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Schuylkill Health System Joins Blood Service Program
Regional Highlights
1In the Lehigh Valley
Effective July 1, 2013, Miller-Keystone Blood Center will serve as blood service provider to the Schuylkill
Health System (Pottsville, PA). In this capacity, Miller-Keystone will serve as the sole supplier of blood
products and patient transfusion services to the Health System and residents of the community.
Cruise Aboard the LifeLine
1In Schuylkill County
Schuylkill Health System
Joins Blood Program
3In Montgomery County
High Schools Honored
4In Berks County
Volunteer Recognition
4In Chester County
Scholarship Recipients
9In Philadelphia
“We are very pleased to be working with the team from Miller-Keystone Blood Center to make sure our
patients have the blood products they need, whether it be for surgical procedures or other services offered
by Schuylkill Health,” said John E. Simodejka, President/Chief Executive Officer of Schuylkill Health.
MKBC now serves as the sole blood supplier to 27 hospitals in 12 Pennsylvania and New Jersey counties.
“Miller-Keystone Blood Center is proud to be selected as the exclusive blood provider to the Schuylkill
Health System,” says Joseph Yelo, Vice President, Administration, Miller-Keystone Blood Center. “The
Blood Center looks forward to working with the Health System, as well as businesses, schools and
community organizations in the region to ensure a safe, stable and continuous blood supply in Pottsville
and the surrounding communities.” n
Out & About
11 In Bucks County
Out & About
14 In Monroe County
Blood Drive Calendar
Blood Center Cruises to the Greek Isles
19th Annual Signature Fundraiser a Resounding Success
14 In Luzerne County
Blood Drive Calendar
14 In New Jersey
Blood Drive Calendar
The Blood Center’s 19th annual signature fundraiser,
the “Cruise to the Greek Isles Aboard the LifeLine” took place on Friday, May 10. More than 450
passengers boarded at Bethlehem’s ArtsQuest™
Center at SteelStacks™, which was magicallytransformed into an exotic sea vessel traveling to
a land of ancient history and tranquil beauty.
Once aboard, an evening of great food, fun and
entertainment was enjoyed by all, as passengers
were treated to specially prepared Cruise delicacies,
action-packed casino games and an exciting live
auction. A silent auction and raffle were held,
while entertainment was provided courtesy of DJ
Tom Gentis and the Aegean Island Dance Group.
Your Donation.
Your Community.
Your Blood Center.
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Honorary captain of the 2013 Cruise was Ann
Baum, Vice President-Lehigh Valley, Capital
BlueCross, and guest emcees for the evening
were Sam Malone of Cat Country 96.1 and
Tori Thomas of WLEV 100.7. In addition to
Cruise committee members (L-R) Anne Baum, Honorary Chair;
Dan Walsh, Mary Diehl and Heather Kowatch.
the tireless efforts of this year’s Cruise committee,
dozens of volunteers supported the event serving
in a variety of roles.
Offering up specialized Cruise cuisine this year
were: ArtsQuest™ Culinary Arts and Hospitality,
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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 • 128 Eagleview Boulevard, Lionville, PA 19353 • 2745A Leiscz’s Bridge Road, Reading, PA 19605
Satellite Locations: Western Pocono Community Library, 2000 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
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In This Issue
Schuylkill Health System Joins
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Blood Service Program
Cruise Aboard the LifeLine
1
Blood Center Honors
Area High Schools
3
New Application Enables
Donors to Schedule
Appointments Online
3
Scholarship Recipients
Named for 2013
4
MKBC Recognizes Volunteers 4
Someone Special
5
New President-CEO Named
6
Kristin’s Story
7
Tributes/Memorials
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Out & About Photos
8-13
Blood Drive Calendar
14-15
Community
CONNECTION
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
Janet D. Busse
BS, MT (ASCP) SBB, MS QA
Senior Vice President &
Chief Operating Officer
D. Kip Kuttner, D.O.
Vice President, Medical Director
Joseph A. Yelo
MBA, MT (ASCP) SBB
Vice President, Administration
Cabot Creamery, Catering by Karen Hunter, Cathy’s Creative Catering,
Chocolate Fantasy Fountains, Dickey’s Barbecue Pit-Allentown and
Bethlehem, Granny Schmidt’s Bake Shop, Kyms Creations, Maison
Blanc Catering, Meritage Catering, Piece ‘a Cake, Royal Gourmet
Foods, The Allentown Goose, The Best Western Lehigh Valley
Hotel, Tombler’s Bakery and Yianni’s Taverna and Euro Lounge.
Our 2013 Navigator sponsor was Viamedia. Additional sponsors
included Deck Masters: Hospital Central Services, PrintForce,
RCN and The Morning Call; Engineers: Adams Outdoor
Advertising, Capital BlueCross, Clear Channel Radio, Computer
Management and Marketing Associates, Crayola, Cumulus Media
Cat Country 96, Cumulus Media WLEV 100.7, Lafayette Ambassador Bank, Lehigh Valley Health Network, 99.9 The Hawk, Neusse
Photography, Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Inc. and PenTeleData; Officers: Air Products, Baltic Linen, Dr. J. Michael &
Mary Lee, Klunk & Millan, Lehigh Valley Magazine, Lehigh Valley
Style, Masonic Blood Donor Group of PA and Westgate Jewelers; Port-of-Call Guides: Around the Clock Nursing, Inc.,
Banko Beverage, Becker Subaru, Blue Mountain Health System,
BSI Corporate Benefits, LLC; Coca-Cola Bottling Company of the
Lehigh Valley, EnergyWeb Solutions, Good Shepherd Rehabilitation
Network, Grand View Hospital, Greater Hazleton Health Alliance,
Hanover Engineering Associates, Lehigh Gas Corporation, Patti’s
Petals, Inc.; PennCap Properties, PPL Corporation, Service Electric
Cablevision Inc., St. Joseph Regional Health Network, St. Luke’s
University Health Network, TD Bank and Westfield Hospital; and
Mates: Abraham, Borda, Corvino, Butz, Lavalva & Company, PC;
Arbor Insurance Group, Inc.; Campbell, Rappold & Yurasits, LLP;
Direct Mail Service & Press, Inc.; DJ Tom Gentis, Dream Events,
Embassy Bank of the Lehigh Valley, FASTSIGNS, Fitzpatrick Lentz
& Bubba, P.C.; H.T. Lyons Inc., Highmark Blue Shield, Jackpot
Casino, Kutztown Optimist Club, Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs, Leiser’s
Inc., Lesavoy, Butz and Seitz, LLC; Limo Van Express, Linde Global
Helium, Ms. Debora A. Arana, New Tripoli Bank, Northampton
Gallery of Pianos, Penn Jersey Paper, Sacred Heart Hospital,
Trans-Bridge Lines, Inc. and Western Textile Healthcare.
