Governed by volunteers and supported by community donations, the American Red Cross is a nationwide network of nearly 900 field units dedicated to saving lives and helping people prepare for and respond to emergencies. Led by nearly a million volunteers and 35,000 employees, the Red Cross annually mobilizes relief to families affected by more than 70,000 disasters, trains some 11 million people in lifesaving skills and keeps U.S. military families connected worldwide. The Red Cross is the largest supplier of blood and blood products to more than 2,500 hospitals across the nation and also assists victims of international disasters and conflicts worldwide.

In Fiscal Year 2006/2007, the Wayne County Chapter celebrated its 90^th year of service to the residents in our community. Dwight Douce, was elected to his second term as Chapter Chairman at the Volunteer Recognition in August, as nearly 250 volunteers attended the annual event. The Chapter continued to stress, quality services delivered throughout the community, as it’s paramount goal. The Chapter kicked off its Capital Campaign and finally broke ground on our building project in April. Led by honorary Chairmen Jenni Smucker and Richard Seaman, and Campaign Chairs Dwight Douce and Tim Tegtmeier, the Leadership Committee set out to raise $1.6 million dollars. Construction is scheduled to be completed in December 2007. Campbell Construction will be the contractor, with BCMC, Inc. as construction manager. Julie Sipka is the architect.

During fiscal year 2006/2007, the Chapter sponsored 318 bloodmobiles throughout Wayne County, netting 11,756 productive donors in the process. This averages nearly 11% of the population, compared to the national average of 3-4%, which has been the trend over recent years. The Chapter hosted it’s forth Cleveland Browns Blood Drive in July with help from the Wooster Area Browns Backers Club. Over 100 people sported the drive. The Chapter again received an award as the top collecting Red Cross facility in northern Ohio – an award the Chapter has received multiple times over the past few years. Despite several "blood emergencies" called by the Regional Office in Cleveland, Wayne County donors responded by donating blood having the potential of saving the lives of well over 36,000 patients in local and area hospitals.

Through Red Cross Health & Safety courses 7,584 individuals were certified in CPR, first aid, and AED. The Chapter certified 75 instructors and added them to the ranks and taught 604 classes. 276 children learned to swim through our summer Learn to Swim program and 55 lifeguards were certified to work at pools throughout Wayne County. As a continuing service to the community 447 people attended safety demonstrations or were assisted through our first aid stations at the Wayne County Fair, Orrville 4^th of July celebration, OSU/ATI Bio Ohio fair, the United Way 10k Race, and other community events.

741 youth participated in Red Cross programs throughout the year. In addition, 250 middle school, high school and college students who helped on local blood drives. The Chapter supplied materials and training for 420 individuals who learned of HIV awareness through the Wayne County Health Department and Wooster Community Hospital.

Moments after New Years Eve, the Disaster Action Team responded to a house fire in Orrville. In June 2007, Wooster was again crippled by an electrical power outage storm that affected most of northeast Ohio. This storm was the fifth consecutive year in which a major storm has hit our community. The Red Cross opened a Disaster Shelter at the Wayne County Career in Smithville, offering safe haven for 83 families at Spruce Tree Trailer park who were affected by the storm.

Many homes in northern Wayne County were without power for several days. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured. Throughout the entire year, the Chapter assisted 83 families (221 individuals–including 79 children) with direct emergency assistance. The Chapter added 5 new Disaster volunteers and Chapter volunteers assisted on several national disasters – including flooding which affected northern Ohio. Forty-one Disaster Volunteers are registered in the DSHR system, and certified to serve on national disaster assignments.

As Operation Enduring Freedom continued, the Chapter continued to serve our military families and soldiers. The Chapter became a key participant to several military support groups, including the Tri-County POW group, headquartered in Wooster along with an Army and a Marine Support Group. AFES caseworkers handled 65 military cases.

Chapter staff made 83 speaking engagements throughout the year, reaching 9,526 individuals. The Red Cross continued to support the Ida Sue School outreach program at the Chapter. The Red Cross participated in many safety fairs throughout Wayne County, as well as, sponsoring the sixth annual Smithville Health Fair, attended by nearly 250 people.

Cash and Cash Equivalent 106,888 586,358 693,246

Investments-Current 96,477 0 96,477

Receivable – Contributions, pledges 35,052 313,994 349,046

Receivable – other 5,301 0 5,301

Receivable – Pledges-Long term 0 0 0

Inventories 1,134 0 1,134

Prepaid Assets – short term 5,595 0 5,595

Non-Current

Receivable – Contributions, pledges 0 235,294 235,294

Land, Buildings and Major Equipment 677,490 0 677,490

Total Assets $ 927,937 $ 1,135,646 $ 2,063,583

Liabilities and Net Assets

Accounts Payable 1,272 0 1,272

Inter-Red Cross payables 0 0 0

Total Liabilitie $ 1,272 $ 0 $ 1,272

Net Assets $ 926,665 $ 1,135,646 $ 2,062,311

Federated Campaigns 71,011 0 71,011

Contributions – Local 41,302 1,214,144 1,255,446

Special Events 1,912 41,897 43,809

Legacies, Bequests 0 0 0

Grants 0 0 0

Investment Income 14,736 1,314 16,050

Products and Services 97,440 0 97,440

Inter-Red Cross Revenues 4,183 0 4,183

Other Revenues and Gains 18,482 0 18,482

Reclassifications from unrestricted 274,399 (274,399) 0

Services to Chapters 0 0 0

Services to Military 19,007 0 19,007

Disaster Services 85,205 0 85,205

Biomedical Services 7,160 0 7,160

Health & Safety Services 137,707 0 137,707

Community Services 8,610 0 8,610

International Services 0 0 0

Membership and Fund Raisin 13,955 0 13,955

Management and General 26,953 0 26,953

National Sector – Assessment 35,516 0 35,516

Total Expenses 334,113 0 334,113

Net Assets, Beginning of Year 737,313 152,690 890,003

Dwight Douce, Chapter Chairman

Kirk Spurgeon, Vice Chairman

Donald Mortimer, Finance Chairman

Earl Kerr, Secretary

Tricia Plant, Legal

John Gareis, Executive Director

Dwight Douce

Cheryl Goff

Dr. Greg Halley, Service Delivery

Jerry Miller

Chris White

Lesley Mast, Audit Chair

Don Mortimer

Tricia Plant

Roger Ramseyer

Rita Shisler

Stephen Thornton

Donnadale Davis

Phyllis Hackel

Coleen Hitchcock

Earl Kerr

Kirk Spurgeon

Marsha Woodward

The American Red Cross – Wayne County Chapter gratefully accepts financial support to help us provide our services. These donations are in compliance with section 6115 of the IRS Code – disclosure by Charity of Receipt of Quid Pro Quo Contributions.

The American Red Cross, a humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross

Movement, will provide relief to victims of disasters and help people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.