by afaler | Jan 15, 2016 | MERP, News
A team from St. Mary Medical Center visited this past fall to tour both MERP facilities. St. Mary Medical Center is a 373 bed facility located in Langhorne, PA, just outside of Philadelphia. In 2012, a MERP coordinator and the UPMC Horizon Hospital director of...
by afaler | Jan 15, 2016 | MERP
We found a really great machine that might actually help MERP staff and volunteers to get out from under that mountain of uncleaned medical equipment! The equipment washer is like a giant dishwasher made specifically for medical equipment. In November, we found a...
by afaler | Nov 7, 2015 | Events, MERP
Our annual Boo Ball isn’t just an important fund raiser for the foundation, its fun. AND it was on Halloween this year!  Ghouls and zombies, clowns and hippies danced to the funky sounds of Rudy and the Professionals.  Princesses and witches nibbled on hors...
by afaler | Oct 21, 2015 | MERP, News
The Mercer County N.A.A.C.P awarded MERP the Community Service Award at their Annual Freedom Fund Banquet. The event was held at the Park Inn on Friday October 2nd. MERP Coordinator, Kateri Linn attended the banquet to receive the award and was accompanied by MERP...
by afaler | Oct 21, 2015 | MERP, News
We celebrated our 10,000th recipient with two picnics this fall. Over 200 people came to enjoy lunch provided by UPMC Horizon and to listen to the music of Max Schang on guitar! Three lucky attendees won prizes. “We are celebrating the fact that we have now, this...
by afaler | Sep 5, 2015 | MERP
Thanks to your donations, in December 2014 we loaned medical equipment to our 10,000th person! Patricia is one of those 10,000. She was shoveling snow, slipped on the ice and broke her kneecap. “I needed surgery and the copays were outrageous. On top of that, I...
