COMMUNITY
CONNECTION
SPRING 2017
A M I L L E R - K E Y S T O N E B LO O D C E N T E R P U B L I C AT I O N
23RD ANNUAL CRUISE ABOARD THE LIFELINE
SETS SAIL ON MAY 19!
Join Honorary Captain Laurie Hackett and Presenting Sponsor
Air Products for a Cruise to Hollywood
REGIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
In the LEHIGH VALLEY
Cruise Aboard
the Lifeline®
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In BERKS COUNTY
2017 Local
Leader Awards
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In NEW JERSEY
Out & About
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In CARBON COUNTY
Out & About
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In C H E S T E R
COUNT Y
Out & About
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In MONROE COUNTY
Out & About
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In BUCKS COUNTY
Blood Drive
Calendar
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In LUZERNE COUNTY
Blood Drive
Calendar
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In MONTGOMERY
COUNTY
Blood Drive
Calendar
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In SCHUYLKILL
COUNTY
Blood Drive
Calendar
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Miller-Keystone Blood Center’s 23rd annual signature fundraiser, the Cruise Aboard the LifeLine®, is
scheduled to depart on Friday, May 19 at the ArtsQuest™ Center at SteelStacks™
in Bethlehem. On that evening,
guests can anticipate another
grand experience as
they travel the Red
Carpet of Hollywood!
Lehigh Valley Style, Highmark Blue Shield, BLC
In addition to presenting sponsor, Air
Products, premier sponsors committed for our 2017
event include: BSI Corporate
Benefits, Hospital Central Services, RCN, Viamedia, PrintForce, The Morning Call,
Truth & Soul Band, Network Magazine, Connoisseur
Media, Cumulus Media – Cat Country 96, Cumulus
Media – 100.7 WLEV, Capital BlueCross, Lehigh
Valley Health Network, iHeart Media, Crayola,
of the LV, John Yurconic
Textiles, Mr. & Mrs. Paul & Patricia Huck, East Penn
Manufacturing, Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, P.C.;
Lehigh Valley Magazine, Carbon
County Chamber & Economic
Development,
Lehigh Valley
Iron Pigs, Patti’s Petals,
Klunk & Millan, CocaCola Bottling Company
Agency, Banko
Bever-
age, PennCap Properties, Grand
View Health, FLSmidth, Penn
State Health-Milton S. Hershey
Medical Center, Computer Marketing & Management Associates, Dream Events, Hanover Engineer Associates, Jackpot Casino, Blue Mountain
Health System, Trans-Bridge Lines and Viking
Graphics (as of March 15).
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SIGNATURE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
Woodstone Country Club is excited to announce its signature Summer
Concert Series benefitting Miller-Keystone Blood Center!
The Summer Concert Series – to be held at the
Country Club, March 2017 – October 2017, welcomes Country Club members, community
supporters of the Blood Center, and corporate
sponsorship partners who want to enjoy live music,
exceptional cuisine, and competition on the
fairway … all while saving lives in the community.
Continued on­ p. 3
DONOR CENTER LOCATIONS: 1255 S. Cedar Crest Boulevard, Suite 1300, Allentown, PA 18103 • 1465 Valley Center Parkway,
Bethlehem, PA 18017 • 2925 William Penn Highway, Suite 105, Easton, PA 18045 • 2745A Leiscz’s Bridge Road, Reading, PA 19605
SATELLITE LOCATIONS: Western Pocono Community Library, 131 Pilgrim Way, Brodheadsville, PA 18322 • Hazle Township
Commons Building, 103 West 27th Street, Hazle Township PA 18202 • Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 102 N. Hellertown Avenue,
Quakertown, PA 18951 • Plainfield Volunteer Fire Company, 6480 Sullivan Trail, Wind Gap, PA 18091 • St. Paul’s Episcopal Church,
1105 E. Lincoln Highway, Exton, PA 19341
CRUISE ABOARD THE LIFELINE continued from p. 1
As always, an excellent group of local gourmet
caterers and restaurants will provide tempting
Cruise cuisine, while guests will also have the
opportunity to enjoy wonderful entertainment
and our very popular casino deck, while a multitude of raffle prizes, as well as a live and silent
auction await them.
Cruise Aboard The Lifeline
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Signature Summer Concert Series
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Miller-Keystone Blood Center’s
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Lifesaver Rewards Program
While our crew is hard at work, we hope that you
are making your preparations to attend our 2017
Cruise as well!
• Have you marked your calendar for 6:00 PM,
FRIDAY, MAY 19?
• Would your organization like to join our growing
list of sponsors? A VARIETY OF SPONSORSHIP
LEVELS, RANGING FROM $5,000 TO $300,
ARE STILL AVAILABLE.
•D
o you have a S P E C I A L A U C T I O N O R
R A F F L E I T E M that you would like to donate?
• Would your organization like to place an ad in our
program book? FULL, HALF, QUARTER AND
BUSINESS-CARD SIZE ADS ARE AVAILABLE,
at costs ranging from $500 to $75.
If you answered “yes” to any of the questions above,
contact Michael McShane, Director of Development,
at 800-223-6667, ext. 1294 or develop@GIVEaPINT.
org for additional details.
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Miller-Keystone Blood Center
Honors Local Leaders
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2017 CRUISE ABOARD THE LIFELINE COMMITTEE
Scholarship Deadlines Approaching
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HONORARY CAPTAIN
Laurie Hackett, Air Products
Save the Date
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CRUISE COMMIT TEE
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Paula Bonstein, Lehigh Valley
International Airport
Chuck Bostick, Jr., Multi-Tech
Construction, Inc.
Paula Buchvalt, Air Products
DJ Cleaver, The Morning Call
Marie Clemens, Hospital
Central Services, Inc.
Mary Diehl, The Morning
Call (retired)
Melissa Gibbs, Cedar Crest College
Annual Report of Gifts
Out & About Photos
10-13
Blood Drive Calendar
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COMMUNITY
CONNECTION
A M I L L E R - K E Y S T O N E B LO O D C E N T E R P U B L I C AT I O N
is a publication designed to inform our
community about the programs and services
of the Miller-Keystone Blood Center.
Peter J. Castagna, Jr.
President-CEO
D. Kip Kuttner, D.O.
Vice President, Medical Director
John Willson
Vice President, Fiscal Affairs
DEVELOPMENT DIREC TOR
Michael McShane, Miller-Keystone Blood Center
Shelley Harkins, Computer
Management and Marketing
Associates, Inc.
Kathleen Heckman,
Miller-Keystone Blood Center
Kim Hellwig, RCN
Judy Hunter, Hospital Central
Services, Inc.
Heather Kowatch, Capital BlueCross
Val Lewis, BSI Corporate
Benefits LLC
Carol Machain, Guardian
Life Insurance Co.
of America
Shirley Miller,
Air Products (retired)
George & Linda Nabb,
Dream Events
Dan Walsh, Viamedia
Jeff Warren, Gilmore &
Associates, Inc.
Congratulations to CARLY CHARLES ,
who has the distinction of being the
FIRST 16-YEAR-OLD TO DONATE
BLOOD WITH MKBC !
Starting in November 2016, the eligibility age
to donate blood was lowered to 16
(signed consent by parent/guardian required).
For more information,
visit GIVEaPINT.org/16-Year-Old.
