Reading Hospital Foundation

🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ Ready to run, Reading?

Join us Sunday, October 18 for the Reading Hospital Road Run at the Reading Hospital Clocktower! Whether you’re taking on the Half Marathon, 5K, or Fun Run/Walk, there’s a race for everyone — and registration is still open!

But race day is about more than the miles. Stick around or come out to cheer on our runners and enjoy a morning of FREE family-friendly fun, including:

✨ Glitter face painting
✨ Hair tinsel
🧸 TowerDIRECT’s Teddy Bear Clinic
🎶 DJ and music
🚶 Stroke Stroll
🦆 Hidden rubber duck search around the Clocktower

Plus, local food trucks will be on site with food and beverages available for purchase!

Run. Walk. Cheer. Explore. However you choose to join us, we’d love to see you there!

🏁 Register today: www.rhroadrun.com

🏃‍♀️ We’re getting closer to race day! 🏃‍♂️

A special thank you to The Stevens & Lee Companies, our Race Shirt Sponsor, for supporting the 2026 Reading Hospital Road Run! 💙 Their generous support helps make this community tradition possible while benefiting patients and families at Reading Hospital.

Join us Sunday, October 18, rain or shine, for a morning of running, community, and giving back! Whether you’re tackling the Half Marathon, taking on the 5K, or bringing the family out for the Fun Run, we’d love to see you at the starting line.

📍 Reading Hospital Clock Tower | West Reading Campus
👟 Half Marathon | 8:00 AM
🏃 5K | 8:05 AM
🎉 Fun Run | 10:30 AM

Proceeds from this year’s Road Run will support Reading Hospital’s Emergency Department (ED) and Intensive Care Unit (ICU), helping advance exceptional care for our community.

There’s still time to register! Visit RHRoadRun.com to sign up and learn more.
Thank you again to Stevens & Lee for helping our runners look the part on race day and for supporting Reading Hospital! 💙

🍂 Cleaning out your closets this fall? Turn what you no longer need into something meaningful!

Through our partnership with CommunityAid, donations of gently used clothing, shoes, household items, books, and more can help generate funding for Reading Hospital Foundation and support programs and initiatives that benefit our patients and community. ❤️

Giving back is easy! Drop your donations at one of the three collection bins located on the Reading Hospital campus or visit any CommunityAid store and provide our partner code 50288 when donating.

Thank you for giving your gently used items a second life while supporting the future of healthcare in our community!

🏃‍♀️ The countdown to the Reading Hospital Road Run is on! 🏃‍♂️

A special thank you to Reading Hospital Medical Staff, our Finish Line Sponsor, for supporting this year’s Road Run and helping us make a difference for patients and families at Reading Hospital! 💙

Join us Sunday, October 18, rain or shine, for a morning of movement, community, and giving back. Whether you’re ready to take on 13.1 miles, race a 5K, or bring the family out for some fun, there’s a race for everyone!

📍 Reading Hospital Clock Tower | West Reading Campus
👟 Half Marathon | 8:00 AM
🏃 5K | 8:05 AM
🎉 Fun Run | 10:30 AM

Proceeds from this year’s Road Run will support two critical areas of Reading Hospital, the Emergency Department (ED) and Intensive Care Unit (ICU), helping advance exceptional care for our community.

There’s still time to join us at the starting line! Register today and learn more at RHRoadRun.com.

Thank you again to Reading Hospital Medical Staff for helping us race toward a healthier community! 💙

🎪✨ The show is about to begin!

We’re excited to share that Farm to Tableaux Reading will return in 2027!

This unforgettable event brings together creativity, community, and philanthropy for an evening unlike any other — and next year, guests will step right up for a chic circus-inspired experience filled with vintage spectacle, glamour, and plenty of surprises.

We’re just getting started, and there is much more to come! Be sure to follow Farm to Tableaux Reading to stay up to date on all the excitement, announcements, and surprises still to come! ❤️

As we reflect on the 2nd Annual Champions of Care Dinner, we are filled with gratitude for everyone who helped make this year’s celebration so special.

From our generous sponsors and supporters to our guests, hospital leaders, community partners, and friends — thank you for joining us in celebrating the people and partnerships that continue to make a meaningful impact on Reading Hospital and the community we are so proud to serve.

