MKBc Named Blood supplier to Jennersville Regional Hospital 18th
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MKBc Named Blood supplier to Jennersville Regional Hospital 18th
w inte r 2 0 1 2 CommunityCONNECTION A M i l l e r - K e y s t o n e B l o o d C e n t e r P u b l i ca t i o n MKBC Named Blood Supplier to Jennersville Regional Hospital Regional Highlights 1In Chester County Jennersville Regional Hospital Joins MKBC 3In Berks County New Technology Helps Blood Donors Maximize Their Donation 6In the Lehigh Valley The Family That Donates Together, Saves Lives Together 8In Carbon County Out & About 8In New Jersey Out & About 12 In Montgomery County Out & About 13 In Philadelphia WMMR Hosts Blood Drive 13 In Bucks County Out & About 13 In Schuylkill County Out & About 14 In Luzerne County Blood Drive Calendar 14 In Monroe County Blood Drive Calendar Your Donation. Your Community. Your Blood Center. Find us on ... w inte r 2 0 1 2 Miller-Keystone Blood Center recently announced that it has been appointed as exclusive blood provider to Jennersville Regional Hospital (West Grove, PA). In this role, MKBC will serve as the only provider of blood products and services to the hospital and residents of the West Grove area and surrounding Chester County communities. “Jennersville Regional Hospital selected Miller-Keystone because of its 40-year history of quality service to more than 20 hospitals in our region,” says Chuck Davis, CEO, Jennersville Regional Hospital. “They have a solid record of FDA compliance for quality and safety in blood collection, testing and distribution.” “Miller-Keystone Blood Center is privileged to be selected as exclusive blood provider to Jennersville Regional Hospital,” says Joseph Yelo, Vice President, Administration. “The Blood Center looks forward to working with the Hospital staff and organizations throughout the region to ensure a safe, stable and continuous blood supply for the community. We will be contacting area schools, churches, businesses and community organizations, in anticipation of establishing donor groups for the purpose of conducting blood drives either on-site, or on one of our self-contained bloodmobile vehicles.” Mr. Yelo confirms in addition to Jennersville Regional Hospital, MKBC serves as blood supplier to two additional Chester County hospitals – Brandywine Hospital and Phoenixville Hospital. The Blood Center also operates a donor center for the convenience of area donors, located in the Lionville Shopping Center, 128 Eagleview Boulevard, Lionville. This location is open Monday through Saturday for whole blood and automated collections. To schedule a donation at the Lionville location or arrange for a blood drive in the region, call 484-875-8015. 18th Annual Cruise Aboard the LifeLine Sets Sail on May 11! Port of Call: The Caribbean Miller-Keystone Blood Center’s 18th annual signature fundraiser, the Cruise Aboard the LifeLine, is scheduled to depart on Friday, May 11, 2012 at the ArtsQuestTM Center at SteelStacksTM in Bethlehem. On that evening, guests can anticipate another fun-filled event as passengers Cruise to the Caribbean, where they will be transported to a land of tranquil beauty known for its stunning scenery and beautiful beaches. In addition to our 2012 presenting sponsor, Viamedia, premier sponsors already committed for our 2012 event include Adams Outdoor Advertising, Air Products, Cat Country 96, Clear Channel Radio, Hospital Central Services, Klunk & Millan, Lafayette Ambassador Bank, Dr. & Mrs. J. Michael Lee, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Lehigh Valley Magazine, Lehigh Valley Style, The Morning Call, Nassau Broadcasting Partners, Neusse Photography, Patti’s Petals, PenTeleData, PrintForce, St. Luke’s Hospital & Health Network, Staybridge Suites Allentown Bethlehem Airport and WLEV 100.7. As always, an excellent group of local gourmet caterers and restaurants will provide tempting Cruise cuisine, including ArtsQuestTM Culinary Arts and Hospitality, The Allentown Goose, Best Western Lehigh Valley Conference Center, Catering by Karen Hunter, Cathy’s Creative Catering, Chocolate Fantasy Fountains, Dickey’s Barbecue Pit – Allentown & Bethlehem, The Farmhouse Restaurant, Granny Schmidt’s Continued onp. 2 18th Annual Cruise Aboard the LifeLine continued from p. 1 In This Issue MKBC Named Blood Supplier to Jennersville Regional Hospital 1 18th Annual Cruise Aboard the LifeLine 1 New Technology Helps Blood Donors Maximize Their Donation 3 Scholarship Deadlines 3 Outstanding Coordinator 4 New Staff 4 Save The Date 4 Someone Special 5 The Family That Donates Together 6 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. J. Michael Lee, DBA, FACHE President-CEO D. Kip Kuttner, D.O. Vice President, Medical Director Joseph A. Yelo MBA, MT (ASCP) SBB Vice President, Administration Bake Shop, Kyms Creations Bakery, Maison Blanc Catering, Piece ‘a Cake, Royal Gourmet Foods and Tombler’s Bakery. Guests will also have the opportunity to enjoy wonderful