“Our Lifesaver Rewards Program is designed as a way to thank our dedicated donors for the unselfish act of
saving lives through voluntary blood donation,” says Deb Otto, Director of Donor Resources, who explains
that points are earned for each donation and can be redeemed for a variety of items, such as a t-shirt,
MARCH 25, 7PM-10PM
WELCOME SPRING SHOW
19th Grille
Music by The Bikini Brothers
& Friends
sweatshirt, cap, blanket, coffee mug or duffle
bag. Points can also be donated to the Blood
Center’s High School Scholarship Fund.
For more information on Miller-Keystone
Blood Center’s Lifesaver Rewards Program,
call 800-B-A-DONOR or visit GIVEaPINT.org/
LifeSaverRewards.
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Michael McShane
Senior Director, Recruitment,
Development & Marketing
Marie S. Clemens
Editor
Phone: 610-691-5850 • 800-B-A-DONOR
Fax: 610-691-2326
Website: www.GIVEaPINT.org
JUNE 18, 10AM-2PM
JAZZ BRUNCH
Woodstone Grande Ballroom
Music by The Tom Hillecker
Quartet
JUNE 30, 7PM-10PM
INDEPENDENCE
FIREWORKS SHOW
Par 5 Patio Deck
Music by Jimmy & the Parrots
AUGUST 18, 7PM-10PM
NINE AND DINE FUN NIGHT
Golf Course and Par 5
Patio Deck
Music by Richie Molinaro’s
70s Flashback Band (Golf Shotgun at 4pm)
SEPTEMBER 1, 7PM-10PM
FALL FRIDAY FUN NIGHT
Golf Course and Par 5
Patio Deck
Music by UUU (Golf Shotgun at 1pm)
SEPTEMBER 17, 10AM-2PM
BRUNCH WITH STRINGS
Woodstone Grande Ballroom
Music by The Elegance String
Quartet
OC TOBER 27
CLOSEOUT CONCERT
CELEBRATION
Music by the Craig Thatcher Band
The Summer Concert Series presents a one-of-a-kind experience, but the event also maintains a unique
purpose: to save lives. All proceeds from the series will go to Miller-Keystone Blood Center and directly
benefit blood transfusion recipients in our region’s hospitals. This is more than a show, but rather it is a
tribute to the power of music as it brings people together to make a difference. Each guest will indeed have
a hand in saving the lives of our closest neighbors, friends, families, co-workers and more.
Readers are invited to send their
comments and letters to us at:
Miller-Keystone Blood Center
Lehigh Valley Corporate Center
1465 Valley Center Parkway
Bethlehem, PA 18017
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continued from p. 1
THE SERIES FEATURES SEVEN ONE-OF-A-KIND EXPERIENCES AT WOODSTONE COUNTRY CLUB’S
NEWLY RENOVATED OUTDOOR DECK AREA:
MILLER-KEYSTONE BLOOD CENTER’S
LIFESAVER REWARDS PROGRAM
MKBC’s Lifesaver Rewards Program rewards donors by assigning points for
each donation, type of donation, and frequency of donation. Points can then
be redeemed at the LifeSaver Rewards Store.
SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
For more information on the Summer Concert Series, visit our website at GIVEaPINT.org.
CO M M U N I T Y CO N N E C T I O N
SPRING 2017
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MILLER-KEYSTONE BLOOD CENTER HONORS LOCAL LEADERS
Local Leader Campaign Recognizes Blood Donor Recruitment Success By Area Schools, Businesses,
Church Groups & Other Organizations
Miller-Keystone Blood Center recently recognized
20 area organizations for their commitment to
the health and welfare of our community through
blood drive sponsorship.
“Our Local Leaders campaign recognizes those
schools, businesses, church groups and other
organizations who go above and beyond the call
of duty to support their community,” said Deb
Otto, Director of Donor Resources, Miller-Keystone
Blood Center. “By hosting blood drives with our
regional blood provider, these organizations are
also supporting the MKBC Mission Statement,
which is ‘Saving lives by partnering with our
community to provide a continuous supply of
blood products and services’.”
The following groups were acknowledged
through Miller-Keystone Blood Center’s Local
Leaders campaign for collecting at least 200
lifesaving units during the 2016 calendar year. The
Blood Center has recognized these groups with
a plaque presentation at their school, church or
place of business:
EAST PENN MANUFAC TURING . . . 962 Units
LIBERT Y HIGH SCHOOL . . . . . . . . . . . 289 Units
LEHIGH VALLEY
HEALTH NET WORK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 943 Units
MISTER HOTSHINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Units
DANIEL BOONE HIGH SCHOOL . . 682 Units
CAREER INSTITUTE
OF TECHNOLOGY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Units
READING HIGH SCHOOL . . . . . . . . . . 437 Units
KUTZTOWN UNIVERSIT Y . . . . . . . . . 233 Units
AMAZON.COM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428 Units
WEST CHESTER UNIVERSIT Y . . . . . 230 Units
AIR PRODUC TS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399 Units
LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NE T WORK,
MACK BOULEVARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Units
PALMERTON COMMUNIT Y . . . . . . . . 346 Units
READING HEALTH SYSTEM . . . . . . . 222 Units
LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NET WORK,
I-78 & CEDAR CREST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333 Units
FLEET WOOD HIGH SCHOOL . . . . . 220 Units
LEHIGH UNIVERSIT Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327 Units
GOVERNOR MIFFLIN
HIGH SCHOOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Units
T WIN VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL . . . . . 305 Units
SCHNEIDER ELEC TRIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 Units
Thanks to everybody who joined us at FEGLEY'S BETHLEHEM BREW
WORKS for our annual
CHARITY CASK NIGHT !
ST. JAMES LUTHERAN CHURCH
(COOPERSBURG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Units
For more information on Miller-Keystone Blood Center’s Local Leaders campaign, or to arrange for a
blood drive at your school, church, place of business or other organization, call 800-B-A-DONOR or visit
GIVEaPINT.org.
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SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINES APPROACHING
Applications for the 2017 Ralph (Bill) and Jacqueline Younger Student
Volunteer Scholarship are due to be received by the Blood Center
no later than March 31.
This award acknowledges the outstanding student volunteer participation at Miller-Keystone Blood
Center by a graduating high school senior, and is presented in recognition of the importance of
student volunteerism to the health and welfare of the community.
The Blood Center wishes to acknowledge the
tremendous, ongoing support of our local
media, without which we would not be
able to continue in our efforts to increase
awareness of the need for an active pool of
blood donors. On behalf of the staff of the
Blood Center, our area hospitals, and the
patients that ultimately benefit
from these efforts, we say ...
THANK
YOU!
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The award is named in honor of Bill and Jackie Younger, two of the Blood Center’s most dedicated
volunteers who donated more than 25,000 hours of service to MKBC. We are proud that the
continued presentation of this scholarship award in their name ensures that Bill’s legacy and the
commitment both he & Jackie had for the Blood Center and for our community lives on.
SAVE THE DATE
HIGHMARK WALK
FOR A HEALTHY
COMMUNITY
SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 2017
DeSales University, Center Valley, PA
We are one of 28 organizations
IN MEMORIAM
Applications for the 2017 High School Blood Donor Recruitment Scholarship
are due to be received by the Blood Center no later than April 30.
participating in the 2017 Highmark
LOIS A. GASSERT passed away on January 31, 2017 in
This award is designed to encourage and reward a high school blood drive coordinator for their
efforts in stimulating interest and increasing the available blood supply within the Pennsylvania and
New Jersey counties served by MKBC.
