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Mission Statement

The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors.

Principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Network

Humanity • Impartiality • Neutrality • Independence • Voluntary service • Unity • Universality

© 2011 The American National Red Cross

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A Message from the Chairman and CEO

Dear Supporters:

In July 2011, the new Nebraska/Southwest Iowa Region of the American Red Cross was cre-ated to serve the 2 million people of Nebraska and eight counties in Southwest Iowa that are part of the Omaha metropolitan area. It is our privilege to help lead the team of 4,221 volunteers and 35 paid staffers at four chapters and 16 locations in two states.

This FY11 Annual Report (July 1, 2010-June 30, 2011) will help you to understand the services made possible in our Region by the generosity of thousands of donors like you. The Annual Report also explains the many ways we provide services as part of One Red Cross serving our neighbors down the street, across the country and around the world.

On page 11 you will see the amount of money raised in our Region, as well as how much was donated by Americans all across the country. We are especially grateful for the support of United Way and the ConAgra Foods Foundation, our two largest supporters in the Region, as well as the Iowa West Foundation for its significant donation in response to the 2011 Missouri River Flood. A complete list of major donors begins on page 12.

We are privileged to serve alongside the 100 key community leaders who are members of the local boards of directors for our Chapters based in Council Bluffs, IA (Loess Hills Chapter); Grand Island, NE (Central Plains Chapter); Lincoln, NE (Cornhusker Chapter); and Omaha, NE (Heartland Chapter), as well as their paid staff teams. For more information on all of our leaders, locations, volunteer opportunities and services, visit www.redcross.org and type in your zip code to see all the local news.

In gratitude, we wish you all a Prepared & Safe Year,

Diane Duren, Board Chair Tina Labellarte, CEO

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You Make It Possible

The American Red Cross Nebraska/SW Iowa Region provides vital services to the area365 days a year—from responding to home fires in local neighborhoods to teaching firstaid and CPR to community groups.

We’re able to provide these services thanks to a corps of 4,221 dedicated volunteersand the generosity of our donors. The American Red Cross puts these donations to gooduse—we are proud to tell donors that we invest an average of 91 cents of every dollar inhumanitarian services and programs, well above the industry standard.

How do we do it? By practicing what we preach: preparedness. We train our volunteers.We plan ahead for the types of disasters that strike in our community. And we trainindividuals, businesses and community groups so that they too can be prepared.

The American Red Cross Nebraska/SW Iowa Region serves communities acrossNebraska and eight counties of Southwest Iowa. In this report, which covers fiscal year 2011 (July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011), you’ll learn about how we help our neighbors—down the street, across the country and around the world.

Our work is made possible by our 4,221 volunteers.

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Down the Street

House Fires to Floods

We’re ready to respond to disasters seven days a week, 365 days a year in our communi-ty, providing shelter, food, clothing and emotional support at no cost to those in need. The Nebraska/SW Iowa Region is part of a nationwide network of Red Cross chapters that work together to respond to large-scale relief efforts.

Home fires are the most common disaster to which the Red Cross responds. On average,the Nebraska/SW Iowa Region responds to one house fire a day. Although thesefires don’t typically make the news as tornadoes or other large-scale events do, they aredevastating for those who have suddenly lost their homes, possessions and sense ofsecurity.

In fiscal year 2011, the Nebraska/SW Iowa Region assisted 545 families affected by firesand other local disasters.

The Nebraska/SW Iowa Region also teaches families, organizations and corporationsto be prepared for emergencies through free educational presentations. Last year, 23,364people attended community disaster education and preparedness programs in the region.

Preparing for the Unexpected

Every year, the Nebraska/SW Iowa Region teaches people the lifesaving skills they needto protect themselves and their families, including first aid, CPR and water safety.

We offer these trainings in multiple ways: online training, traditional classroom settings andfull-service courses where we bring the training to your workplace or organization.

Last year, 77,376 individuals learned critical skills through Red Cross courses:• 44,858 people enrolled in first aid/CPR/AED• 28,357 people enrolled in water safety/aquatics• 4,161 people enrolled in other health and safety courses

Missouri River Flooding

The American Red Cross helped hundreds of thousands of people whose lives were forever changed by disasters in 2011, from tornadoes, floods, wildfires and hurricanes in the U.S. to earthquakes and other disasters around the world.

Here in the Nebraska/SW Iowa Region, the Red Cross launched relief operations after Missouri River flooding struck the area.

Over the course of the four month flood, the Red Cross opened 11 shelters and one emergency aid station, providing 280 overnight stays.

Canteening for the thousands of community volunteer sandbaggers was a big part of supporting this disaster relief effort. The Red Cross served nearly 23,500 meals and snacks and distributed 13,300 clean-up kits and additional recovery supplies.

Angela Leslie was in class when a fire broke out in her Omaha apartment building. Her mother, was watching her three children when a neighbor came to the door and told them there was a fire and to get out quick.

Angela rushed home with a million thoughts running through her head. She didn’t know what her family would do, where they would go or where to even begin. Ten volunteers from the Red Cross were quickly on the scene to help answer her questions and offer comfort.

Help came in the little things; the tiny flip-flops for four-year-old Mitchai who ran out of the apartment without shoes on. The Mickey Mouse stuffed animals and comfort kits with coloring books, crayons, bubbles and activities to keep them occupied while mom worked out the details with the Red Cross.

“It feels so good to have somewhere to go to stay so I have somewhere to figure out what to do next,” Angela said. “We had nowhere to go and now I can think. I really appreciate the Red Cross and their help. I plan to give blood to thank them and someday, when I’m out of school and a doctor, I will become a volunteer to help the Red Cross like they helped me.”

When I asked Dalissa (9) and Sasha (6)how it felt for the Red Cross to be there to help they said, “It feels really... really good. They felt helpful and I felt thankful. I felt loved.”

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Serving the Military, Their Families and Veterans The Nebraska/SW Iowa Region supports active-duty military members, National Guard and Reserve members, veterans and their families. We provide pre-deployment briefings, called “Get to Know Us Before You Need Us,” and connect families with needed resources when their loved ones are deployed.

