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Rev. Bill Trivett & Rev. Bob Hall, Proprietors 525 Hillcrest Rd., York, PA 17403-4021 Phone: (717) 843-8067 or Toll Free 1-800-843-8067 Serving the conscious living & holistic wellness community since 1987! "Discover The Magick In Your Life!" NOW CELEBRATING OUR 21st YEAR IN BUSINESS!
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One of the Largest & Nicest Holistic Expos In PA, MD, NJ & DE!
Dear Friends,
Thank you for making our 2007 Expo the best ever! Well over 2000 people participated in our Expo over the two days this year and visited more than 80 vendors/exhibitors, as well as enjoyed great lectures and presentations from a quality select of holistic educators.
At this time, Bob and I have decided not to make the expo any larger in booth space. We are quite content with the size and we love the charming Old Main building at the Expo Center. It is about as big as the two of us can handle. It is the perfect home for us and the Fairgrounds staff is wonderful to work with. We will just focus on getting more guest to come and making it better and better and better! Quantity isn't always quality.
The energy was wonderful! It was like "Heaven on Earth!" The comments from so many people were very positive and affirming. We plan all year long to make this event as elegant and wonderful as possible, and our work certainly paid off!
It starts for us actually on Thursday, where we spend the entire day packing the store. Bob is great at choosing just the right things to take. Then early Friday morning we go in to Old Main to make sure all is well with table placement, technical stuff, and the like. Then we begin to create the New Visions Booth and the Hospitality tent. By the time the vendors come in, we have most of our set up complete and we can help direct and assist the vendors in their set up. It is amazing to see how it all goes up on Friday. As people prepare their booth spaces, the energy begins to build.
This year the Friday Night COL Wine & Cheese Reception at the store was the best ever! It was very well attended and people got to meet each other, vendor, guests and customers alike. The food was great, the wine was tasty, and happiness filled the air!
On Saturday we go in at 7am as the vendors arrive to continue to tweak and set up their booths. This year we had a few moments of silence before we began to shift the energy and we honored the passing of Helen Solarz of Windhorse, who passed in July. She was one of our long time vendors.
Then it all began! We let people in a bit early. Christopher Quigley opened with a few beautiful songs that brought tears to some people's eyes. We enjoyed a steady flow of people all day long. The crowd was bigger this year. There were so many new faces! And so many familiar faces. And yet, there were so many other faces we haven't seen in a long time. All of the lectures were well attended. Duane Hanningan and Julie Swope did an excellent job keeping us entertained with music. The registration table girls were efficiently doing their job flawlessly. I watched people lounging in the Hospitality Tent eating "food" (sorry) and chatting amongst themselves. It was perfect! Smiles everywhere! I spent the whole day watching this amazing process...people were getting readings, shopping, getting healing treatments, eating at the beautiful Hospitality tent, walking the labyrinth. I walked around in amazement, asking myself "How did we do this? Thank You God!" At some points through the day the aisles got a little clogged. At the end of the day, no one wanted to leave.
The next day opened with the keynote speakers Tom & Katie Hirt. Their talk was absolutely stunning on "The Angels, The Secret and the Law of Attraction." These wonderful people are amazing! We will have a DVD on the talk available in the near future.
Sunday started a little slow, as usual, but by the afternoon, things picked up and we were as busy as we were on Saturday. A lot of people came back for a second day. Again, as I strolled around, the process was just so amazing! We were validated over and over again. Some times Bob and I were moved to tears. Again, at the end of the day, no one wanted to leave. Everything went without a hitch nor a glitch.
Tear down and pack up was wonderful, vendors helping vendors, guests staying to help vendors, everyone hugging and kissing everyone goodbye. Everyone left in a buzz. We are still buzzing.
We took everything back to the store and Bob stayed late putting some things away. I stayed at the fairgrounds until the very last vendor left, which was about 8pm. The nuns from Shambhala could not get everything into their van, so we (the tear down crew, Abe, Julie, David, Rick), took some of their things to their hotel, and then, as usual, I treated the teardown crew out for dinner and then off to Club XS to meet Chris and Darin to trip the life fantastic and celebrate into the night!
