Sharks, Giraffes, & Bears, Oh My! – Growing Family Expo

3/28/09 – 3/29/09

ShutterBooth Cincinnati participated in the Growing Family Expo at the Sharonville Convention Center. It was a lot of fun and many families tried our photo booth and sampled the other vendors who participated. It was almost like we were at the zoo because there were so many animals there. The Newport Aquarium (www.newportaquarium.com) Shark Squad was there with a couple of sharks for “Pet a Shark” program which was neat. The sharks were very calm and slick to the touch. Geoffrey the Giraffe was also there from Toys ‘R Us (www.toysrus.com) in the Fun Zone that had lots of games for the children. McGruff the Crime Dog (www.mcgruff.org) was there teaching kids about safety. State Farm (www.statefarm.com) had their Bear there also. Sunrock Farm (www.sunrockfarm.org) had baby chicks, goats, & a pig on site for the kids to pet. All of the animals were very sweet! Even the grown-ups were getting in on the fun!

Juice Plus + (www.JPforHealthyLiving.com) was in the booth next to ours. Juice Plus is an easy way to get the servings of vegetables and fruits we all need. They have an adult and child line. Our son is a very picky eater, but the taste was very good and my son gave them a thumbs up. For more information contact Linda Collett (email: Linda@JPForHealthyLiving.com).

Humphries Mortgage (www.hmiloan.com) had the booth right across from us. They had a corn hole game and balloons that the kids absolutely loved. Humphries Mortgage works with you to get the best loan possible by working with you as a partner. For more information, contact Larry Brown (email: larry@hmiloan.com) or Susan Bales (susan@hmiloan.com).

Sudden Infant Death (SID) Network of Ohio (www.sidsohio.org) was at the expo also. They were educating families on this tragic topic. The SID Network’s mission involves grief support, education, & awareness. There will be a 7 day event help June 8-14, 2009 where restaurants and businesses in Greater Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky band together to raise money for and awareness of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) which is the #1 cause of death for infants between the ages of one week and one year. Everyone should try and come out and support this important cause. For more information on SID Network of Ohio contact Jennifer Cunningham (email: madilly30@yahoo.com). For more information on the 7 Days for SIDS event, go to www.7daysforsids.com.

Q-102 (www.wkrq.com) was the media partner for this event and they also hosted the Fashion Show where young children modeled clothes from Babies ‘R Us (www.babiesrus.com). The kids were so adorable!! Jenn Jordan from the Q102 morning show was there on Saturday and Brian Douglas from the Q102 late afternoon show was there on Sunday. We met Brian Douglas and he hopped in our photo booth for pictures. We were so excited!! Brian was very friendly and approachable. We LOVE Q102!!

Other vendors we met and thought were very cool:

Check out the entire event gallery at http://www.shutterbooth.com/cincinnati/March2009/GrowingFamilyExpo/index.html to see all of the families and vendors who had tons of fun in our photobooth.