Geisinger serves nearly 3,500 meals at drive-through veteran appreciation dinners
Nov. 11, 2026
CONTACT: Matt Mattei
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Geisinger serves nearly 3,500 meals at drive-through veteran appreciation dinners
DANVILLE, Pa. – To thank local veterans for their service, Geisinger served nearly 3,500 meals during drive-through veteran appreciation dinners at 12 locations across its service area on Thursday, Nov. 5. The dinners were provided at no cost to U.S. military veterans and their guests.
Meals were provided in Bloomsburg, Danville, Jersey Shore, Lewistown, Mifflintown, Mount Pocono, Muncy, Pittston, Scranton, Shamokin, State College and Wilkes-Barre. Members of Geisinger’s executive leadership team, regional leaders and volunteers attended the event to hand out meals to veterans.
Members of the leadership team, along with staff, distributed the meals with gratitude for the veterans’ selflessness and sacrifice. Geisinger Volunteer Services also partnered with local elementary schools to provide veterans with homemade cards and notes from students.
About Geisinger
Geisinger is among the nation’s leading providers of value-based care, serving 1.2 million people in rural and urban communities across central and northeastern Pennsylvania. Founded in 1915 by philanthropist Abigail Geisinger, the nonprofit system generates $9 billion in annual revenues across more than 130 care sites — including 10 hospital campuses — and Geisinger Health Plan, with 509,000+ enrollees in commercial and government plans. Geisinger College of Health Sciences educates more than 600 medical professionals annually and conducts more than 1,600 clinical research studies. With 28,000 employees, including 1,900 employed physicians and 5,400 registered nurses, Geisinger is among Pennsylvania’s largest employers with an estimated economic impact of $18 billion on the state’s economy. In 2024, Geisinger joined Risant Health, a nonprofit charitable organization created to expand and accelerate value-based care across the country. Learn more at geisinger.org or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
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Ron Beer, chief administrative officer for Geisinger’s northeast region and Army veteran, holds up a card made for local veterans by local elementary school students during Geisinger’s veteran appreciation drive through dinner at Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre.
Associate vice presidents of nursing services Susan Kramer and Stephanie Rarig deliver meals to local veterans at Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre.
Dan Landesberg, associate vice president of clinical operations in Geisinger’s northeast region, hands out meals to local veterans in Scranton’s Nay Aug Park.
Renee Blakiewicz, vice president and chief nursing officer for Geisinger’s northeast region, delivers meals to local veterans in Scranton’s Nay Aug Park.
Mike DiMare, associate vice president of clinical operations in Geisinger’s northeast region, hands out meals to local veterans at Geisinger Healthplex CenterPoint.
Employee volunteers hand out meals to local veterans at Geisinger Healthplex CenterPoint in Pittston.