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The 24th annual Port Charlotte/Punta Gorda Senior Expo and Health Fair was held Tuesday and Wednesday at the Charlotte Harbor Event and Conference Center in Punta Gorda. Visitors were provided with information and entertainment, including how to make their investments work for them, travel opportunities, senior living options, fitness choices, as well as a variety of health testing and screening offered by qualified medical practitioners. Here, Karyl Walter of Frantz Eye Care tests the vision of North Port resident Margaret Tyo.

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Kay and Bob Mason of Punta Gorda look over some information about Shell Point Retirement Community given to them by McKenzie Millis.

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Leonardo Scarpati, an outreach consultant with Florida Senior Medicare Patrol, provides information to Geri Wiese of Port Charlotte. Wiese feels that "there is so much fraud, that it is good to educate yourself."

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Mercedes Camp jots down some information about available courses as Douglas Coventry, program assistant at Florida Gulf Coast University, gives a thumbs up to continued education.

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Punta Gorda resident Towanda Emmons asks a question of Aqua Pure Solutions representative Vickie Beasley.

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Penny Courtney, an independent sales agent with United Health Care, provides information and literature to MaryJane and Harold Romo of North Port.

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Betty O'Brien looks at the monitor as Tracey Anderson, from Auditory Associates Hearing Center, performs an auditory screening at the Senior Expo and Health Fair.

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Randy Summers of Optimum Health Care responds to a question from Barbara Kelley of Rotonda West.

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Julio Melo enjoys looking at the 1932 Chevrolet Coupe owned by Dennis and Cheryl Ott that was on display at the Charlotte Harbor Event and Conference Center this week.