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BLOODMOBILE CALENDAR
MARCH
1 F.L. Smidth
2 Belvedere High School
St. Luke’s Hospital
Allentown
3 D&B / LVIP III
Tamaqua High School
Warren County
Comm College
4 Blair Academy
F.L. Smidth
Kraft
5 1st American Title
Tamaqua High School
6 Calvary Baptist Church
7 Presby Church of Milford
8 Asbury Graphite Mills
Puerto Rican
Beneficial Society
Superior Quartz
Victaulic
9 BOC Gases
Flow Serve Pump
Lafayette College
The Hillside School
10 WZZO DAY!
Home Depot
Lafayette College
Upper Bucks Senior Ctr
11 Lehigh Valley Hospital
I-78
12 Quakertown
High School
Wal-Mart Phillipsburg
13 Casa Guadalupe/
Allentn NAACP
St. James Lutheran
14 Bethany Wesleyan Church
Old Greenwich
Presby Church
15 Emmanuel Episcopal
Viking
16 First UCC Palmerton
Home DepoStrouds
Parkway Manor
Saucon Valley High Sch
17 T-SHIRT DAY AT MKBC
B. Braun Marcon Blvd.
Martin Guitar
Northwestern Lehigh
High School
18 Country Meadows
The Hartford
19 Computer Aid
Dieruff High School
Kovatch Dealership
21 Edgeboro Moravian
Church
Grace Evangelical
22 LCCC-Carbon
Pohatcong Twp Elem
Pottstown High School
23 Dinkey Memorial Church
McCann School
of Business
Phillipsburg High School
Rodale Energy
24 Christ UCC Jim Thorpe
Good Shepherd UCC
SECTV
25 Lehigh Career &
Technical Inst
Mt Bethel Luth Breth
S&L Plastics
26 Easton Hospital
27 Saucon Valley Lions Club
28 Asbury Church
Blue Ch/Williams Twp
Dr. Jogesh Viroja
St. Bernard’s Church
St. Michael’s Church
St. Paul’s UCC Allen
29 Alpha Veterinary Care
Lehigh Township Fire Co.
30 Barry Isett
Bethlehem Catholic
High School
Sacred Heart Hospital
St. Luke’s Hospital
Bethlehem
31 Emmaus High School
Northampton County
Gov’t Ctr
Sacred Heart Hospital
APRIL
1 DSM Nutritional
The Express Times
2 Telerex
Wilson Area High School
3 Coopersbg Moravian Ch
4 Church of the Manger
5 Hokendauqua Amer Lgn
6 Mack Trucks World Hdqtrs
Wachovia
Sears
7 Buckeye Pipeline
Liberty High School
Lincoln Technical Inst
8 Mack Trucks Test Ctr
PPL Stroudsburg
9 T-SHIRT DAY AT MKBC
12 Gnaden Huetten Comm Ctr
Haldemann Ford/Outten
Northwestern Ambulance
13 Hackettstown Comm
Hospital
Hope UCC Wind Gap
Sears Distribution
St. Timothy’s
14 WZZO DAY!
Comfort Suites
Bethlehem
LCCC Schnecksville
Upper Bucks Senior Ctr
15 Muhlenberg College
St. John’s Lutheran
Scott Dealership
16 Central Catholic
High School
Penn Argyl HS
WalMart
Salvation Army –
Tamaqua
17 Ebenezer Bible
Fellowship
First Baptist
Macungie Fire Dept.
Sacred Heart Ch/Holy Name
18 Wesley United Methodist
19 Northampton
Community College
West Swamp
Mennonite Church
20 Agere Systems
Allentown Post Office
FL Smidth
Moravian College
21 Akrion
LVH-Muhlenberg
Penn State Lehigh Valley
UGI Utilities
22 1st Presbyterian
Church of Allentown
Trumbauersville Fire Co.
Warren County Vo-Tech
23 First Nat’l Bank of
Palmertn Blakeslee
Lehigh Cement
Northampton High Sch
24 Blackman’s Cycle Center
St. Mark’s Church
United Methodist Church
25 Panther Valley
Ecumenical Min
St. Francis of Assisi
Zion Evangelical
Lutheran Church
26 Notre Dame High School
St. Mark’s Lutheran
27 1st Nat’l Bank Scotia
Lehigh Group
Parkland High School
28 Jim Thorpe High School
Lehigh University
29 Cedar Crest College
Kraft
Lehigh University
30 Career Institute
of Technology
Kutztown Area
High School
Masterfoods USA
MAY
1 Faith Lutheran Church
Pleasant Vly Presby
3 Air Products
HCSC
4 Air Products
Whitehall High School
5 Air Products
North Warren
High School
Penn Treaty
Rexroth
Warren Hills Regional
High School
6 Daytimers
Lafayette Ambassador
Bank
Slate Belt Nursing & Rehab
7 Colonial Intermediate
Unit 20
Easton Area High School
LaFarge Corp.
