COMMUNITY SUMMER 2016 CONNECTIONA MILLER-KEYSTONE BLOOD CENTER PUBLICATION

22nd Annual Signature Fundraiser Regional High Schools REGIONAL Cruises to Mardi Gras! Honored for Blood HIGHLIGHTS The Blood Center’s 22nd annual Cruise Aboard the LifeLine® Drive Participation PAGE 1 Over 5,000 individuals, including In the signature fundraiser took place on Friday, May 20. principals, teachers, student council Cruise Aboard the Lifeline® More than 500 passengers boarded at Bethlehem’s ArtsQuest™ Center at presidents, athletes, musicians, PAGE 1 and other students rolled up their In Carbon County SteelStacks™, traveling to the French Quarter of New Orleans to celebrate sleeves to save lives in our commu- High Schools Honored the masks, music and revelry of Mardi Gras! Once aboard, an evening of great food, fun and entertainment was nity as part of the Blood Center’s PAGE 4 enjoyed by all, as passengers were treated to specially prepared Cruise deli- 2015-2016 high school campaign. In Berks County The success of this year’s high Scholarship Recipients cacies, action-packed casino games and an exciting live auction, in addition to a silent auction and raffle. Entertainment was provided courtesy of the school blood drive program was PAGE 9 Truth & Soul band, Jesse Dameron-Mentalist, and the Juli Kell Dance Center. celebrated at recognition events In Luzerne County held at Barnhouse Village (Bath), Out & About Mahoning Valley Country Club PAGE 9 (Lehighton) and the DoubleTree by In Monroe County Hilton Hotel (Reading). Out & About 76 high schools held blood PAGE 9 drives this school year. More than In Chester County 7,000 units of blood were col- Out & About lected, providing the gift of life for PAGE 9 more than 15,000 patients at hos- In Bucks County pitals throughout the First-Time Blood Drives and New Jersey counties served PAGE 10 by MKBC. In Schuylkill County Honorary captain of the 2016 Cruise was Tony DaRe of BSI Corporate For more information on the Blood Drive Calendar Benefits. Guest emcees for the evening were Cat Country’s Becca Lynn and High School Blood Drive Program, contact the Donor Resources PAGE 10 Sam Malone, and the evening’s Live Auction was conducted by Houser In Montgomery County Auctioneers. In addition to the tireless efforts of this year’s Cruise committee, Department at 800-223-6667. Blood Drive Calendar dozens of volunteers supported the event serving in a variety of roles. PAGE 10 In addition to our Navigator presenting sponsor, BSI Corporate High schools sponsoring blood drives during the past year include: In New Jersey Benefits, sponsors of our 2016 event included Deck Masters: Hospital Blood Drive Calendar Central Services, The Morning Call, PrintForce, RCN, Tri Outdoor, Inc. and Antietam High School Viamedia; Engineers: Adams Outdoor, Air Products, Capital BlueCross, Bangor High School Belvidere High School Connoisseur Media, Cumulus Radio-Cat Country 96.1, Cumulus Radio-100.7 Berks Career & Technology WLEV, Highmark Blue Shield, iHeart Radio, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Center-East Network Magazine, Neusse Photography, OraSure Technologies, Inc, & Berks Career & Technology PenTeleData; Officers: Ameritas Dental & Vision, Benefitfocus, BLC Textiles, Center-West

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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 • 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 High Schools Honored continued from p. 1