entertainment, courtesy of the Brazilian Rhythm Machine, as well as our very popular casino deck and a multitude of prizes from our live and silent auctions. Serving as Honorary Captain of this year’s event is Gerald A. Nau of Lafayette Ambassador Bank. 2012 Cruise Committee members include: Kathleen Baugher, Community Representative; Jasmine Bourdier Caceres, TD Bank; Paula Buchvalt, Air Products; Marie Clemens, Hospital Central Services, Inc.; Joe Collins, Boundless Network; Mary Diehl, The Morning Call; Sandy Geschardt, Linde Global Helium; Heather Kowatch, Capital BlueCross; Carol Machain, Guardian Life Insurance Company; Shirley Miller, Community Representative; George and Linda Nabb, Dream Events; Nanci Oakley, Brown Daub Dealerships; Amy Pektor, PennCap Properties; Dan Walsh, Viamedia; Mary Weiss, Guardian Life Insurance Company and Meygan Young, Staybridge Suites Allentown Bethlehem Airport; and MKBC’s Naomi Pratt and Sandra Thomas. While our crew is hard at work, we hope that you are making your preparations to attend our 2012 Cruise as well! • Have you marked your calendar for 6:00 pm, Friday, May 11? • ould your organization like to join our growing list of sponsors? A variety of sponsorship W levels, ranging from $300 to $5,000, are still available. Contact Sandra Thomas, Director of Development, at 800-223-6667, ext. 1292 or develop@hcsc.org for more information on sponsorship opportunities and benefits. • o you have a special silent auction or raffle item that you would like to donate? If so, D contact Ms. Thomas at 800-223-6667, ext. 1292 or develop@hcsc.org. • ould your organization like to place an ad in our program book? Full, half, quarter and W business-card size ads are available, at costs ranging from $75 to $500. Contact Ms. Thomas at 800-223-6667, ext. 1292 or develop@hcsc.org for more information. • ould you like to Cruise for free? A variety of volunteer positions are available for the Cruise W event. Pre-event training will be provided, and in exchange for event support, volunteers are able to enjoy refreshments and some of the evening’s activities! For more information, contact Naomi Pratt, MS, Director of Volunteer Services, at 800-223-6667 ext. 1211 or npratt@hcsc.org. n Lionville Donor Center’s First Anniversary MKBC’s Mary Brooke Taylor and donor David Banet, CEO of David Banet and Associates, smile for the camera during the Lionville Donor Center’s 1st anniversary celebration. Marie S. Clemens Editor Phone: 610-691-5850 • 800-223-6667 Fax: 610-691-2326 Web site: www.GIVEaPINT.org 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 2 Smiling in the canteen were donors James Arictlines, Mary Cellini and Caitlin Ennis from My Gym. New Technology Helps Blood Donors Maximize Their Donation r e m in d e r In December 2011, visitors to MKBC’s Bethlehem and Reading donor centers were greeted at registration by the Blood Center’s new “assistant,” an interactive, automated kiosk located in the Center’s registration/waiting area. By answering a few simple questions based on one’s height, weight and blood type, the new “DonorMax” technology matches each donor to their ideal donation type – red cell donation, platelet donation, plasma donation, or a combination of these products. Scholarship Deadlines Approaching Applications for the Hospital Central Services Student Volunteer Scholarship must be received by March 31, 2012. “Many people simply assume that when This annual award recognizes and if a blood transfusion is needed, the blood outstanding student participa- will be there,” says Debra Otto, Manager of tion as a service volunteer at Telerecruitment. “What they may not realize is Miller-Keystone Blood Center’s that blood products expire. Red cells must be donor centers or on MKBC used within 42 days of donation, while blood drives. platelets only have a lifespan of 5 days.” Applications for the Hospital “This makes the need for a steady stream of blood donors all the more critical, to ensure Central Services High School that blood products are there for the next Blood Donor Recruitment Scholarship must be received person in need,” she says, explaining that by April 30, 2012. This annual DonorMax engages donors through the use of award recognizes high school an attention-getting interactive tool and offers blood drive chairpersons for educational opportunities for donors new to their efforts in recruiting donors automated blood donation. “The DonorMax system will match each of our donors to their ideal donation process, based on their blood type and other factors,” Otto continues. “For example, donors with the O-negative blood type are universal red cell donors, meaning that their red cells can be transfused to anyone regardless of their blood type. AB blood types, meanwhile, are universal plasma donors; the plasma from an AB donor can be transfused to anyone, regardless of blood type.” Pictured at our Lionville anniversary celebration were (L-R) MKBC’s Joseph Yelo, Sherry Kramer and Mike Lee, Ben FM’s Marilyn