SENIOR CITIZENS AND THEIR FAMILIES are eagerly awaiting the 2009 Senior Citizen’s Fair and Expo, an annual event in the Picayune area, attended by thousands of area seniors and their families each year. The 2009 fair is set for Saturday, June 6th, at the Picayune High School gymnasium. The doors open to the public at 8am. The fair and expo is open until 1pm, and is stocked full of interesting booths offering free health screenings, samples, and helpful information especially for today’s active senior citizen. www.wrjwradio.com -click on Senior Fair for pictures and past participants.

Letters of invitation to past participants were mailed in early February, and already applications are pouring in. All indications are that this year’s fair will be another wonderful success, well attended by businesses who offer products, discounts or services for seniors and their families, and by those seniors looking for more information about travel, healthcare, senior discounts, insurance, legal issues, government programs, fashion, home décor that is senior friendly, and much, much more!

Already this year, the following businesses have registered to be part of the 2009 fair:

AARP Accurate DME Alzheimer’s Div., MSDMH American Home Medical American Red Cross Angel Food Ministries Area Agency on Aging Audibel Hearing Healthcare Available Medical Supply Better Health Communications Cale's Healthy Way Camellia Home Health Coast Electric Covenant Health and Rehab Curves Dawn Vosbin, Area Nutrition Agent District Attorney’s Office Doctor's Hospital Fireman’s Federal Credit Union Goodwill Industries Greater Picayune Area Chamber Hattiesburg Clinic-Picayune Health Spring Heritage Baptist Church Highland Community Hospital Humana Insurance Juice Plus Kare-In-Home Health Services Keesler Federal Credit Union Living Oak Village-Slidell

M C Medical McDonald Funeral Home Moore Chiropractic Moutain Brook Water MSU Extension Service NARFE Omnis Health Oxford Healthcare Pearl River County Republican Party Pearl River County Sheriff's Dept. Pearl River Patriots Picayune Fire Department Picayune Police Department Picayune Retirement Development Poplarville Home Medical Professional Realty Quest Medical Services-Poplarville Regency Hospital of Hattiesburg Renova Theraputic Massage Resurrection Life Baptist Church Senior Center of South Pearl River County Silver Slipper Casino Southeast MS Rural Health Initiative Southern Eye Center Southern Surgical Hospital Spence Medical Research St. Joseph's Hospice Stanek Chiropractic Center Timeless Grace Assisted Living Trips Unlimited

Limited Booth Space Still Available!
Call WRJW for details
601-798-4835 or 800-284-5036

The first 1000 seniors through the door will receive a free goodie bag stuffed with interesting items, and this year those goodie bags will be donated by Walmart Superstore in Picayune. Walmart manager Steve LeBlanc has indicated that several Walmart vendors will participate. Other businesses will also provide goodies, flyers, discount coupons, product and service information, and other items for the much appreciated goodie bags. Each year fair attendees line up for over a city block to be one of the first through the door to get a goodie bag. Then, they take these bags from booth to booth to collect other goodies, information, and discounts from businesses who are participating.

There are dozens more who have called to indicate they want to be part of the fair, and have requested more information and applications. By all indications, the 2009 Senior Citizen’s Fair and Expo will be another big success. Any business interested in participating in the 2009 fair should contact WRJW radio station manager Delores Wood for more information. www.wrjwradio@bellsouth.net

In addition to the products and services on display, there will be many free health screenings, including hearing screenings, BMI screenings, blood pressure and blood sugar screenings, spinal screenings, and more. These free health screenings are a big help to the seniors who attend helping them screen for any possible health problems.

There is also a concession stand staffed by Coach Kristie Mitchell and her girls softball team and parents. This group joins WRJW Radio in Picayune to host the Senior Fair each year. In addition to the concessions, Coach Kristie and her girls help set up the pipe and drape and fair display area, stuff the goodie bags, and then help the vendors carry in their booth materials. They also help with the cleanup after the fair. For their three days of work, the team shares in the proceeds of the fair.

Live entertainment and hundreds of door prizes are another big part of the day. The door prizes are given by participating businesses, and other area businesses, including nice gifts from WRJW/Swapshop. This year the doorprizes include a family vacation to Florida or Nashville, a nice recliner, a microwave, a television, huge gift baskets, and others. McDonald’s Funeral Home and Insurance plans to give away three $100 cash prizes throughout the day. Other businesses give gift cards to nice restaurants, gift certificates, plants, and much, much more. More than 125 door prizes were given away last year valued at over $7500!

Seniors are also given an official fair directory program book, listing all participating vendors with their contact information. These can be used after the fair to contact vendors with services seniors may need or want.

This is the 13th year the Senior Citizen’s Fair and Expo has been staged in Picayune, and each year the event gets bigger and draws more attention. Many local and state government services and programs have already registered to be part of the fair. They come with a treasure trove of information for those who attend.

For more information, or to become part of this annual event, contact  WRJW Radio General Manager Delores Wood, 2438 Highway 43 South, in Picayune. 800-284-5036, or email www.wrjwradio@bellsouth.net