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Meet Dearborn Patch at the Women's Expo
Free swag, fashion shows, jewelry for sale and your friends from Dearborn Patch will all be at the Dearborn Women's Expo March 6.
The eighth annual happens this Sunday at the –and for the first time ever, Dearborn Patch will be there to join in on the fun.
The expo runs from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and includes more than 100 exhibitors, a silent auction, raffles, several fashion shows and a Zumba fitness demonstration.
Expo creators and sisters-in-law Julie and Janeen Sullivan founded the event in memory of Janeen’s daughter, Brittany Crawford, a student who lost her battle with leukemia in 2002. All funds raised from the annual event have gone toward the Children’s Leukemia Foundation of Michigan, which supported Crawford during her fight with the disease.
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According to Julie, the expo was created by their family as a way for women to come out, have some fun, enjoy some pampering and see a variety of local business services and products.
Exhibitors include many local businesses and organizations, such as , Relay for Life of Dearborn, , , and many more.
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Dearborn Patch will be there all day to introduce people to the site, hand out free goodies and sign visitors up for a chance to win a number of cool, Patchy prizes–including a $50 gift certificate to .
Stop by and say hello to Dearborn Patch Editor Jessica Carreras and Advertising Manager Nicki Sharer, and watch for live updates from the show via Facebook and Twitter.
Admission is $3 for the expo, and $1 off coupons are available on the event’s website.