The 2013 Cruise event was attended by more
than 450 people!
“The Center relies on the generosity of community businesses
and individuals to help us achieve our goals and remain
true to our mission of ensuring a safe, stable and continuous
blood supply,” she continues. “We are thankful and privileged
to have volunteer blood donors who roll up their sleeves to
provide the community with the gift of life, and we remain
grateful to all the volunteers who donate their time, talent
and philanthropic support to ensure a safe and productive
blood center.”
Marie S. Clemens
Editor
Lauren Porsi
Associate Editor
Phone: 610-691-5850 • 800-B-A-DONOR
Fax: 610-691-2326
Website: www.GIVEaPINT.org
Planning will soon be underway for the Blood Center’s 20th
Annual Cruise Aboard the LifeLine, which is tentatively scheduled for Friday, May 9, 2014. For more information, contact
Readers are invited to send their
comments and letters to us at:
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Cruise cuisine was provided by the area’s top
restaurants, caterers and confectioners!
“Miller-Keystone Blood Center faces an enormous challenge of maintaining the community’s blood supply to
serve the patients in our region,” explains Sandra D. Thomas, Director of Development. “Much of that
challenge is inherent in that there is no substitute for blood.”
John Willson
Vice President, Fiscal Affairs
Miller-Keystone Blood Center
Lehigh Valley Corporate Center
1465 Valley Center Parkway
Bethlehem, PA 18017
The silent auction is always a highlight of the
annual Cruise.
Thomas at 800-223-6667, ext. 1292, or develop@hcsc.org!
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Aegean Island Dance Group entertained our audience.
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Blood Center Honors Area High Schools
Over 7,000 individuals, including principals, teachers, student council presidents, athletes, musicians,
and other students participated in saving lives throughout our community this school year as part of
Miller-Keystone Blood Center’s 2012-2013 high school campaign.
The success of this year’s high school campaign was celebrated at recognition events held at Barnhouse
Village (Bath), Mahoning Valley Country Club (Lehighton) and Reading Country Club (Reading).
86 high schools held blood drives this year. More than 6,000 units of blood were collected, providing
the gift of life for more than 15,000 patients at hospitals throughout the Pennsylvania and New Jersey
counties served by MKBC.
For more information on the High School Blood Drive Program contact the Donor Resources
Department at 800-223-6667.
High schools sponsoring blood drives during the past year include:
Allentown Central Catholic
High School
Bangor High School
Belvidere High School
Berks Career & Technology
Center – East
Berks Career & Technology
Center – West
Berks Catholic High School
Bethlehem Catholic High School
Bethlehem Vo-Tech
Blair Academy
Blue Mountain Academy
Boyertown Area Senior
High School
Brandywine Heights High School
Thank you to Spirit Award winner, Carbon
Career and Technical Institute!
Carbon Career & Technical
Institute
Career Institute of Technology
Catasauqua High School
Conestoga Christian
Conrad Weiser Area High School
Coventry Christian Schools
Daniel Boone Area High School
Downingtown High School
Easton High School
Emmaus High School
Exeter Senior High School
Fleetwood Area High School
Freedom High School
Governor Mifflin Senior
High School
Hackettstown High School
summer 2013
Hamburg Area High School
Hazleton Area High School
High Point Baptist Academy
Immanuel Christian School
Jim Thorpe High School
Kutztown Area Senior High School
Lehigh Career and Technical
Institute
Lehigh Valley Academy
Lehigh Valley Charter School
for the Performing Arts
Lehighton Area High School
Liberty High School
Louis E. Dieruff High School
Marian Catholic High School
Martin Luther King High School
Moravian Academy
Muhlenberg Senor High School
Nazareth High School
North Warren High School
Northampton Area High School
Northern Lehigh High School
Northwestern Lehigh High School
Notre Dame High School
Oley Valley High School
Owen J. Roberts
Palisades High School
Palmerton High School
Panther Valley High School
Parkland High School
Pen Argyl High School
Pennridge High School
Perkiomen Valley High School
Phillipsburg High School
Recipient of the 2013 Angela Hohl
Memorial Award, Daniel Boone High School.
New Application
Enables Donors
to Schedule
Appointments
Online
Beginning July 2013, donors will
be able to perform a variety of
activities online from the comfort
of their own home!
Congratulations to one of this year’s
Spirit Award winners, Northwestern
Lehigh High School!
Phoenixville Area High School
Pine Forge Academy
Pius X High School
Pope John Paul II High School
Pottsgrove High School
Pottstown High School
Quakertown High School
Reading High School
Reading Muhlenberg Vo-tech
Salisbury High School
Saucon Valley High School
Schuylkill Valley High School
Southern Lehigh High School
Springford High School
Tamaqua High School
The Hill School
Tulpehocken Senior
High School
Twin Valley High School
Upper Perkiomen High School
Warren County Vocational
Technical School
Warren Hills Regional High
School
West Mont Christian
Academy
Western Center for
Technical Studies
Whitehall High School
William Allen High School
Wilson Area High School
Wilson Senior High School
When donors create their personal
online profile via the Blood Center’s
website (GIVEaPINT.org), they
will have the ability to schedule
donation appointments, check
their donation history, review their
cholesterol levels and see previous
wellness related test results from
their prior donation.
