The Lehigh Valley's major blood donation agencies, the Miller-Keystone Blood Center and American Red Cross, are on red alert as blood supplies have dipped to alarming lows. At Miller-Keystone, the blood type most in demand by hospitals, O negative, is nearly depleted. So is B negative.
Winners of the 67th Boyertown Citizen of the Year Awards have been announced with the Citizen of the Year Award going to Kim Slonaker.
Also, First Responder of the Year has been awarded to Andrew Duncan; Mentor of the Year is Donnie Ellixson, Senior Student of the Year Co-Winners are Jake Dawson and Kelsey Brinckman, and the Special Recognition Award goes to the Optimist Club of Boyertown.
âThe purpose of the Citizen of the Year Awards is to honor and recognize people that are contributing to our community in big ways,â said Lindsey Mason of the Citizen of the Year board. âThis year s winners are phenomenal additions to the decades of Citizen of the Year winners. We are very proud of them and we are so appreciative of the work they have done for our community. We are very excited to honor them!â
Martin Guitar Charitable Foundation Announces 2020 Grants
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NAZARETH, Pa., Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Martin Guitar Charitable Foundation is pleased to announce that it awarded 55 grants to Lehigh Valley and national organizations at its December 2020 Board of Directors meeting.
This year s grants mark a quarter century of giving since the Foundation was established by Christian Frederick Martin IV in 1996. C. F. Martin & Co., Inc. has provided funding every year to support the Foundation s programs. Since 1996, the Foundation has distributed $3.65 million in grants to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, including $380,000 in 2020.
The C.F Martin Guitar & Co Foundation has distributed $3.65 million in grants to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations.
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The Miller-Keystone Blood Center has nearly exhausted its supply of convalescent plasma, the antibody-rich plasma used to treat critically ill COVID-19 patients. In a release, center officials are urging those recovering from the novel virus to donate their convalescent plasma. As area hospitals in the Lehigh Valley, Reading and northeastern Pennsylvania see a daily rise in the number of cases, the demand for the plasma increases, according to the release. People may be eligible to give convalescent plasma if they have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus and have been symptom free 14 days or longer. For more information and forms, visit www.giveapint.org/covid-plasma-form or call Diane Wiest, RN, senior director of risk management and donor health, at 484-225-8351 or email dwiest@giveapint.org.
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The Miller-Keystone Blood Center has nearly exhausted its supply of convalescent plasma, the antibody-rich plasma used to treat critically ill COVID-19 patients. In a release, center officials are urging those recovering from the novel virus to donate their convalescent plasma to help others. As area hospitals in the Lehigh Valley, Reading and northeastern Pennsylvania see a daily rise in the number of cases, the demand for the plasma increases. People may be eligible to give convalescent plasma if they have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus and have been symptom-free for 14 days or longer. For more information and forms, visit www.giveapint.org/covid-plasma-form or contact Diane Wiest, RN, senior director of risk management and donor health, at 484-225-8351 or dwiest@giveapint.org.