Carbon County Chamber & Berks Catholic High School Schuylkill Valley High School Economic Development, Crayola, Bethlehem Catholic High School Souderton High School East Penn Manufacturing; Fitzpatrick Bethlehem Area Vo-Tech Southern Lehigh High School Lentz & Bubba, P.C., FLSmidth, Inc., Spring Ford High School HT Lyons Inc., Lafayette Ambassador Boyertown Area Senior High School Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Bank, Lehigh Valley Magazine, Brandywine Heights High School Tamaqua High School Lehigh Valley Style, Mr. & Mrs. Paul Carbon Career & Technical Institute Tulpehocken Senior High School Smiling for the camera are Fayth Balsam, Ryan Blasz, and Adrienne and Tony DaRe. Cruise Aboard The Lifeline 1 Huck, Mr. & Mrs. Pete and Angela Career Institute of Technology Twin Valley High School Regional High Schools Honored 1 Castagna, Mutual of Omaha, Promus Concannon, Miller & Co. P.C.; Corpo- Upper Bucks Technical School Financial, Reading Health System & Christopher Dock Mennonite High School Warren County Vocational Technical School 2nd Annual Video Contest Winner 3 rate Environments, Country Junc- Westgate Jewelers. tion, Delta Dental, Dream Events, The Conrad Weiser Area High School Warren Hills Regional High School Someone Special 4 Mardi Gras beads were provided Gallagher Group, Grand View Health, Daniel Boone Area High School Western Montgomery Career & Technical Student Volunteer Scholarship 4 compliments of First Generation, Hanover Engineering Associates, Dieruff High School Whitehall High School with one lucky winner receiving a Hidden Creek Equestrian Center, William Allen High School 2016 Scholarship Recipients 4 trip to Mexico courtesy of VIP Vaca- Jackpot Casino, J.C. Erlich Co., Inc.; Exeter High School Wilson Senior High School Local Leaders Spotlight tions, Inc. Floral arrangements were Jenkins Machine, Klunk & Millan, Le- Fleetwood Area High School Wyomissing Area Junior-Senior High ● Business Edition 5 high Gas Corporation, Lehigh Valley Freedom High School 2nd Annual Video Contest 3rd Annual “Boots, Badges International Airport, Lehigh Valley The Silent Auction is always a highlight of Governor Mifflin Senior High School Winner Announced! our annual fundraiser. & Bandages” Heroes Blood Iron Pigs, Leiser’s, Inc.; Legacy Plan- Hackettstown High School Drive Campaign 5 ning Partners, Linde Global Helium, Hamburg Area High School Congratulations to William Fritz of Macropharma USA, Micro-Clean, High Point Baptist Academy the Career Institute of Technology, Memorials/Tributes 6 Mr. Ron Mordosky, PennCap Proper- I-Lead Charter School who was the winner of MKBC’s 2nd Out & About Photos 7-9 ties, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Jim Thorpe High School annual High School Video Contest! Blood Drive Calendar 10-11 Medical Center, Qualtex Labs, Lehigh Career & Technical School Residential Home Funding, Ritter Lehigh Valley Academy In Fall 2015, students were invited to use & Bried, P.C.; Sacred Heart Hospital, Lehigh Valley Charter School for the their creativity in creating a short video pro- Service Electric Cablevision, Inc.; Sun Performing Arts moting the need for younger generations COMMUNITY Life Financial, Talen Energy, Trans- Lehighton Area High School to donate blood, and the importance of CONNECTION Bridge Lines, Univest-Banking, Insur- Guests enjoy fabulous Cruise cuisine. Liberty High School donating with Miller-Keystone Blood Center. ance, Investments; Viking Graphics, Recipient of the 2016 Spirit Award in NE PA was Jim Thorpe Our trusted Registration Crew includes DJ Marian Catholic High School High School! Videos were placed on the Blood Center’s Westgate Jewelers, Working Dog is a publication designed to inform our Cleaver, Mary Diehl and Heather Kowatch! roll up their sleeves to provide the YouTube channel, and the video with the Press, and Yocco’s Hot Dog King. community about the programs and services community with the gift of life,” he Muhlenberg Senior High School highest number of views was declared the of the Miller-Keystone Blood Center. provided by sponsor Patti’s Petals, “Miller-Keystone Blood Center is continued, “and we remain grateful Nazareth High School winner. For his efforts, William will receive a Inc. Additional supporting sponsors committed to saving lives by part- to all the volunteers who donate Peter J. Castagna, Jr. North Warren High School $1,000 scholarship award. President-CEO of our 2016 Cruise were Abraham, nering with our community to pro- their time, talent and philanthropic Northampton Area High School Look for information on our 3rd annual Borda, Corvino, Butz, LaValva & Co, vide a continuous supply of blood support to ensure a safe blood supply Janet D. Busse Northern Lehigh High School High School Video Contest this Fall! ● BS, MT (ASCP) SBB, MS QA P.C.; Benecon Group, Blood Centers products and services,” said Michael and productive blood center.” Northwestern Lehigh High School Senior Vice President & of America, Blue Mountain Health McShane, Director of Development. This Fall, planning will resume Chief Operating Officer Notre Dame High School System, Boucher & James, Inc.; Camp- “We rely on the generosity of com- for the Blood Center’s 23rd annual Oley Valley High School D. Kip Kuttner, D.O. bell, Rappold & Yurasits LLP; Cigna munity businesses and individuals Cruise to Hollywood Aboard the Vice President, Medical Director Owen J. Roberts Health and Life Insurance Company, to help us achieve our goals and LifeLine®, which is tentatively sched- John Willson Palisades High School Coca Cola Bottling Company of the remain true to our mission.” uled for Friday, May 19, 2017. For The Blood Center wishes to acknowledge the Vice President, Fiscal Affairs Palmerton High School Lehigh Valley, Computer Manage- “We are thankful and privileged more information, contact Michael Congratulations to the Lehigh Valley’s 2016 Spirit Award tremendous, ongoing support of our local Marie S. Clemens Panther Valley High School winner, Career Institute of Technology. ment and Marketing Associates, to have volunteer blood donors who McShane at 800-223-6667. ● media, without which we would not be Editor Parkland High School Sean Tinney Pen Argyl High School able to continue in our efforts to increase Associate Editor Perkiomen Valley High School awareness of the need for an active pool of Phone: 610-691-5850 • 800-B-A-DONOR OFFERING UP SPECIALIZED CRUISE CUISINE WERE: Phillipsburg High School blood donors. On behalf of the staff of the Fax: 610-691-2326 187 Rue Principale Catering by Karen Hunter Dickey’s Barbecue Pit – Sam Adams Brewhouse at Pine Forge Academy Blood Center, our area hospitals, and the Website: www.GIVEaPINT.org ArtsQuestTM Catering by Royal Gourmet Bethlehem The Center at Holiday Inn Pleasant Valley High School patients that ultimately benefit Pottstown High School Readers are invited to send their Bubba Butch BBQ Cathy’s Creative Catering Granny Schmidt’s Bake Shop Tombler’s Bakery from these efforts, we say comments and letters to us at: Cabot Creamery Chocolate Fantasy Fountains Kyms Creations Bakery Reading High School Miller-Keystone Blood Center Reading Muhlenberg Career and Tech Center Lehigh Valley Corporate Center BEVERAGES & TASTINGS PROVIDED BY: Renaissance Academy Charter School THANK 1465 Valley Center Parkway Salisbury High School Bethlehem, PA 18017 Banko Beverage Company Weyerbacher Brewing Company Saucon Valley High School Harvey & Sue Hohl present the 2016 Angela Hohl Memorial YOU! Schuylkill Technology Center – South Campus Award to Reading High School.

