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2010 Annual Report

Down the Street • Across the Country • Around the World

CHANGING LIVES

Fundamental Principles of The International Red Cross MovementHumanity | Impartiality | Neutrality | Independence | Voluntary Service | Unity | Universality

The American Red Cross in Greater New YorkThe American Red Cross in Greater New York is a key humanitarian partner and a vital participant

in New York’s plans and programs to help over nine million people in New York City and Orange,

Putnam, Rockland and Sullivan counties prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies. The

Chapter responds to an average of 7 disasters a day—fires, floods, building collapses—and provides

immediate humanitarian aid to approximately 12,000 people affected by these disasters each year.

Additionally, the Chapter helps New York residents and businesses prepare for emergencies by offer-

ing hundreds of lifesaving courses and emergency preparedness training programs and resources.

The American Red Cross in Greater New York is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, not a govern-

ment agency, and relies on donations to fund its free humanitarian services. For more information

about how you can help, call 1-877-RED CROSS (1-877-733-2767), or visit www.nyredcross.org.

You can also follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/redcrossny.

Mission of The American Red Cross The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided by its

Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement.

Since its founding in 1881 by visionary leader Clara Barton, the American Red Cross has served as

the nation’s premier emergency response organization that shelters, feeds and provides emotional

support to victims of disasters, supplies nearly half of the nation’s blood, teaches lifesaving skills,

provides international humanitarian aid and supports military members and their families.

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Message from the Chairman of the Board

Whether it’s a shoulder to lean on, a hot meal, a warm blanket, safe shelter, or food and cloth-ing in the wake of a disaster, the America Red Cross in Greater New York is always there with immediate emergency care to help our neighbors when they need it most—whether it’s down the street, across the country or around the world. During FY 2010, the Greater New York Red Cross provided immediate humanitarian assistance to people in New York City and the Lower Hudson Valley affected by 2,282 disas-ters. These incidents ranged from house and apartment fires that affected individual families to powerful storms that displaced thousands, to the singular tragedy of a helicopter and a plane colliding over the Hudson River. During those same 12 months, when crippling storms and floods forced tens of thousands of people from their homes in the Midwest, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Tennessee and Georgia, the Chapter deployed personnel to assist with the Red Cross relief operations in those areas. On January 12, our hearts went out to the Haitian people affected by the devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck their country. The Greater New York Red Cross immediately deployed two of the Chapter’s Red Cross International Delegates to Haiti to help with the “on-the-ground” relief effort, and quickly worked with partner groups to train and assemble a team of 51 Creole-speaking volunteers to deploy for 30 days on the military hospital ship USNS Comfort, where they facilitated communications between medical professionals and Haitians receiving treatment aboard the ship. In the days and months following the earthquake, the Greater New York Chapter also provided assistance, comfort and support to Haitian-Amer-icans right here in our own community, and through the generosity of New Yorkers, raised $34 million for the Red Cross Haiti relief effort. The Haiti tragedy, as well as the other disasters that we respond to every day in Greater New York, underscores the urgent need for individuals and communities to be prepared before disaster strikes. And we need to be prepared for disasters of all scales—everything from a house fire to a flood, a Category 3 hurricane to a deadly flu pandemic, to an act of terrorism.

In FY 2010, as part of our Chapter’s core mission of helping people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies and disasters, we are proud to say that we taught 141,229 Greater New York residents to be ready with vital lifesaving skills, including CPR/AED and first aid, and we provided 37,504 individuals, families and businesses with critical preparedness infor-mation and skills. Unfortunately, the continuation of a weak economy required the Chapter to scale back in a number of areas, including volunteer recruitment, disaster supply inventories and employee staffing. However, despite the slower pace of our capacity-building efforts, we continue to focus on increasing the readiness and resilience of the Chapter and the community to respond to disasters—both small and large. In the coming year we will continue to fulfill our mission throughout Greater New York and provide hope, help and healing to the people in our community and beyond our borders. This mission will be led by our new CEO, Vikki Pryor, who we officially welcomed to the Chap-ter on October 1. The continued support and commitment of our employees, partners, donors, Board of Trustees and our corps of 8,000-plus exceptional volunteers, who now comprise a full 98% of our staff, will enable us to continue to meet the needs of the 9.3 million people we serve throughout Greater New York. We thank all of our Red Cross champions for making it possible for the Chapter to help save the day, every day, for those who need it most—in Greater New York, across the country and around the world.

