celebrating 50 years of - community blood...

Celebrating 50 Years of

Saving Lives

Community Blood Bank Donor Dinner Program & Annual Report

2016

Table of Contents

Annual Donor Dinner Letter…………….……………………….1

Community Blood Bank Board of Directors………………..2

Community Blood Bank Staff……………………….…………..3

Community Blood Bank News & Notes…………………......5

Gallon Achievement Recognition……………………………..11

Donor Chair & Group of the Year……………………………14

Corporate Donors……………………………………………….…15

Media Support………………………………………………………16

Community Blood Bank Financial Statistics…………….17

Partner Hospitals, Approvals & Memberships…………..23

Closing

Community Blood Bank Annual Donor Dinner

This year the Community Blood Bank is excited to again celebrate our outstanding donors, donor chairpersons and donor groups and the lives that they have saved. Tonight, we honor the blood donors who began donating blood many years ago, and have donated so consistently that they’ve reached remarkable milestones in their donation history. For some, this is their first milestone, and for others this is another in a long line of successes. Tonight we also celebrate our donor chairpersons, who saw an opportunity at their businesses, churches, community groups or schools to organize blood drives and inspire others to save lives in our communities. The selflessness, dedication and generosity of our donors, donor chairs, groups and employees are the heart strings of the Community Blood Bank. Without you we would not be who we are, and for that we celebrate you!

Thank you!

Community Blood Bank Board of Directors

Natalie Dwyer-Haller, Esq. (Chairperson) Superior Court of Pennsylvania Aaron Phillips (Vice-Chairperson) Human Capital Management Practice Leader, Decision Associates Sarah Eakin, M.D. (Secretary) Pathologist, UPMC Hamot Medical Center Henry Ward (Treasurer) Vice President for Affiliated Services, Saint Vincent Hospital

Jeffrey Richmond, M.D. Medical Director, Community Blood Bank Deanna Renaud Interim Executive Director, Community Blood Bank Jennifer Stewart Assistant Vice President & Business Services Advisor, Northwest Savings Bank William A. Geary, M.D. Medical Director, WCA Healthcare System Alice Pedersen Warren Medical Group Practice Manager, Warren General Hospital Thomas Ziegler, M.D.

Pathologist and Medical Director of Laboratory, Millcreek Community Hospital, Clinical Professor of Pathology at LECOM

Steven T. Erhartic Associate Portfolio Manager, External Investments, Erie Insurance

R.J. Zonna State Auditor, Dept. of the Auditor General Mary Jo Fulton, RN, MS

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Community Blood Bank Staff

Administration Dr. Jeffrey Richmond, Medical Director Ed Brink, CPA (Brink & Giewont) Diane Pirschel, Quality Assurance Director Deborah McAndrew, Quality Assurance Auditor Tracy Riedel-Dorsch, Database Administrator Karen Gooley, Data Entry Clerk Frank Balzer, Operations Manager June Kifer, AP/Purchasing Clerk Abby Gomez, Administrative Assistant Joyce Bednarski, Receptionist Arlene Benny, Data Entry Clerk/Tele-Recruiter

Laboratory Staff Tracy Collier, BS MT (ASCP), Technical Director JoAnne Griebel, Hospital Services Coordinator Pam Barton, BS MT (ASCP) Debra Helmer, BS MT (ASCP) Cathy Kupniewski, BS MT (ASCP) Heather Smith, BS MT (ASCP) Jamie Fletcher-Pugh, Component Tech Estrella Molina, Component Tech Travis Turner, Component Tech

Donor Services Department: Deanna Renaud, Director of Donor Services Nicole Hornaman, Communications & Marketing Coordinator Sara Macerata, Donor Services Assistant

Recruitment: Deanna Rosenthal, Erie County Mobile Drive Coordinator Shari Jerman, NWPA Regional Mobile Drive Coordinator Lora Cope, PANY Regional Mobile Drive Coordinator Kathy Hastings, WNY Regional Mobile Drive Coordinator Phyllis Yanosko, Tele-recruiter

Community Blood Bank Staff

Collections: Jennifer Stephany, Manager of Donor Collections Chris Koszegi, Donor Operations Supervisor/Team Leader Senita Brkic, Donor Operations Program Supervisor

