Unity's Mind, Body, & Spirit Prosperity Health Fair Fundraiser Showcases Vendor Services to NEPA

PRLog (Press Release) - Aug. 31, 2011 - Unity:  A Center for Spiritual Living, 140 South Grant Street, Wilkes Barre, PA, will be holding its very first health fair on Saturday, October 1, 2011, from 9 am to 5 pm. as a means to live its mission to "offer positive, practical, spiritual ideas to assist people to heal and prosper their lives."  Designed as a promotional fundraiser for Unity, the event enables vendors, healthcare practitioners, and businesses in the community to volunteer and showcase their talents and services so that all may be come aware of the resources in their area.  The fair combines traditional health screenings such as hearing/balance, glaucoma, blood pressure screening, and blood glucose testing, with holistic modalities such as massage therapy, reflexology, Reiki, exercise, raffles, and so much more. The fair also features a dietician, natural foods chef, chiropractor, naturopathic physician, certified nurse practitioners, audiologists, and a Zumba instructor.  Healthy refreshments will also be served.  Admission is $10, which includes 3 vouchers for 3 services/classes of choice and all presentations.

Scheduling for the day includes the following:
9:00–9:15   Gathering; Purchasing of tickets (Church Sanctuary)
9:15- 9:30   Introduction by Unity’s Pastor, Rev. Diane Sickler
Presentations (held in Church Sanctuary):
9:30 - 10:00   Vitamin D and Osteoporosis:  Wilkes University Pharmacy
                                      Graduate Students
10:00 - 10:30    How to Look Sharp on a Shoestring Budget:  Angie Norieka
                                      & Peterlyn Wojeska
11:30 -12:30   Too Stressed for Success?—Rev. Ann Marie Acacio
 1:45 -  2:30   Youth, Energy, Vitality and Longevity—Core Chiropractic,
                                      Dr. Chris Storti
 3:30 -4:00    How to Be Prosperous on a Shoestring Budget—Betty Habler

Classes (held in Children’s Classroom)
10:45 - 11:30    HeartMath® Transforming Stress—Davienne Piatt & Marilynn      
                                      Putriment
12:45 -  1:30    Holistic Fitness—Daniel Strack
  1:45 -2:30    Don’t Let Your Back Attack—Uta Dreher
 2:45 - 3:30    Daily Energy Routine—Mae Kamin
 4:00 -5:00    Zumba –Jen Brilla & Arlene Lohman, Serenity Wellness & Dance  
                                     Center (Harmony Hall)
Audiology: (in the Chapel)

9 am – 1 pm--Deborah John, AuD  - Hearing/Balance and other testing:  Bloomsburg Univ.

1 pm – 4 pm--Lori Cimino, M.S. Hearing Testing: (Misericordia University, Speech & Hearing), with students and possibly James Zeigler, AuD

Blood Glucose/Blood Pressure Testing:  (Harmony Hall)
9 am – 1 pm   Dr. Jennifer McMicken BP and PharmD students,  Wilkes University