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Best wishes to Chris Jacobson who BUSINESS EDITION was recently recognized for his out- MKBC Announces 2016 Scholarship Recipients Local Leaders Spotlight | standing volunteer efforts! Miller-Keystone Blood Center recently announced the recipients of the 2016 The Local Leaders Spotlight serves to honor and recognize a local business or Blood Donor Recruitment Scholarship. organization for their success and dedication in supporting Miller-Keystone CHRIS joined MKBC as a Canteen Attendant Blood Center’s lifesaving mission. in 2011. Since that time, he has accumulated Presented annually, the Blood Donor Recruitment Scholarship is designed to encourage and more than 225 hours of volunteer service, reward high school blood drive chairpersons for their efforts in stimulating interest and increasing BUSINESS: ABOUT: while still working a full-time job. An active the available regional blood supply. By simply hosting one or more blood drives with MKBC and EAST PENN MANUFACTURING East Penn Manufacturing was founded in 1946 blood donor as well, Chris has been donating achieving certain recruitment benchmarks, a student from each participating high school is in a small, one-room shop in the village of red cells and platelets since 1998, and has guaranteed a Scholarship award; awards are now presented per school, based on the results of LOCATION: Bowers, PA. In six decades, the company has accumulated more than 18 gallons to date. the individual school’s blood drives during the academic year. Recipients of a scholarship award LYONS , PA grown into one of the world’s leading battery He says he enjoys having the opportunity to must have been an active participant of their high school’s blood drives committee. manufacturers, with over 8,000 employees, give his time and service to help others in This year, a grand total of 30 Scholarship awards were presented by Miller-Keystone Blood Center. COORDINATOR NAMES: 450 product designs, and hundreds of awards need, and also getting to meet old friends Recipients included: JENN EDINGER and new faces each month. He also volun- Coordinator | 2011-present for manufacturing and environmental excel- teers with his Church, and in the United Way ANTIETAM HIGH SCHOOL NORTHERN LEHIGH HIGH SCHOOL lence. Customers and employees have always Annelise Velez Rebecca Blocker, Gavin Kemery Day of Caring. JUDY BOND been the top priority, and opportunities for 3rd Annual “Boots, Badges & BELVIDERE HIGH SCHOOL NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH HIGH SCHOOL Coordinator | 2004-2010 improvement are never overlooked. These Marlee Hornbaker McKenzi Divers Bandages” Heroes Blood Drive On behalf of the residents of our local LAURIE HEAGEY founding principles make East Penn Manufac- BLUE MOUNTAIN ACADEMY OLEY VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL turing what it is today. ● communities, who have ultimately benefited Sharyl Cubero Danielle Knowles, Alexis Meals Medical Services Manager Campaign Underway! from their dedication we thank Chris for BRANDYWINE HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL PALISADES HIGH SCHOOL CORINNE CONRAD MKBC’s third annual “Boots, Badges & Bandages” his volunteerism! ● Peter Shuey Hailey Butler Administrative Assistant to the President Heroes Blood Drive competition between firefighters, CARBON CAREER & TECHNICAL INSTITUTE PALMERTON AREA HIGH SCHOOL Congratulations to East Penn Manufacturing, law enforcement and emergency medical service Kimberly Frank Lauren Malik YEARS WITH MILLER-KEYSTONE MKBC Local Leader award recipient! personnel kicked off on Memorial Day, CAREER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY PANTHER VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL BLOOD CENTER: May 30, and runs through Labor Day, September 5 . Susana Castillo Kelsey Van Horn “Blood donations typically decline in the summer DANIEL BOONE HIGH SCHOOL PEN ARGYL HIGH SCHOOL 33 months, due in large part to our regional high Taylor Agudio Amanda Romeiser SINCE 1983 schools and colleges being on summer break,” says FLEETWOOD AREA HIGH SCHOOL PERKIOMEN VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL Sean Tinney, Director of Marketing and Business Kendall Frank Heather Jackson NUMBER OF BLOOD DRIVES Development . “This, combined with family vaca- GOVERNOR MIFFLIN HIGH SCHOOL READING HIGH SCHOOL PER YEAR: tions, seasonal illnesses and an increase in accidents Danielle Vaithilingam Wynton Butler leads to a decline in the available blood supply ”. JIM THORPE HIGH SCHOOL SALISBURY HIGH SCHOOL 18 Brianna Waselus Olivia King “We still need to collect approximately 450 LEHIGHTON AREA HIGH SCHOOL TAMAQUA AREA HIGH SCHOOL UNITS COLLECTED IN 2015: units per day, 365 days per year, to meet the trans- Haley Haggerty, Megan Nanovic Victoria LaBar, Jennifer Lareau fusion needs of our regional hospitals,” Mr . Tinney MARIAN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL TULPEHOCKEN HIGH SCHOOL 921 continues . “The Boots vs Badges vs Bandages Hunter Puza Kristen Ziegler competition is a great way for the Blood Center to Student Volunteer TWIN VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL partner with our local heroes, and to thank them Scholarship Presented Arleene Castillo Delayna Witouski for the leadership they demonstrate every day in Top 10 Local Leaders | BUSINESS EDITION UNITS our community,” Congratulations to Christine Carlough For more information on the Blood Donor Recruitment Scholarship, contact Scott Appnel at COLLECTED The public is invited to support the friendly of the Lehigh Valley Academy Regional 800-223-6667 or [email protected]. ● BUSINESS NAME & LOCATION IN 2015 competition by donating in honor of their favorite Charter School, who was recently hero . Each organization has partnered with the 1 EAST PENN MANUFACTURING (Lyons, PA)...... 921 blood center to recruit donors and raise awareness announced as the recipient of the 2 AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS (Allentown, PA)...... 440 of the importance of blood donation . Individuals 2016 Ralph (Bill) & Jacqueline Younger 3 AMAZON .COM (Breinigsville, PA)...... 347 can donate at any MKBC Donor Center or commu- Student Volunteer Scholarship Award. nity Blood Drive between May 30 and September 5, 4 MR . HOTSHINE (Reading, PA)...... 257 and have their donation go towards their favorite SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC (Leesport, PA)...... This award is named in honor of Bill & Jackie 5 236 first responder . When individuals arrive for their Younger, two of MKBC’s most dedicated 6 SPRING RIDGE CORPORATE BUILDING AT ONE MERIDIAN BOULEVARD donation they can either state the group or sponsor volunteers. It is presented annually in (Wyomissing, PA) ...... 201 code of the heroes they would most like to support: recognition for the outstanding student 7 BOSCOV’S EAST (Reading, PA) ...... 155 Fire (Boots) Sponsor Code 7417 – Police (Badges) volunteer participation at Miller-Keystone Blood 8 THE GUARDIAN (Bethlehem, PA)...... 148 Sponsor Code 7416 – EMS (Bandages) Sponsor Code 7418 . Center by a graduating high school senior. 9 ULINE (Breinigsville, PA)...... 147 For information on Volunteer Opportunities To schedule an appointment at any MKBC donor Congratulations to scholarship recipient Award recipients include Hunter Also receiving a scholarship award 10 LUTRON ELECTRONICS COMPANY (Coopersburg, PA)...... 131 at the Blood Center, call 800-223-6667 or visit Rebecca Blocker of Northern Lehigh Puza of Marian Catholic High this year was Arleene Castillo of center or blood drive, call 800-B-A-DONOR or visit GIVEaPINT.org! ● High School. School. Muhlenberg High School. the Blood Center’s website at GIVEaPINT .org ●