Erie County Team Kay Campbell, Team Leader Marty Hamilton, Team Leader Tammy Wurst, Team Leader Lindsay Graeca

Charlotte Knight NWPA Regional Team Mark Zielewski, Team Leader Toni Simpson Brooke Yurchisin

WNY Regional Team Francine Stewart, Mobile Drive Assistant Julia McKuhn Dawn Lewis Jessica VanVolkenburg Michelle Wiltsie

PANY Regional Team Michelle Black Kristy Good Jennifer Mull Jennifer Wolfgang

Couriers/Warehouse Staff John Ondreako, Courier Jarod Rathmann, Courier

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Megan Long Latoya Roberts Rose Surma Kayla Watkins

Jannel Whitney

Marc Johnson, Warehouse Clerk

Community Blood Bank News & Notes

Keep moving forward. Throughout the last 50 years, these

three words have been a business strategy, a directive, and,

most importantly, a philosophy. In 1966, it was probably

difficult to imagine all the changes Community Blood Bank

would see as we grew from one small location in Erie. But 50 years doesn’t happen by accident – it’s the result of every new

donor who acts on their desire to help; every regular donor who

makes time in their day; and every staff member who has an

idea for a better way. The Community Blood Bank isn’t the

location at 26th & Peach St. – it’s the generosity and ingenuity

of all the people in the CBB family. In an industry that is ever-changing, CBB is proud to be moving forward in the best

interests of our generous donors, our partner hospitals and the

patients who rely on all of us when life hangs in the balance.

In House Executive Director Steve Beeler moved on from his position at

the Community Blood Bank in April 2016. While he was with

the blood bank for only 2.5 years, his leadership and vision

have brought CBB into a position of strength and success for

years to come. We wish Steve all the best as the search to fill

his shoes continues.

In Our Lab

Our laboratory is one spoke in the CBB wheel. The laboratory

staff pride themselves on working with donors and CBB staff

as a team. Their main focus is ensuring that your donations are processed, stored and delivered to those in our community

who are in need of your vital and precious gifts. This past year

presented many changes and challenges in the

laboratory. Our professional staff members braved each with

confidence, and they continue to improve our processes to

ensure the safety, purity and potency of your donation. The laboratory staff would like to thank all of our donors for their

continued commitment to our community and are humbled by

their demonstration of sincere generosity.


In Collections

The ability to provide the right blood product at the right

moment has become key in the blood banking world, and CBB

staff have focused on ensuring that the specific needs of our

partner hospitals are met every day. As such, the Collections Dept. has ushered in new technology that will help each and

every donor give in the most meaningful way possible.

With the addition of Senita Brkic, our new Donor Operations

Program Supervisor, the Collections Staff has done a

tremendous job ushering in new platelet technology in the form of the Trima. Through this technology, our amazing

platelet donors have substantially increased the availability of

platelets to our partner hospitals. In addition, we’ve brought in

new donation scales to help streamline the collection process

for our phlebotomists, and even though donors may not have noticed them, the scales also help monitor the donation.

Finally, in June, staff will be learning new Double-Red Cell

technology, which will help us to better sustain inventory of

those elusive negative blood types.

The Community Blood Bank also welcomes Jennifer Stephany to the CBB family. Jen started in April as our new Donor

Collections Manager, and will work closely with both

Collections and Recruitment staff under the newly formed

umbrella of Donor Services, headed by director, Deanna

Renaud. This realignment of departments will better serve donors through enhanced customer service and

communication.

Finally, we want to offer special thanks to Donor Collections

Supervisor Chris Koszegi for all her time and dedication this

past year. Chris has done an outstanding job helping her team navigate all the changes, and we truly appreciate all that she

has done for the blood bank. We look forward to hearing Chris’

infectious laugh at CBB for many years to come!

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In Recruitment

The Recruitment Dept. has made it a priority to grow the next

generation of blood donors. While students can begin donating

blood at age 16 with parental consent, it’s crucial to teach

them about the importance of donating blood at an even younger age.

