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 [email protected] 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 [email protected].
•
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 [email protected] 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 [email protected].
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 [email protected].
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 [email protected]
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
[email protected], 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