Deployed service members also count on us to deliver emergency messages, such as notification of an illness or death in the family. Military families rely on these verified communications, which help commanders decide when to grant leave. We also provide support for the sick and wounded at military and veterans hospitals and assistance in obtaining emergency financial support.

During FY11, the Nebraska/SW Iowa Region:

• Briefed 16,023 families through the “Get to Know Us Before You Need Us”program

• Provided 1,491 services to military members, veterans and families, includingemergency communications

Red Cross Helps Connect Military Family in Time of NeedWatching your children go off to serve in the military is an incredibly hard thing to do as a parent. This is something that Brian and Lori Lundy understand all too well as a military family.

The Lundy’s son, daughter, son-in-law and nephew all serve in the Army and their niece serves in the Air Force. They were expecting some time apart during deployments, but what they weren’t expecting was a sudden health issue to arise while their loved ones were so far from them.

“At the end of May, I suffered a number of seizures,” said Lori. The seizures were serious enough to require a life-flight from their home in Norfolk, Neb. to Omaha. On the way, Lori’s daughter-in-law called her husband, Adam, who was stationed in Anchorage.

“He told her to call the Red Cross,” she said. The family immediately contacted their local chapter. The Red Cross got in contact with Army officials in Anchorage, who were also able to pass along the word to Lori’s daughter, Crystal, and son-in-law, Evan, who were stationed in Iraq. Within days, all were at Lori’s bedside.

For many families, the Service to Armed Forces program is the only form of communication between themselves and their loved one in the military. “Don’t be afraid to use the Red Cross,” Lori advised. “Let them help you.”

Many times, such a service “is the quickest way to get a hold of your children [in the military]. Those fighting abroad also take comfort in the program,” she added. “I know that the soldiers appreciate what the Red Cross is able to give them. I would like to thank Red Cross for the support they give to military families.”

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Local Efforts, Global ReachAs part of a worldwide humanitarian network, the Nebraska/SW Iowa Region works todeliver international humanitarian aid in the wake of disasters; prevent disease and teachpreparedness; reconnect families separated by armed conflict and educate the publicabout International Humanitarian Law.

Here in the Nebraska/SW Iowa Region, we:• Enrolled 2,091 people in International and Humanitarian Law and other International Services programs• Provided six international tracing services

Responding to Community NeedsThroughout the Nebraska/SW Iowa Region, the two million people we serve rely upon the volunteers and staff in their local offices to deliver core services. In addition, three of our local Chapters were able to provide additional, unique community services to 95,483 people through the programs described below.

Energy Assistance ProgramThe Heartland and Loess Hills Chapters operate energy Assistance Programs. The programs are supported by electric company customers, United Way of the Midlands and the annual Walk for Warmth.

Meals on WheelsElderly people receive nutritious meals and critical social interaction through Meals on Wheels, which is supported by United Way of the Midlands and other federal and state funds.

First Aid TeamThe Cornhusker Chapter in Lincoln has a proud, long tradition of supporting the community through its volunteer First Aid Team. The team was founded in 1937 to provide lifesaving care at every University of Nebraska at Lincoln Husker football game. Since then, the First Aid Team has expanded to provide care at over 300 events in Lincoln and Lancaster County each year. Last year, First Aid Team volunteers gave more than 6,400 volunteer hours to protect the 2.5 million visitors who attended public events in Lincoln. The First Aid Team is proudly sponsored by BryanLGH Medical System and the Abel Foundation.

In July of 2010, 130 First Aid Team volunteers provided more than 3,000 hoursof volunteer service providing medical support for the Special Olympics 2010 USA National Games. For eight days, they supported meeting the medical needs of 3,000 athletes, 1,000 coaches, 8,000 volunteers, 15,000 family members and thousands of spectators.

Miracle Meals on Wheels

The Loess Hills Chapter’s Meals on Wheels program is supported by volunteers who deliver meals to home- bound people in Council Bluffs. Red Cross staffer Nicole Herman not only helps organize volunteers who deliver meals, but she often jumps behind the wheel herself.

One day Nicole’s routine deliveries came to a screeching halt after she knocked on the door and heard a faint voice crying for help on the other side.

Nicole entered the house to find an elderly woman on the floor crying. Nicole then helped the client up from the floor and called her family to let them know what had happened.

The client had been on the floor for half an hour before Nicole stopped by with her meal. Nicole was in the right place at the right time and saved a woman with broken ribs from laying on the cold floor until her family’s next visit.

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Across the Country

Through a network of nearly 600 chapters, 36 blood services regions and a presence on military installations across the country, the American Red Cross helps people when they need it most: when disaster strikes; when a hospital patient is in need of lifesaving blood; when a military family needs emergency assistance; and when people want to learn the skills needed to protect themselves and their family.

Helping Families After Disaster The American Red Cross responds to nearly 70,000 disasters every year across the United States. Ranging from single-family house fires to tornadoes and hurricanes, the Red Cross is always on call to provide immediate care and comfort to those in need.

Winter 2011 brought severe winter storms to a large portion of the U.S., knocking out power for thousands of people and closing schools and businesses. In January, Red Cross workers operated shelters from Florida to Connecticut to help those affected by storms. Severe weather continued into February as a massive winter storm buried the country in ice and snow from the Rocky Mountains to Maine. The Red Cross responded in 19 states, offering food, comfort and a safe place to stay to hundreds of people. Multiple disasters in spring 2011 made it one of the deadliest seasons in U.S. history. A severe outbreak of tornadoes across the South and Midwest—which hit communities such as Tuscaloosa, Ala., and Joplin, Mo.—took lives and destroyed homes. Red Cross workers were on the ground immediately to help, providing shelter for people whose homes were damaged or destroyed, and fanning out across affected areas to assess the damage. Red Cross nurses and mental health workers were also deployed to help people cope with the aftermath of these disasters. As Iowa, North Dakota, Minnesota and towns along the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers fought floods last spring, Texas grappled with the opposite extreme, as an exceptional drought continued and wildfires burned millions of acres. The Red Cross supported first responders as they fought the fires, and provided food, shelter and emotional support to people whose homes were threatened or destroyed.