The new program will also help
our blood drive coordinators! If
you are running a blood drive, we
will be able to provide you with
online tools to assist in organizing
a successful blood drive.
The Blood Center looks forward
to implementing this new program,
and hopes it will be an easier
and more convenient way for our
donors to continue to save lives
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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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Scholarship Recipients
Named for 2013
Miller-Keystone Blood Center recently named the recipients
of the 2013 High School Blood Donor Recruitment Scholarship. Created in 2002, this award is designed to encourage
and reward high school blood drive chair persons for their
efforts in stimulating interest and increasing the available blood
supply within the 11 counties served by MKBC. This year,
86 high schools ran blood drives, and 43 scholarship applications were received, with 15 students selected to receive
scholarship awards.
2013 recipients include:
Savannah Baller
Muhlenberg High School
Amanda Kijak
Daniel Boone High School
MKBC Recognizes Volunteers
The Blood Center recently honored its volunteers with special
recognition events held in Allentown and Wyomissing.
During 2012, more than 425 volunteers donated over 27,000 hours
of service, supporting the Blood Center’s crucial mission as the
exclusive blood supplier to our regional hospitals. The volunteers,
which included retirees, business people and high school/college
students, assist in a variety of positions including donor aids, canteen
attendants, telephone reminder callers, special event support and
office support. These volunteers assist in the operations at the Blood
Center’s sites in Allentown, Bethlehem, Brodheadsville, Easton,
Hazleton, Lionville, Quakertown, Reading and Wind Gap; and at over
2,000 annual blood mobiles throughout eastern Pennsylvania and
western New Jersey.
Marisa Lombardo
Governor Mifflin High School
Volunteers with hours of service ranging from 100 to 15,000 hours
were recognized, including the following volunteers, who achieved
new levels over 1,000 hours and were presented with special
recognition awards:
Miriam MunoZ
Northwestern Lehigh
High School
15,500: Jean Achey, Bethlehem
9,000: Jackie Younger, Catasauqua
Michelle Cardona
Megan O’Donnell
Pottstown High School
Michelle Cardona
Liberty High School
Lauren Pickrell
Carbon Career &
Technical Institute
Jessica DeLash
Marian Catholic High School
Kasey Rossell
Marian Catholic High School
Courtney Sliker
Career Institute of Technology
Spencer Thomas
Nazareth High School
Lauren Zurn
Jim Thorpe Area
High School
Michael Heiner
12,500: William Younger, Catasauqua
6,000: Ruth Arnoldin, Allentown
4,500: Ann Andres, Bethlehem
4,000: Edward Muschlitz, Northampton; Charles Heffentrager,
Whitehall
3,500: Robert Adams, Allentown; Catherine Capkovic, Allentown
3,000: Frank Duda, Catasauqua
2,000: Roland Hahn, Allentown; Edith Bennett, Whitehall
1,500: L orraine Coombe, Hamburg; Susan Tretter, Nazareth;
Laura Wentzel, Reading; Arlene Doerrman, Sinking Spring;
Marie Nettleton, Belvidere, NJ; Dori Wallace,
Allentown; Marilyn Rider, Bethlehem
1,000: C
harles Ermert, Allentown; Ronald Achenbach, Pen Argyl;
Agnes Deininger, Sinking Spring; Janice Sell, Whitehall;
Betty Himmelberger, Bernville
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Michael Heiner
Allentown Central Catholic
High School
Anna Keller
Spring-Ford High School
Christopher Kerr
Daniel Boone High School
Lauren Zurn
For more information on either scholarship opportunity, visit
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Co mmun i ty CO N N ECT I O N
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Recognizing Someone Special
Congratulations to Mary Davison, Lynne Handwerk, Jack Eroh, Elise Slifer, Sharon Spagnola and Hank Kunkel for making a
difference at MKBC through their continuous volunteer work!
Mary has been a volunteer at MKBC since February 2012. In
just her first 10 months of volunteering with us, she has accumulated 183 hours as a Canteen Attendant and Donor Aide. Mary is
enthusiastic, extremely cooperative and willing to go to mobile
drives, no matter the distance. Mary enjoys the opportunity to
meet such nice and interesting people, whether it be donors or
fellow volunteers.
Lynne joined MKBC in January of 2011, accumulating 184 hours
as a Canteen Attendant. Lynne is a personable and versatile
volunteer, volunteering at other MKBC functions such as the
Cruise, our annual fundraising event, Health Fair and taking
minutes for the Information Systems department. Lynne says the
most interesting part of volunteering in the Canteen is meeting
all the different donors, and learning so many interesting stories
about their lives.
Jack began volunteering at MKBC in January of 2011, accumulating 257 hours as a Canteen Attendant. Jack is a reliable, timely
volunteer who has exceptional conversational abilities. Jack has
also been a blood donor for over 30 years, donating over 19
gallons in that time. Jack started his volunteering career with
Miller Keystone back in the 90’s when he participated in a
Coordinator Committee that was in force at that time, and came
back after his retirement since he had enjoyed it so much.
Elsie has been a volunteer at MKBC since September of
2011, accumulating 200 in that time as a Canteen Attendant.
Elsie is willing to fill in an occasional last minute openings
and also stays late if there isn’t anyone to cover the shift
following hers. Elsie loves volunteering because she gets to
meet so many wonderful and different people. Talking and
building relationships with the donors is her favorite part
of volunteering.