Thanks to our wonderful staff assistants David Pillette & Casey Brown help us run the New Visions booth.
Thanks to Connie Robbins, Pat Learned, Debbie Beard, Sharon Bibb, and Bernadette Boulden. We NEVER worry about the registration table. They are all Goddesses!
Thanks to Christopher Quigley, Duane Hannigan and Julie Swope who kept us entertained with wonderful music.
Thanks to Christopher Quigley and Jesse Speicher for the beautiful Hospitality Tent.
Special Thanks to Julianna Ciebiera and Abe Simmons for EVERYTHING they did. They were there for us for EVERYTHING!
Thanks to David Arnold, Rick Fitzgerald and David Pillette who helped with tear down.
Thanks to Barry Dennis who recorded the keynote lecture.
Thanks to Tom & Katie Hirt for their great presentation. You guys are best!
Thanks to our presenters Barry Helm, Suesie Hartman, Sharon Marquart, Ani Patty, Dr. Keith Sheehan, Chris Bohn, Narayan, Dr. Pam Howard, Ann Kelly and Cathy Harner.
Thanks to all of our vendors & exhibitors. We hope to see you again next year.
Thank You to the York Fair & Expo Center. We love our home.
And last but certainly not least, we thank our guests. It is for you that we do this because we love you. And we are grateful for your support and patronage.
May the Peaceful Spirit of Celebration of Life Expo be with you all year long.
Lovingly, Bill (and Bob)
Our COL Expo is the culmination of our life's work here at New Visions Books & Gifts, as we annually present this forum for people of like-minds and like hearts to come together to raise consciousness, and have a lot of fun while doing it!
Join The Holistic Community of Central PA For Our Eighth Annual...
Saturday & Sunday, August 9 & 10, 2008 10am-5pm Both Days Admission: $5 for one day, $6 for both days Discount advanced tickets available at New Visions Books & Gifts
York Expo Center, Old Main 334 Carlisle Ave., York, PA Bill Trivett & Bob Hall, Co-Hosts from New Visions Books & Gifts, York, PA Please join us for THE holistic event of the year—The Eighth Annual Central PA Celebration of Life! Holistic Expo & Conference, now the third largest holistic expo in PA, MD, NJ, & DE! This year’s event will be bigger and better than ever! Treat yourself to a reading with Central PA area’s finest readers. Enjoy a healing treatment from one of the area’s finest holistic practitioners. Enjoy the words of wisdom from the area’s leading holistic educators by attending free lectures. Enjoy music provided by area consciousness-raising musicians. Participate in demonstrations of the physical arts. Treat yourself to goods and services from the people who support your personal and spiritual growth. Enjoy fun, fellowship, camaraderie and networking with folks of like mind and like interest. Door prizes, food and much more—all in the York Expo Center, Old Main. Mark your calendar and bring your friends. We are looking forward to seeing you there! Arrive early and stay late! Enjoy two fun-filled days! Only $5.00 admission at the door! Only $6 for two days! Come & Be Our Guests For The Weekend! Sponsored by your friends at New Visions Books & Gifts, Bill Trivett & Bob Hall, Co-Hosts If you are from Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia or Baltimore and want to get away and experience the wonderful energy of Central, PA and experience our Expo, we welcome you with open arms! It will be worth the trip! Click on Free Hourly Lecture Schedule (click here for more info) Vendor/Exhibitor Information (click here for more info) Vendor List for 2008 (click here to see our vendor/exhibitors)
Call us at (717) 843-8067 or 1 (800) 843-8067 if you would like to participate in our 2008 show!
Old Main Hotel Information (click here for more info)
Eighth Annual...
