Neighbors Helping Neighbors

American Red Cross Wayne County Chapter

                                                                                                                                                          

         

Fundamental Principles of the International

Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

 

Humanity

Impartiality

Neutrality

Independence

Voluntary Service

Unity

Universality

 

 

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.

 

Mission of the American Red Cross

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.

  

     

    

 

                                                      Annual Report

                   FY 2006/2007

 

            140 South Walnut Street

              Wooster, Ohio 44691

 

                   330-264-9383

                www.arc-wayne.org

Who we are:

 

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.

 

Wayne County in Recap

 

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.