Sincerely,

Ira M. MillsteinChairman, Board of Trustees

Dear Friends,

The Red Cross opened a door for me to travel back to Haiti, which I left

when I was 10 years old. In the days following the catastrophic January

12 earthquake, I was recruited by the Greater New York Chapter to work

as a Creole-speaking volunteer, providing translation services for patients

and medical staff members aboard the military hospital ship USNS Com-

fort. Because I am a licensed master social worker, I was also asked to

provide mental health services to patients who were grieving the death

of loved ones, the separation of families, and the loss of limbs, jobs and

shelter. I cannot thank the Greater New York Red Cross enough for the

opportunity to serve my countrymen in their time of crisis.

—Magaly Polo Volunteer, Disaster Mental Health

Port-Au-Prince, Haiti

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The American Red Cross in Greater New York is there 24/7, 365 days a year to provide help, hope and healing when and where it is needed. Not only do we help our neighbors in the five boroughs of New York City and the Lower Hudson Valley who are affected by incidents ranging from single-family house fires to area-wide storms, we also deploy trained New York response workers to assist with Red Cross relief operations across the US and around the globe.

DISASTER RESPONSE

ACROSS THE COUNTRYMembers of the Greater New York Rapid Response Team—46 staff members ready to deploy outside the local area for a large-scale disaster—traveled to Atlanta in September 2009 to assist with Red Cross relief efforts for thousands affected by widespread flood-ing. The Chapter also deployed relief workers to New Jersey, Massachusetts and Tennessee in the spring of 2010 to help residents displaced by record-breaking floods.

AROUND THE WORLDImmediately following the massive earthquake that devastated Haiti on January 12, the Chapter mobilized to support the Red Cross Haiti relief operation. The Greater New York Red Cross deployed volunteers and employees to assist with the on-the-ground response operation in Haiti as well as onboard the Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort. Additionally, the Chapter provided crisis counseling, emotional support and spiritual care to Haitian Americans at Greater New York public schools and churches. The Chapter also helped Haitian nationals and repatriated Haitian Americans who relocated to the Greater New York jurisdiction by providing referral information on immigration-related matters and by posting inquiries on missing family members to the Red Cross Family Links website.

DOWN THE STREETFires represent the Greater New York Red Cross’s main area of disaster response, totaling 72% of local incidents. A 7-alarm fire in Chinatown in February 2010 was the largest and most destructive local fire the Chapter responded to during the past year, and Greater New York Red Cross relief workers provided food, shelter, clothing, personal hygiene kits, emer-gency funds, and health and mental health services to more than 200 people affected. Although flooding and storms represent a small percentage of disaster incidents for the Greater New York Chapter, these events can displace thousands of residents at a time. The largest response of this type occurred in February 2010, when the Greater New York Red Cross set up six shelters in the Lower Hudson Valley, giving residents affected by a powerful winter snowstorm a warm place to stay, meals, shower facilities, and health and mental health services. Two months later, the Chapter opened a shelter in the Bronx to provide comfort and support to residents evacuated from over 200 apartments in two buildings deemed structurally unsafe by New York City. One of the most unique incidents in FY 2010 involved the Chapter’s support of a relief effort by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the Office of Emer-gency Management. The effort assisted passengers stranded at JFK Airport after a high-altitude plume of ash from an Icelandic volcano spread across international airspace, forcing hundreds of flight cancellations. The Red Cross delivered 800 cots, 1,600 blankets, 1,200 personal hygiene kits and 18 cases of soap to JFK to help community partners provide relief for stranded passengers. Another unique, but unfortunately tragic, local incident was the collision of a helicopter and a private plane over the Hudson River on a sunny August afternoon. The Chapter provided assistance and comfort to families and first responders affected by the crash.

