Atlanta, Ga- April 17th, 2014 – Alive! Expo, the Southeast’s only and longest-running natural product, green living and total wellness event will return to the Georgia World Congress Center for its 10th year running on April 26-27th, 2014. The expo features health & wellness industry experts, eco companies and natural product manufacturers, fitness and cooking demonstrations, kids’ fitness education, live health lectures and more than 100 vendors.
“Over the last decade, we’ve seen Atlanta’s interest and dedication to a healthy and natural lifestyle grow exponentially each year,” says Alive! Expo founder and owner, Patrycja Siewert-Towns. “More and more Atlanta consumers are interested in learning about and leading a healthy lifestyle. And to celebrate our tenth year, we’ve planned some exciting additions and changes from bringing new speakers and companies to expanding our gluten free vendors. We want to make this year’s event more engaging, informative and memorable than ever.”
At the event, natural and eco product companies will interact with consumers and buyers for local natural food stores; give the latest advice, product samples and information directly to the event attendees. Additionally, there will be wellness lectures, cooking demonstrations, complimentary mini-massages and fitness demonstrations all weekend long. Former Atlanta Falcons fullback, Ovie Mughelli, will once again join Alive! Expo with the “Ovie Mughelli Foundation’s “Recycle on the Run” exhibit, where kids run drills and learn about the importance of fitness, wellness, and being eco friendly though proper recycling. Plus authors and wellness experts, Jordan Rubin and Kat James, will be among several guest speakers throughout the weekend.
Attendees are encouraged to bring canned food items to the Alive! Expo which will be donated to the Atlanta Food Bank and Hosea Feed the Hungry; the organizations for which Alive! Expo collected over 20,000 pounds of food over the past years.
Event Information
Date/ Times:
Saturday, April 26, 2014 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday, April 27, 2014 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Address:
Georgia World Congress Center, Hall C4, Building C – 235 Northside Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
Ticket Information:
Tickets will be available at www.AliveExpo.com starting March 24th
One-day General Admission: $10 at the door; $5 in advance online
Active Military and Kids ages 16 and under attend for free
Discounted parking coupon available through www.AliveExpo.com
Free media entrance and gift bags at media desk. Media RSVP to [email protected]
About Alive! Expo
Alive! Expo is the Southeast’s only and longest-running natural products and green living event dedicated to highlighting the best in natural health and wellness and educating the general public. During the weekend, thousands of attendees will enjoy sampling and learning about natural products, organic foods, eco-friendly products, healthy cooking demonstrations interactive fitness demonstrations, live health lectures from cutting-edge industry experts, natural and organic food and wine sampling in the VIP lounge, fun and interactive activities for children and more. Alive! Expo’s mission is to inspire and encourage individuals to embrace a life of health wellness, fitness, environmental and green living through awareness of natural, organic and alternative products and solutions, advanced medicine research, education, nutrition, exercise and lifelong benefits of living a green, clean and healthy lifestyle.
Ticket Sales Benefitting Project Green
A portion of ticket proceeds from Alive! Expo will benefit Project Green, a non-profit founded by Patrycja Siewert Towns, and other non-profits soon to be announced. Project Green is a 501c3 whose mission is to protect green space for future generations and invest in “A Green Tomorrow”. Project Green will develop “Back to Basic” Summer Camps for under-served children and teens. These eco-camps will focus on building self-esteem and awareness of the environment by incorporating challenging and fun activities.
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For media inquiries and for media RSVPs, contact Robyn Ware at [email protected] or (770) 940-7659
Media gift bags featuring full-sized natural products can be picked up at the Alive! Expo media desk onsite.