In total, the Red Cross worked in 31 states in response to the spring tornadoes, floods and wildfires, opening more than 283 shelters, providing 3.2 million meals and snacks, and distributing 1.5 million relief items.

2011 at a Glance

Across the country, the

American Red Cross:

• Respondedto68,387

disasters.

• Provided386,320services

to military families.

• Collected6.2millionunits

of blood.

• Taught8,298,330people

lifesaving skills.

When deadly tornadoes struck Alabama in April 2011,RedCrossvolunteersprovidedshelter, meals and emotional support to stunned residents.

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Supporting Military FamiliesWhen a U.S. service member is deployed and a crisis happens at home, the Red Cross is there to help. Through its hundreds of chapters in the U.S., as well as offices on military installations around the world, the Red Cross works 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to verify and relay emergency messages to deployed service members, including those in remote locations and on ships at sea.

In fiscal year 2011, the Red Cross provided more than 386,000 services to service members, veterans and their families.

To further support military families, the Red Cross briefed more than 1.3 million people through the “Get to Know Us Before You Need Us” program, which helps service members and their families understand how the Red Cross can help them in times of need.

The Red Cross also provided training scholarships to more than 2,800 military family members in courses such as first aid and CPR, Nurse Assistant Training, and Family Caregiving, and provided training for nearly 400 dental and medical assistants on military installations.

Teaching Lifesaving Skills in New WaysNearly 8.3 million people across the country learned lifesaving skills such as first aid and CPR from the Red Cross last year. In addition, some 3.6 million people attended preparedness presentations.

The Red Cross also launched a campaign to educate people in hands-only CPR, releasing the “Citizen CPR” course that teaches the technique in just 30 minutes. Supplementing this are a hands-only CPR video and a quick-reference sheet available on redcross.org. The video is also available on YouTube.

In partnership with Dr. Oz and ShareCare, the Red Cross developed an application for Android mobile devices that provides real-time instructions for emergency situations. Users can follow step-by-step videos with demonstrations by Dr. Oz, and 3-D animations are included for the more complex scenarios, such as hands-only CPR and choking. The app even has an audio and visual counter for giving real-time CPR compressions.

In May 2011, the Red Cross launched www.ReadyRating.org nationwide to help schools and businesses with their emergency planning and preparedness efforts. Members of this free program can use an online assessment to measure their current preparedness efforts and receive customized feedback about how to improve their preparedness level.

At military hospitals across the country, volunteers deliver items such as toiletries, clothing, books, computer games and snack items for patients and their family members.

TheRedCrosshasagoaltoeducate5 million people about hands-only CPR, a potentially lifesaving technique that doesn’t involve mouth-to-mouth contact.

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Celebrating Blood Donors, Raising AwarenessSomeone receives a blood transfusion from a generous Red Cross donor 21,000 times a day—and many of us have either needed blood or know someone who has needed it. The Red Cross serves the needs of communities across the United States by providing approximately 43 percent of the nation’s blood supply. While we already have one of the safest blood supplies in the world, we continually seek to improve safety.

The Red Cross held more than 200,000 blood drives last year, collecting 6.2 million units of lifesaving blood. These donations were then processed into 9.1 million blood products for transfusion to meet the needs of nearly 3,000 hospitals across the United States.

For the third year in a row, the Red Cross celebrated blood donors through Red Cross Racing with the help of Greg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 3M Ford Fusion, who helped raise awareness about the ongoing need for blood donations. The Red Cross also had the chance to honor our military heroes at the AAA Texas 500 race in November 2010. The Red Cross held a pre-race “Salute Our Troops” concert that day and hosted 150 U.S. troops, giving them special viewing access during the race.

Members of Red Cross Racing—who earn points each time they donate blood—were able to donate Donor Rewards points back to provide Red Cross Service to the Armed Forces. This resulted in a donation of more than $125,000.

Blood—Making Sure It’s AvailableWe supported the efforts of the American Red Cross Midwest Blood Services Region, which processes, tests and safeguards blood collected from donors in communities across Nebraska and SW Iowa and distributes nearly 192,202 units of lifesaving blood to89 hospitals.

Blood Donors Touch Family Member’s HeartsDuring a routine ultrasound to determine the sex of their fourth child, Anne Dee and Eric Weisdorfer of Shelton, NE, discovered their unborn daughter had a life-threatening heart defect -- hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Instead of the four chambers found in a healthy heart, baby Avery would be born with only two.

When Avery was just four days old, doctors did their first surgery to repair her tiny heart, which was the size of a walnut. For the surgery, Avery was put on an adult-sized heart-lung machine . Her eight-pound body didn’t even contain enough blood to prime the machine. Blood from generous volunteer donors supplied the machine that sustained her life.

At that moment, Anne Dee was struck with the realization of the importance of giving blood. She explains, “Bottom line: they could not do these huge surgeries without blood donors.”

Anne Dee, who once backed out of an appointment to give blood in college, made an appointment to give blood as soon as she was eligible after Avery’s birth. “After she was born she was hooked up to 30 machines with tubes and wires and pumps keeping her alive, and I thought that, at the least, I can sit there for 10 minutes with a needle in my arm,” she said. Anne Dee now gives regularly with Eric, a longtime donor, to ensure that blood is available for patients like her daughter Avery.

Just before Avery was six months old, donated blood enabled her doctors to begin to “replumb” her little heart. Soon Avery will rely on blood donors once again as doctors perform her next scheduled open-heart surgery.

“Every day we have with her is one day more than I thought we had. No matter how many people had a hand in that, including her doctors, she wouldn’t be here without blood donors,” said Anne Dee.

“Donating blood saves lives,” Anne Dee said. “I’m lucky to witness the gift blood donors have given every day.”