Breakdown of local responses and assistance in 2010

652 Health services interactions

1,817 New volunteers

2,161 Mental-health interactions

2,281 Families provided with financial assistance

2,282 Responses to disasters

4,715 People provided with temporary housing

11,876 Adults and children registered for Red Cross assistance

14,167 Residents and first responders provided with Red Cross assistance

We responded to 2,282 local disasters

793 Brooklyn

509 Queens

473 Bronx

308 Manhattan

105 Staten Island

94 Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Sullivan Counties

FY2010 AT A GLANCE

As an AmeriCorps volunteer working with the Greater New York Red

Cross Community Outreach Department, I train people every day on how

to prepare for disasters—a topic they rarely stop to consider. The look on

their faces when they hear how fast fires actually spread or realize that

they don’t know the evacuation plan for their child’s school reassures me

that I’m making an impact.

—Alexander R. SelbyAmeriCorps Volunteer, Community Outreach

Queens, New York

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The Chapter is unwavering in its efforts to help all New Yorkers, especially those considered most vulnerable, learn how to keep themselves and their loved ones safe and informed duringa disaster. In FY 2010 the Chapter provided 37,504 New Yorkerswith emergency preparedness information and training

PREPARING FOR EMERGENCIES

Ready New York Ready New York emergency preparedness programs are free, 45-minute sessions thattrain local residents on how to prepare for disasters and are an important component of the Chapter’s community preparedness efforts. In FY 2010, the Chapter held nearly 300 Ready New York sessions (almost one per day.) These sessions provided attendees with classroom training and a “take home” interactive CD along with other informational tools to facilitate and encourage households and individuals to be prepared before a disaster strikes. Additionally, the Chapter took its three-step Be Red Cross Ready preparedness program to several local businesses and organizations, including Lord & Taylor stores throughout Greater New York and the New York Junior League.

Centennial Circle Volunteers Prepare New Yorkers The Chapter’s Centennial Circle is composed of women leaders dedicated to making emergency preparedness an integral part of every New Yorker’s life. To that end, in FY 2010, the Chapter, in conjunction with Centennial Circle volunteers and several community partners, including Harlem Children’s Zone, Maimonides Medical Center, New York Hospital Queens and Montefiore Medical Center, provided hundreds of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and Bronx residents with valuable emergency preparedness training at four “Community Preparedness Days.”

Street Teams Greater New York Red Cross volunteers and employees also provide the community with vital emergency preparedness information by distributing thousands of multi-lingual preparedness brochures and CDs—available in English, Spanish, Chinese, and Russian—at transit hubs, parks and community events year-round. In FY 2010, the Chapter distributed information to 20,356 residents at 105 outreach events.

Citizen Corps Council Youth Leadership Program As the lead organization for the NYC Citizen Corps Council Task Force, the Chapter engaged local teens interested in learning how to help prepare their communities for emergencies. Task force membership agencies, including the Greater New York Red Cross, collaborated to present a 10-session community service program to students from11 NYC high schools; the program covered topics including emergency preparedness, emergency management and disaster response.

Children’s ProgramsThe Greater New York Red Cross has a program specifically designed to provide children with basic preparedness and health and safety training. Through the Chapter’s Scrubby Bear, Basic First Aid (BAT), Whales’ Tales and Masters of Disaster programs, children as young as five learn about good hygiene, first aid, water safety and preparedness. In an effort to mitigate the spread of the H1N1 flu virus, the Chapter increased its preparedness outreach efforts to children in 2010 by training almost 7,000 children in the 300 classes that were held in schools, churches and community centers throughout the Greater New York area.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

CORPORATE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAMThrough its Corporate Emergency Preparedness Program, the Greater New York Red Cross provides local businesses with innovative ways —integrated consultations, interactive training and exercises, team-building modules—to help increase their resiliency and reduce the risk of harm to employees should disaster strike. The Chapter acquired 12 new clients during the year for a total client base of nearly 40 medium-to-large-size corporations throughout Greater New York. Through this program, over the past year, the Chapter provided almost 10,000 members of the business community with the knowledge, confidence and skills to effectively manage the challenges of a disaster.

