(NDG Wire) The more than 30,000 Dallas area Hispanics expected to attend the Eighth Annual Viva Dallas! Hispanic Expo Aug. 7 and 8 will have access to hundreds of vendors and service providers to learn more about health, education, green living and plan for a quinceañera or wedding.
In addition to the health and wellness, education and green pavilions popular in past years, visitors this year will have access to more than 250 vendors that offer everything from decorations and dresses to cakes and music for a very special quinceañera or wedding.
The expo, presented by Chase Bank, will take place from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 7, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 8, at the Dallas Market Hall. Information will be available in English and Spanish.
“Viva Dallas Hispanic Expo is the premier event in the metroplex for Hispanics who want to learn about the latest products the market has to offer in everything from health to green construction,” said Rick Ortiz, chairman of the board of the Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. “This year, we are including a pavilion that is very important to the culture and traditions of the Hispanic community everywhere—the quinceañera and novia pavilion. We are proud to be able to include this important rite of passage to our community in Viva Dallas!, making it a truly family event.”
In addition to the quinceañera and novia pavilion, hundreds of exhibitors in a variety of fields in the Health and Wellness Pavilion, Green Pavilion, and the Education Pavilion will provide visitors with free health screenings, information on higher education, information on environmentally friendly cleaning products, office supplies, and more.
Expo visitors will be able to get valuable tips on how to make their homes more energy efficient and what they can do to help the environment at the Regional Hispanic Contractors Association Going Green Pavilion. Exhibitors will have information on environment-friendly construction supply companies, eco ideas for the home, recycling, energy savings, water conservation, going green in the bathroom, transportation, environment-friendly cleaning products, and much more.
In the Education Pavilion, sponsored by The University of Texas at Arlington, families will have the opportunity to speak directly with college and university representatives, who can answer their questions about admission requirements, scholarships, financial aid, and housing. School district representatives also will be on-hand to talk to students and parents about how to be successful in middle and high school and how to make a smooth transition to college.
Expo visitors will be able to receive free mammograms and breast health information, participate in a blood drive, view exercise demonstrations on stage, and receive vision, spinal, kidney and dental screenings and many other tests from physicians from area medical centers like The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center–Dallas, Baylor Health Care System, Carter BloodCare, Baylor College of Dentistry, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, Children’s Hospital, American Red Cross, D/FW Area Health Education Center, the Dallas County Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen
Breast Cancer Foundation, Methodist Health Systems, Metrocare Services, National Kidney Foundation of North Texas, North Texas Poison Center, YMCA and YWCA of Metropolitan Dallas, and Parkland Memorial Hospital.
“You can’t find this sort of resources anywhere these days,” Ortiz said. “This is a great opportunity for all Hispanics to come meet with health providers and businesses that understand our community’s needs and are happy to work with us to offer the best services possible—all in one place. I can’t think of a better way to find out how to make your house more energy efficient and plan a quinceañera.”
Communications and entertainment companies will offer information and demonstrations about the latest products. Chase and other financial institutions will offer expo participants information on savings, loans and bank account
options.
Local radio and television stations will have live remotes from the Dallas Market Hall and several exhibitors will have free giveaways and product demonstrations.
Other Viva Dallas! Hispanic Expo sponsors include State Farm, Verizon, Coca Cola and Texas Lottery.
“Thanks to everyone at the Hispanic chamber, the Regional Hispanic Contractors and our generous sponsors, the Viva Dallas! Expo promises to be the place to be the weekend of Aug. 7 and 8,” said Mike Trevino, Chairman of the Board of the Regional Contractors Association. “It is a one-stop-shop for all the information Dallas Hispanics will need to improve their health, their education, and the environment. No one should miss it.”
I think that is was about time that events such as this come to Dallas. The Hispanic people have an awesome culture and we should take pride in who we are, where we come from. Our traditions are beautiful and inspiring.
My granddaughter will turn 15 next June. I needed help in finding business that also did things to make it easier for me to prepare for this wondrful event. Thank you.