Russell, guest speaker Ingrid Reitano, US Rep. Jim Gerlach and Don Anders of the Exton Chamber. Ms. Reitano spoke of her experience as a blood transfusion recipient and cancer survivor. Based on their specific blood type, the interactive tool will educate donors on what blood products are most needed, and explain what various donation procedures (red cell, platelet, plasma) entail. If any for their school blood drives, stimulating interest and increasing the available blood supply within our region. For more information on either scholarship opportunity, visit the “Donate Blood” link on our web site, located at www.GiveAPint. org, and click on “Scholarship Information.” n constraints prevent a donor of accepting the recommended donation process, they can choose to view what alternative procedures are recommended, until a preferred donation process is identified. Otto concludes by noting that the DonorMax system is another technological advance that will enable the Blood Center to more effectively manage its blood inventory, helping to ensure that the proper blood components are collected and available for premature infants, surgical patients, accident and burn victims, cancer patients and others in need of life-saving transfusions. The DonorMax kiosks will remain at MKBC’s Bethlehem and Reading donor centers for several months, after which time they will move Donating at the Anniversary celebration was Jason Chubb, pictured with MKBC’s Brooke Taylor and Deb Yocum. to one of our other donor center locations. For more information, contact Otto at 800-223-6667 or dotto@hcsc.org. n 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! ” 3 mkbc Welcomes New Staff Janet Busse, BS, MT(ASCP)SBB, MS QA has joined the Blood Center as Director of Quality Assurance. Ms. Busse earned her Bachelors Degree in Medical Technology from Georgia Southern University, and her Masters Degree in Quality Assurance from Southern Polytechnic State University. She is also an AABB Specialist in Blood Banking. She was most recently employed with the American Red Cross. In her new position, Ms. Busse is responsible for all Quality Assurance operations at the Blood Center, including FDA, AABB and ISO compliance. n Also joining the Blood Center is Debra Otto, Manager of Telerecruitment. Ms. Otto is a certified staffing professional with extensive experience in staffing and recruitment, risk management and compliance, and customer service. She was most recently employed with PharmacyWeek, Inc. In her new position, Ms. Otto manages the recruitment and Joanna Sockel, Sovereign Bank B e A l l T h at Y o u C an B e Outstanding Coordinator Spotlight scheduling of donors for the Blood Center’s fixed site locations. Continuing with this issue of the “Community Connection,” we are highlighting the contributions of some of our most successful blood drive coordinators. It is through the hard work and efforts of individuals such as these that we are able to continue providing the gift of life to our member hospitals and their patients. n S ave T he D ate ! S ave T he D ate ! Date: Saturday, June 2, 2012 (rain or shine!) Joanna Sockel is a Customer Service Analyst at Sovereign Bank in Reading, and has been coordinating the location’s blood drives for the past two years. Married with two sons, Where: SteelStacks Campus Bethlehem, PA Joanna is a regular blood donor who gives whole blood, and also comes into the Reading site to donate platelets regularly. Joanna is truly a dedicated coordinator and her blood drives prove it. She has instilled the importance of supporting our local blood center to the employees and has grown Coordinator,” which is why employees are always willing to The Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community benefits numerous health and human service agencies in the Lehigh Valley. Since Highmark Blue Shield fully underwrites the cost of the walk, 100% of the money raised by walkers supports participating organizations, including Miller-Keystone Blood Center. The Blood Center is participating in the walk because it provides a great opportunity to interact with the community we so happily serve, and raise funds to support our life-saving mission and vital programs. Come out for a morning of healthy fun in support of our community’s only blood provider! Walker registration began on February 1. For general info or to register, please visit www.walkforahealthycommunity.com or call 1-866-620-WALK. You may also get in touch with us directly by contacting Sandra Thomas at develop@hcsc.org or call 610-691-5850, if you have any questions or would like donate and why her drives keep growing and growing. additional information. n the location’s blood drive participation from 10 donors to an average drive of 40 donors. She has also increased from hosting three drives a year to five/six drives annually, and is always willing to host an emergency drive if the blood supply reaches a critical level. Recently Joanna hosted an emergency blood drive for us, and not only