Nazareth High School
Phoenix Rehab
8 Emmanuel Evang Lutheran
Greenwalds UCC
10 Stillwater Elem
11 Lehigh Valley Hospital I-78
Trexler Fitness
12 WZZO DAY!
Schoch’s Harley Davidson
Palmerton High School
Upper Bucks Senior Ctr
13 Abilities of NWNJ
Bangor Area HS
City of Bethlehem
Grace Lutheran Church
Patriot Bank Cherryville
14 Keystone
15 Blocker Enterprises
Southern Cruisers
17 East Hills Middle School
George Wolf Elementary
18 Air Products Vultee St
Jewish Community Ctr
- Allentown
VNA Hospice
19 Hackettstown
High School
First UCC Palmerton
Vitra
20 LutherCrest
Morning Star Fellowship
Travel Impressions
21 Lehighton Auto Group
22 Dutch’s Cycle
Hope Lutheran Church
St. Joseph’s Catholic Ch
23 Sacred Heart parish
24 The Guardian
25 Capital Blue Cross
Goodwill Ambulance
The Guardian
27 Internal Revenue
Service
St. John’s UCC
28 Kovatch Dealership
The Guardian
29 T-SHIRT DAY AT MKBC!
31 MKBC CLOSED –
HAPPY HOLIDAY!
The 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 1-800-223-6667.
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1465 Valley Center Parkway
Bethlehem, PA 18017
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SPRING 2004
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Cruisin’ the ’50s
Aboard the LifeLine
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Hello guys and gals, mommy-o’s and daddy-o’s and all the rest of you cool cats!
Are you ready to flip? We have a far-out bash planned for our tenth annual Cruise
this year. You’re gonna go ape! You’re gonna pop your top! We’re “Cruisin’ the ’50s”
and we’d like you to join us. It’s our annual signature fundraising event and we’d like
you to help us be made in the shade. So, don’t be a square, rev up your roadster and
come join the fun!
Miller-Keystone Blood Center is pleased to announce the continuation of our very
successful special event tradition, with our 10th annual “Cruise Aboard the LifeLine”
on Friday, May 14, 2004. Guests can look forward to another fun-filled evening, as
everyone goes Cruisin’ through the ‘50s, visiting many exciting locals along the way,
reliving one of the greatest eras in American history.
As always, this year’s Cruise will take place at the Blood Center’s headquarters in
Hanover Township, Bethlehem. An excellent group of local gourmet caterers will once
again provide tempting Cruise cuisine, and attendants will also have the opportunity to
enjoy wonderful entertainment courtesy of the band “Shake, Rattle and Soul,” as well
as fabulous prizes and our very popular casino deck.
The Cruise Aboard the LifeLine has enabled the Blood Center to raise more than
$400,000 in net proceeds since the event’s inception in 1995. These funds have provided
much needed revenue in support of equipment, and other programs and services
that aid us in our mission to provide a safe, adequate blood supply in our region.
While our crew is hard at work, we hope that you are making your preparations to
attend the 2004 Cruise Aboard the LifeLine!
>> Have you marked your calendar for 6:00 pm, Friday, May 14?
>> Would your organization like to join our growing list of sponsors? If so, contact
Wendy Wright, Events Coordinator, at 610-691-5850, ext. 286, or visit the “Special
Events” link on our web site (www.GIVEaPINT.org) for more information on sponsorship
opportunities and benefits.
>> Do you have a special raffle item you would like to donate? If so, contact Karla
Billig at Liberty Property Trust, 610-867-9100.
>> Would you like to be involved as a member of our (volunteer) crew? Please
contact the Blood Center’s Mary Liz Bauer at 610-691-5850, ext. 211, or mbauer@hcsc.org.
>> Is your appetite ready? As always, mouth watering treats will be provided courtesy
of some of the Lehigh Valley’s finest caterers and restaurants. If your organization would
like to join our impressive list of caterers, contact Wendy Wright, Events Coordinator, at
610-691-5850, ext. 286, or visit the “Special Events” link on our web site.