Highmark Blue Shield underwrites
It has never been easier for a student to earn scholarship monies towards their post-secondary
education – by simply hosting one or more blood drives with MKBC and achieving certain
recruitment benchmarks, a student from every high school is our community can be guaranteed
a scholarship award. Scholarships are now awarded PER SCHOOL, based on the results of the
individual schools’ blood drives during the year.
participating organizations.
For additional details on either scholarship opportunity, select the “In The Community” tab on our
website at GIVEaPINT.org!
website at GIVEaPINT.org!
her residence with her loving family and close friends by
her side. Lois was a dedicated member of MKBC’s Donor
Resources Department for the past 12 years; prior to the
Blood Center she worked at Singer Equipment for 21
years. She was a member of the Mohnton Lions Club and
Ontelaunee Grange, and a past member of the Greater
Reading Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors Group.
Lois will be greatly missed by her mother and son, and
many family, friends and colleagues; may she RIP
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CO M M U N I T Y CO N N E C T I O N
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SPRING 2017
Walk for a Healthy Community.
100% of the cost of the event and
funds raised directly benefit the
Mark your calendar, find those
walking shoes and look for more
information to come soon on our
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2015-2016 ANNUAL REPORT OF GIFTS
MKBC is privileged to share our 2015-2016 Annual Report of Gifts, and we thank everyone for their
continued generosity and support of our organization and our community.
GIFTS OF $5,000 OR MORE
Air Products Foundation
BSI Corporate Benefits, LLC
County of Northampton
Cumulus Media - CAT Country 96 &
WLEV 100.7
GiveSmart US, Inc.
John A. and Margaret Post Foundation
JS Medspa
Keystone Savings Foundation
PrintForce
RCN
TechSoup Global
The Charles H. Hoch Foundation
The Frank E. Payne and Seba B. Payne
Foundation
The Luzerne Foundation
The Martin Guitar Charitable Foundation
The Morning Call
Tri Outdoor
Viamedia
GIFTS OF $2,500-$4,999
Adams Outdoor Advertising
Boyertown Area Charitable Program
Brown-Daub, Inc.
Capital BlueCross
Carpenter Technology Corporation
Community General Hospital Healthcare Fund
Connoisseur Media, LLC
County of Northampton
Crayola
Dr. Kip Kuttner
Freedom Toyota
Highmark Blue Shield
iHeartRadio
Jaindl Farms LLC
Julius & Katheryn Hommer Foundation
Just Born, Inc.
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Lehigh Valley Workforce Investment
Board, Inc.
Mrs. and Mrs. Janet & Ed Busse
Network Magazine
Neusse Photography, LLC
OraSure Technologies, Inc.
Patt Veterinary Hospital, LTD
Russell L. Hiller Charitable Trust
Trumbower Hospital Foundation, Inc.
Truth and Soul Band
WEDnetPA
GIFTS OF $1,000-$2,499
187 Rue Principale
Ameritas Dental and Vision
Bartlett Foundation
Benefitfocus
BLC Textiles
Bubba Butch BBQ Catering Company
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Carbon Chamber & Economic Development
Catering by Royal Gourmet
East Penn Manufacturing Co, Inc.
Edwin A. Davis Photography
Elizabeth A. Laubach
Fitzpatrick, Lentz & Bubba, PC
FLSmidth
Frederick H Bedford Jr & Margaret S Bedford
Charitable Fdn.
Friends of MKBC
GiveSmart US, Inc.
H.T. Lyons, Inc.
Jesse Dameron
Kauffman’s Bar-B-Que Restaurant, Inc.
Klunk & Millan Advertising
Lafayette Ambassador Bank
Lehigh Valley Community Foundation
Lehigh Valley Magazine
Lehigh Valley Style Magazine
Lutron Foundation
Marlin Miller, Jr. Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Collins
Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. & Patricia A. Huck
Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. & Angela Castagna, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Ryan & Amy Collins
Mr. and Mrs. Scott V. & Cathy Fainor
Mr. Ronald Szabo
Mrs. Jackie Younger
Mutual of Omaha
OMNOVA Solutions Foundation
PPL Corporation
Promus Financial
Reading Hospital and Medical Center
Sam Adams Brewhouse at The Center at
Holiday Inn
The Century Fund
The Vollrath Foundation
William Carmody
Wilmer R. Schultz & Evelyn M. Schultz Family
Foundation
GIFTS OF $100-$999
Abraham, Borda, Corvino, Butz, LaValva &
Co. P.C.
AESCULAP
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Albarell Electric, Inc.
Andrew Budick
Arbor Insurance Group Foundation Fund
ArtsQuest
B. Braun Medical, Inc.
B.F. Brown & Company, Inc.
Banko Beverage Co
Bethlehem Brew Works
Blue Mountain Health System
Boucher & James, Inc.
Boyle Construction, Inc.
Cabot Creamery
Catasauqua Community Partnerships, Inc.
Catering by Karen Hunter
Cathy’s Creative Catering
Chocolate Fantasy Fountains & Dips
Christine E. Reiber
CIGNA Group Insurance
Coca-Cola Bottling Company of the
Lehigh Valley
Comfort Suites
Compass Point Consulting LLC
Computer Management & Marketing
Assoc., Inc.
Concannon Wealth Management
Corporate Environments
Country Carts Inc.
Cyril M. Howell
Dadd Pizza Inc.
David & Helen McCarroll
David Dyson
Deb Yahraes
Deborah Petrole
Delta Dental
Diane L. Lance
Dickey’s Barbecue Pit
Dodson B. Dietrich
Dr. & Mrs. Sam & Radha Sunder
Dr. and Mr. Bala B. & Chad Carver
Dr. and Mrs. Barton L. & Kristina H. Smith
Dr. and Mrs. Everitt F. & Faith Binns
Dr. and Mrs. J. Patrick & Renee B. Kleaveland
Dr. John J. Robertson, M.D.
Dream Events
Eastern States Environmental Associates
Embassy Bank for the Lehigh Valley
European Medical Massage & Spa LLC
Evan Luth Friedens Church
Faulkner
Feryl E. Wessner
First Northern Bank & Trust
Friends of MKBC
Gipson Studio
Gold’s Gym
Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network
Grand View Hospital
Granny Schmidt’s Bake Shop
Gurtler Industries Inc.
Hamburg Grange #2103
Hanover Engineering Associates Inc.
Hemerica, Inc.
Houser Auctioneers
Hugh S. Gallagher M.D.
J. Frederick Hiehle & Dolores B. Hiehle
J.C. Ehrlich
Jackpot Amusements, Inc.