did she fill a 40-donor schedule, but we held another drive just two days later because she amazingly filled another 40-donor list! That week alone, she recruited 76 donors and 63 units of blood, potentially saving 189 lives. Joanna believes that blood donations are the greatest gift you can give to someone, and stresses that importance to all of her donors. She truly exemplifies the term “Outstanding 4 n Co mmun i ty CO N N ECT I O N v o l u ntee r Recognizing Someone Special Best wishes to Bob Billig, Joyce Fidler, Barbara Hoffman, Denise McGaughran, Sandy Sponsler, Sylvia Woroniak and Sandy Yemm, who were recently recognized for their outstanding volunteer efforts! B ob volunteers as a Donor Aide on many of our mobile drives. In this role, he is responsible for making the donors feel welcome and secure as the staff collects their donation. He assists the collections staff by verifying the blood unit numbers, passing supplies and creating a pleasant and safe experience for the donor. Since joining MKBC earlier this year, he has volunteered nearly 200 hours of service, and he is also an active blood donor. Joyce began volunteering for MKBC in 2005 and has given over 400 hours of service at our Reading Donor Center and various mobiles throughout Berks and Montgomery counties. She greets everyone she comes in contact with her friendly, bubbly personality, whether it is staff or donors, and makes them feel extraordinary and important. She also enjoys spending time with her grandsons, reading, and singing with the Sweet Adelines, as well as volunteering with the Greater Berks Food Bank and Horizon Singers. B arbara joined MKBC in 2008, and has volunteered nearly 300 hours of service as a Canteen Attendant at our Bethlehem donor center. She says she likes meeting people of all different ages, professions and backgrounds and hearing their wonderful experiences. So much so that they inspired her to become a first-time donor this past July! Denise serves as the faculty advisor/drive coordinator for the Career Institute of Technology in Easton. Each year, the Health Related Technology class sponsors four (4) blood drives, and students from the class train to work as Donor Aides and Canteen Attendants to assist the collection staff and adult volunteers. Denise says that she and the class look forward to recruiting blood donors and teaching students about blood donation. Sandy S. joined MKBC in 2010, and has volunteered more than 250 hours of service as a Canteen Attendant at our Cedar Crest donor center. She says that meeting variety of different people with so many special hobbies and interests is her favorite part of volunteering. In addition to volunteering with MKBC, she volunteers in an assortment of roles at Jordan Evangelical Lutheran Church. Since joining the Blood Center in 2010, Sylvia has volunteered more than 275 hours service as a Canteen Attendant and Office Support volunteer. She is also an active blood donor. She says the Blood Center is a very worthwhile cause and she feels extremely fortunate to have the chance to contribute through volunteering. Through her Church, she also volunteers by distributing Communion at Devon House, an assisted-living community. When Sandy Y. retired, she began looking into different volunteer opportunities. Since joining the Blood Center earlier this year, she has made herself an asset to the volunteer department by giving over 100 of her time, often taking difficult-tofill openings in the Reading Donor Center and at some of our Tamaqua blood drives. In her free time, she also enjoys gardening, traveling, trips to the casino and being involved with the Shoemakersville Senior Center. On behalf of the residents of our local communities, who have ultimately benefited from their dedication, the Blood Center thanks Bob, Joyce, Barbara, Denise, Sandy, Sylvia and Sandy for their volunteerism! n Volunteers Honored for National Philanthropy Day As part of National Philanthropy Day, the Blood Center recently honored three of our volunteers for their outstanding support. MKBC’s Andrea Gebely (L) with honoree Arlene Doerrman. w inte r 2 0 1 2 (L-R) MKBC’s Sandra Thomas and Joseph Yelo, honorees Edith and Richard Bennett, MKBC’s Naomi Pratt and Janice Brown, and board member Everitt Binns. 