2004 Cruise Committee
Honorary Captain:
Marino Santarelli, Wachovia Bank, N.A.
Cruise Director:
Bob McGovern III, Wachovia Bank, N.A.
Committee Members:
Mary Liz Bauer, MKBC
Karla Billig, Liberty Property Trust
Marie Clemens, HCSC
Gene Clock, Iobst Travel
Gail Coles, Riverbend Design Associates
Norma Cusick, Community Representative
Mary Diehl, The Morning Call
Sandy Geschardt, BOC Gases
Peter Gourniak, Highrise Entertainment Group
Carla Hickey, Girl Scouts Great Valley Council
Richard Mariano, Cousins Rental
Linda Merkel, MKBC
Shirley Miller, Air Products & Chemicals
Linda Nabb, Community Representative
William Pinter, Dun & Bradstreet
Valerie Purinton, Lafayette Ambassador Bank
Joseph Reybitz, Select Sales
Devon Schaeffer, HCSC
Tina Smith, The Comfort Inn-Bethlehem
Kathy Stover, HCSC
Wendy Wright, MKBC
Helen Zimmerman, Holiday Inn at
Gateway Conference Center
IN THIS ISSUE
Allentown Expansion . . . . . . . . .2
New Development Director . . . .2
Scholarship Reminder . . . . . . . . .2
Donor Testing Services . . . . . . . .3
Bloodmobile Arrives . . . . . . . . . .3
Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Special Thanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Volunteers Needed . . . . . . . . . . .4
Someone Special . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Staff Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Out & About . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-7
Bloodmobile Calendar . . . . . . . .8

REMINDER! REMINDER! REMINDER! REMINDER! REMINDER! REMINDER!
COMMUNITYCONNECTION
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
Marie S. Clemens
Editor
610-691-5850
800-223-6667
FAX 610-691-5423
web site: www.GIVEaPINT.org
Readers are invited to send their comments
and letters to us at:
Lehigh Valley Corporate Center
1465 Valley Center Parkway
Bethlehem, PA 18017
Scholarship
Deadlines
Approaching!
Applications for the Hospital
Central Services Student Volunteer
Scholarship must be submitted by
March 31; hours volunteered
through April 30 will be counted.
The award will be announced
mid-May.
Applications for the Hospital
Central Services High School
Donor Recruitment Scholarship
must be submitted by May 1;
the recipient will be announced
in mid-May.
For more information on either
scholarship opportunity, visit
the “Scholarship Information”
link on our web site, located
at www.GIVEaPINT.org.
Blood Center Announces
Allentown Expansion
Miller-Keystone Blood
Center recently relocated
and expanded its fixed
site in Allentown, currently
at 1251 S. Cedar Crest
Boulevard (across from
Lehigh Valley Hospital).
The move was prompted
by the ever-increasing
demand for blood donations,
and by an increase
in donor activity at the
Allentown location.
“The Blood Center
recently reached a sixyear
agreement to lease a larger space
in the same industrial park as our current
location,” explains Joseph Yelo, Vice
D E V E L O P M E N T
This expansion
also increases
the need for
DEDICATED
VOLUNTEERS
to assist in the
Donor Room
and Canteen area
at the Allentown
fixed site.
For more information
on volunteer
opportunities,
contact Mary Liz Bauer
at 610-691-5850
or mbauer@hcsc.org.
Blood Center Names
New Director of Development
President, Administration,
confirming that the new donor
center, located in Suite 1300 at
1255 S. Cedar Crest Boulevard,
was scheduled to open on
April 1, 2004.
“This new location, which is
approximately 3300 square
feet, includes the addition of
at least 3 new chairs for our
allogeneic and automated
collections donors, as well as
six donor parking spaces,
including a handicap space.”
For more information on the Blood
Center’s Allentown expansion, contact Yelo
at 610-691-5850 or jyelo@hcsc.org.
Miller-Keystone Blood Center recently named LINDA A. MERKEL as Director of
Development.
Merkel has extensive experience in development, community affairs, volunteer
management and business administration, most recently serving as Executive Director
for Celtic Fest, Inc. She holds a degree in Early Childhood Education from Northampton
Community College, and a degree in Business Administration from
Bergen Community College.
"I look forward to working with everyone at the Blood Center
to create a strategy to bring a constant flow of financial support,
as well as blood donors and volunteers, to this worthwhile organization,”
she says. “It has always been my philosophy to bring
energy and enthusiasm to my position, so get ready!”
In her new role, Merkel will be responsible for all aspects
of the Blood Center’s fundraising initiatives, including the
annual campaign, special events and grant opportunities.