4 COMMUNITYCONNECTION SUMMER 2016 5 Memorials/Tributes January 1-April 30, 2016 In Recognition of the Wonderful In Memory of Claudia Petrole OUT&ABOUT Volunteers at MKBC, especially Jean Achey Mr. and Mrs. William & Catherine Price Mr. Andrew Boyer & Ms. Sandra D. Thomas In Memory of Claudia Petrole In Honor of the Florio Perrucci Steinhardt Mr. Robert Linsenbigler IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY... & Fader Blood Drive In Memory of Florence Michalowski Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. & Linda L. Deborah K. Kearse Braxmeier, III In Memory of Florence Michalowski In honor of the Eisenhauer Nissan Mr. David Marsh and Blood Drive Mrs. Susan Puwalski Marsh Mr. Thomas H. Xavios PenTeleData Presents MKBC In Memory of Florence Michalowski In Honor of Lucille Gough, Retired CEO Mr. and Mrs. Edward & Pauline Michalowski with iTable Technology of Berks Visiting Nurses  Ms. Brenda A. Hartman In Memory of Florence Michalowski Linda Michalowski A very special “Thank You” to PenTeleData for the donation of In Honor of Mrs. Missie Unger iTable technology for the convenience of our blood donors! Shawn P. Flannery In Memory of Florence Michalowski Mr. and Mrs. Gerald & Beverly Pawlik In Honor of Jeffery Kemmerer Already giving his 10th platelet donation of the year Mrs. Mary Lou Kline In Memory of Florence Michalowski recently was donor Keith Braim! Stanley Puwalski In Memory of Claudia Petrole In Memory of Florence Michalowski William & Mary Ann Bittel  Reading Local 1027, American In Memory of Claudia Petrole Congratulations to Nazareth High School for another successful school year! Postal Workers Union Boyle Construction, Inc. In Memory of Florence Michalowski  In Memory of Claudia Petrole Mark R. Gruber Thank you to the Blood Drive Committee at Pen Argyl High School. You guys rock! Leonard Weckel donated blood Joseph & Rose Calarrudo for the very first time in 1965. In Memory of Florence Michalowski In Memory of Claudia Petrole He recently donated his 250 Debra J. Talarico John & Sandra Cebulak pint. He is a true hero! In Memory of Claudia Petrole In Memory of Florence Michalowski Richard & Sandra Clemson Jacqueline A. Talarico Students at Bangor High School In Memory of Doris Angstadt work to recruit donors for their In Memory of Claudia Petrole most recent Blood Drive. Barry & Mary Fulton Mr. Douglas Shade In Memory of Doris Angstadt Thanks to everyone who came out to support MKBC at this year’s In Memory of Claudia Petrole HIGHMARK WALK FOR A HEALTHY COMMUNITY Robert & Maria Jaso Red Kieffer’s Auto Repairs, Inc. at DESALES UNIVERSITY! In Memory of Claudia Petrole In Memory of Doris Shade Angstadt MKBC’s Diane Lee thanks coordinator Christopher David & Darlene Jones Ms. Catherine I. Shade Fereno for his outstanding efforts in coordinating a Blood Drive for his Eagle Scout project. Chris started In Memory of Doris Angstadt In Memory of Claudia Petrole with a goal to collect 100 blood donations, and Michael & Jacqueline Kerlin and Angela Hohl through his tireless efforts, he collected over 200! Ms. Suzanne E. Lander In Memory of Claudia Petrole Roberta Massaro In Memory of Doris R. Angstadt and Angela Hohl In Memory of Claudia Petrole Ms. Johanne Mullarkey David & Helen McCarroll In Memory of Claudia Petrole In Memory of Robert E. Cannon Il Mrs. Elizabeth Pampanin Kurstin E. Schwoyer In Memory of Claudia Petrole In Memory of Robert E. Cannon II Joseph Pampanin Mr. George H. Straub In Memory of Claudia Petrole In Memory of Blanche Von Alstyne Scott Paton Ms. Lois A. Reed In Memory of Claudia Petrole In Memory of Pauline DelVecchio Joseph Pelcheck Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gadomski In Memory of Claudia Petrole In Memory of Mr. Jay Fisher Deborah Petrole Ms. Janet Heffner In Memory of Claudia Petrole In Memory of Frederick A. Gosch Christine E. Reiber Mrs. Laurie Gosch In Memory of Claudia Petrole In Memory of Marvin Kauffman Joseph & Madelynn Roman Kauffman’s Bar-B-Que Restaurant, Inc.  Donors at the most recent blood drive sponsored by In Memory of Channing Mauger Hosting a In Memory of Claudia Petrole Moravian Hall Square included Michael Daley and Thomas J. Parambo Funeral Home Lee S. Heffner successful Sharon Savalgio. Spring Blood In Memory of Claudia Petrole In Memory of Betsy N. Reichert Drive was the Bernice Walker Ms. Jennie Fick Northampton In Memory of Claudia Petrole In Memory of Terrence J. Shannon County Jon & Sylvia Zizelmann Mr. James Dreibelbis Government Drop Off Before You Take Off Center. In Memory of Claudia Petrole In Memory of Linda M. Stephan If you’re flying out of Lehigh Valley International Airport, be Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP Kathleen & Jack Silva sure to “Drop off before take off!” In Memory of Claudia Petrole In Memory of Mike Szot Frank & Elaine Bode Ms. Justine C. Szot