During the last year, Deanna Rosenthal, our Erie County

Mobile Drive Coordinator, designed a K-12 school presentation

to teach kids about the components of blood in our body, the

functions of each, the compatibility of blood types, and of course, the need for donors in our communities. The lesson

sets up the opportunity for elementary- and middle-school

students to host a blood drive for teachers, faculty and family,

and teaches them about donating blood long before their high

school blood drives. It also gives eligible high school students the opportunity to have a successful, rewarding donation

experience.

In addition, we’ve held several family-themed promotions and

look forward to more family-themed events this summer. Our

new, unofficial tagline “Help Your Family Join Our Family” has appeared on posters and social media, as we ask our existing

donors to share the reasons why they donate and help inspire

the younger members of their families to become blood donors,

too.

Erie Region

In addition to her work on the education program, Deanna

Rosenthal has added three new schools (Erie Institute of

Technology, EUP’s Porreco Center and Cambridge Springs

High School) this school year, and was able to return a former

partner (Strong Vincent High School) back to the rotation – all of this resulted in more than 250 units this past year!


During our first annual Finding Faithful Donors Campaign in

the summer of 2015, Deanna found a new partner in Grace

Church, who held bloods drive simultaneously at all 3

campuses, resulting in over 50 units collected and 20 new

donors! We have already been busy planning our second annual blood drive with them this year.

Northwest Pennsylvania Region

The NWPA region includes Elk, McKean and Warren counties,

and Titusville in Crawford County. Shari Jerman has been the

Mobile Drive Coordinator since March 2001. Shari continues to work on increasing collections in her region with 5 new

donor groups in 2015: Elcam Inc., St. Marys, PA; Warren

Manor, Warren, PA; Titusville High School, Titusville, PA;

Warren County Sheriff’s Office- Holiday Heroes Drive, Warren,

PA; and Youngsville Police & Fire Departments-Holiday Heroes Drive, Youngsville, PA.

Shari continues to successfully manage the Double Red Cell

program in her region, recruiting those much-needed blood

types at crucial times and helping CBB supply our partner

hospitals with the units they need at the moment they need them.

Western New York Region

In 2015, Kathy Hastings added blood drives with 6 new Amish

Communities within her territory. These drives are proving to be successful and one has the potential to grow into another

Cherry Creek blood drive, where we consistently see an

average of 90 Amish donors, six times per year.

One high school, in particular, went above and beyond.

Gowanda High School collected 200 pints of blood this school year. They held both school and community blood drives to

meet this goal 200 will receive two $500 scholarships to award

to students of their choosing.

Kathy continues to work to expand our donor base in Venango and Mercer Counties. A total of 18 new drives were added this

past year throughout her territory, which spans Chautauqua

County in New York State, as well as Mercer and Venango

counties in Pennsylvania.

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In addition, Gowanda High School was named Donor Group of

the Year in the WNY region because of its outstanding support

of the local blood supply. They are already preparing for next

year.

Kathy continues to work to expand our donor base in Venango

and Mercer Counties. A total of 18 new drives were added this

past year throughout her territory, which spans Chautauqua

County in New York State, as well as Mercer and Venango

counties in Pennsylvania.

PANY Region

Lora Cope has served as Mobile Drive Coordinator of the

“PANY” region (a combination of “PA” and “NY”) since 2011. Her territory includes Potter and Tioga counties, Emporium

community in Cameron County, Smethport Community in

McKean County and Allegany County in New York State.

This was a big year for awards in our PANY Region. In November James Querry, our Student Donor Chair at

Mansfield University in Mansfield, Pa. was inducted into the

Fresenius Kabi National Hall of Fame for donors and

volunteers. During his time as Student Donor Chair (a position

created by the PANY region last year), James helped to double

the amount of units collected at Mansfield University’s blood drives. We wish him all the best in his future endeavors!

In addition to James, Morgan Petrencsik who started donating

when she was 16 years old, graduated from Galeton High

School with a total of 12 donations which is equivalent to 1.5 gallons, and was awarded a scholarship from CBB by her

school. We wish Morgan all the best in her future endeavors!


In other news from Galeton High School, Mrs. Ellen Moon, our

long time donor chair and faithful donor, retired from Galeton

High school. We are grateful to all that Mrs. Moon did for us,

and are always pleased to see her as she continues to support

us in her retirement.