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D O N O R R E S O U R C E S
Miller-Keystone Blood Center Launches
Donor Testing Services Division
Miller-Keystone Blood Center recently
announced the establishment of a Donor
Testing Services Division.
“The establishment of our new Donor
Testing Services Division was made possible
after the opening of our in-house NAT (nucleic
acid testing) laboratory in July 2003, and
subsequent renovations to our laboratory
department, which were completed in January
2004,” says Robert Arana, Director of Laboratory
Services. “The Food & Drug Administration
(FDA), which licenses and regulates
blood centers across the nation, required the
implementation of NAT, the next generation of
testing for infectious disease, on all blood
donor samples. This testing enables the Blood
Center to detect infections of HIV, HCV, West
Nile Virus and other diseases at earlier stages.”
Arana explains that the Blood Center’s
Laboratory Services include:
• Testing performed six (6) days a week;
results within 24-hours of receipt
• A professional, experienced staff,
available through a customer helpline
24 hours per day, seven (7) days per week
• Test results available electronically,
or via fax transmission
• Testing nomenclature customized to
reflect an organization’s current
terminology, and
Many Thanks to ...
JERRY HARGROVE II
• Immunohematology reference
laboratory services, including
patient/donor antibody resolution,
rare blood inventory and platelet
antibody screening and cross-matches.
“The establishment of this laboratory
further improves the safety of our community
blood supply, while supporting our overall
efforts to keep costs to our regional hospitals
under control,” says Joseph Yelo,
Vice President, Administration, noting that
this new state-of-the-art technology,
combined with the Blood Center’s ideal
location in the transportation hub of the
Northeast, allows the Blood Center to provide
customers with high-quality, cost-effective
donor testing services.
“With the Blood Center’s ability to test
100,000 to 200,000 blood donor samples per
year for both our region and other blood
centers nationwide who do not possess this
new technology, the new Donor Testing
Services Division enhances the Blood
Center’s stature in the U.S. blood collection
industry as a full-service laboratory,” Yelo
concludes.
The Blood Center’s Donor Testing Services
Division operates out of the Blood Center’s
headquarters, located at 1465 Valley Center
Parkway, Bethlehem.
Donor for Life
Jerry Hargrove II of Bethlehem displays the new recognition
pin which he received after committing to the Blood Center’s
new “Donor For Life” Program, donating four times during
the past year.
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New
Bloodmobile
Arrives
MKBC staff and local dignitaries listen as a representative
of the Berks County Chamber of Commerce
presents the Blood Center with a plaque in recognition
of their new bloodmobile.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for
Miller-Keystone Blood Center’s fourth
self-contained bloodmobile vehicle
was held on Thursday, January 15, at
the Blood Center’s fixed site in
Reading. The new bloodmobile vehicle
was purchased through the generosity
of individuals, corporations and foundations
throughout our area.
Joseph Yelo, Vice President,
Administration, explains that the new
bloodmobile will be based at the Blood
Center’s Berks County location, but
will be used throughout the region
served by the Blood Center.
“The bloodmobile vehicle currently
used in Berks County went into service
in 1993,” says Yelo. “Due to increased
blood transfusion requirements of
patients in regional hospitals over the
last few years, the addition of a new
vehicle was necessary to collect more
blood to meet these demands.”
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS PROGRAM, CONTACT THE BLOOD CENTER’S TELERECRUITMENT DEPARTMENT.
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I N T H E N E W S
www.GIVEaPINT.org
Have You Visited Our
Web Site Lately?
The Blood Center continues to update and
expand OCTOBER our web site in order to make it a more
useful tool for our donors, volunteers and the
community.
Before scheduling an appointment to donate,
donors are able to review up-to-date information
on eligibility requirements; they are also able to
complete a survey after their donation, to help us
ensure that their experience was a pleasant one.
Donors can also review the listing of blood drives
for the month, to see if any bloodmobiles are
being held in their immediate area.
Those interested in volunteering with the
Blood Center can review volunteer opportunities
and job descriptions on our recently-revised
volunteer services link.
In addition, the site includes information on
job opportunities with the Blood Center, details
on our upcoming ‘Cruise Aboard the LifeLine’
fundraising event and other fundraising initiatives,
and scholarship opportunities.
OCTOBER
DECEMBER
SPECIAL THANKS TO WZZO!
A very special “thank you” to WZZO and the Brown Daub family of
dealerships for their continued support of the Blood Center through
their traveling bloodmobile!
