detection Works/KDHE
Edward Jones
EmBody/Erin Barnes - Therapeutic Back & Neck Massages
Envision FOCUS Project
Hiawatha Community Hospital HHA
Hiawatha Family Dentistry, LLC
Highland Community College
Horton Community Hospital
Kansas Advocates for Better Care
Kansas AgrAbility
Kansas Agricultural Mediation Services, KSU
Kansas Assn for Blind & Visually Impaired
Kansas Attorney Generals Office
Kansas Commission of Veterans Affairs
Kansas Gas Service
Kansas Insurance Department
Kansas Legal Services, Inc
Kansas Lions Mobile Screening Unit
Kansas Long Term Care Ombudsman
Kansas Rehabilitation Hospital
Kansas State Treasurer
KansasWorks Mobile Center
Kanza Mental Health & Guidance Center, Inc
Kex Rx Pharmacy & Home Care
Maple Heights Nursing & Rehab
Medicalodges
Morrill Public Library - NEK Libraries
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
NEK Area Agency on Aging/ Caregiver Program/SHICK
NEK Enterprise Facilitation
NEK Health Education
NEK Multi-County Health Department
NEK Multi-County Home Health & Hospice
NEK Organ Transplant Support Group
Osteoporosis Services (screenings free for ages 60 & over)
Physical & Respiratory Therapy Services
Sac & Fox Nation
Seneca Downtown Impact, A KS Main Street City
Settle Inn & Suites, Seneca
Sister Agnes Honz/Therapeutic Back & Neck Massages
Stormont Vail Health Care Senior Diagnostic Unit
Talking Books-Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library
Teresa Miller/Foot Massages
The Home Team of Kansas
The Pines of Hiawatha
Three Rivers, Inc.
USDA Rural Development
Washburn School of Nursing (Cholesterol Screenings, fasting required)
Wathena Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center

Directions to Fisher Community Center: At the junction of U.S. 36 & 73 highways (McDonalds & Hiawatha Lodge), go north on U.S. 73 or 1st Street until you reach the first stoplight (Iowa St.). Turn right or east on Iowa St. and drive approximately one block. The Fisher Community Center is a large facility on the south side of Iowa Street near the Aquatic Park. The Fisher Center phone number is 785-742-7176.