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Senior Citizens Celebrate 'Nursing Home Week' With Chicken Wing Eating Competition

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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Seniors are celebrating "Nursing Home Week" with a chicken wing eating competition.

Residents and employees faced off at Welsey Enhanced Living in Northeast Philadelphia on Tuesday.

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Jack Layne and Rich Wilkes, both 80, joined 65-year-old Rick Ditch to represent the seniors.

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Officials at the living center told CBS3 Eyewitness News not to worry, that Jack, Rich, and Rick were eating boneless wings to avoid any hazards.

Everyone had a great time.

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