LEHIGH VALLEY – Officials at Miller-Keystone Blood Center (MKBC) have announced the recipients of its annual Local Leader Awards. Established in 2014, the awards recognize blood drive hosts who collect 200 or more lifesaving blood donations within a calendar year. By hosting blood drives with MKBC, these organizations strengthen the health and well-being of our families, friends, neighbors, and the community.
“Our Local Leaders are game changers,” said Monika Wiegers, MKBC Director of Donor Relations. “When it comes to blood collections, these organizations don’t just support our mission, they champion it.”
“Hosting a blood drive is more than just an event, it’s a way to bring people together for a greater purpose,” she added, noting that the impact is real and meaningful by providing hope to someone in need of blood as medicine.
In 2025, 20 organizations reached the Local Leader milestone and were honored during the MKBC Impact Awards ceremony held at DeSales University of March 3, 2026. Recipients include:
- East Penn Manufacturing – 770 units
- Pediatric Cancer Foundation of the Lehigh Valley – 401 units
- St. Joseph the Worker Roman Catholic Parish – 340 units
- Reading Hospital – Tower Health – 338 units
- Kempton Excavating / Kempton Community – 334 units
- Daniel Boone High School – Angela Hohl Memorial – 325 units
- St. Luke’s Hospital – Bethlehem Campus – 290 units
- Lehigh Valley Health Network – Cedar Crest – 265 units
- Boyertown Community – 253 units
- Air Products – World Headquarters – 239 units
- In Memory of Allison Perno – 239 units
- Geisinger Medical Center – 239 units
- Lehighton Community Blood Drive – 232 units
- Fleetwood High School – 229 units
- Indian Valley Community Blood Drive – 224 units
- ArtsQuest / Levitt Pavilion / Craig Thatcher Band – 221 units
- St. Thomas More Church – 218 units
- EnerSys – 214 units
- St. Peter’s United Church Of Christ – 213 units
- St. Luke’s Hospital – Monroe Campus – 201 units
Information provided to TVL by:
Marie Clemens
