Donor Stories

Lynn Ratzell and his family established this scholarship fund in memory of Sarah Jane “Sue” Ratzell, who passed away in 2013.  Sue was a trained nurse who worked at Miller Memorial Blood Center before retiring and applying her training to her many volunteer hours, including those with the Red Cro

Born in Fountain Hill, Luther Hottle graduated from Fountain Hill High School in 1948. After graduation, he worked as an office boy at The Morning Call, and he sold donuts in a local bakery.

Although they both grew up in Easton and were graduated from Easton High School, Kay and Marshall Wolff didn’t meet until many years later.  “We were introduced by my great aunt, Elizabeth Kressler,” Marshall says, “She thought we would enjoy meeting each other.”  Kay’s aunt had accurate instinct

It is an iconic photo, one familiar to Lehigh Valley sports fans and wrestling fans around the nation.  Twenty year-old Mike Caruso of Lehigh University, the youngest person in NCAA history to ever win three national wrestling championships, stands atop the championship podium, one arm held aloft

“It has meant the world to me to be involved with the Lehigh Valley Community Foundation,” Carole Koepke Brown states.  “I can do things with and through the Foundation that I could never have done alone.  I didn’t have to be wealthy to accomplish my charitable goals.” 

Angela René Pessina was born April 21, 1983 in Allentown, PA, and passed away October 28, 2012 at twenty-nine years of age as a result of injuries sustained in an auto accident.  She is the oldest daughter of Michele and Michael Pessina and a sister to Alison, who was born in 1986 and is an accou