Sharon joined MKBC in September of 2011 as a Canteen
Attendant where she has accumulated 200 hours. Sharon
is always willing to fill in where she is needed and is always
reliable and timely. Sharon loves volunteering because she
gets to meet so many wonderful and different people. Talking
and building relationships with the donors is her favorite
part of the job.
Hank has been a volunteer at MKBC since January of 2011,
accumulating 268 hours as a Canteen Attendant. Hank is
devoted to donors, pleasant and reliable. In 2009, Hank
began donating and has accumulated 2 gallons in that time.
Hank loves interacting with donors and says that donors
come from so many different backgrounds; every time he
volunteers it is a learning experience.
Our warmest thanks to Mary, Lynne, Jack, Elise, Sharon and Hank for their dedication in continuing to save lives in our community
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HIGhMARK walk for a healthy community
Thank you to everyone who supported MKBC in this
year’s Walk for a Healthy Community, held on June 15 at
the SteelStacks Campus in Bethlehem!
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a d m ini s t r a tion
New President-CEO Named
Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Fiscal Affairs also appointed
Hospital Central Services, Inc., the
“parent” company of Miller-Keystone
Blood Center has announced that Peter
J. Castagna, Jr. has been appointed
President-CEO. He succeeds J. Michael
Lee, DBA, FACHE, who recently retired
after a 33-year tenure.
Castagna has more than 25 years of experience in the healthcare support service
and supply chain environment. He most
recently served as the Vice President of Health Systems for Thermo
Fisher Scientific. Previous positions include Chief Operating Officer
of Verispan LLC; President for Acute Care with McKesson Medical
Surgical; and Eastern Regional Vice President for Owens and Minor.
Business Administration. He is a member of the Health Industry
Distributor Association (HIDA) and the HIDA Laboratory Council.
“It is a privilege to be selected as the next President and CEO of
HCSC,” said Castagna. “The organization has an outstanding reputation both in the community, and within the respective industries it
serves. I look forward to working with the Boards of Directors and
staff to help continue the tradition of providing quality, cost-effective
programs and services to the healthcare organizations we serve.”
Castagna officially began his duties on July 1.
The Blood Center has also announced the promotions of
Janet D. Busse, BS, MT (ASCP) SBB, MS QA and John Willson.
“HCSC’s Board of Directors was fortunate to interview a number of
qualified candidates for the CEO position,” said Everitt F. Binns, Ph.D.,
Chairman of the Board. “Peter’s education and experience clearly
placed him at the top of the list, and we are confident that he is the
right individual to lead HCSC and its affiliates on this next chapter in
its history.”
Castagna is a graduate of Montclair State College (NJ) with a
Bachelors Degree in Chemistry, and the Stillman School of
Business at Seton Hall University with a Masters Degree in
Busse has been appointed Senior Vice President
and Chief Operating Officer. With more than 20
years of blood banking experience, she joined MillerKeystone Blood Center in 2012, serving as Director
of Quality Assurance.
Willson has been named Vice President of Fiscal
Affairs. He joined the Blood Center in 2003, most
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donors reach milestones!
Congratulations to our donors
on their Gallon Donor Achievements!
Eugene Christman • 50 gallons
John Worsley •
70 gallons
Melody Sajeski • 70 Gallons
Ron Paff • 80 gallons
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Dick Lamson •
80 gallons
Co mmun i ty CO N N ECT I O N
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Kristin’s Story
Tributes/Memorials
I was diagnosed with breast cancer in
2010, went through chemo, surgery and
radiation, and there was no evidence of
the disease by early 2011. I really thought
I was “in the clear”. In March of 2012,
when my husband and I were on vacation in the Dominican Republic, I became
short of breath and my heart was racing. It only got worse as days
passed, and by my 3rd day down there I could barely walk 20
feet without needing to sit and rest. We went to the doctor at the
resort, who sent us by ambulance to the local hospital in Punta
Cana. Blood work showed my white blood cell count was
extremely high, and my hemoglobin, hematocrit and platelets
were dangerously low. I needed blood and platelet transfusions
before I could even get on a plane to come home. That process
took three days, several phone calls to and from the U.S. Embassy
and a 3 ½-hour ambulance ride to Santo Domingo. There is no
Miller-Keystone Blood Center in the Dominican Republic and
quite honestly, had the Embassy not intervened, I’m not sure I
would have even made it off that island. Upon returning home and
checking into the hospital, a bone marrow biopsy confirmed our
worst fears – I had acute myleoid leukemia, which I contracted
as a result of the life-saving chemo treatments I had for breast
cancer two years earlier. Over the next several months, I had
several rounds of dose-dense chemo that was successful in putting the leukemia into remission, but also left me needing many,
many packed red blood cells and platelet transfusions. I never had
to worry whether or not I was going to get my blood or platelets.
After spending many scary days in the hospital in the E.R., you
can’t even imagine what a blessing and a relief it was to know
Miller-Keystone was there for me. I am alive and well today due in
no small part to the Miller-Keystone Blood Center and its donors.
You truly are saving lives every time you donate!
January-May 2013
‘‘
Kristin Kranzley Parks, Allentown, PA
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Attention a l l entown , beth l ehe m , e a s ton , h a z l eton ,
Mon r oe , Sch u y l ki l l , Q u a ke r town a n d r e a d in g
Volunteers Needed!
The Blood Center has an urgent need for canteen attendants and
In Memory of Mrs. Kathryn R. Bieler
Glen-Gery Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. Leon G. & Mary Jane Schmehl
In Memory of James J. Como
Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. & Tracy S. Adami
In Memory of Ms. Angela Hohl
Ms. Judith W. McClaskey
In Memory of Beverly A. Katzaman
Ms. Linda M. Kline
In Memory of Bonnie I. Michel
Gross & McMahon Families
Kulp Car Rentals
Mr. and Mrs. Werner &
Gloria M. Buschmann
Mr. and Mrs. James W. &
Barbara L. Eschbach
Ms. Theresa M. Michel
In Memory of Fern E. Noll
Ms. Anna E. Boas
Ms. Jeanne Brenner
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas E. & Donna L. Yoder
In Memory of John Edward Roberts, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth H. & Dorothy Mohr
In Honor of Ralph L. Dreibelbis, Sr.