6 COMMUNITYCONNECTION SUMMER 2016 7 OUT&ABOUT  Snow didn’t keep the donors from coming IN READING/BERKS... out to the April Blood IN CHESTER/PHILADELPHIA... Drive sponsored by Eisenhower Nissan in  Canteen volunteers, staff and student donors Wernersville! meet at the canteen at the Springside Chestnut Hill Academy for their first blood drive on Feb. 29th!  Smiling for the camera at the most recent Blood Drive sponsored by Zerbe Sisters in Narvon is drive coordinator Christina Queen. Staff and students helping out at the Renaissance Academy Charter School blood drive in Phoenixville.  Mt. Pleasant Fire Company recently held their first blood drive in conjunction with their open house celebration. Congratulations and thank you for Chestnut Hill Community Association all you do!! recently held its 6th annual blood drive at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy in Hosting a successful Spring Blood Drive recently Philadelphia. Smiling for the camera was Wilson High School in West Lawn! was Noreen Spota, CHCA Administrative Coordinator!

 Stopping by our Reading Twin Valley High School hosted 4 blood drives this past year, Donor Center achieving record collection numbers for the year. Congratula- recently tions to the staff, students and volunteers for a great job! were Reading High School students Vu Nguyen, Jasmine IN HAZLETON... IN QUAKERTOWN... Argueta and Leslie Argueta!

Thank you to Jesse Donchez from The Loomis Co, Wyomissing for hosting a very successful drive in late May. Sen. Judy Schwank Hosts Annual Thank you to drive coordina- Blood Drive IN MONROE COUNTY... tor Chris Holmes of The High- MKBC’s Lois Gassert and Chris Kaag from Corps lands of Wyomissing. His help Fitness are pictured with State Senator Judy promoting the blood drives Schwank at her annual Wyomissing Blood Drive. has resulted in doubling their collections numbers. Congratulations to the Blood Drive Committee at Hidden Meadows Hosts Marian Catholic High School for a very successful school year! First Blood Drive

IN CARBON COUNTY... IN NEW JERSEY... Thank you to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hazleton for their Hidden Meadows on the Ridge, Sellersville, recently hosted ongoing support of our community’s blood program! their first Blood Drive! Pictured are Michael Simko, Tim Albertson, Michael Stevens and Emily Pflug.

Logan’s War Against Stage IV

Donors and staff join Logan Snyder in smiling for the camera while displaying copies of his mother Ashleigh’s book, “Logan’s War Against Stage 4,” which she wrote to share the personal story of   Logan’s journey after being diagnosed with cancer Michael Nyce, blood drive coordinator, Robert Jones and Donors at the Lehighton High School We recently presented staff at the Lowe’s in Phillipsburg with a certificate at a young age. Logan received multiple red cell and Brian Clark relax at the canteen at the First Baptist Church Blood Drive give for the cookies! of appreciation for their support of our community blood program! platelet transfusions during the course of his care. Blood Drive in Perkasie.