2008 Keynote Speaker Sharon Marquart
2007 Best Booth Awards...
First Place: Serenity Station, Barb Smeltzer, Seven Valleys, PA
Second Place: Angelic Connections, Tom & Katie Hirt, Littlestown, PA
Third Place: Shambhala Meditation Center, Margaret & Ani Patty, Sedona, AZ
Honorable Mention: Market America, Gretchen Gravatt, York, PA
Honorable Mention: Voices of the Goddess, Cathy Harner & Deb Day, Harrisburg, PA
Honorable Mention: Dreams of Star Dolphin, Eva Sakmar Sullivan, Gibsonia, PA
Past Keynote Speakers...
2007...Tom & Katie Hirt, Angelic Connections
2006...William Henry, Author
2005...Kate Baublitz & Allan Clark, PA School of Spiritual Healing
2004...Allyson & Adele, Psy-dentical Twins
2003...Ted Andrews, Author
2001-2002...No Keynote Speakers Directions to the York Expo Center... From Baltimore and points South: I 83 North to Exit 15. Turn left at second light onto Country Club Rd. at the Exxon station and go 1 mile to Richland Ave. Turn right onto Richland Ave. and go 1 mile to W. Market St. (Rte. 462). Cross over Market St. and dog leg right to Carlisle Ave. Turn left on Carlisle (at the Turkey Hill) and enter the fairgrounds (left) from Carlisle Ave. From Philadelphia & Lancaster and points East: US Route 30 West to Carlisle Rd. Exit. Turn left onto Carlisle Rd. and go 1/2 mile to the Fairgrounds (on the right). From Gettysburg and points West: US Route 30 East to Carlisle Rd. Exit. Turn right onto Carlisle Rd. and go 1/2 mile to the Fairgrounds (on the right). From Harrisburg and points North: I 83 South to Exit 22 N. George St. Turn right at the light and take N. George St. to Rt. 30. Turn right onto Rt. 30 and travel 3 miles to Carlisle Rd. Exit. Turn Left onto Carlisle Rd. and go 1/2 mile to the Fairgrounds (on the right). Old Main is the third building on the left (next to the Administration Office) when you enter the Fairgrounds from the Carlisle Ave. entrance. WE HAVE SECURED THESE FUTURE DATES!... Dates for 2008 are Sat. & Sun., Aug. 9 & 10, 2008! MAKE YOUR PLANS NOW! |
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| Tuesday | 10am-5pm |
| Wednesday | 10am-5pm |
| Thursday | 10am-5pm |
| Friday | 10am-7pm |
| Saturday | 10am-5pm |
Rev. Bill Trivett, co-owner, Director of Programs & Services
Rev. Bob Hall, co-owner, Director of Bookstore & Mail Order Services
Serving the conscious living and holistic wellness community since 1987
"Discover The Magick In Your Life!"
Our Mission Statement...
The purpose of New Visions Books & Gifts is to be one of the world’s best resource and education centers for conscious living and holistic wellness; to help raise the social and spiritual consciousness of Planet Earth; to build an increasing base of repeat patrons; to cultivate maximum volume and profit; and to create abundance and prosperity for the people who work here and for those who support us.
Our purpose is achieved by providing top quality, innovative events, workshops, classes and lectures at reasonable prices; by providing special order and mail order services on books, audio and sidelines better than and faster than traditional sources; by providing an up-to-date selection and variety of innovative new products; by maximizing our use of technology and communications; by being competitive, proactive and aggressive in our approach to retailing; by providing top quality professional consultation services; and by networking with and supporting those who consistently support our purpose.
Our target audience is people who are seeking meaning for their lives and who are interested in personal and spiritual growth. Our niche is our unique professionalism, integrity, honesty, consistency and innovation we bring to the field of New Age retailing.
Our identity is revealed by providing a beautiful, safe supportive atmosphere with sights, sounds, sensations, tastes and ambiance that create a full experience with each visit; by keeping all of our areas neat, clean, organized and professional at all times; by providing attentive knowledgeable assistance to all patrons; by developing a strong rapport with our repeat patrons by greeting them by name and knowing their interests; and by validating and honoring all of our patrons without judgment.
Bill Trivett & Bob Hall
April 1, 1987
Revised October 16, 1995; October 1, 1999, October 14, 2005
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