Glaucoma Testing:—Denise Culver—Great Wilkes Barre Assn for the Blind

Vendors: in Harmony Hall; some private massage in library and some services upstairs
•   Altavilla, Noelle—Commission on Economic Opportunity—Registered Dietician—food samples & recipes (outdoors or near kitchen)—10 am to 2 pm
•   Anzalone, Barb—NEPA Academy of Dancing/Precision Modeling-owner/choreographer, former Radio City Rockette, Miss Pennsylvania, Dark Shadows actress
•   Baldwin, Kim & Gravatt, Gary—Natural Awakenings (magazines only)
•   Brilla, Jenifer & Lohman, Arlene—Serenity Wellness & Dance—4-5 pm
•   Cimino, Ms. Lori—Misericordia University, Speech & Hearing Department-Clinical Director/Ass’t Professor (may come with Dr. James Zeigler, audiologist)—1-4 pm
•   DeLuca, Dr. Heather—Naturopathic Wellness Center (Naturopathic Physician)
•   Elliott, Jennifer—The Well Kitchen (Natural Foods Chef; Holistic Wellness & Nutrition Coach
•   Fuller, Dr. Cheryl —Women-to-Women—Certified Nurse Practitioner
•   Gilio, Lou –Blessed By Love, Unity:  A Center for Spiritual Living Music Director
•   Gyza, Juana—Gyza Associates (Shaklee)—Shaklee Director
•   John, Dr. Deborah—Bloomsburg University, Clinical Supervisor of Audiology
•   McMicken, Dr. Jennifer—Wilkes University Pharmacy
•   Pacheco, Richard—Pre-Paid Legal Services & Feedcast Media Group; Ambassador to Success Foundation
•   Radzavicz, Paul-Office Director, NAMI; Race, Glenda—National Alliance for the Mentally Ill—Peer Counselor & Adjunct Instructor, LCCC
•   Storti, Dr. Chris—Core Chiropractic, Chiropractic Doctor (also presenter & practitioner)
•   Unity:  A Center for Spiritual Living
•   Welliver, Marion—The Gluten-Free Basket (table alone with basket to be         raffled)
•   Wojnar, Anthony  (Anthony V. Wojnar D.D., OBT, RMT )—Life Holistic Center—Reiki/Shiatsu practitioner—selling Reiki/Massage Tables
Practitioners:
•   Cimino, Ms. Lori—Misericordia University, Speech & Hearing Department-                   Clinical Director/Ass’t Professor
•   Cramton, Meg—Serenity Wellness & Dance
•   Culver, Denise—Greater Wilkes Barre Association for the Blind
•   DeLuca, Dr. Heather- Naturopathic Wellness Center
•   Dreher, Uta –Physical Therapist
•   Fuller, Dr. Cheryl—Certified Nurse Practitioner
•   Gilio, Lou—Blessed By Love; Unity Music Director
•   Habler, Betty, MA—Career/Health Consultant; Event Coordinator and
                  Co-Chair
•   Jenkins, Dave—Reflexologist
•   John, Dr. Deborah—Clinical Supervisor of Audiology, Bloomsburg University
•   Kamin, Mae—Energy Medicine:  A Daily Energy Routine; Unity Prayer Chaplin
•   Kemmerer, Ruth—Family Services Association of Wyoming Valley
•   Malinowski, Dr. Jennifer –Wilkes University Pharmacy Doctoral Students
•   McMicken, Dr. Jennifer—Wilkes University Pharmacy Doctoral Students
•   Rasinko, Linda—Energy Balancing
•   Storti, Dr. Chris—Core Chiropractic
•   Wojnar, Dr. Anthony-Life Holistic Center

Sound System:      Richard Pacheco
Refreshments      Commission on Economic Opportunity, The Well
                                          Kitchen, Price Chopper, Schiel’s, Wegmans
Coffee                         Patrick Danna
Raffles:
Shaklee Gift Basket      Juana Gyza (Gyza Associates)
Healthy Snack Basket      Mary Ladish
The-Gluten-Free Basket   Marion Welliver (The Gluten-Free Basket)
Coaching (six) sessions                      Rev. Ann Marie Acacio
Chair Massager Basket                      Uta Dreher

Event Co-Chairs:      Betty Habler & Rev. Grace Taylor
Event Coordinator:      Betty Habler

Event Admission:      $10.00 (Includes 3 vouchers toward services/classes  
                                                        of choice). Presentations are included.
Additional classes/services:             One for $5.00 or 3 for $10.00
Unity Minister:      Rev. Diane Sickler, Master (mistress) of Ceremonies
Unity Phone:      570-824-7722
Unity Website:                      unitynepa.com
Administrative:      Vickie Tauzin
Webmaster:      Marilynn Putriment
Publicity:         Betty Habler
Flyer distribution:      Simone Kiven
Unity Prayer Team:      Simone Kiven, Dr. Cheryl Fuller, Mae Kamin,
                                                         & Marilynn Putriment