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Emerald City Cosmopolitan Club to Present Health & Wellness Fair 2021

Emerald City Cosmopolitan Club will present Health & Wellness Fair 2021 on October 9 at the Historic Vinewood Venue, 2848 SE 29th St.

The event will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. that day,  and will feature health screenings and information on various health topics.

Various local businesses and non-profits will present education and information on diabetes, healthy eating, mental health, fitness, personal safety, and other topics. Various vendors will also offer demonstrations of fitness and exercise routines. Other vendors will offer information on assisted living, home safety, health products, healthy foods and more.

Businesses and organizations represented at the health fair will include Midland Care, Thornton Place, Innovative Nutrition, NAMI Kansas, Perfectly Posh, GraceMed, St. Croix Hospice, SoulFire Nutrition, Emerald City Cosmos, Valeo, Pruvit Ketones, Rebound Physical Therapy, Rasmussen University and more.

More activities for the family

The Health Fair is part of the 2021 Topeka Fall Fest, to be held that day on The Vinewood grounds. In addition to the health fair, families will be able to listen to live music, visit over 60 vendors & food trucks, and take part in the kids activities such as inflatables, ball toss, cake walk, pumpkin decorating and face painting . Many of the vendors will have healthy activities and other options for kids, including Bonkers, Ultimate Bounce, MyGym and more.

This new annual event, which takes place from 10am to 3pm, is coordinated by C5Alive, Metro Voice Newspaper, Health & Wellness magazine and Emerald City Cosmopolitan Club.

Major sponsors include Integrity Insurance, Rasmussen University, Peggy Beasterfeld Tax & Accounting, The Pad Restaurant, Golden Eagle Casino, ServPro, Reser’s Fine Foods, Shannon Nichol REALTOR, Terminix, College HUNKS, Midwest Barter, Capital City Flooring, Davidson’s Funeral Home and more.

For more information, visit Topeka Fall Fest on Facebook, email info@C5Alive.org or call 785-640-6399.

Two to three thousand people are expected to attend the event, and funds raised will be shared with Operation Food Secure and Operation Backpack for kids. Admission to the event is free.

What is the Cosmo Club?

The Emerald City Cosmopolitan Club of Topeka, Kansas was chartered in 2009. The Club is affiliated with Cosmopolitan International and is known as “the club that fights diabetes.” Emerald City Cosmo club members meet for monthly dinner and business meetings, participate in community events and fundraising efforts that support local diabetes-related projects in addition to assisting various other community needs.

Club members also enjoy club sponsored social events that help develop new and lasting friendships among members.

The Emerald City Cosmopolitan club is dedicated to raising money to aid in the fight against diabetes as well as assisting local charities via fundraising.

The mission of every Cosmopolitan member is to contribute to community well-being through charitable donations and volunteer service, with special emphasis on supporting efforts to both prevent and find a cure for diabetes.

For more information about Emerald City Cosmopolitan Club, visit the website at www.emeraldcitycosmos.org, or email emeraldcitycosmos@gmail.com.