5 e v e r y d ay h e r oe s The Family That Donates Together, Saves Lives Together When asked why he donates blood, Jeff Lukow says the answer is simple: “For the cookies.” Jeff’s pride does not come from how many gallons he has personally donated, but rather that blood donation has become a right of passage in his family. His children counted the days until their 17th birthdays, so that they could join their father on his next visit to the Blood Center. Since then, they have also donated at blood drives sponsored by Dieruff High School, Lehigh Carbon Community College and Air Products. Jeff says that they all enjoy competing, to see who can give the most! When Jeff visited MKBC in November, he wasn’t Six times each year, Jeff visits Miller-Keystone Blood Center to donate blood. To date, he has donated nearly 13 gallons of this lifesaving resource, although he rarely pays attention to the numbers. He doesn’t have a personal story tied to the need for blood. He has never received a blood transfusion. Nor has he had a family member or friend impacted by the need for blood. He simply does it because it is needed. When Lukow began working as an aide at the Allentown State Hospital, the upcoming hospital-sponsored blood drive caught his attention. With his growing family, spare money and free time rarely existed. Donating blood required little of either. And as someone with the O-negative blood type, he understood that his donation could be used by anyone in need, regardless of their own blood type. He didn’t need to know whom he helped, just that he had. alone. Joining him were his children Amanda, 28; Jonathan, 23; Samantha, 20; James, 19; Brandon, 18; and Leslie, 17, who donated for the first time. Also joining them was Amanda’s husband, Joseph Petrarca, and Jeff’s wife, Lynda, who also donated for the first time. Increasing transfusion demands already exceed the number of blood donors. As the population ages, this demand for blood will only increase. In order to ensure that a safe and constant stream of blood is available for premature infants, accident victims, cancer patients and others in need, more and younger blood donors are needed. Jeff’s example to his family has encouraged them to contribute to the community by becoming blood donors at an early age, instilling in them the habit and commitment of becoming a life-long blood donor. When Jeff walks through the doors at the Blood Center, many of the receptionists, collections specialists and canteen attendants know him by name. Only, don’t call him Jeffrey. “Only two people may call me Jeffrey – my mother and my wife,” he smiles. “Since you’re neither, please call me Jeff.” 6 n Co mmun i ty CO N N ECT I O N d e v e l o p m ent Bethlehem Brew Works Cask Night Congratulations to the winner of the 50/50 raffle, Kasey Sheeran of Bethlehem! MKBC’s 100-Gallon Milestone Donor! Jeff Warren of Easton City Council presents a citation on behalf of Sen. Lisa Boscola, in recognition of LeRoy’s achievement. Congratulating LeRoy on his milestone were MKBC staff (L-R) Mark Ackerman, Diane Wiest, Iris Correa, Tracey Mickey, Janine Clifford and Traci Bacon. LeRoy Sutton of Easton recently achieved the 100-gallon donor mark! w inte r 2 0 1 2 7 Out&About i n t h e l e high va l l e y . . . Thank you to Beck’s Land and Sea House, Nazareth, PA, who recently donated coupons to MKBC for distribution to our to donors! http://www.beckslandseahouse.com Recently hosting a blood drive in partnership with WZZO was Lincoln Tech! Pictured are Lincoln Tech’s Victor LaPadula (R) and MKBC’s Tom Matthews. Joining the Blood Center for our Halloween celebration in October was B-104! MKBC’s Joseph Yelo, Vice President, visits with a very special guest. Hosting a successful blood drive recently was Pius X High School in Bangor! Thank you to Just Born, which recently presented the Blood Center with a grant towards the purchase of blood centrifuges. Pictured are MKBC’s Sandra Thomas (L) and Just Born’s Cindy Glick. Thank You Just Born! 8 D onors at Northwestern Lehigh High School’s blood drive included Samantha Partington and Victoria DePaulo! Smiling for the camera at the Palmer Post Office (Easton) blood drive were (L-R) drive coordinator Carrie Frankenfield, MKBC’s Joan Hendershot, and donor Dawn Martinson. i n c a r b o n c o u n t y. . . i n n e w j e r s e y. . . Donors at the Lehighton High School blood drive smile for the camera! Recently hosting a very successful blood drive was Warren County Vo-Tech (Washington)! i n RE A D I N G / BER K S . . . Also hosting its first MKBC blood drive in the Fall was Heidelberg Family Restaurant, Robesonia, which generously gave a whole pumpkin pie to every donor! Pictured are drive coordinator Vickie Madden and owner Steve Elmarzouky. Supporting the blood drive held in honor of Angie Keller at the Lyons Fire Company were family members and friends, including Terry Isamoyer, Brenda Isamoyer, Debbie Tyson, David Tyson and Jonathan Lemay. Gov. Mifflin High School Hosts Four Annual Drives Hosting its first MKBC blood drive was Fleetwood Bank in Shoemakersville! Thanks to Jackie (L) and Heidi for making the blood drive such a success. The September blood drive at St. Daniel’s Church in Robesonia was bitter sweet, as long-time coordinator, Jean Bright, passed away suddenly a week before the drive. A dedicated donor and coordinator, Jean will be missed by all. MKBC sends its condolences to all of Jean’s family and friends. Thank you to the dedicated Key Club and donors at Governor Mifflin HS, Shillington, for hosting four blood drives annually! Staff at the Reading donor center enjoy a joke with a donor. Thank you to Rachel Adams, blood drive coordinator and student at the Reading Hospital School of Health and