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Annual Senior Expo
Mid-Illinois Senior Services held the annual Senior Expo and Health Fair at the Sullivan American Legion hall Sept 29. Mid-IL Senior Services Executive Director Deb Groendal welcomed the crowd of 175 local senior citizens to the morning event. She explained that the Expo is in its 11th year and that 31 vendors were on hand to offer free screenings and information on a variety of health and financial services available in the Sullivan area. Free breakfast sponsored by legislators Chapin Rose and Adam Brown was served to the crowd who enjoyed bingo sponsored by First Mid-Illinois Bank at the end of the event. Above Joyce Jenkins from Sullivan, who attended with husband Walt, gets a free blood pressure check from Kari Moody, RN from Sullivan Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.