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American Red Cross of Northeast Pennsylvania

Wilkes University Coordinator of Civic Engagement Celebrated as Giving Life Hero by the American Red Cross of Northeast Pennsylvania

by Web Services March 24, 2022

March 24, 2022

Hosting multiple blood drives means potentially saving the lives of 500 people each year. That’s why Megan Boone Valkenburg has been honored with the Giving Life Hero Award by the American Red Cross of Northeast Pennsylvania. Boone Valkenburg, coordinator for civic engagement at Wilkes University, plans and promotes five blood…

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Wilkes University Students Celebrated as Local Heroes by the American Red Cross of Northeast Pennsylvania

by Web Services March 20, 2018

March 20, 2018

Two Wilkes University nursing students were recently awarded the Medical Emergency Services Award by the American Red Cross of Northeast Pennsylvania for aiding a bicyclist hit by a car last year. Nursing majors, Peter Sidari and Amber Ankudovich, were honored at the 2018 Celebration of Heroes event on March 15.…

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