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With your support, the American Red Cross responds to disasters, builds safer communities and educates future humanitarians around the world every day. This past year, we worked with our partners in the global Red Cross and Red Crescent network to assist 229 million people in 76 countries.

Responding to DisastersWhen disasters hit, the local Red Cross or Red Crescent can often handle the crisis alone, but sometimes they reach out for help. The American Red Cross helps meet urgent needs by deploying disaster specialists, mobilizing relief supplies and contributing financial assistance. During the past fiscal year, the American Red Cross provided assistance to more than 8.6 million people, from Japan to Haiti.

For example, after a devastating earthquake and tsunami hit Japan in March 2011, the American Red Cross joined the Japanese Red Cross to help provide water and new appliances, as well as repair damaged medical facilities. As of June 2011, the American Red Cross has provided $230.8 million to the Japanese Red Cross and other partners to support relief operations, reaching more than 200,000 people with assistance.

Last year, the American Red Cross continued to help people in Haiti rebuild and recover from the January 2010 earthquake. The Red Cross is helping Haitians rebuild their lives through activities such as constructing homes, delivering clean water, supporting hospitals, improving sanitation and trash disposal, providing income-generating opportunities and fighting outbreaks of disease such as cholera.

Building Safer, Healthier CommunitiesThe American Red Cross works with its Red Cross and Red Crescent partners to build safer, more resilient communities around the world, reducing the devastating effects of natural disasters and health crises.

Continuing the highly successful Measles Initiative, the American Red Cross helped lead the program toward vaccinating 1 billion children in the last decade, putting us on the continued path toward eradicating this deadly disease. Since the Measles Initiative began in 2001, measles deaths have decreased by 78 percent worldwide.

Educating Future Humanitarians Humanitarian principles are at the core of the Red Cross mission, and continuing this work requires inspiring and engaging the next generation. Across the United States, American Red Cross chapters help both adults and youth understand International Humanitarian Law and its relevance to our daily lives and the issues we face as a country.

Last year, the American Red Cross educated 139,000 people in more than 40 states in International Humanitarian Law, teaching students about humanitarian issues around the world and the critical need to protect civilians as well as combatants in times of war and conflict.

Around the World

Children try out the new hand washing taps set up by the Japanese Red Cross at an evacuation center in Ishinomaki.

2011 at a Glance

TheAmericanRedCross:• Workedtoreconnect morethan5,300families separated by international wars and disasters.• Equippedcommunities and Red Cross partners in33countriestobe better prepared for the next disaster. • Helpedprotect220 million children worldwide frommeaslesin2011,and 1 billion in the last decade.

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Your Red Cross

Heartland (Omaha) Regional Chapter Board of Directors

Marian Andersen*

Kirk Blecha

Gary Bren

Dan Burkey

Joan Cannon

Karen Cenovic

Diane Duren

Mike Fahey

Lisa Fisher

Todd Foje*

Wayne Graham*

Mark Grohe

Gordon Harnisch

Bill Johnson*

Chapters

Central Plains Chapter404 E. 3rd St.Grand Island, NE 68801(308) 382-3790

Cornhusker Chapter220 Oakcreek Dr.Lincoln, NE 68528(402) 441-7997

HeartlandChapter2912 S. 80th Ave.Omaha, NE 68124(402) 343-7700

LoessHillsChapter705 N. 16th St.Council Bluffs, IA 51501(712) 322- 4017

Northeast Nebraska Chapter1509 Riverside Blvd.Norfolk, NE 68702(402) 371-0393

Peter Lahti*

Julie Lamski

Trish Lynch

Mike McDonnell

Adrian Minks

Eric Mooss

Rochelle Mullen*

Sandy Parker

Gay Rich

Lori Schneider

Marcia Shanahan

Mark Theisen

Scott Wooten

*Honorary Member

Volunteer your time and skills.Get trained In lifesaving skills.Makeafinancialdonation.

To get started, visit us at redcross.orgAnd find us on social media:

Facebook.com/redcrossomahaTwitter.com/omaharedcross

Other Locations

Beatrice,NE205 N 4thBeatrice, NE 68310(402) 223-4211

Bellevue,NE705 Nelson Dr., Bldg 323C, Rm 117Offutt AFB, NE 68113(402) 294-5032

Columbus,NE2905 23rd St. Columbus, NE 68601(402) 564-8314

Fremont,NE439 N Main St.Fremont, NE 68025(402) 721-2386

Hastings,NE415 N Kansas Ave.Hastings, NE 68901(402) 461-2374

Kearney,NE520 West 48th St.Kearney, NE 68845(308) 234-2770

NorthPlatte,NE1111 S. CottonwoodNorth Platte, NE 69101(308) 532-8888

Scottsbluff,NE3701 Avenue D, Ste 100Scottsbluff, NE 69361(308) 635-2114

Seward,NE105 S. 6th St.Seward, NE 68434(402) 646-2150

Shenandoah, IA400 W. SheridanShenandoah, IA 51601 (712) 246-3230

Wayne,NE106 West 3rd St.Wayne, NE 68787(402) 375-5209

How to Get Involved

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Sources of Financial Support

In Our CommunityThanks to your generous contributions, the American Red Cross Nebraska/SW Iowa Region is able to provide vital services to the area—from responding to home fires to teaching first aid and CPR.

The Nebraska/SW Iowa Region received $3,951,066 in total contributions for Fiscal Year 2011 (July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011). Including:• $2,149,467 in corporate, foundation and individual giving—All charitable cashcontributions given during the year to the Red Cross, including gifts from all typesof entities, for various purposes supporting the mission of the Red Cross.• $1,540,307 in United Way and other federated—Funds raised for the Red Crossthrough United Way, Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) and other agency campaigns.• $261,292 in legacies and bequests—All cash and other assets received by theRed Cross as a result of a donor’s will, trust or annuity.

