On Saturday, January 27th, I went to a wellness fair that was organized by Grand Island’s small business group. It was a way to promote the businesses and the various service organizations in a fun atmosphere. I was told that the goal was to make this an annual event. The event was held at Key Bank.
I took a bunch of photographs of people, merchandise, and food. It was a delightful event and the businesses, the bank, and the organizers went out of their way to make everyone feel welcome.
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| This is a lovely display of skin care products that are sold at the Pink Martini in the Grand Island Plaza. |
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| Diana owns the Pink Martini, a store that is full of products that heal and products that make people happy. |
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| Jewelry display from the Pink Martini. |
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| The Pink Martini offers many Grand Island products. |
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| Seema’s Boutique is located at the Island Ship Center. Seema Mojawalla makes a variety of soaps and lotions and other aromatic products. Using these products makes you feel very pampered. |
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| Seema displays a very sweet-smelling soap. |
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| Another aromatic product made by Seema! |
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| Vienna Laurendi Haak runs a monthly support group for the families of kids with autism. She provided information on autism at her display, as well as information about the support group. |
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| Nutrition is an important part of wellness. There was plenty of food available at the wellness fair. It was all quite delicious! |
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| There were delicious vegetables and… um… stuff that’s probably mostly good for your mental health. |
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| This was exquisite and it was made by Seema! |
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| Adrian’s is a famous Grand Island establishment that serves ice cream and roast beef and other foods during the summer. They also make soups and other such yummy and appetizing foods. |
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| Celia Spacone is the former director of the Buffalo Psychiatric Center. She offered a wide variety of information on mental health issues and addiction. |
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| Vienna and Alice enjoy each other’s company. |
Other exhibits at the wellness fair included the Lions’ Club, which offered a vision screening; a facility that offers chiropractic services and acupuncture, and a florist (Flower A Day).
Sounds like a fabulous event – I love how they're focusing on promoting local businesses and boutiques – I'll definitely consider visiting Grand Island if they make it an annual event 🙂
You described them so well, I both felt like I was there with you and wished I had been. I also think that next year, there should be an Alice's Art display. 🙂
These events remind me of small markets where people sold hand crafted wares – not the big soul less malls that have become the shopping template of today
This seemed like a small fair with a lot of personal touch. My favoruite photo was of the colourful vegetables.
sounds so wonderful… loved those earrings and those soaps..
Wow!! Thise silver butterflies got my heart and I would love to get my hands on them – what a fabulous collection of people and their wares – seems like an awesome event to be at Alice; thanks for sharing this!
This concept is always a great local event. Nice that KEY Bank made it their concern to share with others.
What a great event and your photos are so inviting!