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March 14, 2007

‘Gwinnett Lifestyle Showcase' Gets New Home at Gwinnett Tech

7th Annual Event for Senior Living to Take Place at GTC Busbee Center

The seventh annual Gwinnett Lifestyle Showcase, a one-stop shop for seniors living in Gwinnett, gets a new venue this year when it takes place on Saturday, March 24, from 9:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m., at the spacious and innovative Busbee Center on the campus of Gwinnett Technical College.

Formerly known as Senior Day Out, the free event will feature a Showcase Marketplace with more than 50 vendors, entertainment and door prizes. This year's event will be held at the Busbee Center on Gwinnett Tech's campus, a new location for the event, which will be able to house the entire show in one large, convenient high-tech convention space.Sponsors of this year's event include Gwinnett Technical College, Community Council of Gwinnett, Gwinnett Senior Services and Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation.

The Gwinnett Lifestyle Showcase will provide information on everything from recreation to housing for seniors, and promises to be a hit with the 50+ market. Caregivers for aging parents and active baby boomers alike will discover all the many services and opportunities available to them in and around Gwinnett County. Booths and vendors will spotlight recreational and educational opportunities, county services, travel, relocation services, home repairs, investments, insurance and much more, with such representatives as:

• A Place For Mom,
• AARP/ Drive Safety Program,
• AARP/Tax Aide Program,
• Accessibility Solutions,
• Affordable Health and Life Plans,
• Atlanta Journal Constitution,
• Bonner Photography,
• C&D Travel,
• Care Improvement Plus,
• Center for Medicare and Medicaid,
• Cobblestone at Park Springs,
• Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia,
• Consumer Credit,
• Council for Seniors,
• Courtyard Gardens,
• DelMar Gardens,
• Donna's Massage Therapy,
• Edward Jones,
• Georgia DHR/Georgia Cares,
• Good 4 Feet,
• Grace Arbor,
• Gwinnett Council for Seniors,
• Gwinnett Senior Center,
• Gwinnett Technical College,
• Health Happiness You,
• Home Instead Senior Care,
• Insuramerica,
• J.M. Tull-Gwinnett Family YMCA,
• Lake Springs Senior Living,
• Lions Lighthouse Foundation,
• Meridian Homes,
• Morning Starr at Holcomb Bridge,
• Norcross Meals on Wheels,
• Odd Man Out/Frozen Fantasies,
• Peoples Bank and Trust,
• Prudential Financial,
• Relive Distributor,
• Seniors On The Go Travel,
• Smooth Moooves,
• Stone Mountain Estates,
• The Rehab Center,
• TRIAD/S.A.L.T.,
• Vista Care, and
• ZanGo Mangosteen Juice.

For more information about the Gwinnett Lifestyle Showcase call 770-564-4680 or 770-982-2358.

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About Gwinnett Tech
Gwinnett Technical College, one of Georgia's largest technical colleges, is committed to delivering relevant knowledge to meet the workforce training needs of its community. The college offers more than 50 associate degree, diploma and certificate programs and hundreds of seminars, workshops and courses providing specialized training. GTC is Gwinnett County's largest provider of corporate training and now serves residents and businesses in north Fulton County. Gwinnett Technical College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the associate degree. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097,404-679-4500, www.sacscoc.org for questions about the accreditation of Gwinnett Technical College. For more information, visit www.GwinnettTech.edu.

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