This year, the PANY Region also saw some changes to

community based drives, beginning with the Angelica Fire

Department in Angelica, NY who began hosting a community

blood drive for Angelica and surrounding Amish communities.

As such. We have seen an overall increase in the total number of units collected at this blood drive. Great job all around!

We are also pleased to announce that both Port Allegany High

School and Port Allegany Fire Hall have transitioned from

hosting blood drives with the American Red Cross to hosting them with Community Blood Bank. Welcome to the family Port

Allegany!

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Gallon Achievements 25 Gallon Robert Bird Richard Fitzsimmons Rosann Wheeler

20 Gallon Richard Caldwell John Hollingshead Melvin Knauff Kathy Love Gene Natale Michael Owens Linda Pinter Steven Salow Kenneth Smith Kenneth Witt

Gallon Achievements 10 Gallon Jeffery Bolan James Boyle Dennis Brogdon Matthew Brooks Dennis Cagnoli Frederick Carlson Robert Carr Stephen Castano Nancy Cavanaugh Jean Conn

Charles Cuneo Beth Daelhousen Robert Devine Thomas Divecchio Kathleen Donahue Thomas Fialkowski Michael Greene Daniel Hane Christine Harvey Elmer Hess James Hovis Steven Hurlbert Regina Julius Carole Karlein Gregory Kern Lynn Kostek-Jones Robert Lewis Richard Lubiejewski Douglas Luthringer Howard Maille Thomas Marsh Marie Matlak Michael McCracken

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15 Gallon Kathy Allin Douglas Anderson Jack Benson Mark Bruns Peter Danielewicz David Decarolis Natalie Dwyer-Haller David Eddinger Roger Fenton David Johnson Charles Kobel Gary Krugger Doris Lake Susanne Liebel Kathy Martin Richard Marzka Dennis McAndrew Debra McCracken Darrell Mook Edward Neuburger Emil Petak Richard Pheasant Shirley Pytlarz Kenneth Reisenweber J. David Serfozo Kathryn Sertz John Shimek John Sitler Rose Ann Szymanski Richard Thomson Ross Watson

Ann McCune Richard Mellors Judith Morley Deborah Murnock F. Naculich Daniel Pierce Michael Pietras Richard Pitonyak Robin Pryke Andrew Seidler

Joy Sherred David Stuck Diedra Swanson Karen Sweeney Yvonne Thomas David Welch Ann Wishnok John Young

Gallon Achievements

5 Gallon Sandra Anderson William Aulenbacher Alida Bard Mirrell Bard Diane Boschert John Boyko Stephen Britt Sally Brundage Elmer Burbules Karen Callahan Christian Clancy David Ebert Scott Eckert Courtney Edwards Gerald Evan Janet Fielding Stephanie Friday John Gavio Linda Gordon Richard Hasbrouck Craig Hayes Edgar Heslep Larry Higgins James Houser Darlene Hutchins Joan Karns David Korn Walter Kuhnen Adam Ladaika Norman Langdon Patricia Latimer

Mark Lugin Rhonda Main

Donor Chair & Group of the Year

Erie Region:

Brenda Baker, Cambridge Springs High School NWPA Region: Dori Duckett, McKissock PANY Region:

Ann Ide, ARVOS

WNY Region: Brian Hahl, Andrea Geist & Student Council,

Gowanda High School

Brian Hahl, Andrea Geist & Student Council at

Gowanda High School receive their awards

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Ellen McCarthy Vicky McHenry Mary McMann Karen Mead Richard Mehalko Marshall Merrill Woodrow Mitman Michael Moskalczyk Thomas Newell Sharon Olesnanik Michael Olszewski Nancy Palombo Colleen Pentycofe Sami Placer Eric Pociej Laura Pratt Julio Quezada John Rizzo Patrick Rodney Stacey Roesch Michael Roth Susan Scholz David Sedon Kathleen Shepard Brian Sherman Marilyn Sontheimer Brenda Swanson John Tarr Bonita Truchanowicz Susan Walk Gary Wassel

Michael Whipple John Winiecki Robert Zonna

Corporate Donors The Community Blood Bank would like to thank all of the local businesses that helped support us

throughout this past year. From giveaway items to gifts cards, gift baskets and more, we received numerous donations from local businesses who

know how important it is to reward our donors for helping to maintain a safe and adequate blood supply.

