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Join Us This Saturday for this FREE event, fun for the whole family!!

This Saturday from 10am to 3pm come join us for the EcoNomic Living Expo at the Emerald Coast Convention Center in Fort Walton Beach. There will be exhibits, keynote speakers, seminars, workshops, children?s programs, and much more! You can vote for your favorite piggy bank in the Piggy Bank Pageant and take part in many other fun activities throughout the day. Also, the IRS will be providing FREE tax services and the Sheriff Department will be offering the Safe Assured ID kits for children throughout the day. Below is the schedule of events going on throughout the day:

10:00-3:00 Vendor Exhibits in the main ballroom


10-10:45
  • Brandon Peterson ?Credit and Debt Repayment?
  • Scott Jackson ?Saving Money With Technology?
  • Dennis Gilson ?Vegetable Gardening: Keys to Success in Northwest Florida?
  • Dave Robau ?Going Green to $ave Money?
  • Okaloosa County Master Gardeners ?How to Plant a Tree? (Workshop)
  • Chris Verlinde ?Trash to Treasure? (Children?s Activity)

10:45-11:30
  • Meg Williamson ?Smart Savings With Mobile Devices?
  • Gary Cooper ?Maximize Your Vehicle Maintenance Savings?
  • Karen Franklin ?Identity Theft?
  • Sheila Dunning ?Simple Ways to Save Water in the Landscape?
  • Alison McDowell ?Rain Barrel Workshop? (Workshop)
  • Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge ?Animal Ambassadors? (Children?s Activity)
11:30-12:15 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Languell, Build Smart. Build Wealth.


12:15-1:00pm
  • Pat Cragin ?Coupon Magic?
  • Elaine Courtney ?How to Save $500?
  • Steve Theberge ?Seafood: Safe and Healthy??
  • Michael Olmstead ?Save Water, Save Money?
  • Okaloosa County Master Gardeners ?Not Your Mama?s Container Gardening? (Workshop)
  • Missy Kaskela ?Composting for Kids? (Children?s Activity)
1:00-1:45 Keynote Speaker: Thomas Gossom Jr., ?Healthy Living, Taking Control of your life?


1:45-2:30
  • Kendra Zamojski ?Meals in a $nap?
  • Scott Jackson ?Saving Money With Technology?
  • Larry Williams ?How to Grow a FL Lawn?
  • Gary Cooper ?Maximize your Vehicle Maintenance Savings?
  • Alison McDowell ?Rain Barrel Workshop? (Workshop)
  • Okaloosa County Master Gardeners ?Bizzy Li?l Bees? (Children?s Activity)
2:30-3:00 Piggy Bank Pageant winners announced

*Rain Barrel workshops are $40 per barrel, register at 689-5850 or show up and register

If you are interested in being a volunteer for this event contact bsaari@ufl.edu

Hope to see you there.

Thanks,
Brooke Saari
Marine Science Sea Grant Extension
bsaari@ufl.edu
850-685-7359
 
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