October’s drive was held at the Home Depot on
MacArthur Road in Allentown. Pictured at the
drive are (left to right) Ann Michele Bevich,
Donor Resources Representative; Buddy the
Blood Drop; Clear Channel Communication’s Laura
Anthony; and Steve Barker, Director of Public
Relations for Home Depot.
MKBC’s Jude Sandt (top left), Laura Anthony
(bottom left) and Buddy the Blood Drop smile
for the camera, along with students at the
Northampton Community College drive in
November.
The December drive was held at Brown Daub Dodge
in Bath. Pictured with Buddy are (left to right)
Brown Daub’s Chris Zerfass, Clear Channel’s Laura
Anthony, WZZO’s Tori Thomas, and Brown Daub’s
Dave Klinger.
Modell’s at the Lehigh Valley Mall was the site
of the January bloodmobile. Pictured at the
drive are MKBC’s Joe Ferry: WZZO’s John
Piccirillo, Victoria Fontanez, Donor Resources
Representative; and Laura Anthony
NOVEMBER
JANUARY
ATTENTION SLATEBELT, LEHIGHTON, PALMERTON, MONROE AND QUAKERTOWN
NOVEMBER
Volunteers Needed!
The Blood Center has an urgent need for CANTEEN ATTENDANTS and
DONOR AIDES ON BLOODMOBILE SITES throughout our Slatebelt, Lehighton,
Palmerton, Monroe and Quakertown (PA) regions.
There are also various volunteer positions available at our fixed sites in
Allentown and Bethlehem.
For more information, contact Mary Liz Bauer, Director, Volunteer Services,
at 610-691-5850, ext. 211, or mbauer@hcsc.org, or visit the newlyrevised
“Volunteer Opportunities” link on our web site, located at
www.GIVEaPINT.org.
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
A very special THANK YOU
to the newspapers, radio
stations, television stations
and outdoor media in our
local communities for their
continued support and
assistance in our operations.
Without their combined efforts,
Miller-Keystone Blood Center
cannot continue in our efforts
to increase awareness of the
need for an active pool of
blood donors.
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V O L U N T E E R D E P A R T M E N T
Recognizing Someone Special
Best wishes to Blood Center volunteers
Debbie Billiard, Ramona “Mona” DallaZanna,
Winnie Friese, Francis Harper, Dorothy
Hoffman, Patricia Golley, Robin Kellar and
Ruth Lobach who have been recognized by
WAEB and Gebhardt Trophies for their outstanding
volunteer efforts!
donate blood, and since he was retired, he
was glad to have something new to do.
Dorothy joined MKBC in 1997, and has
volunteered more than 950 hours of service
as a Canteen Attendant at our Bethlehem
fixed site and on bloodmobiles. She began
volunteering with us after
Debbie has been volunteering
with the Blood Center
mended the Center to her,
some of her friends recom-
CONGRATULATIONS!
since 1996, and has logged Debbie Billiard
and she realized how close
more than 1,000 hours as a Ramona “Mona”
the Center was to her home.
DallaZanna
Donor Aide. When she began
Over the past seven years,
Winnie Friese
working full-time, she cut
Pat has volunteered more
Francis Harper
back on her volunteer hours
than 950 hours at the Blood
Dorothy Hoffman
but soon realized that she
Center. Pat had given blood
Patricia Golley
missed her weekly hours and
and remembered that the
Robin Kellar
visits with our donors, so she
volunteers were so pleasant,
and decided that she
Ruth Lobach
accepted a weekly slot at our
Allentown fixed site.
Since joining MKBC in 1998, Mona has
given more than 1,100 hours of service as a
Canteen Attendant at our Allentown fixed
site. A blood donor since high school, she
says that she realizes how important it is to
make our blood donors feel comfortable and
appreciated.
Winnie has worked with blood collections
since 1940, and has volunteered over
850 hours with Miller since 1993. Over the
past 64 years, she has seen many changes
in the blood banking industry, and she finds
those changes both challenging and interesting.
She enjoys working in both the
canteen and the donor area, and tries to
volunteer for at least one mobile each week.
wanted to work in a happy
place with good people. She found that
place as a Canteen Attendant with our
Allentown fixed site.
Robin joined the Blood Center in 1996,
and – in addition to working full-time and
going to school – has volunteered more than
1,000 hours of service as a Canteen
Attendant at our Bethlehem site. She says
she likes to volunteer because she feels it is
important to give back to the community.