Contributions to the American Red Cross Nebraska/SW Iowa RegionFiscalYear2011 (July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011) Corporate, foundation and individual giving $2,149,467 United Way and other federated $1,540,307 Legacies and bequests $261,292 Services and materials $0

Total $3,951,066

Across the CountryThe American Red Cross works in communities across the country to prepare for and respond to disasters; teach lifesaving skills; serve military members, veterans and their families; and provide nearly half the nation’s blood supply. As part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent network, the American Red Cross also works to prevent and relieve suffering in countries around the world. Total contributions to the American Red Cross for fiscal year 2011 were $914,040,000.

Nationwide Contributions to the American Red Cross (in thousands) FiscalYear2011Corporate, foundation and individual giving $685,947United Way and other federated $111,273 Legacies and bequests $81,548 Services and materials $35,272

Total $914,040

A full statement of operating funds and functional expenses for the American Red Cross is available on redcross.org/publications.

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Major Donors

$25,000+Columbus Area United WayConAgra Foods Inc.Dolezal Family FoundationEthel S. Abbott Charitable FoundationGordmansHeartland United WayIowa West FoundationKearney United WayKawasaki Good Times FoundationLincoln Financial GroupNorfolk Area United Way, Inc.Omaha Public Power DistrictOriental Trading Company Inc.Linnea Peterson EstateRogers FoundationSouth Central United Way Vella E. Stewart EstateTD AmeritradeTransCanada CorporationUnion Pacific RailroadUnited Way of Lincoln and Lancaster CountyUnited Way of The Midlands

$10,000-24,999Abel FoundationACI WorldwideAG Processing Inc.Anonymous (2)ASC CapacitorsDoris Bockelman EstateBryanLGH Medical CenterClifton B. and Anne Stuart Batchelder FoundationDillon FoundationGloria and Roy DinsdaleFarm Credit ServicesFirst National BankFremont Area United WayGage County United WayGallupMary and Charles HeiderHoovestol, Inc.Jess HullKawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp.Kutak Rock LLPDoug and Mary LienemannLincoln Benefit LifeMarilyn L. Miller EstateNationwide FoundationJames and Ginger NissenOmaha Public Power DistrictParker Family FoundationRobertson Family FoundationRunza National, Inc.Tenaska Inc.The Hawks FoundationThe Lozier FoundationThe Scoular FoundationUNK Japanese Association

US BankWilliam and Ruth Scott Family FoundationWoodard Family TrustWoodmen of The WorldJoan Gibson and Donald Wurster

$5,000 - $9,999AnonymousApplied UnderwritersBenjamin Black Charitable TrustMary and Thomas BequetteBlueCross BlueShield of NEDodge TrustDiane Duren and Drew CollierEdgar and Frances Reynolds Foundation, Inc.Farmers Mutual Insurance Co.Joel GramsHindu Temple Ltd.Hy-VeeJohnstone SupplyJones Bros. CupcakesKiewit Companies FoundationLexington Area United WayMinnie Schlitt FoundationMary and Gerald RiesDorothy A. RiggsRon and Carol Cope FoundationPat and Robert RunyanConstance Mary RyanGreg ShuckPat and Sanford SmithAnnette and Paul SmithSt. Andrews United Methodist ChurchRobert H. Storz FoundationMichelle SullivanMarie TroconeWarren DistributionWayne United WayGary and Mary West FoundationWoodmen FoundationEllen and Stavely WrightEli Zietz

$1,000-4,999Stephen and Jennifer AckermanAgricultural Services, IncPaul and Kathy AhrendtAlegent HealthAlfred G. and Beverly A. Thomsen Family FoundationMichael AllenAllstate FoundationAmerican National BankAmeritas Life Insurance Corp.Marian and Harold AndersenAnderson Partners Inc.Melodee AndersonAnonymous (2)Jono A. Anzalone and Christopher Martinez

M. Daniel ApplegarthAssociated Staffing Inc.Aurora CooperativeB & R Stores CustomersJordan BakerCharles L. BaldwinPhil BamesbergerBank of the WestKay and Gregory BarmettlerDonnette and Steven BarndtAnn and Edward BatchelderCindy and Mogens BayBeardmore Chevrolet Inc.Patricia and Lawrence J. Beardsley, Jr.Bellevue UniversityStanley and Linda BennettSharon and Fred J. Beschorner, IIIBetter Business Equipment Co.Sherry BillsPatrick BinghamBKD, LLPKathryn and Kirk BlechaKathleen and J. Robert BohacekDale BonifasRachel BonnemaBosselman Inc.Chuck and Jan BosselmanPamela and Steve BottorffJames BoucherGreg BouvierEarl and Alice BrandesRoxann and Leroy BrennfoerderBreslow Charitable FoundationBrester ConstructionBeverly and William BreyfogleFederal BridgmanMark BristolBroadmoor Development Co.Brownell-Talbot SchoolBrenda and Michael BruceMark and Mari BurchTerri and Tim BurkeMarlin and Margie BurkeyCharlene and Ronald ButterfieldMaureen CallahanMichael CallahanJoan Cannon and Gary BiggsCargillUlysses and Georgene CarliniNeal and Nanci CarlsonAnne and James CarrollOwen CheneyCherry Hill Co LLC DBAChief IndustriesLisa and Gary ChoquetteJanet ChungCirco EnterprisesSteven ClaeysShirley CliftonCline Williams Wright Johnson & Oldfather, LLP

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Major Donors

$1,000-4,999 ContinuedMary CockerillJudy and Ward CombsCommunity Benefit AuctionTwila ConellSilvia and Bill ConleyConsolidated Water Solutions, Inc.Contryman Associates PCPatricia A. CookMichael L. CopelandCourtesy FordWilliam CrossonSara and David CrouseCSG Systems, Inc.Cathy CurryDennis and Connie DaileyZaida and Edwin DaisleySabine and Charles DallugeDaniel and Elise Parish FoundationRoy and Gloria DinsdaleTom and Kim DinsdaleMary Jo and William DixonTami T. DollSharon DollJames DuffackDon and Marsha DunnJohn L. EastlundNader EbeidMilt EhlyElectronic Contracting CompanyDemetra Elias EliopoulosEMC Insurance FoundationMichael G. FaheyDorene and Vincent FinocchiaroFirst DataFirst National BankFirst Presbyterian ChurchFive Points BankGarrison H. FlemingsAmy and Todd FojeGail and Bruce FrasierFridhem Lutheran ChurchFullerton Magnet SchoolRonald FurseChris GallagherSteve GehringSean M. GillenJohn Gilliland, Jr.Global IndustriesGolden K of KearneyGolden Palace Express Chinese RestaurantMargaret J. GollobitJerry and Betty GolmanavichRob GonzalesDolores GraffGrand Island Community FoundationGrand Island ExpressJoseph GrasseGreat Plains Communications Inc.