Mr. James Dreibelbis
In Honor of Mrs. Tammy Hamm
William Penn Moose Legion #3
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. & Connie R. Koons
Ms. Ellenor M. Grabiak
Ms. Carol Johnston
St. Marys Lodge #146, Loyal Order
of the Moose
Women of the Moose, St. Mary’s
Chapter 491
Mr. and Mrs. Dale T. & Dorothy B.
Cleveland
Mr. and Mrs. Lamar R. & Jayne A. Hamm
Loyal Order of Moose
Loyal Order of Moose, Chickies Rock
Lodge 307
Loyal Order of the Moose
Muncy Valley Moose Family,
Center 866
Mr. Andrew P. Trump & Ms. Jessica L. Wentz
Women of the Moose, Chapter 235
Women of the Moose, Chambersburg
Chapter 1128
Women of the Moose, Downingtown
Chapter 0153
Women of the Moose, Hanover
Chapter 923
Women of the Moose, Indiana
Chapter 1260
Women of the Moose, Jersey Shore
Chapter 42
Women of the Moose, Lewistown
Chapter 212
Women of the Moose, Millerstown
Chapter 21
Women of the Moose, Phoenixville
Chapter 295
Women of the Moose, Williamsport
Chapter 384
Loyal Order of Moose #53
Loyal Order of Moose, Coatesville
Lodge 297
Loyal Order of Moose, Jersey Shore
Lodge 214
Loyal Order of Moose, Lewistown
Lodge 143
Loyal Order of Moose, Wellsboro
Lodge 1147
Women of the Moose, Chicora
Chapter 313
Women of the Moose, Lock Haven
Chapter 218
Women of the Moose, Middletown
Chapter 553
Women of the Moose, New Kensington
Chapter 711
Women of the Moose, Ridgway
Chapter 2405
Women of the Moose, Slatington
Chapter 0379
Women of the Moose, Wellsboro
Chapter 60
In Honor of Ms. Tina Miller
Budget Maintenance
In Honor of William D. Walters
Kiwanis Foundation of Easton
donor aides on bloodmobile sites throughout the Lehigh Valley,
Hazleton, Wind Gap and our Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Monroe, Montgomery
and Schuylkill County regions. There are also various volunteer positions available
at our fixed sites in Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, Lionville and Reading.
For more information, contact Naomi Pratt, Director, Volunteer Services, at
610-691-5850, ext. 1211, or npratt@hcsc.org, or visit the “Volunteer Opportunities”
link on our web site, located at GIVEaPINT.org! n
summer 2013
Thank you
to all of these individuals and organizations
for their contributions to MKBC!
Please bring any errors/corrections to the attention of the
Development office at 800-223-6667, ext. 1292.
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Out&About
i n t h e l e high va l l e y . . .
MKBC’s Susan Detwiler (center)
thanks Brown Daub Easton’s Tom
Daub and Laura Leuters for their
continued support of our blood
drive program.
Thank you to Lehigh Valley Children’s Centers, who held their first
MKBC blood drive this past Winter!
Congratulations to the SOUL
winners at Pentecostal
Church, Samantha Walker
and Shanique Royal!
C
ongratulations to donor
Kim Lapp, who was our
February raffle winner.
Kim received a gift certificate to the Sands Casino
Resort in Bethlehem!
Coordinating a very successful blood drive recently was Southern
Lehigh Elementary School Girl Scout Troop 6046.
i n c h e s t e r / phi l a d e l phia . . .
Thank you to Michele
Schmeer, who coordinated
a blood drive at Exton
earlier this year.
Also hosting its first MKBC blood drive this year was
Lincoln University!
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Greeting donors at the Auntie Anne’s blood drive
were coordinator Alex Gerber and Twisty!
i n c h e s t e r / phi l a d e l phia . . .
Donating at the Marsh Creek Community Church blood drive
was coordinator Stephanie Lichowid!
Joining the blood program this school year
was Spring Ford High School!
Thank You Spring
Ford High School!
Smiling for the camera at the West Chester
University blood drive were Grant Hubbard,
President of the Pre-Med Club, and MKBC
volunteer Donna Hughes.
Thank you to Susquehanna Bank, who hosted a blood drive to
help bolster inventory levels this past winter!
Becca Hartford and Twin Valley Family Fitness
in Elverson recently added an MKBC blood
drive to their extensive list of community
events.
Enjoying refreshments in the canteen at the Twin Valley High
School blood drive were (L-R) Margaret Shuff, Justin Horrocks,
drive chairperson Leah Littlefield and Weston Seeler!
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Out&About
i n m o n t g o m e r y c o u n t y. . .
Thank You
ePlus!
D
onors at the recent blood
drive hosted by ePlus
included Jamie Sgroi an
Joe Cooke!
First-time donors complete information sheets at Pottsgrove
High School‘s annual blood drive.
Thank you to coordinator Crystal
Foster for her efforts to coordinate
the Winter blood drive hosted by
First Niagara Bank in Pottstown.
Pope John Paul II High School canteen
volunteers smile for a quick picture with
MKBC’s volunteer Bud Jones.
Joseph Bertucci donates at Arcadia
University’s first MKBC blood drive in April.
Smiling for the camera are donor
Bryan Kreger, General Manager of
Tri County Toyota in Limerick, and
MKBC’s Annie Gonzalez.
D
ennis Rock is the
first in line to donate
at the blood drive
hosted by New
Goshenhoppen UCC
in East Greenville!
Enjoying refreshments in the canteen during their Spring blood
drive were students from Perkiomen Valley High School.
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i n c a r b o n c o u n t y. . .