BE RED CROSS READYEmergencies and disasters can happen anytime and anywhere. The Greater New York

Red Cross advises residents to take three simple steps to be “ready” before a disaster:

Get a Kit � – Being prepared with the right emergency supplies can reduce the risk of harm during an emergency or disaster.

Make a Plan � – The best possible response to a disaster starts with a well-conceived action and communications plan.

Be Inf � ormed – Know what disasters may happen in your area, and how you can help yourself and your neighbors.

I have been a director for a day camp in Sullivan County, New York, for 14

years, and renew my Red Cross CPR certification annually so that I am

always prepared to save a life. Although everyone hopes to never be con-

fronted with a situation that warrants CPR, the occasion did arise for me when

a child in our program got a lollipop stuck in the back of his throat and began

choking. I followed the Red Cross guidelines and quickly positioned the boy

properly before giving him back blows—and the lollipop came flying out. My

Red Cross CPR training enabled me to sprint into action to save a life.

—Helen HoffmanWoodbourne, NY

Woodbourne, New York

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Why take American Red Cross in Greater New York Courses?

Red Cross lifesaving courses are in compliance with OSHA guidelines and based �on the latest scientific findings and teaching methods.

Knowledgeable instructors employ the latest teaching and learning techniques using �a combination of video, lectures, demonstrations, discussions and hands-on training.

Course materials enhance the experience with an easy-to-understand approach �to learning, and serve as a valuable resource for future reference.

Students are empowered with the confidence of knowing that they have the skills �needed to respond competently and promptly to life’s emergencies.

LIFESAVING COURSES

THE CHAPTER ExPANDS ITS CADRE Of TRAINED INSTRUCTORSRed Cross Authorized Providers (APs) are Red Cross-trained instructors that can lead American Red Cross health and safety programs as employees of an organization or as independent contractors. These instructors are authorized to teach Red Cross lifesaving classes in CPR/AED, first aid, swimming, water safety, and caregiving at various locations throughout the Greater New York area. In FY 2010, more than 900 Chapter APs, includ-ing 74 new members, taught vital lifesaving skills to 109,773 Greater New York residents enrolled in almost 11,000 classes.

WATER SAfETY TRAINING fOR BROOkLYN CHILDRENThrough grants from Brooklyn Council Members Dominick M. Recchia, Jr. and Eric Martin-Dilan, the Greater New York Red Cross was able to provide swimming and water safety training during the April to June 2010 period for 240 students aged seven to ten years in courses held at Brooklyn’s Abraham Lincoln and Bushwick high schools.

NEW ONE-HOUR CPR TRAINING MODULEThis year, the Greater New York Red Cross developed a new one-hour protocol to pro-vide individuals with an overview of the current Red Cross CPR curriculum. The program is used as a way to introduce people to the benefits of being fully trained to save a life on a moment’s notice, especially those who have difficulty with the five-hour time commit-ment required by the standard CPR course. The shortened format makes the course ideal as part of a lunchtime learning series or as an “added value” feature that can be paired with another Red Cross-sponsored event. As part of this year’s National CPR Week, the Chapter tested the program by collaborating with renowned chef David Bouley to host a private CPR/dining experience at the Bouley Test Kitchen in Manhattan. Guests took part in a one-hour CPR skills over-view session conducted by a Red Cross instructor, dined on a “Red Cross Heart-Friendly” menu specially created by Chef Bouley for the occasion and left with information on how to become CPR certified by the American Red Cross in Greater New York.