Great Western BankKatie and Don GrossMark GroheH & H DistributingJoan and David HabermanJanis and John HaggstromRamona and Deryl HamannBryan HandlosJoyce and Bruce HansenThomas L. HansenCurtis HarrisRobert and Marilyn HarrisKeith HarstadMasahiko HashimotoJames HassenstabHastings Community FoundationHDR, Inc.Esther HeineVirginia HeinrichsHelen A. Pearson Charitable TrustMatthew and Lynn HermanLois and Steve HessHGM Associates, Inc.Dan and Trudy HirschfeldMark C. HohnekeRichard D. HollandDick and Marjorie HollisterKate and Neil HolsteinHornady Manufacturing CoMr. and Mrs. Fred HotzZach HunnicuttImmanuel Health SystemsIMS CORPDarrin and Lisa JamesonSitaram and Alice JaswalR. Kent and Terri JexRon JohansenDonna and Matt JohnsonJared JohnsonRobin JonesKenneth and Mary Alice JonesEugene JorgensenMichael D. KarstensCeline and Leonard KayMark and Peggy KeiserYoung KimLogan KoehlerKoley Jessen PC, L.L.O.Kooper Fellman FoundationMichael and Christine KosloskyKozad Area United WayBill KurzTina LabellarteRichard and Janet LabenzSteven and Elizabeth LauPhilip LeeEugene LenzLincoln Community FoundationLincoln Firefighters Benefit Assn.

Kelly LinseWilliam LockeeSandra and George LozierLucile LuhrTrish LynchJodie and Bill MackintoshEleanor and Richard MalotAntonio MarquezLinda MartinMary Our Queen ChurchJohn and Shirley McCammondRaedeen L. McGowanSusan M. McGurnRuth E. MeisgeierMethodist HospitalTeresa Meyer and Jim JarzabekDavid MickeyMidAmerican Energy Holdings CompanyMilk SpecialtiesAdrian and Jon MinksStephanie MiskeAmy and Joseph MogliaMichael MoranThomas E. MorrisonInez M. MortensenGaynold and Marlin MozerWilliam MuellerMary and John MurrayDave MussmannMutual of Omaha BankMutual of Omaha Insurance Co.Nebraska Farm Bureau FederationNebraska Heart Institute & Heart HospitalNelnetNelnet FoundationDebbie and Don NelsonBeverly NeuheiselDiana L. NevinsClarence NoselNucor CorporationJennifer O’DellOgallala High SchoolJill and Doug OrtonPalisades Elementary SchoolPaul and Florence Amen Memorial FundDixie and Dean PearsonBeth and Frank Pechacek, Jr.Gene and Barb PeckFrances PedersenMadeline PedersenPeed FoundationMaureen and K. Reed PetersCary and Lisa PetersonPhillip and Terri Schrager FoundationPinnacle BankMike and Audrey PitcherAnne and Peyton T. Pratt, Jr.Deborah C. ProsserKriesjo L. Quimzon

$1,000-4,999 ContinuedR.H and P.J Meyer Family FoundationMichael RayPatrick RaybouldSammy C. ReaganJim RecobBetsy and Bob ReedRegion 5/6 Emergency ManagementBob and Becky ReisdorffRembolt Ludtke LLPNorma and Ray ReppertMarvin and Mary RhodesGay RichHarold and Mary Ann RickertsenKim RobakJoseph and Sheryl RobertsCurtis and Debra RohrichFaith K. RolfsenJoan RuskampSandra L. RussTerry and Jeanne RusthovenLinda Robinson RutzSaint Francis Medical CenterSampson ConstructionDavid and Lori SanderLon W. SaucierCarroll and Berndine SawinScheels All SportsCarmen SchlickberndThomas A. SchuethMark B. SchupackTerry SchwartzJoe ScripterJohn C. SeacrestSecurity National Bank of OmahaDebra and Paul SedlacekSEIJames and Kelly ShadaJeelani B. ShaikShenandoah Middle SchoolStuart ShubertSid Dillon Buick Nissan HyundaiAmy and Alan SiemekDavid and Peggy SlagleWilliam SmithPatrick A. SnyderLeen-Kiat SohDarrel and Jean SpringerKaren and Tony SpurlockSt. John Lutheran ChurchSt. Patrick High SchoolSt. Vincent DePaul SchoolState Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.William and Sharon StaufferRobert StierAnn and Ken StinsonSuzanne and Walter Scott FoundationJohn R. SwansonLorraine and Jay SwansonSwanson Elementary SchoolSwanson Lawn & Snow, Inc.Christine O. SwerczekDyon TangVern and Esther Taylor Trust

Roland and Hiroko TemmeKaryl J. TerryberryThe David Scott FoundationThe Harold W. and Lois D. Struve FoundationThe MSR GroupThe Richard and Laura Schrager FoundationMark D. TheisenToni ThierolfLeRoy and Jean ThomKathren TippinTracy’s Body ShopRoger and Lea Ann TremayneEdward TrickerTruistUnion Bank & Trust CompanyUNO Student Organizations, Inc. - Clubs & OrgsRose A. Van HookDavid and Sue Van HornVera Ellsworth and Bea Cox Charitable TrustLinda K. Vogler-SeverinJames and Marlene WagnerWal-MartClaire and Wiilliam WalshJoy and Gordon WatanabeCarol and Michael WeberHelen WeberScott and Patty WelkWells Fargo BankTami and Greg WernerWerner Enterprises Inc.Brent WesemannWest Gate BankWest Hills ChurchWestern Iowa Mutual Insurance AssociationGary WiebeMike and Hannah WilderWinifred WillissJohn and Joyce WilloughbyDonald WilseyClaudia A. WinklerLoryl and Mark WinterRobert WinterGloria WolbachNancy and Philip WolfScott WootenWorld’s Foremost Bank Dana WrightWubbena C. Rand FundPatti YbarraDavid and Julie ZahnZaysoff Family FoundationArt and Chris Zygielbaum