S
tudents from Jim Thorpe High
School smile for the camera at the
school’s most recent blood drive.
Carbon Career & Technical Institute presented MKBC’s Gary
Briggs, mobile unit assistant, with a cake in honor of his
retirement after 33 years with the Blood Center.
Thank you to the
students and staff at
Tamaqua High School
for their support of
our community’s only
blood provider!
Air Liquide
Hosts First
MKBC Blood
Drive
i n b u c k s c o u n t y. . .
Hosting their first MKBC blood drive recently
was Air Liquide America Specialty Gases in
Plumsteadville! Donors that day included
Dave McCoach, Nancy Turner, Rick Pedersen
and Jill Wilson.
F irst time donor Ken Dransfield registers
at the quarterly blood drive sponsored by
Verizon Wireless in Trevose.
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Out&About
i n RE A D I N G / BERK S . . .
All donors at the blood drive hosted by the Penn State
Alumni Association/ Berks County Chapter received a
“Bleed Blue Give Blood” t-shirt courtesy of the Alumni
Association. Pictured are drive coordinator Lyn O’Hare
(left) with donors Gloria Ott and Taylor Green.
Pastor Kenneth Lindow of Colebrookedale Chapel registers to donate at a
replacement drive in honor of the late Channing Mauger.
Donors at the New Life
Bible Fellowship blood
drive included Kendra
Mauger donating in honor
of her son, Channing.
PA State Representative Jim Cox and his staff recently hosted a very
successful first-time blood drive at Phoebe Berks in Wernrsville! Pictured
are (L-R) : Lori Nifenecker, Jim Cox, Ginger Van Steenvoort.
U
GI Energy Services of Wyomissing’s first blood drive was a great success
due to the efforts of Lacey Lott and Ashley Zandy. Pictured with Lacey (R)
is donor Erica Hertzog.
A
blood drive in honor of Tammy
Hamm was hosted by the Hamburg
Moose in April. The event, spearheaded by Wayne Kline (registering to
donate below), was also a fundraiser
for Miller-Keystone and the American
Cancer Society. Moose Lodges
throughout the state rallied behind
Tammy with 40 individuals registering
to donate, and all donors were given
a free breakfast of Eggs & “Hamm”
(in honor of Tammy).
Reading Royals mascot “Slapshot”
lends a helping hand at the Health and
Wellness Expo sponsored by PA State Rep
David Maloney and held Daniel Boone
Middle School.
In Honor
of Tammy
Hamm
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Chick-fil-A
Helps Bolster
Regional
Blood Supply
Helping to bolster the blood supply
this past winter was Chick-fil-A in
Wyomissing! Pictured are MKBC’s
Lois Gassert and Chick-fil-A owner/
operator Scott Keiser.
Hosting their first MKBC blood drive recently was Resource
Associates Corporation of Wyomissing! The drive was held in
conjunction with quarterly training, and all staff were encouraged to wear red. Thank you to coordinator Kathy Bentz (R)
for her efforts!
Also hosting a first-time blood drive recently was Madison
Apartment Group in Wyomissing! Thank you to (L-R) Laura
Appleman, Chad Miller and Jeremy Devlin for their hard
work and support!
hank you to the Rotary Club of
T
Hamburg, who hosts two blood
drives annually in conjunction
with the Grange and Lions Clubs!
Pictured with MKBC’s Joe Baddick
are Fred Sheeler, coordinator, and
donor Rose Galczynski.
Smiling for the camera at the March drive hosted by Berks
Technical Institute (BTI) in Wyomissing were coordinator
Sherry Turczynski, Tracy Rothermel and Tosha Fegley, with
MKBC’s Joe Rutolo.
i n N e w J e r s e y. . .
The March 2013 stop of the WZZO Traveling Bloodmobile
was at the Greenwich Shop Rite!
MKBC’s Suzan Detwiler (L) smiles for the camera
with Colleen Schiller, blood drive coordinator for
Warren County Vo-Tech.
Recently hosting its first MKBC blood drive was the Walmart
located in Flemington! Pictured are MKBC’s Mark Sellers and
drive coordinator Paula Martinez.
Flemington Walmart
Hosts First MKBC
Blood Drive!
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Community Blood drive Calendar
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J u ly
L e h ig h Val l ey
1 Hokendauqua American Legion
2 Plainfield Township Volunteer
Fire Company
6 Pentecostal Church of God IM
11 Plainfield Township Volunteer Fire
Company
Susquehanna Bank
15 Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church
16 Plainfield Township Volunteer
Fire Company
Mount Bethel Volunteer Fire Company
Rodale
17 Good Shephard UCC
Coordinated Health
FlexLink, Inc.
18 Plainfield Township Volunteer Fire
Company
Hanover Engineering Associates
20 Nazareth Moravian Church
21 Our Lady of Perpetual Help
22 Huff’s Union Church
Trexlertown Fire Company
23 The Guardian
Family YMCA of Easton
24 PPL 9th Street
25 Plainfield Township Volunteer
Fire Company
Computer Aid
PPL 9th Street
26 Interspace Airport Advertising
28 Walgreens
St. Joseph the Worker Roman
Catholic Parish
29 People First Credit Union
30 Plainfield Township Volunteer
Fire Company
31 Lehigh Valley Health Network –
17th & Chew
B e rks
1 West Motor Freight
2 Subway –Douglassville
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences
4 Burkholder’s Farm Market
5 Govenor Mifflin High School
6 Appalachian Campsites
Take A Field
9 Samuel Burkholder Stand
10 Boscov’s
14 Rita’s Italian Water Ice – Boyertown
16 Harmony United Methodist Church
17 Daniel Boone Middle School
National Penn Bank – Boyertown
18 Summit Steel
19 Fleetwood Carnival
Raylon Corporation
20 St. John’s Lutheran – Birdsboro
Cloister Car Wash
21 St. Mary’s RC Church
Cloister Car Wash
22 Crowne Plaza
Performance Motors
23 Berks County Intermediate Unit
24 Mountain View Chapel
25 St. Joseph’s Medical Center
Cardiologist of West Reading
26 Amity Athletic Club
27 St. Ignatius School
The Goddard School
Mohrsville Church of the Brethren
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29
30
31
St. Peter’s UCC
Fleetwood Fixtures
Birdsboro Pharmacy
Berks Technical Institute
Sovereign Bank – Reading
Bucks/ Mon tgomery
1
7
8
15
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
28
30
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
Bruster’s Ice Cream
New Hanover Lutheran Church
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
US Axle
Upper Bucks YMCA of Quakertown
Chick-Fil-A – Quakertown
Pottstown Borough
St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church
Saint Paul’s United Church of Christ
St. James United Church of Christ
Brunner Insurance
Greater Media Philadelphia, Inc.