8 COMMUNITYCONNECTION SUMMER 2016 9 CONGRATULATIONS COMMUNITYCALENDAR to our donors who recently acheived the 50-GALLON donation level! JULY 5 Patriot Buick GMC Gilbertsville St Joseph the Worker Orefield BUCKS/MONTGOMERY LEHIGH VALLEY 9 Parkerford Church 8 Faith Lutheran Church Easton CHESTER/PHILADELPHIA 9 Christ Community Bible Church 10 St Luke’s Hospital – Anderson 7 Plainfield Twp Volunteer Fire Co 1 Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Quakertown Perkasie 11 Plainfield Twp Volunteer Fire Co TOM SHAFINSKY Chick-Fil-A LV Mall 3 US Axle 12 Grace Lutheran Church Royersford Superior Quartz Products Allentown 8 HCR ManorCare Bethlehem 5 Christ Evangelical Lutheran Trumbauersville Antonelli Medical & Professional 14 Hope UCC Wind Gap 10 Heidelberg Union Church 8 New Hanover United Methodist Gilbertsville Institute Crossfit Advanced 12 LVHN-Muhlenberg New Goshenhoppen UCC East Greenville 13 St Andrew’s UCC Perkasie 18 Plainfield Twp Volunteer Fire Co 13 Good Shepherd UCC Slatington Chick-Fil-A Quakertown Brownback’s UCC Travel Impressions 14 Plainfield Twp Volunteer Fire Co 9 First Presbyterian Church Pottstown 15 Pottstown Borough 20 Dimmick Park 16 Nazareth Moravian Church 12 Singer Equipment Company St Paul’s Episcopal Exton 21 Nativity Lutheran Church Allentown GARY MOLL Archery Addictions St Paul’s Episcopal Exton 17 Pottstown Seventh Day Adventists Northwestern Recreation Commission 17 Hope Lutheran Church Cherryville 14 Dairy Queen Gilbertsville Macungie St James Lutheran Limerick St Anne Catholic Church/School 18 PA State Police – Airport Rd 15 Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Quakertown 18 Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Bethlehem 16 Grand View Health Huff’s Union Church Quakertown ROBERT DENNISON 24 McCann School of Business/ Faith Bible Fellowship Harleysville 19 LVHN-Kasych Building Brunner Insurance Technology Allentown 17 Frederick Mennonite Community Bath Mount Bethel Volunteer Fire Company 21 Swamp Mennonite Quakertown 25 Plainfield Twp Volunteer Fire Co PA State Police Skippack Bethel Bible Fellowship 22 Lowe’s Morgantown 27 Union Baptist Church Allentown 20 Bert Reel Park 20 LVHN-17th & Chew Sts St John’s Evangelical Lutheran Whitfield Lodge #622 26 St Paul’s Episcopal Exton 23 LVHN-Kasych Building 28 Valley Ponds Clubhouse 21 Plainfield Twp Volunteer Fire Co Spinnerstown 28 Macungie Memorial Park 31 Buckman Ski Company 24 St John the Baptist Whitehall Blue Mountain Academy Lehigh Valley International Airport 23 New Covenant Baptist Pottstown 25 St Elizabeth’s Catholic Church Whitehall 29 Oley Fairgrounds 23 Union UCC Church Grove Neffs 25 Upper Bucks YMCA Quakertown BERKS COUNTY CARBON/MONROE 26 24 Our Lady of Perpetual Help Emmanuel Episcopal Quakertown 2 Lincoln Park Pool SCHUYLKILL/LUZERNE 27 Cigars International Bethlehem BUCKS/MONTGOMERY 26 PPL 9th Street 26 Henrietta Hankin Branch of the West Reading Pool Chester Cty Library 3 Western Pocono Community Library 28 St James Lutheran Coopersburg CHESTER/PHILADELPHIA 27 Kidspeace Orefield The A Field Upper Black Eddy Fire Co 5 Hazle Township Commons 29 Plainfield Twp Volunteer Fire Co 5 Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Quakertown 28 Plainfield Twp Volunteer Fire Co 3 Hope Community Church Fleetwood 30 Eastwood Co 9 St Joseph’s Church Summit Hill 30 Community Presbyterian Mt Bethel 8 Diamond Credit Union St John the Baptist Whitehall 6 St Benedict’s Picnic Grounds Mohnton 10 Western Pocono Community Library Blooming Glen Mennonite Computer Aid Amity Athletic Club 12 Lighthouse Baptist Lehighton 9 St Paul’s Episcopal Exton 30 Sam’s Club Easton CARBON/MONROE Leesport Farmers Market BERKS COUNTY 17 Nesquehoning VFW 12 St James Lutheran Pottstown SCHUYLKILL/LUZERNE 7 Geigertown Fire Co 3 Boyertown Community Park Western Pocono Community Library 13 West Chester University BERKS COUNTY 2 Bungalow Swimming Pool Zion Blue Mountain UCC Strausstown 4 Appalachian Campsites 19 Hazle Township Commons 17 Boyertown YMCA Hollenbach Ctr 1 Reading Hosp for Post-Acute Rehab 6 Western Pocono Community Library 9 Atonement Lutheran Reading 7 Weisenberg Elementary School 24 Western Pocono Community Library 19 Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Quakertown 3 Appalachian Campsites 8 Hazle Township Commons Zion’s Union Church Maxatawny 8 Frieden’s Evangelical Lutheran Oley 31 Blue