$500-999Pamela and James AcuffAdvance Services, Inc.Gary and Debra AhlKelly AireyAll Holy Spirit Greek Orthodoz ChurchJean and Robert C. Allen, Jr.Ralph P. AltvaterAmeritas Life Insurance Corp.Dale AndersenRobin R. AndreasenApfel Funeral Home

Matthew and Janelle ArmstrongAnne Evans Charitable FundArt Jetter & CompanyMatsuhiro AsanoAssurity Life Insurance CompanyJim and Donna AtwoodBeverly AustinAxford Senior Marketing, Inc.Ritch BaheAshlee BaileySam BairdBaird Holm LLPBank of the WestStephen R. BarkleyConnie and Bill BarrierHoward and Arleata BassCatherine BeechamLarry BeldtBrad and Lisa BellLeslie K. BenderZachary BernsJames BiskupBloomer Elementary SchoolRandy and Jenny BoldtSusan BondRaymond BorchersConsuella BorgrenTimothy C. BormannJanet S. BoumaPatrick and Karen BoydMichael BoyleCarrie BraxdaleDorothy and Harlan BreiJim and Michelle BrisnehanAlan C. BrownLaura BrownRoger and Sally BuchholzFather James B. BuckleyJohn BunchJason J. BurmeisterJanette and Russell BurtonTherese BussardBeverly J. ByrdJune CampbellCurt CarlsonPatricia M. CarnieLu Carter and Bill ThoendelAllan CaseyKarla and Scott CasselsKristy CavanaughCentral High SchoolCentral Nebraska Auto ClubCentral States Health & Life Co. of OmahaDorothy C. CernyCF Industries IncJoe B. ChambersChi Alpha EpsilonJames ChildressCarl ChongChrist Lutheran ChurchSandra ClarksonAlice and Wilbur CloptonCommunity Church MissionJoe and Dorothy Conger

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$500-999 ContinuedJane and Paul A. Conley, Jr.Michael Coon Jose S. CorreaMary Lou and Emery CottonCouncil Bluffs Savings BankCrete Middle SchoolPatrick Cronican, Jr.CTEC, Inc.Douglas and Karen DalkeChristine and Sherrill DashnerBertha and Robert DavisJason DavisReynolds DavisMarge and Steve DentonJane DevasureMark D. DietzWilliam G. DittrickJean and Wade PearsonPaul DubasDonald and Angie DuganLorene F. DulkoskiDuteau Chevrolet SubaruRichard EckhoffCharles R. EiseleEmployees Charity Organization (ECHO) of Northrop GrummanJulie EnersenEquitable BankDana and Beth ErnstRuth and Jeff EvangelistiEZ Money Check CashingBonnie FegterDeborah and Raymond FehringerCatherine FergusonMichael and Susan FerrisKelly FickenNancy M. FieberField Club School PTADelores and Dick FinchStephen FinnWayne FithianA. James FixCurt FosterJerald FoxFremont Beef Co.Frontier BankDaniel D. FucinaroEdith GallagherRay and Wilma GardMary Lee GarlockGeamm PropertiesOrdella GeislerGene Lilly Surety Bonds, Inc.General Service Bureau, Inc.GI Family RadioNora and John GibsonElwyn and Mary GloverCarol J. GodboutGood Samaritan HospitalDanielle and Jeff GordmanMark and Linda GraffLouise and Wayne GrahamGrand Island Surgical Center

Cindy and Lynn GrayGretna Public SchoolsMr. and Mrs. Robert GriessKay GroveTroy HahnHamilton Associates, PCPatrick HaneyRandall HanksJohn HansenJason HardinCarolyn J. HarperMabel and William HarringtonBrent HarrisCynthia and Herbert Hartman, Jr.Hasemann Funeral HomesRita HattenDebra HavranekHayes and AssociatesMargaret and John HeckThelma HeinzmanDr. Ron HendricksonThomas and Candy HenningHarvey and Betty HenningMarilyn HenryAleacia M. HerbolsheimerMary HergertChristina HernandezCraig HerzingerLauren and John HewittAudrey HochJamie HoffmanLouise HoffmannCraig and Nancy HollisterScott HollisterMaxine J. HolmElmer HolmesChris HomanSara HoodHope Lutheran ChurchLinda Matson and Michael HowlandJonanne HranacHolly and Jeffrey MorganCarol and Steven HughesHughes BrothersMark and Pam HunzekerAmy Stoffel and Mr. Patrick IckesINSURIowa School for the Deaf - Astra ClubIowa Western Community CollegeJefferson Elementary SchoolLes JohansenMonica and Kirk JohnsonHarvey and Patricia JohnsonCal and Jane JohnsonPatricia and Richard JorgensenWilliam JurgensFrank and Dixie KarnesKarstens Investment CounselKaufmann-Cummings FoundationKDS Internet/Kelly Supply CoMelvin and Betty KechleyDaniel KellerDuane KellerKit A. Kelley