We would like to thank the following businesses

for their continued support and generosity: Calamari’s Squid Row Erie Otters

Erie Bayhawks Our Own Candle Company

Potratz Floral Shop & Greenhouses Romolo Chocolates Waldameer & Water World

Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. Harley Davidson of Erie Rita’s of Erie

Frogurtz Ye Olde Sweet Shoppe

McDonald’s Mazza Vineyard/Five & 20 Spirits and

Brewing

Whirley-DrinkWorks

Thank you all!

Media Support As always, the Community Blood Bank is extremely grateful to our local media outlets. We

would be lost without their willingness to cover our promotions, shortages and current need.

We would to thank all of our local media supporters across all of our counties especially:

JET TV 24/Fox 66 (Your Erie), WICU/WSEE

(Erie News Now), Cumulus Media, Connoisseur Media, The Erie Radio

Company, WCTL, & the Erie Times News The Bradford Era, St. Marys Daily Press, The

Kane Republican, Ridgeway Record, Warren

Times Observer, The Titusville Herald, WESB Radio

Tioga Publishing, Endeavor Media, KC101, Solomon’s Words Blog, Tioga Freedomist, Wellsboro Home Page, Wellsville Daily

Jamestown Post Journal, Sharon Herald, The Westfield Republican, Gowanda News, Dunkirk Observer, Record Argus, The

Derrick, ExploreClarion.com

Thank you all!

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Financial Statistics - Assets COMMUNITY BLOOD BANK OF ERIE COUNTY

(dba COMMUNITY BLOOD BANK OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA and dba COMMUNITY BLOOD BANK WESTERN NEW YORK)

Schedule of Functional Expenses June 30, 2015

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Statements of Financial Position Statements of Activities For the Years Ending June 30, 2015 and 2014 For the Years Ending June 30, 2015 and 2014

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Statements of Cash Flows For the Years Ending June 30, 2015 and 2014

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Partner Hospitals Pennsylvania Hospitals

Bradford Regional Medical Center Bradford, PA

Cole Memorial Hospital Coudersport, PA

Corry Memorial Hospital Corry, PA

Kane Community Hospital Kane, PA

Millcreek Community Hospital

Erie, PA Penn-Highlands Elk Regional Medical Center

St. Marys, PA Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital

Wellsboro, PA St. Vincent Hospital, Allegheny Health Network

Erie, PA Stat MedEvac 6

Clarion, PA Stat MedEvac 7

Meadville, PA Stat MedEvac 8

Mercer, PA Stat MedEvac 9

Clearfield, PA Stat MedEvac 17

Clarion, PA Titusville Area Hospital

Titusville, PA UPMC Hamot

Erie, PA UPMC Horizon – Greenville Campus

Greenville, PA UPMC Horizon – Shenango Valley Campus

Farrell, PA

Partner Hospitals UPMC Northwest

Seneca, PA Veteran Affairs Medical Center

Erie, PA Warren General Hospital

Warren, PA

Western New York Hospitals Brooks Memorial Hospital

Dunkirk, NY

Jones Memorial Hospital Wellsville, NY

Lakeshore Health Center, TLC Health Network Irving, NY

WCA Hospital Jamestown, NY

Westfield Memorial Hospital Westfield, NY

Ohio Hospitals

Stat MedEvac 14 North Lima, OH

Approvals & Memberships

Approved by: Erie County Medical Society and the Erie County Society of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons Licensed by: Food & Drug Administration New York Department of Health

Pennsylvania Department of Health Accredited by: American Association of Blood Banks Member of: America’s Blood Centers

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In Closing

Thank you donors and donor chair persons for allowing the Community Blood Bank to be the instrument through which you express your commitment to the local communities in Erie, Elk, Warren, McKean,

Chautauqua, Allegany, Potter, Tioga, Mercer and Venango counties and the Titusville Area.

Together, we saved thousands of lives in 2015.

Community Blood Bank…Our Donors Save Lives!

Community Blood Bank of Northwest Pennsylvania & Western New York

2646 Peach Street Erie, PA 16508 Phone: 814-456-4206 Fax: 814-452-3966

www.fourhearts.org

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