Mtn Health – Gnaden Huetten Coventry Church of the Brethren Pottstown 8 Governor Mifflin High School 10 Zion Church Lewistown Valley Berks Community Health Center 10 St Ignatius School Western Pocono Community Library 23 St Paul’s Episcopal Exton 9 Weis Supermarket Oley 11 Penn Forest Twp Vol Fire Co #1 10 St Andrew’s United Methodist New 11 Hope Reformed United Methodist Douglassville 24 Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church Philadelphia St Columbkill’s Catholic Church 13 Western Pocono Community Library Berlinville NEW JERSEY Reformation Lutheran Reading Saint Luke’s Lutheran Zieglerville 12 Salvation Army Boyertown 16 Franklin Township Fire Company Good Shepherd UCC Reading 6 Warren County Fairgrounds 12 Boyertown YMCA 25 Draggin Wagon’s Car Club 13 Penn State Health-St. Josephs 18 First UCC Palmerton 11 Reading Fairgrounds Reading Berks Assoc of Realtors 26 Final Results Fitness Gilbertsville 13 Manor Care Laureldale 19 Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hazleton Cartridge World Pine Forge Academy 27 Zion Mennonite Souderton 14 Travelers Insurance Wyomissing Palmerton Hospital 13 Reading Motorcycle Club SEPTEMBER 13 St Columbkill’s Catholic Church 29 Former First Niagara Building Pottstown Lowe’s Sinking Spring 20 Western Pocono Community Library Penn Street-Berks Comm HealthCenter LEHIGH VALLEY Berks County Ag Center 16 St. Ignatius School 22 Hazle Township Commons Mohrsville Church of the Brethren 1 Plainfield Twp Volunteer Fire Co 14 Berks Heim CARBON/MONROE St. John’s Lutheran Birdsboro 27 Western Pocono Community Library 16 Hamburg Middle School Lafayette Ambassador Bank City Line 15 Reading Hosp School of Health Sciences SCHUYLKILL/LUZERNE 19 Harmony United Methodist 30 St Matthew’s Evangelical Lutheran St. Joseph’s Hill Lutheran Boyertown 6 Berkheimer Outsourcing Lehighton Reading Area Community College 2 Hazle Township Commons Morgantown 17 EG Smith West Lawn 7 LVHN-Muhlenberg 17 Maidencreek Church 7 Western Pocono Community Library Berks County Ag Center 18 Calvary UCC Barto 8 Plainfield Twp Volunteer Fire Co 18 Calvary United Methodist Mohnton 13 First UCC Palmerton 20 Daniel Boone Middle School NEW JERSEY Cartech 10 Weisenberg/Lowhill Twp Historical Society St Joseph’s Catholic Church Reading 14 Western Pocono Community Library Reading Hosp School of Health 16 Wesley United Methodist Phillipsburg 20 Gibraltar Fire Co 11 St Andrew’s Evangelical Lutheran Easton 19 Daniel Boone Middle School 16 Hazle Township Commons Sciences 31 St. Joseph’s Catholic Church 21 Saint Gabriel’s Episcopal Douglassville 12 Interspace Airport Advertising Washington 21 Western Pocono Community Library Abraxus Academy 22 Best Western Reading 14 Unemployment Compensation Service Ctr 21 HealthSouth Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hazleton 22 Lowe’s Hamburg LJ’s Fitness Sacred Heart Hospital Stevens & Lee 28 Western Pocono Community Library Fleetwood Carnival AUGUST 23 Reading Hospital – C Building 15 Plainfield Twp Volunteer Fire Co Penn State Berks 29 St. John’s UCC-Orwigsburg 23 Mister HotShine 25 Redners Warehouse Quarry Rd Millennia Salon & Spa 22 Dairy Queen – Kenhorst LEHIGH VALLEY 24 Mister HotShine 26 M&T Bank Birdsboro 23 Steve Moyer Subaru 1 Marblehead Chowder House 17 American Legion Hellertown NEW JERSEY 25 Lords & Ladies Douglassville St Luke’s Hospital - Bethlehem Kutztown Produce Auction Coopersburg Community Park 24 Reading Motorcycle Club 21 St. Luke’s Hospital-Warren 30 Monarch Fire Company 4 Plainfield Twp Volunteer Fire Co 28 St Peter’s UCC West Lawn 18 Palmer Moravian church 25 Daniel Boone High School 25 Bel Pike Lanes Belvidere Shari Noctor Team, RE/MAX Jake’s Flea Market 20 Lehigh University 27 St Daniel’s Lutheran Robesonia 29 Fleetwood Fixtures BUCKS/MONTGOMERY Jewish Community Center Allentown 21 Capital BlueCross Allentown Miller-Keystone Blood Center collects blood nearly every day of the week at local businesses, schools, churches and other CHESTER/PHILADELPHIA 6 Beth El Gibor 31 Boscov’s East 22 LVHN-17th & Chew organizations. If you or your group would like to participate in a bloodmobile that is scheduled or would like to sponsor your 1 St Pauls Episcopal Exton 7 St John’s Lutheran Bath St Paul’s UCC Birdsboro Plainfield Twp Volunteer Fire Co own blood drive, please contact the Donor Resources Department at 610-691-5850 or 800-223-6667.