Ruth has volunteered over 1,000 hours
since joining the Blood Center in 1996. A
canteen attendant on mobiles, she says that
she enjoys going back to locations she has
been to before and socializing the regular
donors.
Francis has volunteered with the Blood
Center for 15 years, assisting in the canteen
at the Allentown fixed site and on bloodmobiles.
He learned about volunteer opportunities
when he visited the Allentown site to
On behalf of the residents of our local
communities, who have ultimately benefited
from their dedication, the Blood Center
thanks Debbie, Mona, Dorothy, Patricia,
Robin and Ruth for their volunteerism!
STAFF CHANGES
STEPHANIE RAMSAY has
joined the Blood Center
as Human Resources
Assistant. In this newlycreated
position,
Stephanie will assist with various human
resources functions, including recruitment
and employee relations.
Ramsay holds a Bachelors Degree in
Business Management, and a certificate
in Human Resource Management from
Muhlenberg College. She was most
recently employed as Human Resources
Assistant with CIGNA.
The Blood Center’s Donor Resources
Department has announced the
following staff changes:
JUDE SANDT has joined
the Blood Center as
Donor Resources
Representative. Sandt is
a graduate of Penn State
University, where he majored in Business
Management and minored in Business Law.
He was previously employed with Liberty
Mutual Insurance Company. In his new
role, Sandt will be responsible for
coordination of the Blood Center’s high
school and college recruitment efforts.
ANN RUGGIERO recently
moved from full-time
to part-time in the
Donor Resources
Office. In her new role,
Ruggiero will focus
on educational efforts and outreach to
our region’s elementary and secondary
educational programs, as well as Boy
Scout/Girl Scout initiatives.
SUZAN DETWILER was
recently promoted to
Senior Donor Resources
Representative. A
graduate of Middlesex
Community College,
Detwiler joined MKBC in 2000. Detwiler
will continue to be responsible for the
coordination of blood drives in the
Blood Center’s Lehigh Valley region,
and will also focus on recruitment in
the Upper Bucks County area.
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OUT& ABOUT
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Thanks to Our Winter Helpers!
Adding on an additional blood drive to help bolster our winter inventory was St. Luke’s
Quakertown Hospital. In photo (above left), MKBC’s Suzan Detwiler presents a certificate of
appreciation to hospital President, Fred Sprissler. In photo (above right), the hospital’s
Kevin Parker, Lab Manager, displays their certificate of recognition.
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Hosting an extra blood drive
this winter was Penn Stainless.
Smiling for the camera are
Jim Seward, President,
Penn Stainless; Marina Dimmick
of 1st American Title Co.;
and Rich Finnerty,
blood drive coordinator.
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Displaying his certificate of appreciation
is Tom Latzgo of Jordan
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Orefield.
This drive was coordinated to assist
with donations during a critical
winter emergency.
PA State Troop M
Receives Certificate
of Appreciation
MKBC’s Suzan Detwiler ›
(center) presents a certificate
of appreciation to members of
PA State Troop M; pictured are
Samantha Dunn, Lorraine
Stefanoski, Tracey Link,
Detwiler, Cpt. Scott Snyder,
Sgt. Robert Caprari, and
Trooper Robert Tyler.
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Ann Michele Bevich,
Donor Resources
Representative, assists
with the blood drive
sign up at Fisher
Clinical Services in
Allentown. Among those
signing up to give the
gift of life was Greg
›Heintzelman.
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Smiling for the camera at the Girl Scout Troop 343
Blood Drive were donor Loretta Weil (right) and
MKBC’s Pam Smith, Team Leader.
A Special Thank You to Our
First-time Blood Donors
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Donating at the PA Army National
Guard unit in Bethlehem were
Pvt. Soto-Aleman, Pv2 Powell and
2nd Class Laskoskie.
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Thank you to Jill Deppe, Branch Manager, and
the staff of Patriot Bank in Cherryville, for
hosting a first-time blood drive!
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Congratulations to the Puerto Rican Beneficial Society
in Bethlehem, who recently held their first drive with
the Blood Center! In photo at left, Carmelo La Torre is
prepared for his blood donation; in photo above, donor
Mirna Crespo smiles for the camera. Also pictured is
MKBC phlebotomist, Liset Pacheco.
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Thank you to Rita Carsillio-Deiter,
donor and drive coordinator for
Padcom, which recently held their
first MKBC blood drive.
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Recently holding their
first blood drive was
Azzatori Chiropractic in
Bethlehem. Donors included
drive coordinators, Dotie
Stump and Kyla Weiss.
SPRING 2004
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