Jackpot Casino Events
James & Naomi Yergey Fund
James Gdowik
James Heimbach
Jean L. Ott
Jenkins Machine
John Peabody
Joseph & Rose Calarrudo
Joseph Pampanin
JS Medspa
Juli Kell Dance Studio
Kevin T. Fogerty
Kutztown Folk Festival
Kyms Creations Bakery
Ladies Pennsylvania Slovak Catholic Union
Launch Dynamic Media
Lee S. Heffner
Legacy Planning Partners
Lehigh Valley International Airport
Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs
Loyal Order of Moose Chickies Rock Lodge 307
Macopharma
Mandy Mazzarella
Mary E. Mohn
McQueen, Ball Charitable Fund
Mister Hotshine
Morgan Stanley
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne and Deana Leibensperger
Mr. Allen R. Kieffer
Mr. and Mrs. Alan B. & Lori A. Carman
Mr. and Mrs. Allen E. & Jane U. Kiefer
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony & Adrienne DaRe
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Scott & Janice D. Care
Mr. and Mrs. Barry L. & Alice H. Price
Mr. and Mrs. Barry L. & Delrea R. Ream, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Barry P. & Karen M. Haag
Mr. and Mrs. Brian & LindaTretiak
Mr. and Mrs. Brian L. & Theresa J. Kachel
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce & Claire Kleppinger
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce & Ruth Anne Bengtson
Mr. and Mrs. C. Dennis & Sylvia S. Zimmerman
Mr. and Mrs. Charles & Norma Kuehn
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. & Linda L. Braxmeier, III
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. & Fern M. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. & Marie T. Luthar
Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Phillips
Mr. and Mrs. Chris & Sherry Kauffman
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. & Jann Buczewski
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis & Deborah Stricker
Mr. and Mrs. D.R. & Judith A. Fair
Mr. and Mrs. Dan & Wendy Beidler
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel & Cynthia K. Hornberger
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. & Nancy J. Walsh
Mr. and Mrs. David & Mary J. Carlino
Mr. and Mrs. David & Helen McCarroll
Mr. and Mrs. David & Janice Sell
Mr. and Mrs. David & Maureen Christy
Mr. and Mrs. David G. & Nancy J. Garner
Mr. and Mrs. David H. & Sandra J. Epting
Mr. and Mrs. David P. & Nancy S. Kintsfather
Mr. and Mrs. David R. & Harriet M. Dautrich
Mr. and Mrs. David R. & Jane L. Laudenslager
Mr. and Mrs. David W. & Barbara R. Wenger
Mr. and Mrs. David W. & Joanne N. Gary
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis & Lorraine Heydt
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis A. & Patsy M. Ruffner
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis B. & Margaret L. Pellegrini
CO M M U N I T Y CO N N E C T I O N
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis G. & Donna M. Wanner
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis H. & Carolyn M. Hatt
Mr. and Mrs. Duy C. Nguyen
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight P. & Lorraine E. Edris
Mr. and Mrs. Earl V. & Patricia A. Reichardt, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. & Joan M. Jastrzembski
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest L. & Cheryl R. Bashore
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene L. & Debra E. Hix
Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. & Jane L. Becker
Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey & Helen Borda
Mr. and Mrs. George & Jodi Ferrio
Mr. and Mrs. George R. & Kathleen A. Elliston II
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald & Debra Gibbs
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald B. & Jeanette G. Brey
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald K. & Dawn C. Mohn, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory & Debra Simon
Mr. and Mrs. H. Taylor & Elizabeth J. Lamborn
Mr. and Mrs. Harold W. & Mary E. Thomas
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey & Susan Hohl
Mr. and Mrs. Henry & Janet Peters
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin C. & Darlene M. Fox
Mr. and Mrs. James A. & Helen Z. Feeg
Mr. and Mrs. James H. & Susan H. Dailey
Mr. and Mrs. James S. & Dawn C. Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Jason & Kristin Ploeger
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. & Noreen Mohler
Mr. and Mrs. John & Barbara Manski
Mr. and Mrs. John & Chrissie Wagner
Mr. and Mrs. John J. & Kathleen L. Haney
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph & Winifred A. Hayik
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. & Anna S. Ellenberger
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T. & Barbara A. Ernesto
Mr. and Mrs. Keith W. & Joanne F. Boyer
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. & Geraldine Barth
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. & Donna M. Peters
Mr. and Mrs. Kerry A. Strunk
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin C. & Tara S. Ulrich
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin E. & Lisa M. Brubaker
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence & Deborah Shea
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence T. & Deb Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Lester & Josephine Focht
Mr. and Mrs. Lester C. & Faye E. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd H. & Ruth N. Barnett
Mr. and Mrs. Louis F. Mscichowski
Mr. and Mrs. Mark S. & Carol R. Wisniewski
Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. & Rosalie E. Redcay
Mr. and Mrs. Martin F. & Crystal K. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. & Claire M. Klatchak, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. & Phyllis J. Hechinger
Mr. and Mrs. Miles K. & Elizabeth Y. Dechant
Mr. and Mrs. Norman L. & Janet M. Koontz
Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. & Catherine R. Kaley
Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. & Judith A. Fisher
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip C. Kissinger
Mr. and Mrs. Quintes D. & Cynthia B. Taglioli
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph & Helen Noll, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph F. & Bonnie K. Paparella
Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. & Sharon R. Baumbach
Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. & Deborah S. Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. & Marion R. Meck
Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. & Jenne A. Kimball
Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. & Jean M. Snyder
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. & Peggy E. McGovern, III
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. & Bonnie Hammel
SPRING 2017
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. & Carol M. Ringler
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gadomski
Mr. and Mrs. Rocco & Janice DelVecchio
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney A. & Linda J. Breyer
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney C. & Miriam Borkert
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald D. &
Catherine R. Mordosky
Mr. and Mrs. Santo F. & Ann L. Ferrarello
Mr. and Mrs. Scott R. & Stacey A. Yoder
Mr. and Mrs. Stefan J. & Deborah L. Frei
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen & Kim Koeller
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen & Kim Koeller
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. & Lisa Gergar
Mr. and Mrs. Terence L. & Sharon Faul
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas & Carol Spraut
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. & Dorothy E. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. & Jamesine Severson
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Baker &
Nancy C. Baker
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy D. & Bonnie L. Hartman
Mr. and Mrs. Truman P. & Nancy L.
Freyberger Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil A. & Vickie L. Hogue
Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. & Stacey J. Kilgore
Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. & Ruth R. Dex
Mr. and Mrs. Warren & Virginia Snyder Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur J. & Linda K. Romig, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. William & Shelley Moyer
Mr. and Mrs. William J. & Cindy L. Barbary
Mr. and Mrs. William L. & Evelyn D. Fry
Mr. Andrew Boyer & Ms. Sandra D. Thomas
Mr. Anthony M. Mazzo
Mr. Barry L. Putt
Mr. Brooke C. Miller
Mr. Carl Hoover
Mr. Charles E. Ermert
Mr. Chester M. Mercer
Mr. Chester Q. Mosteller
Mr. Craig Eddinger
Mr. Dale Aulenbach
Mr. Daniel K. Rothermel
Mr. Daniel Michewicz
Mr. Daniel T. Buckley
Mr. David Baker
Mr. David Gehman
Mr. David Indyke
Mr. David Lord
Mr. David P. Meitzler
Mr. David Simmers
Mr. Dean T. Kniss
Mr. Dieter F. Czerny
Mr. Donald R. Ackerman
Mr. Donald Schilke
Mr. Douglas Shade
Mr. Eric C. Seidel
Mr. Evan Werkheiser
Mr. Francis Zingone
Mr. Frank Wollrab
Mr. Frederick K. Hemmerich
Mr. G. Raymond Dengler
Mr. Gene M. Buckno
Mr. Gerald D. Erdman
Mr. Gregory F. Adamek
Mr. Gust C. Kraras
Mr. James Good
Mr. James H. Hartman
Mr. James H. Hauck
Mr. James M. Savage
Mr. James Reichel
Mr. James T. Grady
Mr. Jay Crossland
Mr. Jim SeKoch
Mr. John Fatora, III
Mr. John Lovett
Mr. John P. Schueller
Mr. Joseph R. Seyfert
Mr. Keith Minnich, M.D.