Mattie E. KendrickMichael KenyonFrank KerkemeyerOpal KettlerKonnie KirchnerLaura KlineAllen KlostermeyerBrendon KrickSteven and Judy KruegerAlexander KuklinskiMasanoubu KurushimaEmily KurzSteven LacherLand O’Lakes, Inc. FoundationAlvin and Ann LandfieldDeborah LarsonDouglas and Marilyn LarsonMyron and Marsha LautenschlagerLeach Camper SalesCarole and Larry LeeLaurence LeesLeininger Law OfficeLeo A. Daly Co.Karen M. LeveringEvan LewandowskiWilliam LewisFred LierleyLincoln Downtown Optimist Club FoundationRita and Larry LindahlRichard LitzW. Stewart and Claudia LiversLouisville Elementary SchoolRhett and Karla LuckeKate and Gene LuttLutz & Company PCWarren and Elizabeth LynnJane MachadoCharles R. MaierMichael MaiwaldMalmo Community BenefitDebra ManningMapes Industries, Inc.Marcotte InsuranceMariucci FoundationAndrea and John MarshallJoan and Jack MartensThomas P. McDermottTerri and Jack McDonnellAmy McGahaBill and Marilyn McGahanThomas J. Mcgreer IIIDuncan and Janice McGregorMadge McKinney EstateCarla and David McLeodJoe McReynoldsMcTrout Consulting Inc.Greg and Karen MelsenSteven MendlikDoris MenzeLinda and Richard MeredithBruce and Becky MerrillDana MesserschmidtKim and Joanne MetzgerJoyce and Jerry MezMick & Associates P,C, LLO

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$500-999 ContinuedJessica M. MogisMasato MoniuchiGerald F. MooreJonathan MoravekCatherine MorrisseyMPM FarmsKay and Kevin MuldoonJames P. MurphyNational Indemnity CompanyJonathan NealNebraska Book CompanyNebraska Department of Correctional Services InmatesNebraska Furniture MartNorma NelsonSue NelsonCynthia NewbergMary and Larry NicholsHisashi NishizawaNo Frills SupermarketKen and Donna NoelNomad LoungeNorfolk Iron & Metal Co.Norfolk Lodge & Suites, LLCNorth Loup Valley BankNortheast Sertoma ClubRichard OdgersOffutt Officers’ Spouses’ ClubOmaha Chinese Culture AssociationO’Neill Volunteer Fire DepartmentPedro OntiverosOptimist Club of UnderwoodPamida FoundationPapillion-La Vista Public SchoolsPatterson DentalPaul Davis RestorationSusan PayneJulie K. PearsonJames PerryJohn and Catherine PershingHelen R. PetersenMark PetersenGary A. PetersonLyle PetersonPatricia and Thomas PetersonPatricia Boylan and John PhelpsJanice PhillipsJoan and Richard PitnerPlatte Valley State BankKevin PokornyCynthia and Steven PolichDoug PopePottawattamie County Community FoundationPremier Senior Marketing Inc.Jim and Dee PriceArthur ProsserMary and Steve PschenicaAlan RadkeDonald C. RadtkeWilma RasmussenSriramamurthy and Sudharani RavipatiRaymond Volunteer Fire Department

Red Giant Oil CompanyThomas ReedSylvia RegierHeath and Tiffany ReindersEldon ReiterReload LLCRenRe North America Inc.Richard and Karen RhoadsSue and F. J. Richter Frederick and Margaret RickersEdward RiefLouise A. RinnRitchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc.Rohwer Elementary SchoolSue RoloByron RonnfeldtMike RootFran RouzeeLinda RudenGregory L. RussellSaint Elizabeth Regional Medical CenterAlyce SchaffranAnne E. ScheererJoe and Carol SchmiedingSchrock ChiropracticSchroeder & Schreiner, PCDavid SchubertWilliam and Joan SchwalmBeatrice Seacrest-DaviesSecurity First BankSequel Youth Services of Clarinda, LLC.Greg and Lori SextroSharee and Murray Newman FundDale R. SharpEvonne and John ShererAlyce and David SickelLeRoy SieversSilverstone Group Inc.Joan M. SilverstrandJanet and James SimonitchTwee V. SipherdSkeen ConstructionSkutt Catholic High SchoolRenee SmealStephen SmithAnn Kauffman SmithSouth High SchoolJodi SowlSpotts TrustSpring Lake Magnet CenterWayne and Susan SpringerRussell H. StandageStanley M. Truhlsen Family Foundation, Inc.Stanton Comminity SchoolWendell and Frances StarrState Farm Insurance FoundationMary Ruth SteffensBrenda K. SteinerMargaret E. SterlingStacy and Ronald StohlmannMargaret StolteJeffery StriegelMarsha and Ronald Sullivan

Sunset Hills Elementary SchoolSutherland Care CenterThomas J. SutkoEdna L. SwansonSyscoAnn C. TanisJoanie and Ron TekippeMel and Eilene TeKosteMegan TerryThe Jana E. Prescott Charitable FoundationThe Presbyterian ChurchDale TheobaldThomas and Denise TiedgenBradley and Donna TitmanTown & Country BankTreynor Elementary SchoolTreynor State BankHsien-Liang Rose TsengTSYS Merchant SolutionsLinda L. TylerLynda UlemanUnited Lutheran ChurchUniversity of Nebraska FoundationUNL Student Organization Financial ServicesUNO Interfraternity CouncilL.W. and Rose Marie UtleyJolene VandersluisVishayRoger VoelkerTerry A. VogtLeland and Jeanette VolkerVulcraftWahoo ConcreteWakefield SchoolWalgreens CustomersWalnut Creek Elementary SchoolWalnut Middle SchoolWard Laboratories, IncMichael and Kathy WeatherlVerne A. Weber, Jr.Arnold D. WeitzMark WerthWest Interactive Corp.Westgate Elementary SchoolWilliam WethorStaci Wheeler and Brian DudleyMary and Irvin WhiteWildewood Elementary SchoolEric WilliamsDayle WilliamsonWillson & Pechacek, P.L.C.James WilsonLuke Wilson-StepanShelley and Brad WinkingIrene B. WolfEmily S. WolpertWoodcliff Lions Club, Inc.Royal and Beulah WoodsSharon and Fred WoolstrumDelane and Dorothy WycoffMasaru YamauchiYoung Chiropractic & Rehab CenterGlennys Ziegler

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