Sciences. Students at Hamburg High School went through training in order to volunteer and help at the fall and spring blood drives sponsored by the school! Smiling for the camera are Gena, Rhondell & Gloria from Christ Evangelical Free Church, Bethel at their 2nd Annual Health Fair. 9 Out&About i n RE A D I N G / BER K S . . . B uddy the Blood Drop thanks Peter Aston for coordinating a blood drive as his Eagle Scout project! Hosting its first blood drive just prior to Thanksgiving was New Story in Kenhorst! Thank you to Eisenhauer employees who sponsored a second drive in January to help bolster our regional blood inventory levels! Hosting a blood drive as part its re-opening event in December was Eisenhauer Nissan! Pictured are Chris Wilson (L) of Wilson Home Improvement and Pete Eisenhauer of Eisenhauer Nissan. Berks Catholic Hosts First Blood Drive Thank you to Jessica Poole, who coordinated the first blood drive hosted by Alvernia University’s Athletic Training Club. This past year Holy Name High School and Central Catholic High School merged to form Berks Catholic High School. Thank you to the blood drive committee for all of their efforts in organizing and running a successful drive! Congratulations to David Brickey, who coordinated a blood drive at Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity, Leesport, for his Eagle Scout project! Smiling for the camera at the Body Zone Sports & Fitness Center, Wyomissing, blood drive were coordinator Ed Zabiegalski and MKBC’s Amanda Hoot. Smiling for the camera at the Church of Latter Days Saints blood drive in Kutztown were (L-R) Cindy Mohn, Kim Molano and drive coordinator Joan Moulder, along with donor Stephen Opperisano. Tulpehocken High School hosts a two-day blood drive twice a year. Thank you to drive coordinator JoAnn Stockholm, pictured with student helpers Selene, Dylan, Katie & Cody! 10 Annual Daniel Boone High School Blood Drive Sets Record 390 Donors Register For Angela Hohl Memorial Drive Hosting its first MKBC blood drive in the Fall was RPA Engineering, Wyomissing! Thank you to drive coordinator Lindsey Shapiro for her efforts! Pictured at the St. John’s Lutheran Church (Kutztown) blood drive are (L-R) Rev. Carl Wenzel, Linda Schapell, drive coordinator John Tomasi and Doris Schapell. The Berks County Sheriff’s Department recently held a replacement blood drive in honor of Sheriff Dean Raifsnider. Pictured are (L-R) donor Linda McClure, Don Raifsnider and drive coordinator Linda Underwood. Registering to donate at the Frieden’s Lutheran Church drive in Oley were area members of the PA National Guard! Smiling for the camera at the Muhlenberg High School drive were Muhlenberg High School’s Mrs. Sherri Mathews (School Nurse), Ryan Weber, Lindsay Carl and Savannah Balker. Hosting a successful blood drive recently was Fleetwood High School! Pictured are (bottom L-R) TJ Dati, Melanie Lehman, Emily Delong and Mrs. Bonnie Fansler, and (top L-R) Heather Fenley and Kathy Jean-Paul. 11 Out&About i n m o n t g o m e r y c o u n t y. . . MKBC’s Amanda Hoot checks on donor Peg Wildermuth at the blood drive hosted by Grace Independent Baptist Church, Gilbertsville A strong supporter of MKBC’s Lionville Donor Center project is Giant Supermarket, located in the Lionville Shopping Center (Exton)! T hank you to donor Mary Cellini, Director of My Gym Children’s Fitness Center (Exton), a participant in MKBC’s local business initiative for our Lionville Donor Center! The purpose of the program is to encourage businesses with 25 employees or less to visit our Lionville Donor Center and donate in support of our community hospitals. Donating at the replacement blood drive sponsored by St. Aloysius Church was Kevin Hennessey! Smiling for the camera at their blood drive are students from Western Montgomery Career and Technology Center. Thank you Lords and Ladies! Lords and Ladies five locations sponsor blood drives throughout the region to support the blood needs of our community hospitals. H osting two drives recently was Pottstown High School! Thank you to HOSA and the Student Government for sponsoring the life-saving blood drives. Relaxing in the canteen were donors at the blood drive sponsored by Owen J. Roberts High School! MKBC’s Tom Kennedy registers Eric Hurlock for donation at the Alcon Printing blood drive. H osting a very successful blood drive was Pope John Paul II High School in Royersford! 