Harris Corporation
Dairy Queen – Pennsburg
St. Lukes Hospital – Quakertown Campus
Carbon / Mon roe/
Schuylki ll/ Luzern e
5
10
12
13
15
17
19
24
26
27
31
Hazle Township Commons
Western Pocono Community Library
Hazle Township Commons
Krumm Memorial Drive at
St Matthew’s Evangelical Lutheran
Greater Hazleton Health Alliance
Western Pocono Community Library
Hazle Township Commons
Western Pocono Community Library
Gnaden Huetten Hospital
Hazle Township Commons
Lehighton Democratic Club
Lighthouse Baptist Church
Western Pocono Community Library
Nesquehoning VFW
Chester/ Phi lad elphi a
6
13
18
26
30
Norco Fire Co.
Honey Brook Community Library
Warwick Woods Campground
Parkerford Church
Auntie Anne’s – Elverson
Chestnut Hill Hospital
Lowe’s – Pottstown
Susquehanna Bank – Elverson
Henrietta Hankin Branch of the
Chester County Library
New Jersey
10 Home Depot
14 St. Josephs Roman Catholic Church
A u g u st
Lehi gh Valley
1 Plainfield Township Volunteer
Fire Company
The Shari Noctor Team, RE/MAX
3 Men’s Senior Basketball League
4 St. John’s Lutheran Church – Bath
8 Plainfield Township Volunteer
Fire Company
Lehigh Valley Health Network –
Mack Boulevard
Merchants Bank
10 Newhard Farms Corn Shed
Applebee’s – Trexlertown
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13
14
15
Nativity Lutheran Church
Bushkill Valley Motorcycle Club
Plainfield Township Volunteer Fire Company
Bethel Bible Fellowship Church
Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co.
Majestic Athleticwear
McCann School of Business and Technology
Plainfield Township Volunteer
Fire Company
Heights Federal Credit Union
16 Aharts Market – Bath
17 Northwestern Recreation Commission
Staples – Allentown
Dimmick Park
18 Bethlehem Township Community Center
20 ABEC, Inc.
Travel Impressions
21 Lehigh Valley Health Network – Muhlenberg
Capital Blue Cross
St. John’s Lutheran Church – Fogelsville
Peter’s Elementary School
22 Plainfield Township Volunteer
Fire Company
St. John the Baptist Church – Whitehall
23 Becker Subaru
Faith Lutheran Church
27 Plainfield Township Volunteer
Fire Company
28 St. Lukes Hospital – Anderson Campus
Steel City Mennonite Church
Unemployment Compensation
Service Center
29 Plainfield Township Volunteer
Fire Company
St. Lukes Hospital – Bethlehem Campus
30 Susquehanna Bank – Whitehall
Berks
3
4
6
St. Benedict’s R.C. Picnic Grounds
Calvary UM Church
South Temple Pool
Nat’l Night Out – Lincoln Park Pool
Nat’l Night Out – Sycamore & Museum Roads
Boyertown Young Mens Christian
Association
7 Hope Community Church
Seyfret Camp
Immanuel United Church of Christ
8 Reading Fairgrounds
EG Smith
10 Reading Motorcycle Club
11 Glad Tidings Assembly of God
12 Best Western – Reading
World’s Gym
13 St. Andrew United Methodist
Atonement Lutheran Church
Zion’s Union Church Maxatawny
14 Good Shepherd UCC
American Legion Post 217
15 Calvary United Church of Christ
Cartech
16 AWI
17 Monarch Fire Company
19 L J’s Fitness
20 Hamburg Middle School
St. Joseph’s Hill Lutheran Church
21 Cornerstone Plaza
24 Theresa’s Hair Studio
Amity Fire Company
25 St. Gabriel’s Episcopalian Church
27 Reading Berks AAA
31 Boyertown Community Park
Co mmun i ty CO N N ECT I O N
Buc ks/M o n tg o m e ry
2 Quakertown Center –Genesis HealthCare
4 Dairy Queen – Pottstown
5 Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
New Hanover United Methodist Church
7 First Presbyterian Church
10 Landis Supermarket
12 New Goshenhoppen United Church of Christ
13 Valley Forge Baptist Temple
14 HCR Manor Care
Sealstrip
15 Grand View Hospital
Diamond Credit Union
18 Dairy Queen – Gilbertsville
19 Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
20 Whole Foods Market
24 Limerick Parks and Recreation
Invictus Church
Car bo n/ M o nro e /
Sc huy l k i l l / Lu ze rn e
2
3
7
9
14
16
21
23
26
28
30
Hazle Township Commons
Holiday Pocono Civic Association
Western Pocono Community Library
Hazle Township Commons
Western Pocono Community Library
Hazle Township Commons
Western Pocono Community Library
McCann School of Business
Hazle Township Commons
First United Church of Christ – Palmerton
Western Pocono Community Library
Hazle Township Commons
C heste r/ P h i l a d e l p hia
6
16
20
23
Phoenixville Hospital MOB
Brandywine YMCA
Singer Equipment Company
Union Hall Local 1165
Jennersville YMCA
N ew Jers ey
3 Stewartsville Grange
4 Our Lady of the Mountain Church
22 Brakeley Park Center
S eptember
Le hi g h Va ll ey
4 KNBT – Bethlehem
Kidspeace
5 Plainfield Township Volunteer Fire Company
7 SteelStacks
8 Bethlehem Community Center
9 Hokendauqua American Legion
10 Plainfield Township Volunteer Fire Company
Lafayette Ambassador Bank
11 DeSales University
Millennia Salon & Spa
12 Plainfield Township Volunteer Fire Company
13 Colonial IU #20
15 Palmer Moravian Church
Allentown Seventh Day Adventist
16 Young Volkswagen Mazda
Cigars International
17 Cedar Crest College
