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JSL ON CBS DETROIT

JSL ON CBS DETROIT

Tracey Proghovnick, Director of Residential Marketing and Community Relations for the Jewish Senior Life of Metropolitan Detroit, talks with CBS Detroit’s Kris about the “Age in Motion” program taking place during ‘The Way to Wellness’ event, coming up August 22 in West Bloomfield.

https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/video/way-to-wellness-event-aims-to-help-keep-older-people-safe/

 

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