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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 Hunterdon Medical Center Reading Health System Penn State Health-St. Joseph Lehighton, PA • Palmerton, PA Flemington, NJ Reading, PA Reading, PA Grand View Health Lehigh Valley Health Network Sacred Heart Hospital St. Luke’s University Sellersville, PA Allentown, PA • Bethlehem, PA • Allentown, PA Health Network Hazleton, PA Allentown, PA • Bethlehem, PA • Hackettstown Regional Schuylkill Health System Coaldale, PA Easton, PA • Medical Center Penn State Milton S. Hershey Pottsville, PA Quakertown, PA • Phillipsburg, NJ Hackettstown, NJ Medical Center Hershey, PA

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2015-2016 Rocco DelVecchio, Chairman Peter J. Castagna, Jr. Joseph Bubba, Esq. Walter Everson Lafayette Ambassador Bank HCS, Inc. & Affiliates Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, P.C. Zee Medical Service Company John Haney, FACHE, James Anderson James Chiadis, MD Douglas Michels Vice Chairman Campbell, Rappold & Yurasits LLP Sacred Heart Hospital OraSure Technologies Pottstown Memorial Medical Center Robert Begliomini, Dr. E. Ronald Domen Everitt F. Binns, Ph.D., BS, PharmD, MBA, FASHP Penn State College of Medicine & Penn State Secretary Lehigh Valley Health Network Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Grand View Health

YOUR HOSPITAL’S CHOICE FOR LIFE-SAVING BLOOD.

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