Mr. Kenneth R. Dugan
Mr. Kenneth Renninger
Mr. Kurt Heinly
Mr. Larry Brenneman
Mr. Larry E. Rodenbach
Mr. Merle R. Meckley
Mr. Michael D. and Mrs. Kathleen T. Peires
Mr. Michael J. Spear
Mr. Michael McShane
Mr. Nelson G. Brightbill
Mr. Paul D. Burgert
Mr. Peter J. Oswald
Mr. Philip D. Wolfe
Mr. R. William Eaken
Mr. R. William Eaken
Mr. Randi Flexer
Mr. Raymond C. Dreibelbis
Mr. Raymond L. Kunkel, Jr.
Mr. Richard H. Benner
Mr. Richard J. Gehman
Mr. Richard Ketter
Mr. Richard L. Imes
Mr. Robert K. Stine
Mr. Robert W. Foltz
Mr. Rocco Santilli
Mr. Ronald E. Leeper
Mr. Ronald J. Riegner
Mr. Ronald W. Smith
Mr. Scott A. Dietrich
Mr. Scott Meckes
Mr. Sherwood Galen
Mr. Stephen H. Fehnel
Mr. Steve M. Forst
Mr. Steven N. Wentzel
Mr. Theodore C. Engelhardt Jr.
Mr. Theodore Yost
Mr. Thomas Donaghue
Mr. Thomas Hampsey
Mr. Thomas R. Hartzell
Mr. William Cliff
Mr. William D. Simms
Mr. William E. Mathewson, Jr.
Mr. William Rahn
Mr. William W. Madden
Mr. William Zwickl
Mrs. and Mr. Jill M. & Edward A. Kuc
Mrs. and Mr. Labebe & Robert Buesing
Mrs. and Mr. Peggy B. & Calvin Finley
Mrs. Carol Graves
Mrs. Dawn R. Gugliuzza
Mrs. Dorothy C. Moyer
Mrs. Eleanor Henne
Mrs. Florence A. Riegel
Mrs. Florence Eich
Mrs. Laurie Brandstetter
Mrs. Maxine Smith
Ms. Amy E. Yeager
Ms. Ann L. Sander
Ms. April Smith
Ms. Arlene Hamilton
Ms. Audrey Krassowski
Ms. Barbara J. Fisher
Ms. Betty A. Epler
Ms. Carol A. Zimmerman
Ms. Carol J. Cinelli
Ms. Carol S. Leh
Ms. Carroll S. Arnold
Ms. Catherine Capkovic
Ms. Catherine I. Shade
Ms. Charlene E. Jamison
Ms. Cheryl Lukens
Ms. Cynthia B. Schatz
Ms. Cynthia Texter
Ms. Danielle Casagrande
Ms. Deborah J. Kutz
Ms. Deborah Palamar
Ms. Diane A. Jones
Ms. Diane J. Dorn
Ms. Diane M. Giffels
Ms. Dolores E. DeLuca
Ms. Donna S. Barr
Ms. Doris J. Kopp
Ms. Dorothy D. Breitegam
Ms. Elaine C. Strause
Ms. Eleanor R. Gravinese
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2016 Y E A R - E N D N O T E S
Total Hospitals Served: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Total Community Donors Registered: . . . . . . . . . . . . 81,524
Total Whole Blood Donations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58,793
Total Automated Collection Donations: . . . . . . . . . . 21,860
THANK YOU
Total Special Collection Donations: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 780
Total Transfusable Blood Products Prepared: . . . . . 106,821
Total Bloodmobile Drives: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,787
Total Volunteer Hours: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,858
to all who have so generously contributed.
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ANNUAL REPORT OF GIFTS continued from p. 7
Ms. Elizabeth B. Rothermel
Ms. Elizabeth Collins
Ms. Elizabeth Petroski
Ms. Elsie M. Snyder
Ms. Erna J. Bonstein
Ms. Gladys M. Lerch
Ms. Gloria F. Fetter
Ms. Irene Zuber
Ms. Jane Adams
Ms. Janet Heffner
Ms. Janice M. Reber
Ms. Jeanette Young
Ms. Jessica C. Kuc
Ms. Joanne Borath
Ms. Judith Keller
Ms. Justine C. Szot
Ms. Linda A. Bechtel
Ms. Linda Heller
Ms. Lisa R. Weida
Ms. Loretta M. Jones
Ms. Lynn A. Smith
Ms. Lynne Howells
Ms. M. Darlene Henning
Ms. Margaret M. Brady-Nallo
Ms. Margaret M. Sibley
Ms. Marianna Wolfe
Ms. Marilyn E. Hrico
Ms. Marilyn Luckenbill
Ms. Marjorie G. Boggs
Ms. Martha L. Schumacher
Ms. Mary Lou Forry
Ms. Michele T. Kegerize
Ms. Michelle Major
Ms. Miriam A. Stephens
Ms. Nancy Hemmerich
Ms. Nancy J. Lounsbury
Ms. Nelda Paolini
Ms. Pauline D. Monde
Ms. Priscilla B. Schueck
Ms. Sandra Lakatosh
Ms. Sandra Neuheimer
Ms. Sandra Newheimer
Ms. Sandra R. Sittler
Ms. Sharon A. Metzner
Ms. Sharon Lasko
Ms. Shirley Frederick
Ms. Shirley Miller
Ms. Susan K. Glose
Ms. Susan N. Guldin
Ms. Sylvia Weber
Ms. Umadevi Ranganna
Ms. Valerie A. Hellriegel
Ms. Wendy Sue Glassic
Multi-Tech Construction Inc.
Northampton County Chiefs of Police
Association
Olympus Corporation of the Americas
Patti’s Petals, Inc.
Paul McShane
Paxos Restaurants
Penn State Milton S. Hershey
Medical Center
PennCap
Premier Placement
QualTex Laboratories
Recycling Center
Red Kieffer’s Auto Repairs, Inc.
Redner’s Markets
Rehrersburg Lions Club
Residential Home Funding
Rev. and Mrs. Dennis S. & Susan P. Ritter
Reverend and Mrs. George & Rebecca
Spieker
Reverend Richard A. Miller and
Carolyn Miller
Robin Schenkel
Rosemont Fire Co.
Scott Cars, Inc.
Scott D. and Teresa Kay Perfetto
Service Electric Cablevision, Inc.
Shawn P. Flannery
St. Andrew’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church
St. Peter’s UCC of Wilshire
St. Peter’s United Church of Christ
Sun Life Financial
Sweet Street Desserts
Talen Energy
The Benecon Group, Inc.
The Fred J. Jaindl Family Foundation
The Honorable Lisa Boscola
The John C. Evans Family Charitable
Gift Fund
The Miller Center for the Arts
The Rev. and Mrs. Harry S. &
Carole E. Bohn
ThermoFisher Scientific
Tombler’s Home Bakery
Trans-Bridge, Inc.
Union United Church of Christ
United Concordia
United Health Foundation
Univest
Viking Graphics
Warne H. White
Weik Investment Services, Inc.
Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign
Weyerbacher Brewing Co., Inc.
Yocco’s, Inc.
Yuasa Battery, Inc.
Zion Blue Mountain UCC
MILLER-KEYSTONE BLOOD CENTER COMMITTEES
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
JOHN HANEY, FACHE, VICE CHAIRMAN, VP, Practice Management, Grand View Health
EVERITT F. BINNS, PH.D., SECRETARY, Director, EMS & Transport, Grand View Health
PETER J. CASTAGNA JR.
JAMES ANDERSON
Partner
Campbell, Rappold & Yurasits LLP
ROBERT BEGLIOMINI, BS,
PHARM.D., MBA, FASHP
PATRICIA BABCOCK
Medical Director, Blood Bank
Sacred Heart Hospital
St. Luke’s University Health Network –
Warren
RONALD E. DOMEN, M.D.
KEVIN COCHRANE, MS,
MT (ASCP) SBB
Medical Director, Histocompatability Lab
Penn State Milton S. Hershey
Medical Center
St. Luke’s University Health Network –
Bethlehem
WALTER EVERSON
DONNA COLE
Hunterdon Medical Center
JOSEPH BUBBA, ESQ.
DOUGLAS A. MICHELS
Schuylkill Health System – East
President & CEO
Orasure Technologies, Inc.
TINA DOYLE
RONALD FELTENBERGER
St. Luke’s University Health Network –
Miners Memorial
BARBARA FESTA, MT (ASCP)
St. Luke’s University Health Network –
Anderson
MEDICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
JAMES CHIADIS, M.D.
Chairman, Sacred Heart Hospital
RICHARD BINDIE, M.D.
Schuylkill Medical Center – South
JOHN BRENNAN, M.D.
Blue Mountain Health System
IRWIN HOLLANDER, M.D.
Grand View Health
ATEF LABEEB, M.D.
St. Luke’s University
Health Network – Quakertown
JUN LI, M.D.
BALA CARVER, M.D.
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Hackettstown Regional
Medical Center
CHRISTOPHER CHAPMAN, M.D.
EMILY MILLER, M.D.
St. Luke’s University Health Network –
Warren
St. Luke’s University
Health Network – Anderson
PETER CHRIST, M.D.
JEFFREY NULL, M.D.
Penn State Health – St. Joseph
CRAIG DISE, M.D.
Hunterdon Medical Center
KALMEN FEINBERG, M.D.
St. Luke’s University Health Network –
Miners Memorial
MARK FILSTEIN, M.D.
Reading Health System
MELISSA GEORGE, D.O.
Penn State Hershey Medical Center
DENISE FITZGERALD
MICHEL LLOYD, MT (ASCP) SBB
St. Luke’s University Health Network –
Bethlehem
POLLYANN MADURO, MT (ASCP)
Lehigh Valley Health Network –
Hazleton
DANIELA NEWCOMER
St. Luke’s University Health Network –
Allentown
JENNIFER REEDY, MLS (ASCP)
Schuylkill Health System
JANETTE SAPRONI
TRICIA VAUGHAN, SBB (ASCP)
Reading Health System
BARBARA GIANNINI
Grand View Health
Penn State Health – St. Joseph
ADRIENNE VERBILLA
Schuylkill Health System – South
CRUISE ABOARD THE LIFELINE COMMITTEE
Lehigh Valley Health Network –
Hazleton
JOHN RUSSO, M.D.
Lehigh Valley International Airport
SHARON STEINMAN, M.D.
Multi-Tech Construction, Inc.
Schuylkill Medical Center – East
St. Luke’s University
Health Network – Allentown
STEVEN TELLSCHOW, M.D.
St. Luke’s University
Health Network – Bethlehem
PAULA BONSTEIN
CHUCK BOSTICK JR.
PAULA BUCHVALT
Air Products
JANET BUSSE
Miller-Keystone Blood Center
Hospital Central Services, Inc.
MARY DIEHL
JESSICA KUC
The Morning Call (retired)
Miller-Keystone Blood Center
MEGAN A. BESTE
BSI Corporate Benefits, LLC
Taggart Associates
MICHAEL MCSHANE
Miller-Keystone Blood Center
ERIC BLEW, LUTCF
TODD QUANN
Computer Management and
Marketing Associates, Inc.
Lehigh Valley International Airport
DAN WALSH
Viamedia
CO M M U N I T Y CO N N E C T I O N
DICK LAMSON
100 Gallons
GWEN RITTER
50 Gallons
Chairman, Grand View Health
JANET BUSSE
MARIE KOEHLER, MT (ASCP)
St. Luke’s University Health Network –
Anderson
TONY DARE, HONORARY CAPTAIN, BSI Corporate Benefits, LLC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Miller-Keystone Blood Center
TAE KIM, MT
Lehigh Valley Health Network
BETH FREY, MT (ASCP)
MARIE CLEMENS
THANK YOU to all who have so generously contributed.
LUCILE HOUGH
Blue Mountain Health System –
Gnaden Huetten
Blue Mountain Health System –
Palmerton
DJ CLEAVER
Arbor Insurance Group, Inc.
PAT GIDOSH, MT (ASCP)
Sacred Heart Hospital
St. Luke’s University Health Network –
Quakertown
The Morning Call
This full report, including donations up to $99, can also be found on our website at
GIVEaPINT.org.
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PEGGY ASHWORTH, MT (ASCP)
Hackettstown Regional Medical Center
President-CEO
Zee Medical Service Co.
EVERITT F. BINNS, PH.D.
This report recognizes gifts made between July 1, 2015-June 30, 2016. We apologize for any
errors you may find, and ask that you bring them to the attention of the Development office
at 800-B-A-DONOR (223-6667) or [email protected].
JAMES CHIADIS, M.D.
SUSAN AMUNDSEN
Lehigh Valley Health Network – Hazleton
Vice President, Operations
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Managing Partner
Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, P.C.
CONGRATULATIONS to our donors who recently acheived
MILESTONE DONATION LEVELS!
BLOOD BANK SUPERVISORS COMMITTEE
ROCCO DELVECCHIO, CHAIRMAN, President, Merchants Bank
President & CEO
HCS, Inc. & Affiliates
July 2015-June 2016
KERIANNE GEIST
SHELLY HARKINS
KATHLEEN HECKMAN
Miller-Keystone Blood Center
SPRING 2017
LUKE SHAFNISKY
50 Gallons
KIM HELLWIG
RCN
HEATHER KOWATCH
Capital BlueCross
JESSICA KUC
Miller-Keystone Blood Center
CAROL MACHAIN
Guardian Life Insurance Co.
of America
MICHAEL MCSHANE
Miller-Keystone Blood Center
SHIRLEY MILLER
Air Products (retired)
GEORGE & LINDA NABB
Dream Events
NAOMI PRATT
Miller-Keystone Blood Center
DAN WALSH
Viamedia
JEFF WARREN
Gilmore & Associates, Inc.
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OUT&ABOUT
I N T H E L E H I G H V A L L E Y. . .
MKBC’s Suzan
Detwiler presents
Louise Olson of
Lafayette College
with a certificate
of appreciation.
Hosting a very successful blood drive recently was
Christ Lutheran Church in Hellertown!
Thanks to everyone who came out to donate at the first
MKBC Blood Drive sponsored by Liquid Interactive!
