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ranging from cholesterol readings
Cook Jewish Occupational
to chair massages, in addition to a
Intern (JOIN) Program is
highly anticipated raffle.
an eight-week student
Throughout the planning process,
internship in a Jewish communal
Miller reached out to several
service agency organized by JVS.
businesses in search of donated
Students, including myself, spend
raffle prizes. "I wanted this event
four days a week working at their
to really be different from previous
placement agency, then gather
health fairs, not only with the
together on Fridays and travel to
providers that attended, but also the
each agency for a seminar, where
raffle prizes that I solicited," Miller
we learn about the structure of each
said.
organization and its role
Her persistence and
in the community.
creativity ultimately led to
For Shelby Miller, the
$1,300 worth of raffle prizes:
JOIN program serves as
a much-deserved reward for
a perfect steppingstone
the JVS staff.
toward her future
Essentially, the JOIN
career. Studying human
program is a crash-course
resources at Grand Valley
in being a member of
State University, Miller
the
professional Jewish
Shelby M iller
quickly fit into her role in
community, where it is often
the HR Department at JVS. Through
taught that "you get what you give."
several weeks of her internship,
Miller has now experienced this
Miller organized JVS' annual health
firsthand. "My favorite part was
fair, which took place on July 21
seeing it all come together and how
and 22 at the Detroit and Southfield
happy all the employees were,"
offices, respectively.
Miller said. "The best part was
The health fair is designed to
having employees write on their
promote a healthy lifestyle to JVS
surveys, email me or come into my
employees while also giving them a
office and tell me that this was the
break from their day-to-day work.
best health fair in a while, and they
The fair featured local health
hope future ones continue on this
professionals offering free services
path."

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