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World Federation of Chiropractic Welcomes New Corporate Associate Member

The World Federation of Chiropractic (WFC) has announced its newest corporate Associate Member for the third quarter of 2009, joining the community of vendors that provide the highest quality in chiropractic services, equipment, and supplies. The WFC welcomes The Vitality Depot, which joined recently to support the mission and goals of the WFC.

The Vitality Depot is a new company based in Roanoke, Va., under its president Mark Mandell, DC. The company joined the WFC during the Florida Chiropractic Association National Convention as a WFC Bronze Level member.

To learn more about The Vitality Depot, visit www.thevitalitydepot.com, call 1-866-941-8867 or e-mail info@thevitalitydepot.com; enter "depot123" for professional pricing.

For the entire list of all your WFC corporate and individual associate members, visit www.wfc.org.

Source: World Federation of Chiropractic

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