Did You Know...

April is:

  • Medical Laboratory Professionals Week (April 19 – April 25)
  • National Donate Life Month

May is:

  • National Nurses Week (May 6 – May 12)
  • National Hospital Week (May 10 – May 16)
  • National Nurses Month

At MKBC, we’re honored to celebrate the incredible healthcare heroes in our community who dedicate their lives to saving others.

To show our appreciation, hospital and healthcare workers, medical laboratory practitioners, and EMS professionals who donate blood at any MKBC donor centerMKBC satellite location, select MKBC community blood drives or blood drives held at a healthcare facility in April or May will receive a special, limited-edition “Healthcare Hero” Donor pin—a small token of our gratitude for your lifesaving work.

MKBC Satellites and Community Blood Drives:

Drive Date Group Code Drive
4/2/2026 7000 Plainfield Township Volunteer Fire Company
4/3/2026 8378 Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital
4/6/2026 9999 Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
4/7/2026 8676 Boyertown Community Blood Drive
4/7/2026 E339 Geisinger Tunkhannock
4/9/2026 7000 Plainfield Township Volunteer Fire Company
4/10/2026 3233 Reading Hospital - Tower Health
4/13/2026 2050 Douglassville Community Drive
4/13/2026 7150 Western Pocono Community Library
4/16/2026 7000 Plainfield Township Volunteer Fire Company
4/20/2026 9999 Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
4/21/2026 E013 Pottstown Community Blood Drive
4/21/2026 8263 Geisinger Wyoming Valley
4/21/2026 7896 St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus
4/22/2026 4921 Panther Valley Community Blood drive
4/23/2026 7000 Plainfield Township Volunteer Fire Company
4/27/2026 7150 Western Pocono Community Library
4/28/2026 8675 Indian Valley Community Blood Drive
4/28/2026 E078 LVHN - Carbon
4/30/2026 7000 Plainfield Township Volunteer Fire Company
5/4/2026 9999 Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
5/5/2026 8676 Boyertown Community Blood Drive
5/5/2026 E064 UPV Community Blood Drive
5/5/2026 8272 Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital
5/7/2026 7000 Plainfield Township Volunteer Fire Company
Drive Date Group Code Drive
5/7/2026 E418 LVHN- Medevac
5/7/2026 8258 Geisinger South Wilkes Barre
5/11/2026 7150 Western Pocono Community Library
5/11/2026 1361 Palmerton Community
5/12/2026 1253 Pottstown Hospital - Tower Health
5/13/2026 7625 Lionville/Exton Site
5/13/2026 8378 Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital
5/14/2026 7000 Plainfield Township Volunteer Fire Company
5/14/2026 2013 St. Luke's Hospital - Miner's Campus
5/18/2026 9999 Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
5/18/2026 8151 Physicians Care Surgical Hospital
5/19/2026 7896 St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus
5/20/2026 8677 Lehighton Community Blood Drive
5/20/2026 6684 Chestnut Hill Hospital Temple Health
5/21/2026 7000 Plainfield Township Volunteer Fire Company
5/22/2026 2521 St. Luke's Hospital - Warren Campus
5/26/2026 8675 Indian Valley Community Blood Drive
5/26/2026 4466 LVHN - Hazleton Campus
5/26/2026 2077 St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus
5/26/2026 3233 Reading Hospital - Tower Health
5/27/2026 7625 Lionville/Exton Site
5/28/2026 6412 Phoenixville Hospital - Tower Health
5/28/2026 7000 Plainfield Township Volunteer Fire Company
5/30/2026 7531 Pediatric Cancer Foundation of the Lehigh Valley

But that’s not all!  

Every healthcare hero who donates during April or May may enter a raffle to win a four-pack of tickets (plus a parking pass) to your choice Lehigh Valley IronPigs or Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders! We’re giving away two (2) game packages each – game dates to be announced.

Join us in making a difference and get rewarded for the impact you make every day!

To schedule your lifesaving blood donation an at MKBC donor center or satellite location call 800.B.A.DONOR (610-223-6667) or click here.
To schedule an appointment at one of the community blood drives or hospital/healthcare blood drives listed above, 
click here

* To receive your pin and be entered into the raffle, please show your employer-issued ID. If donating at one our blood centers,
please be sure to provide your hospital/healthcare organization’s Sponsor Code at registration.

* Any MKBC raffle drawing winner under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian to receive prize.
* One blood/platelet donation counts towards one MKBC raffle drawing entry only.