MEPCIS PICNIC AND GOLF TOURNAMENT TEE OFF A SUCCESS

 

      On Saturday, June 14, the annual Mepcis Picnic was held at Furnace Dam Park in Emmaus, Pa. The event was combined as a support gathering for the Golf Tournament on September 24, sponsored by Mepcis and the local chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society.  50% of any profit will be going to their general fund. Posters and flyers for golf tournament players and sponsors were circulated along with literature from the Multiple Sclerosis Society.

     Along with maintaining medical equipment and life support for patients in medical facilities, Biomedical Engineering Technicians and their families are also patients at times.  A member of Mepcis, Tom Keill from Lehigh Valley Hospital, has a sister Karen who is afflicted with Multiple Sclerosis and is spearheading the fundraising and awareness of MS for the local chapter.

     In attendance were Tom Keill, his wife Jennifer and their two sons Tyler and Porter, Carl Gamler, Jennifer’s Father, Karen Kinn, her husband Josh and their daughter Immagine representing the Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Penn Biomedical was represented by Seth Lawall and his wife Michele.

St Luke’s Hospital was attended by Joe Ostrowski.

Lehigh Valley Hospital Mepcis members included Tom Fichter, Phil Balliet, John Sokalsky and Dina, David Bowers, his wife Lori, their two daughters Alisha and Tiffany and Moriah their friend, David Heckman, his wife Gail, David’s son Eli and a friend Harold. 

  

      An abundance of grilled foods, typical picnic snacks and beverages were shared by all under a Pavilion next to a stocked pond and small dam.  Tiffany caught sunfish and trout with a home made fishing pole and line made by Eli with the clang of horseshoes striking pins in the background.  The playground was visited by all the children while the volleyball court was used by the teenagers.  Door prizes were awarded and many members were refreshed in the heat of the day by the ongoing water balloon battles.

     Witnessing the event were 40 Canadian geese of all ages, ducks, sunfish, trout, snapping turtles, a box turtle, birds, a single deer watching from the brush and one park patrol agent.  Everyone enjoyed the warm summer day and is looking forward to a repeat of this fun family picnic again next year.