Friends of MERP
The Friends of MERP is a non-profit organization of community volunteers dedicated to advancing MERP services. Its board of directors helps assure that MERP services are accessible throughout the region and supports the provision of services by raising both funds and awareness. Contact friendsofmerp@gmail.com to find out how you can become a Friend of MERP through service or charitable giving.
Board of Directors
- Tracy Schliep, President
- Randy Clark, Vice President
- Willie Pletcher, Treasurer
- Sarah Adams, Secretary
- Julie Cylencia, Member
- Ronald Amrhein, Member
- Valerie Amrhein, Member
- Robert Barletta, Member
- Scott Currie, Member
- Gizelle Dean, Chair, Nominating Committee
- Patricia Fuller, Member
- Michelle O’Malley, Member
- Janice Schwanbeck, Member
- Adam Trambley, Member
- Jackie Bonier, Director Emeritus
- Adam Nowland, Ex officio
MERP News & Updates
MERP Celebration Picnics
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...
10,000 Helped!
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 needed...
Thank you to our partners