12 i n phi l a d e l phia . . . metroPCS hosts first MKBC blood drive! Donating at Chestnut Hill Hospital’s most recent blood drive was Mike Hite! Thank you to drive coordinator Mike Reilly, manager at metroPCS on Broad St., Philadelphia! Thank you WMMR! Louis Peltzer of metroPCS donates at their first blood drive in Philadelphia near Temple University’s campus. Also supporting the event was WMMR. E rnie Kirk from Kirk’s Premier Martial Arts and WMMR’s Preston, joined by numerous gym members who also donated at the 2nd annual WMMR/MKBC blood drive! At the 2nd Annual WMMR blood drive, hosted this year at Kirk’s Premier Martial Arts in Glen Mills, PA are Bob Vearling and Dan Corenzwit from our delicious food sponsor “Meltdown,” along with Melissa and Ernie Kirk, WMMR’s Casey Boy, Scott Taylor, Sandra Tillman and Samantha Wehr in the canteen. Donors included Dan Corenzwit from Meltdown, pictured with MKBC’s John Williams. i n s c h u y l ki l l c o u n t y . . . i n b u c ks c o u n t y . . . In Memory of Jonathan Nettles In October, Donald Nettles hosted a blood drive at Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Churchn (Schuylkill Haven) in honor and memory of his brother Jonathan. Pictured are (L-R) Ashley & Donald Nettles, and Joseph Traupman. Thank you to Faulkner Ciocca (Quakertown) for their continued support through the hosting of blood drives for our community’s only blood supplier! 13 CommunityCalendar M arch 11 Laurel Mall LEHIGH VALLEY 5 Trinity Evangelical Lutheran, Quakertown 1 Plainfield Volunteer Fire Company 6 Upper Perkiomen High School 19 Salem Bible Fellowship, Lehighton KNBT-Brodhead Road 7 French Creek Elementary St. Matthew’s UCC, Kunkletown 3 St. John The Baptist, Whitehall SealStrip, Gilbertsville 21 Palmerton Hospital Stortz and Associates 9 Pottsgrove High School 22 Zion United Lutheran, Brodheadsville 5 Zion Lutheran Church, Old Zionsville 12 Curves 27 Hazleton General Hospital 7 Lafayette Ambassador Bank-City Line 14 St. Luke’s Quakertown Hospital 8 Plainfield Volunteer Fire Company 15 Diamond Credit Union N EW JERSEY 10 Applebee’s, Hamilton Blvd 19 Pottstown Memorial Medical Center 28 Pohatcong Township School 11 Epworth United Methodist Trinity Evangelical Lutheran, Quakertown A pril 12 Lehigh Township Volunteer Fire Co. BERKS/CHESTER/ PHILADELPHIA LEHIGH VALLEY 3 St. Peter’s UCC, Reading Family YMCA of Easton 4 St. Gabriel’s Episcopalian, Douglassville 4 Kidspeace, Orefield 6 Pine Forge Academy Hoagie Shop, Coplay 7 West Vincent Elementary School 5 Specialty Minerals, Inc. 12 Fairgrounds Square Mall 9 Ulrich Student Center Coventry Church of Brethren, Pottstown Northwestern Ambulance Asbury United Methodist, Allentown 13 St. John’s Hains UCC, Wernersville 10 Ulrich Student Center 21 McCann School of Business & Tech, Allentown 14 Steve Moyer Subaru City of Bethlehem 15 St. Columbkill’s Church, Boyertown 11 Cedar Crest College 22 Plainfield Volunteer Fire Company Kutztown Produce Auction First Presbyterian Church, Bethlehem 23 Computer Aid Berks County Ag Center Superior Quartz Products 24 Saucon Valley High School 17 St. Ignatius School, Reading Muhlenberg College Bethlehem Township Community Center 18 Gouglersville Fire Company St. Luke’s Hospital-Anderson Allentown Fairgrounds Farmers Market Hope United Methodist, Douglassville 12 Calvary Baptist, Allentown 25 Allentown 7th Day Adventist Grace Fellowship Church, Reading 14 Greater Shiloh Church, Easton Brown & Lynch American Legion 19 CEI Douglassville 17 Lehigh Valley Health Network – I-78 Schoeneck Moravian Church Fleetwood Fixtures Weis Market, Schoenersville Rd Union Evangelical Lutheran, Schnecksville Kutztown Univ-McFarland Student Union 18 Northampton Community College 26 Patt White Realtors 20 Tom Schaeffer’s Camping Center 19 One Windsor Plaza, Allentown 27 Plainfield Volunteer Fire Company 21 Jennersville Regional Hospital 21 Union Baptist Church, Allentown Lower Macungie Township 22 Perkins Student Center 22 Temple Covenant of Peace, Easton 28 Lincoln Technical Institute 23 Reading High School 24 UGI Utilities – City Line Capital Blue Cross St. Paul’s Evangelical, Mertztown Cigars International Bethlehem 29 Plainfield Volunteer Fire Company 24 Monarch Fire Company The Guardian Barry Isett & Associates Friendship Fire Company Bethel Bible Fellowship, Emmaus St. Luke’s Hospital, Bethlehem 26 Blue Mountain Academy 25 The Guardian 30 Northern Lehigh High School Kempton New Church 26 Interspace Airport Advertising 31 Sacred Heart Church, Bethlehem West Motor Freight, Boyertown 28 Union United Church of Christ, Neffs Con-Way Freight 27 West Lawn United Methodist Applebee’s, Easton B UC KS/ MONTGOMERY Berks Heim BUCKS/ MON TGOM ERY 13 Plainfield Volunteer Fire Company 14 Moravian College 15 Plainfield Volunteer Fire Company Rodale Distribution Center 17 WalMart Trexlertown 18 Nativity Lutheran Church, Allentown Cedar United Church of Christ, Allentown 2 National Penn Bank Pottstown 28 Daniel Boone Middle School Quakertown Ctr-Genesis CARBON / LUZERN E/ MON ROE/SCHUYLKILL 3 Christ Church of the Valley, Royersford 4 Parryville Volunteer Fire Co. #2 Sellersville Moose Lodge #1539 14 14 13 Immanuel Christian School 3 Berkheimer Outsourcing RR Donnelly 2 Center for the Arts, Pottstown New Hanover United Methodist, Gilbertsville 3 Whole Foods Market, Jenkintown Co mmun i ty CO N N ECT I O N 10 St. Luke’s Lutheran, Gilbertsville M ay BERKS/CHESTER/ PHILADELPHIA 11 S&W Metalworks, Gilbertsville LEHIGH VALLEY 1 Zion Union Church, Maxatawny 16 First Niagara Bank, Pottstown 1Triangle Tech, Bethlehem 2 Fleetwood Bible Church 18 Pope John Paul II High