Thank You To Lisa Kaplan

Thank you to Lisa Kaplan from Maplegrove for presenting today for our P4P Event at River’s Bend West and to Newport Healthcare and Sanford Behaviorial Health for co-sponsoring todays event.

Thank you to Lisa Kaplan from Maplegrove for presenting today for our P4P Event at River’s Bend West and to Newport Healthcare and Sanford Behaviorial Health for co-sponsoring todays event.

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