The Keystone-Miller Bloodmobile will be at Faith Lutheran Church, 3355 MacArthur Road 4-7 p.m. Monday, May 11. To make an appointment to donate blood, call Judy at 610-767-5061.

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St. John's United Church of Christ, Mickleys, together with Faith Lutheran and the Hokendauqua American Legion, will be holding a Memorial Day observance 9:30 a.m. Sunday, May 25. The service will be held in the front of the maintenance building located at the east end of St. John's Union Cemetery, along Eberhart Road. In case of inclement weather, the service will be held inside St. John's Church. The speaker will be Lt. Col. Linda Ettl, who serves at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland.

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At a special event Tuesday, April 29 at the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks, Sandy Bodnyk was one of three ladies to receive the "Take The Lead Award" from the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania.

Over the past years, the "Take the Lead" Event chooses exceptional leaders who have made, and continue to make, lasting impressions on their communities, embodying the Girl Scout virtues of courage, confidence and character. Developing that "next generation" of female leaders is what Girl Scouts and "Take the Lead" are all about.

After graduating from Muhlenberg College in 1973, Sandy began her banking career in Philadelphia as a credit analyst and then loan officer. She moved to Allentown banking in 1977 and continued to grow in her career. Sandy is now senior executive vice president and chief risk officer for National Penn Bank, and has oversight of the information technology and operations areas, in addition to her risk management and credit responsibilities.

In preparation for Tuesday's award presentation, Sandy was visited at her office for the better part of a day and interviewed by a Girl Scout, Sydney Anderson, from the Easton area. She was then Sandy's "presenter" for the evening. In fact, aside from remarks made by several adult leaders, the evening's program was led by various Girl Scouts.

I am proud to say Sandy is my wife!

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A two-week educational day camp experience is coming to Whitehall for the first time July 7-18 and will offer an interesting combination of musical performance and health and science education for children enrolled in grades 1-6 this fall, at Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church. "Camp Rhythmo" instructors are Michael Bodnyk, a Lehigh Valley native and music teacher and director now residing in New York City, and Dr. Ciaran Grant, a chiropractic physician with a sports rehabilitation and family practice in Manhattan.

Campers will learn about health related topics, including exercise and nutrition, and will work on the musical "Feelin' Good." Activities will include science workshops, vocal music rehearsals, hand bell and hand chime ensembles, yoga classes and choreography.

They will have a chance to audition to perform at NYC's Carnegie Hall with the Cross Border Youth Orchestra of Ireland, coming to the area in October.

For registration forms and additional information, go to www.camprythmo.com or call 866-430-0810.