School Rodale Redner’s Warehouse, Quarry Rd Harvard Realty Exchange, Norristown 4 Keystone Consulting Engineers 3 WalMart, Perkiomen Ave HCR Manorcare, Pottstown 6 New Creations UCC, Easton 6 Jake’s Flea Market, Barto 21 St. Luke’s Lutheran, Frederick St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Allentown 8 Atonement Lutheran, Reading 23 Final Results Fitness, Gilbertsville St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church, Whitehall 9 Fleetwood High School PA Bureau of State Parks, Perkasie Weisenberg Lutheran, New Tripoli St. Joseph Medical Center 25 Peace Tohickon Evangelical Lutheran, Perkasie 8 Ziegels Union Church, Breinigsville 10 Hamburg Area High School Hartzells Pharmacy 14 Best Western, Reading Frederick Mennonite Community 9 Simplex Grinnell Fleetwood Fixtures 26 Buckman Ski Company Lehigh Valley Health Network - Mack Blvd 15 St. Joseph’s Hill Lutheran, Boyertown BERKS/CHESTER/ PHILADELPHIA Bethlehem Area Vo-Tech 16 Bally Ribbon Mills 10 Lehigh Valley Health Network - Muhlenberg 4 National Penn Bank, Boyertown Good Shepherd UCC, Reading 11 Lehigh Valley Health Network – 17th & Chew Chestnut Hill Hospital 17 Bally Mennonite Church 14 Faith Evangelical Lutheran, Whitehall 9 Crowne Plaza, Reading Good Shepherd UCC, Boyertown 15 State Farm, Wind Gap 10 Harmony United Methodist, Morgantown 20 Nativity Lutheran, Allentown 18 AWI St. Francis Church, Robesonia Messiah Lutheran, Bethlehem 12 Muhlenberg High School Notre Dame Church, Bethlehem Frieden’s Lutheran Church, Oley 28 Patt White Realtors Exeter Township Becker Subaru 16 Kempton Fire Company 31 St. Luke’s Hospital, Bethlehem 17 Kutztown Univ-McFarland Student Union B UCKS/MON TGOMERY Hamburg Middle School Theatre Arts Bldg Boyertown Young Mens Christian Assoc Berks County Intermediate Unit WalMart, Perkiomen Avenue 18 Reading Area Community College 19 Phoenixville Hospital Singer Equipment Company 20 Morning Star Fellowship, Bechtelsville 21 West Motor Freight 25 Washington Elementary School, Barto 26 Appalachian Campsites 27 French Creek State Park 31 Zion Spies Lutheran Church, Reading 2 First Presbyterian Church, Pottstown CARBON / LUZERN E/ MON ROE/SCHUYLKILL 7 St. James Lutheran, Pottstown 6 Zion United Church of Christ, Lehighton 8 Faith Baptist Church, Sellersville 18 Hope Community Church, Gilbertsville N EW JERSEY 19 St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Pottstown 5 Phillipsburg Fire Department 1 Phoenixville Rehabilitation, Royersford 22 Calvary United Methodist, Mohnton 24 Weisenberg Elementary School 25 Gateway Ticketing Systems Boscov’s, Perkiomen Avenue 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. Kutztown Borough 28 Sport Cycle Suzuki, Leesport A ttention a l l ento w n , bet h l e h e m , ea s ton , h a z l eton , Mon r oe , Allegheny Evangelical Lutheran, Mohnton Q u a k e r to w n an d r ea d in g 29 St. Peter’s UCC, Reading CAR BO N /LUZERN E / MON ROE /SCHUYL K ILL 12 First UCC Palmerton 14 Beaver Run Rod & Gun Club 19 St. Luke’s Miners Memorial Penn State Hazleton NEW JERSEY 26 Huntington Volunteer Fire Co. w inte r 2 0 1 2 Volunteers Needed! The Blood Center has an urgent need for canteen attendants and donor aides on bloodmobile sites throughout the Lehigh Valley, Hazleton, Wind Gap and our Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Monroe and Montgomery County regions. There are also various volunteer positions available at our fixed sites in Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, Hazleton, 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 www.GIVEaPINT.org! 15 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 Hospital Sellersville, PA Lehigh Valley Health Network Allentown, PA • Bethlehem, PA St. Joseph Medical Center Reading, PA Brandywine Hospital Coatesville, PA Greater Hazleton Health Alliance Hazleton, PA Phoenixville Hospital Phoenixville, PA Chestnut Hill Hospital Philadelphia, PA Hackettstown Regional Medical Center Hackettstown, NJ Pottstown Memorial Medical Center Pottstown, PA St. Luke’s Hospital and Health Network Allentown, PA • Bethlehem, PA • Coaldale, PA Easton, PA • Quakertown, PA Easton Hospital Easton, PA Jennersville Regional Hospital West Grove, PA The Reading Hospital and Medical Center Reading, PA Board of directors 2011-2012 Sacred Heart Hospital Allentown, PA Warren Hospital Phillipsburg, NJ Westfield Hospital Allentown, PA Geoffrey Borda, CPA, Chairman Abraham, Borda, Covino, Butz, LaValva & Co. J. Michael Lee, DBA, President-CEO Miller-Keystone Blood Center James Chiadis, MD Sacred Heart Hospital Mary Hahn St. Joseph Medical Center Joseph Bubba, Esq., Vice Chairman Fitzpatrick, Lentz & Bubba PC Robert Adams Community Representative Walter Everson Zee Medical Service Company John Haney St. Luke’s Hospital Physicians Group Rocco DelVecchio, Secretary Lafayette Ambassador Bank Everitt F. Binns, Ph.D. Eastern PA EMS Council Joseph Gehringer Community Representative Susan M. Williams, Ed.M. Lehigh Valley Children’s Centers 16 Co mmun i ty CO N N ECT I O N