Kudos to the awesome blood drive team at Marblehead
Chowderhouse in Easton!
Denise McGaughran of the Career Institute of
Technology in Easton proudly displays the
2016 Spirit Award earned by the school.
Also hosting its first MKBC Blood Drive recently was
Easton Area Middle School!
I N L A N C A S T E R C O U N T Y. . .
I N N E W J E R S E Y. . .
Theresa Sweitzer treated donors
to some thoughtful and tasty
cookies at Styles Underground
in Adamstown during their first
MKBC Blood Drive.
A huge shout-out to everybody at Starbucks
on Airport Road for their dedication to saving
lives, and their support of MKBC!
Donors Bonnie, Zach, Cindi & Kayla
relax in the Canteen at the Blood
Drive sponsored by Nordstrom’s
East Coast Fulfillment Center
in Elizabethtown.
Congratulations to Bethlehem Catholic
High School, who recently hosted its
most successful Blood Drive in the
school’s history! 10
Hosting their first MKBC Blood Drive recently was Shop Rite
in Washington NJ! Pictured are MKBC’s Mark Sellers with
Shop Rite’s Carly Sopko.
CO M M U N I T Y CO N N E C T I O N
SPRING 2017
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OUT&ABOUT
IN READING/BERKS...
S uzanne Mengel
and Sylvia Engle
are close friends
that come in to
donate every
either weeks
at our Reading
Donor Center! How awesome was it to have THREE first-time donors
– and three generations – visit us recently? Thanks to
Emily DeOliveira, her son Nicholas DeOliveira, and his
grandmother, Ann Eckroat, for making the lifesaving
decision to donate blood!
Thanks to donor Paula Grose, platelet and whole blood
donor, who recently achieved the 15-gallon level!
MKBC’s Tamara West presents donor
Clayton Frymoyer Jr with his 10-gallon pin.
IN CHESTER/PHILADELPHIA...
I N M O N R O E C O U N T Y. . .
T hank you to Rocco Lombardo and
Donna Cully from The Mountain
Center (Tobyhanna PA) for hosting
a blood drive to help bolster our
regional inventory!
Thanks to everyone who came out to donate at
the Dec 2016 Angela Hohl Memorial Blood Drive
at Daniel Boone High School!
Students at Fleetwood High School donate in
honor of their classmate Kylie Steward.
Kevin Guido of PJ’S Deli coordinated a recent very successful blood drive at
the Community Day event in Sadsbury Twp!
I N C A R B O N C O U N T Y. . .
Superintendent Dr. Pleis enjoys refreshments with students during the
Twin Valley High School holiday Blood Drive.
A my, Anne and Tiffany at HealthSouth Reading
Rehabilitation Hospital’s very successful Blood
Drive held with their annual car show.
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Hosting an awesome MKBC Blood Drive recently was Carbon Career &
Technical Institute in Jim Thorpe!
CO M M U N I T Y CO N N E C T I O N
SPRING 2017
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COMMUNITYCALENDAR
APRIL
L E H I G H VA L L E Y
2 St John’s UCC Whitehall
Holy Family Church Nazareth
3 DeSales University
4 Bethel Bible Fellowship Emmaus
5 Lincoln Technical Institute
6 Plainfield Twp Vol Fire Company
Northern Lehigh High School
7 Embassy Bank – Trexlertown
8 Saucon Valley High School
UAW Local 677 Allentown
12 Sacred Heart Hospital
Bethlehem Area Vo-Tech
13 Plainfield Twp Vol Fire Company
14 Neffs National Bank
Scott Cars, Inc. Lehigh St
15 Old Zionsville UCC
19 Cedar Crest College
20 Plainfield Twp Vol Fire Company
Metro Beauty Academy
23 Brown & Lynch American Legion
26 Lafayette College-Farinon
Student Center
27 Plainfield Twp Vol Fire Company
30 Faith Evangelical Free Church Allentown
BERKS COUNT Y
4 Reading Hosp School of Health Sciences
Burkholder’s Farm Market
8 7th Masonic District Lodge
9 Morning Star Fellowship Bechtelsville
10 Penn State Berks-Perkins
Student Center
13 Kutztown University-McFarland
Student Union
14 Samuel Burkholder Stand
15 American Legion Post 625 &
VFW Post 411
17 Kutztown Fire Company
18 Harmony United Methodist
Morgantown
Hamburg Middle School
19 Schmidt Training & Technology Center
20 Brandywine Heights High School
22 Boscov’s East
24 Alvernia University
Fleetwood Fixtures
25 Daniel Boone High School
25 St. Francis de Sales Church Robesonia
26 Blue Mountain Academy
27 Muhlenberg High School
Travelers Insurance Wyomissing
30 Jake’s Flea Market
C A R B O N / M O N R O E / LU Z E R N E /
SCHUYLKILL
14
2
3
4
5
Christ Church McKeansburg
Penn Forest Twp Vol Fire Co #1
Gnaden Huetten Hospital
Western Pocono Comm Library
12 St Luke’s Hospital – Monroe Campus
14 Hazle Township Commons
19 Western Pocono Comm Library
23 Christ Hamilton United Lutheran
25 St Joseph’s Catholic Church Summit Hill
28 Hazle Township Commons
29 Barger Lodge #325 Stroudsburg
B U C K S / M O N TG O M E R Y / C H E S T E R /
PHILADELPHIA
3 Trinity Evangelical Lutheran
Quakertown
New Hanover United Methodist
Gilbertsville
New Goshenhoppen UCC
5 Montgomery County Community
College
6 Swamp Mennonite Church
7 St Paul’s Episcopal Exton
8 Parkerford Church Pottstown
Christ Evangelical Lutheran
Trumbauersville
10 St Luke’s Quakertown Hospital
11 St Luke’s Lutheran Gilbertsville
12 Grey Towers Castle
15 Thomson Lodge #340
17 Trinity Evangelical Lutheran
Quakertown
18 Grace Lutheran Royersford
Faith Bible Fellowship Harleysville
SLM Green Lane
19 Owen J Roberts High School
Buckman Ski Company
21 St Paul’s Episcopal Exton
22 Dairy Queen Pottstown
24 Longacre Building Lansdale
25 Zion Mennonite Souderton
Upper Perkiomen Valley YMCA
30 Linh Quay Buddhist Temple
NEW JERSEY
10 Warren County Community College
20 Huntington Vol Fire Company
23 Presbyterian Church of Milford
M A Y
L E H I G H VA L L E Y
1 Christ Lutheran Church Hellertown
Northampton Community College
4 Plainfield Twp Vol Fire Company
Lehigh Valley International Airport
5 Keystone Consulting Engineers
Allentown
Mosser Village Family Center
6 Blue Mountain Classic Car Club
Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Bath
Action Karate
7 Macungie Memorial Park
Weisenberg Lutheran Church
8 The Fitness Plaza Allentown
9 LVHN – Muhlenberg
Ziegels Union Church Breinigsville
City of Bethlehem / Dept of Admin
11 Plainfield Twp Vol Fire Company
Travel Impressions Bethlehem
13 Hope Community Church Fogelsville
18 Plainfield Twp Vol Fire Company
19 Saucon Valley Country Club
20 Whitfield Lodge #622 Tatamy
Sacred Heart of Jesus Church Bath
Covenant United Methodist Bath
21 St Elizabeth’s Catholic Church Whitehall