Weona Park
18 Superior Quartz Products
Northampton Community College
St. James Lutheran Church
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21
22
24
25
26
29
Plainfield Township Volunteer Fire Company
Community Presbyterian of Mt. Bethel & Portland
Western Salisbury Fire Department
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
Macungie Memorial Park
Allentown Fairgrounds Farmers Market
Messiah Lutheran Church
Plainfield Township Volunteer Fire Company
The Guardian
Lehigh Valley Health Network – 17th & Chew
Lehigh Valley Home Care/Hospice
The Guardian
Plainfield Township Volunteer Fire Company
Rodale Distribution Center
St. Elizabeth’s Roman Catholic Church
St. Andrews Evangelical Lutheran Church
The Yellow Barn
B e rks
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2
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29
30
Appalachian Campsites
Kauffman’s BBQ
Shartlesville 250th – Lesher’s Park
Frieden’s Lutheran Church
West Motor Freight
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences
Boscov’s
McFarland Student Union Building
Reading Area Community College
Hope United Methodist Church
CEI – Douglassville
Daniel Boone Middle School
St. Columbkill’s R. C. Church
Stevens & Lee Law Firm
Oley Fair Association
Dairy Queen – Kenhorst
Oley Fair Association
Susquehanna Bank – Morgantown
Oley Fair Association
St. Peter’s UCC
Fairgrounds Square Mall
St. Daniel’s Lutheran Church
Valley Ponds Clubhouse
Berks Career and Technology Center – East
Daniel Boone High School
Fleetwood Fixtures
Platelets Across
America
Ohio resident Al Whitney has made it
his personal mission to donate platelets
in every state in the United States, and
his goal was realized in 2012. But that
has not stopped him from continuing
his trek across the nation to help spread
awareness of the need for platelet
donation, and he added MKBC to his
list in April 2013!
For more information on Al’s initiative,
visit www.plateletsacrossamerica.com! n
B u cks/Mon tgomery
1 Rita’s Italian Water Ice – Zieglerville
6 National Penn Bank – Pottstown
9 St. James Lutheran Church – Pottstown
Tri County Toyota
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
11 Faulkner Ciocca
16 Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
Pottstown Memorial Medical Center
23 Storti Insurance
30 Final Results Fitness Center
Carbo n/ Mon roe/
Sch u yl ki ll/ Luzern e
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6
11
13
18
20
25
Western Pocono Community Library
Hazle Township Commons
Western Pocono Community Library
Greater Hazleton Health Alliance
Hazle Township Commons
Western Pocono Community Library
Hazle Township Commons
Western Pocono Community Library
Nesquehoning VFW
27 Hazle Township Commons
28 Masonic Lodge #611 – Freeland
Chester/ Phi lad elphi a
6
7
9
16
26
28
30
Weavers Way Coop
The Church of Jesus Christ – Latter Day Saints
Skyes Student Union Building
Coventry Church of the Brethren
Chestnut Hill Hospital
Palestine Roxborough Lodge #135
Victory Brewing Company
N ew J ersey
8 St. Marys Roman Catholic Church
Stewartsville Presbyterian Church
14 Trinity United Methodist Church
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.
summer 2013
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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
Greater Hazleton Health Alliance
Hazleton, PA
Phoenixville Hospital
Phoenixville, PA
St. Joseph Medical Center
Reading, PA
Brandywine Hospital
Coatesville, PA
Hackettstown Regional Medical Center
Hackettstown, NJ
Pottstown Memorial Medical Center
Pottstown, PA
Chestnut Hill Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Hunterdon Medical Center
Flemington, NJ
Reading Health System
Reading, PA
St. Luke’s University Health Network
Allentown, PA •Bethlehem, PA • Coaldale, PA
Easton, PA •Quakertown, PA • Phillipsburg, NJ
Easton Hospital
Easton, PA
Jennersville Regional Hospital
West Grove, PA
Sacred Heart Hospital
Allentown, PA
Grand View Hospital
Sellersville, PA
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Allentown, PA • Bethlehem, PA
Schuylkill Health System
Pottsville, PA
Board of directors
Westfield Hospital
Allentown, PA
2013-2014
Geoffrey Borda, CPA, Chairman
Abraham, Borda, Covino, Butz, LaValva & Co.
J. Michael Lee, DBA, President-CEO
Miller-Keystone Blood Center
Mallika Bhandary, M.D.
Phoenixville Hospital
Joseph Gehringer
Community Representative
Joseph Bubba, Esq., Vice Chairman
Fitzpatrick, Lentz & Bubba PC
Robert Adams
Community Representative
Everitt F. Binns, Ph.D.
Eastern PA EMS Council
John Haney
St. Luke’s Hospital Physicians Group
Rocco DelVecchio, Secretary
Lafayette Ambassador Bank
James Anderson
Campbell, Rappold & Yurasits LLP
Walter Everson
Zee Medical Service Company
Susan M. Williams, Ed.M.
Lehigh Valley Children’s Centers
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Co mmun i ty CO N N ECT I O N