We were especially honored to recognize this year’s Champions of Care award recipients:

🏆 Customers Bank — Legacy of Health Partnership Award
🏆 Joanne Judge, Esq. — Visionary Health Leadership Award
🏆 Charles F. Barbera, MD — Spirit of Reading Hospital Award

Their leadership, generosity, and commitment to advancing healthcare in our community are truly deserving of celebration.

📸 Relive the evening and view all photos from the 2nd Annual Champions of Care Dinner here: https://www.laurenadelelittle.com/p202574365

We are so grateful to everyone who celebrated with us and helped make this year's Champions of Care Dinner an evening to remember. 💙

We are filled with gratitude as we prepare to celebrate tonight's Champions of Care Dinner! Honoring incredible leaders, marking 100 years at our West Reading campus, and supporting the future of our Emergency Department, all in one meaningful evening. Thank you to everyone joining us.

Tomorrow evening, we’ll be celebrating three remarkable individuals who have made a lasting impact on Reading Hospital and our community at the second annual Champions of Care Dinner. Each honoree represents the leadership, partnership, and dedication that help strengthen healthcare and our community.

Congratulations to:

⭐ Joanne Judge, Esq., shareholder at Stevens & Lee and general counsel for Tower Health, who will receive the Visionary Health Leadership Award in recognition of her exceptional leadership and dedication to advancing healthcare throughout the region.

⭐ Customers Bank, who will receive the Legacy of Health Partnership Award for its longstanding commitment to Reading Hospital and its investment in improving the health of the communities it serves.

⭐ Charles F. Barbera, MD, MBA, MPH, FACEP, president and CEO of Reading Hospital and executive vice president of Tower Health, who will receive the Spirit of Reading Hospital Award for his steadfast leadership, commitment to clinical excellence, and dedication to fulfilling Reading Hospital's mission of delivering exceptional care.

We look forward to celebrating their achievements and the difference they continue to make! 🎉

This year’s Champions of Care event is especially meaningful as Reading Hospital celebrates 100 years at our West Reading campus. We’re proud to honor a century of caring for our community while looking ahead to the future. Proceeds from this year’s event will support the expansion and renovation of our Emergency Department, the busiest single-site emergency department in Pennsylvania and home to the region’s only Level I Trauma Center. 💙

As we prepare to come together next week for Champions of Care, we are proud to recognize our final group of Supporter Sponsors:

💙 Ethosource
💙 MRO Corp.
💙 Schlouch Incorporated
💙 Tompkins Bank & Trust

Throughout the past several weeks, we’ve had the opportunity to recognize the many businesses, organizations, and individuals whose generosity helps make Champions of Care possible. We are incredibly grateful to each and every sponsor for choosing to support Reading Hospital Foundation and the important work happening at Reading Hospital.

With our sponsor spotlights officially complete, we’re looking forward to an unforgettable evening celebrating our 2026 honorees and the impact of exceptional healthcare in our community. 💙✨

We’ll see you Wednesday, September 9!

Tonight, we’re recognizing three more of our Supporter Sponsors whose generosity helps make the 2026 Champions of Care possible:

💙 Alliant Insurance Services, Inc.
💙 Capital Blue Cross
💙 Hospital Central Services, Inc. & Affiliates / Miller-Keystone Blood Center

We are incredibly grateful for their partnership and support of Reading Hospital Foundation. It is because of generous community partners like these that we can continue celebrating those who make a meaningful difference in healthcare throughout our region.

Thank you for being part of this special evening and for supporting the work of Reading Hospital. We can’t wait to celebrate together on Wednesday, September 9! ✨

With the 2026 Champions of Care just days away, we’re taking time to recognize the generous sponsors who are helping make this special evening possible.

Today, we’re proud to thank three of our Supporter Sponsors:

💙 Diamond Credit Union
💙 Reading Area Community College (RACC)
💙 Saxton & Stump

Their support of Reading Hospital Foundation and Champions of Care is a wonderful example of the strong community partnerships that help advance exceptional healthcare right here in our region.

We are so grateful to Diamond Credit Union, RACC, and Saxton & Stump for joining us in celebrating this year’s honorees and the incredible people and organizations making a difference in the health of our community.

We look forward to celebrating with everyone on Wednesday, September 9! ✨