Lehigh Masonic Lodge #326
23 LVHN – 17th & Chew
24 Superior Quartz Products
25 Plainfield Twp Vol Fire Company
BERKS COUNT Y
1 Kutztown University-McFarland
Student Union
2 Fleetwood High School
Zion’s Union Church Maxatawny
4 Wernersville State Hospital
6 Tri-County Worship Center
Muhlenberg Library
Saint Andrew’s United Methodist
New Berlinville
7 St Gabriel’s Episcopal Douglassville
8 Best Western Reading
9 Atonement Lutheran Reading
10 Boscov’s East
Good Shepherd UCC Reading
Penn State Health-St. Joseph
Bally Ribbon Mills
11 Weisenberg Elementary School
Berks County Ag Center
Chick-Fil-A Exeter
13 Frieden’s UCC Oley
14 St Peter’s UCC West Lawn
16 Good Shepherd UCC Boyertown
St Joseph’s Hill Lutheran Boyertown
17 Stevens & Lee Reading
18 Bally Mennonite Church
Zion Spies Lutheran Reading
20 St Ignatius School Reading
21 Monarch Fire Company
St Margaret’s Catholic Church Reading
St Mary’s Catholic Church Kutztown
22 Boyertown YMCA
28 Appalachian Campsites
30 Reading Hosp School of Health Sciences
31 Lutheran Home at Topton
C A R B O N / M O N R O E / LU Z E R N E /
SCHUYLKILL
3 Western Pocono Community Library
9 Lehigh Valley Hospital – Hazleton
12 Hazle Township Commons
13 Jacob’s UCC Weissport
16 West End Fire Co Palmerton
17 Western Pocono Community Library
CO M M U N I T Y CO N N E C T I O N
20 Salem Bible Fellowship Lehighton
26 Hazle Township Commons
27 Freeland Borough Park
B U C K S / M O N TG O M E R Y / C H E S T E R
PHILADELPHIA
1
2
5
8
11
13
15
16
17
19
22
25
27
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Quakertown
First Baptist Church Perkasie
First Presbyterian Church Pottstown
St Paul’s Episcopal Exton
St John’s Evangelical Lutheran Spinnerstown
Blue Comets Motorcycle Club
St James Lutheran Pottstown
St Agnes Catholic Church Sellersville
Saint Luke’s Lutheran Zieglerville
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Quakertown
St Paul’s Episcopal Exton
Providence Presbyterian Quakertown
Aaron’s Hydraulics
Grand View Health
Singer Equipment Company
Brunner Insurance
Blooming Glen Mennonite
Emmanuel Episcopal Quakertown
Bert Reel Park Parkesburg
THE ANNUAL
“LOVE OF LIFE” BLOOD DRIVE
was another resounding success!
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO
CAME OUT TO DONATE , and also to
KYMS CREATIONS for the fantastic
Valentine’s Day treats!
J U N E
L E H I G H VA L L E Y
1 LVHN – Kasych Building
Plainfield Twp Vol Fire Company
St John’s Lutheran Nazareth
4 St Rocco’s Church Martins Creek
6 Primo Produce
7 St John the Baptist Whitehall
8 Plainfield Twp Vol Fire Company
Holy Cross Evangelical Lutheran Nazareth
10 Bethlehem Twp Community Center
Amato Chiropractic
14 St James Lutheran Coopersburg
Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Bethlehem
15 Plainfield Twp Vol Fire Company
17 Salem UCC Bath
20 Berkheimer Outsourcing Bethlehem
21 Capital BlueCross
22 Plainfield Twp Vol Fire Company
25 Notre Dame Church Bethlehem
29 Plainfield Twp Vol Fire Company
B E R K S C O U N T Y
1 Discovery Federal Credit Union
2 Hamburg High School
3 St Paul’s UCC Fleetwood
Reading Motorcycle Club
Senior Life Reading
7 St John’s Evangelical Lutheran Mohnton
9 Kutztown Produce Auction
11 Blue Mountain Academy
12 Bowmansville Fire Company
13 St John’s Lutheran Boyertown
SPRING 2017
15 Cartech
16 Reformation Lutheran Reading
17 Maidencreek Church Blandon
Kempton Community Center
20 Harmony United Methodist Morgantown
Hamburg Municipal Building
21 Zerbe Sisters
22 St Paul’s UCC Robesonia
25 Jake’s Flea Market
26 Boyertown Food Market
28 New Life Bible Fellowship Oley
C A R B O N / M O N R O E / LU Z E R N E / S C H U Y L K I L L
7
9
21
23
Western Pocono Community Library
Hazle Township Commons
Western Pocono Community Library
Hazle Township Commons
B U C K S / M O N TG O M E R Y / C H E S T E R /
PHILADELPHIA
2 St Paul’s Episcopal Exton
5 Trinity Evangelical Lutheran
Quakertown
6 21st Century Cyber Charter School
7 Gateway Ticketing Systems
8 Diamond Credit Union
12 Cedarville United Methodist
14 Sealstrip
AWWA Philadelphia
15 Tel Hai Retirement Community
16 St Paul’s Episcopal Exton
19 Trinity Evangelical Lutheran
Quakertown
21 Indian Valley Mennonite
30 PA State Rep Marcy Toepel
Miller-Keystone Blood Center collects blood nearly every day of the week at local businesses, schools, churches and other
organizations. If you or your group would like to participate in a bloodmobile that is scheduled or would like to sponsor your
own blood drive, please contact the Donor Resources Department at 610-691-5850 or 800-223-6667.
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Non-Profit
Organization
U.S. Postage
PAID
Permit No. 484
Lehigh Valley, PA
Lehigh Valley Corporate Center
1465 Valley Center Parkway
Bethlehem, PA 18017
MILLER-KEYSTONE BLOOD CENTER
OUR HOSPITALS
Miller-Keystone Blood Center currently serves as the only blood provider to the following hospital systems:
Blue Mountain Health System
Lehighton, PA • Palmerton, PA
Grand View Health
Sellersville, PA
Hunterdon Medical Center
Flemington, NJ
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Allentown, PA • Bethlehem, PA •
Hazleton, PA • Pottsville, PA
Penn State Milton S. Hershey
Medical Center
Hershey, PA
Reading Health System
Reading, PA
Sacred Heart Hospital
Allentown, PA
Penn State Health-St. Joseph
Reading, PA
St. Luke’s University
Health Network
Allentown, PA • Bethlehem, PA •
Coaldale, PA Easton, PA •
Quakertown, PA • Phillipsburg, NJ •
Stroudsburg, PA
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2016-17
Rocco DelVecchio, Chairman
Merchants Bank
James Anderson
Campbell, Rappold & Yurasits LLP
Walter Everson
Zee Medical Service Company
John Haney, FACHE,
Vice Chairman
Grand View Health
Robert Begliomini,
BS, PharmD, MBA, FASHP
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Douglas Michels
OraSure Technologies
Everitt F. Binns, Ph.D.,
Secretary
Grand View Health
Joseph Bubba, Esq.
Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, P.C.
Peter J. Castagna, Jr.
HCS, Inc. & Affiliates
Steven Tellschow, M.D.
St. Luke’s University Health Network
Dr. E. Ronald Domen
Penn State College of Medicine & Penn State
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center YOUR HOSPITAL’S CHOICE FOR LIFE-SAVING BLOOD.
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