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St. Luke\u2019s Allentown Campus is helping to raise money to lay 1,500 wreaths at Resurrection Cemetery on Krocks Road in Wescosville as part of National Wreaths Across America Day. Each December, Wreaths Across America coordinates wreath-laying ceremonies to honor fallen veterans at more than 1,400 locations across the country, at sea and abroad. This year\u2019s event will be held Saturday, December 15.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur goal is to recognize every veteran at rest in Resurrection Cemetery,\u201d said Robert Smith, St. Luke\u2019s Hospital Allentown Campus Manager Safety & Security. \u201c<\/u>There are almost 1,500 veterans\u2019 gravesites at Resurrection. This event brings the community together to remember our veterans. Friends, family and grateful citizens can all participate. Donate a wreath or join in the ceremony. Everyone can be a part of the moving day.\u201d <\/u><\/p>\n
Each wreath sponsorship is $15 and can be made in the name of a specific person or all who have served. To donate a wreath, go to www.wreathsacrossamerica.org\/PA0353<\/a><\/p>\n Flag-bearing wreaths honoring the U.S. Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Merchant Marines and Pow\/MIA also will be laid and will be provided by the Wreaths Across America national organization.<\/p>\n Looking for volunteers <\/strong><\/p>\n In addition to financial donations, St. Luke\u2019s Allentown Campus is looking for veterans and a POW\/MIA family member to participate in the formal ceremony before the wreath-laying. The ceremony will begin at 11:30 a.m. and the wreath-laying promptly at noon. Children of veterans and St. Luke\u2019s employees also may volunteer to speak on \u201cWhat a veteran means to me.\u201d Those wishing to participate can contact Smith at robert.smith@sluhn.org<\/u>. Those wishing to volunteer can call 1-866-STLUKES (785-8537).<\/p>\n St. Luke\u2019s also welcomes volunteers to help distribute and lay the wreaths and coordinate traffic at the cemetery.<\/p>\n The public is invited to attend the ceremony. \u201cA robust turnout makes Wreaths Across America a unifying community event,\u201d said Von George, St. Luke\u2019s University Health Network Director, Supply Chain Logistics. Smith will serve as master of ceremonies.<\/p>\n Wreaths Across America, a non-profit organization based in Maine and founded in 1992, strives to \u201cRemember, Honor, Teach.\u201d<\/p>\n Resurrection Cemetery is under the auspices of the Diocese of Allentown.<\/p>\n St. Luke\u2019s Hospital Allentown Campus has taken over the role of coordinating the event from Air Products in Trexlertown, which started area participation in 2012. Other groups participating in the event include veterans\u2019 organizations, Boy Scouts of America, Knights of Columbus and individual contributors.<\/p>\n The event will be held rain or shine.<\/p>\n About St. Luke\u2019s <\/strong><\/p>\n Founded in 1872, St. Luke\u2019s University Health Network<\/a><\/strong> (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 14,000 employees providing services at 10 hospitals and more than 300 outpatient sites.\u00a0 With annual net revenue greater than $2 billion, the Network\u2019s service area includes 10 counties: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe and Schuylkill counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey.\u00a0 Dedicated to advancing medical education, St. Luke\u2019s is the preeminent teaching hospital in central-eastern Pennsylvania.\u00a0 In partnership with Temple University, St. Luke\u2019s created the region\u2019s first and only regional medical school campus.\u00a0 It also operates the nation\u2019s longest continuously operating School of Nursing, established in 1884, and 28 fully accredited graduate medical educational programs with 226 residents and fellows.\u00a0 St. Luke\u2019s is the only health care system in central-eastern Pennsylvania to earn Medicare\u2019s five-star rating (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction.\u00a0 St. Luke\u2019s has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from IBM Watson Health (formerly Truven Health Analytics) repeatedly \u2013 six times total and four years in a row including 2018.\u00a0 It has also been cited by IBM Watson Health as a 50 Top Cardiovascular Program.\u00a0 Utilizing the EPIC electronic medical record (EMR) system for both inpatient and outpatient services, the Network is a multi-year recipient of the Most Wired award recognizing the breadth of the SLUHN\u2019s information technology applications such as telehealth, online scheduling and online pricing information. \u00a0St. Luke\u2019s is also recognized as one of the state\u2019s lowest cost providers.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Information Provided By: <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" St. Luke\u2019s Allentown Campus is helping to raise money to lay 1,500 wreaths at Resurrection Cemetery on Krocks Road in Wescosville as part of National Wreaths Across America Day. … Continue reading St. Luke\u2019s Allentown Seeking Donations for \u2018Wreaths Across America\u2019<\/span>
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