The Greater New York Red Cross annually prepares thousands of New Yorkers to save a life. In FY 2010, we trained more than 141,000 people in CPR/AED, first aid, caregiving and aquatics. That’s tens of thousands of people in Greater New York who now have the skills and confidence to help themselves, their families and their neighbors in a life-threatening emergency.

FY2010 AT A GLANCE

The Greater New York Red Cross trained:

71,976 People in CPR/AED and first aid

58,662 People in lifeguarding and water safety skills

6,124 Red Cross instructors

4,340 People in caregiving skills

Why Learn CPR?

Sudden cardiac arrest, the leading cause of death in adults, accounts for �almost 300,000 adult deaths in the United States annually.

A 4 to 5 minute delay in proper delivery of CPR decreases survival rates by as �much as 40%; a delay of 10 minutes or longer results in death 95% of the time.

85% of all out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur either at work or at home. �

Each minute that defibrillation is delayed reduces the chance of survival by about 10%. �

Prompt, effective administration of CPR/AED can mean the difference �between life and death.

During World War II my parents and I hid from the Nazis in the tiny French

hamlet of Callian. Unfortunately, the rest of my family did not share the same

fate, and we never heard from them again. In 2001 I came to the Greater

New York Red Cross, setting in motion what became years of tracing efforts

to learn what had befallen them. Four years later I found out that some family

members had been sent to a concentration camp. The discovery of this

information was very meaningful to me, and soon after, I became a Tracing

Services volunteer at the Red Cross. The information I received about my

family has given me a sense of comfort and closure that I now try to bring

to others as a volunteer.—françoise Max

Volunteer, Restoring family Links

Callian, France

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INTERNATIONAL SERVICES

INTERNATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSEThe American Red Cross addresses the immediate needs—food, shelter and financial relief—of those affected by disaster around the world. This year, the Greater New York Red Cross sent two of the Chapter’s International Delegates to Haiti to support the Red Cross’ Haiti relief operation after the country was devastated by a 7.0 magnitude earth-quake that left 1.3 million people homeless. Additionally, through the generosity of New Yorkers, the New York Chapter raised $34 million for the Haiti relief effort and thousands of dollars for relief efforts that followed the 2010 earthquakes in Chile and Mexico and the September 2009 floods in the Philippines and Vietnam.

RESTORING fAMILY LINkSThe American Red Cross, in partnership with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), offers free, worldwide tracing services aimed at reuniting loved ones who have become separated as a result of armed conflict or natural disaster, or who have lost contact with family members due to vulnerabilities such as age or ill health. In FY 2010, a total of 183 Restoring Family Links (RFL) cases were initiated by the Greater New York Chapter to help locate and reunite people separated across countries and continents. These included cases opened to assist Haitian-Americans post inquiries on missing family members to the ICRC Family Links website following the January earthquake. Holocaust and WWII tracing is another important service provided by the Chapter’s RFL program. In FY 2010, through grants from New York State Senators Diane J. Savino and Toby Ann Stavisky, RFL volunteers in Brooklyn and Queens reached out to Holocaust survivors and their families by distributing brochures that provided information on the availability of the Chapter’s Holocaust tracing services.

INTERNATIONAL SERVICES TRAINING PROGRAMInternational Humanitarian LawOver 150 years ago, the Red Cross and the Geneva Conventions were born when Henry Dunant witnessed the devastating consequences of war on a battlefield in Italy. The Geneva Conventions that resulted are the cornerstone of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and forever linked to the Red Cross. The conduct for warfare as embodied by IHL is laid out in the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and has been adopted by every country in the world. On behalf of the American people and the U.S. government, the American Red Cross has a unique mandate to educate the public about their guiding principles and the IHL framework. In order to carry out this mandate, Red Cross chapters throughout the country provide free courses that educate their communities on the principles of International Humanitarian Law. In FY 2010, hundreds of New Yorkers attended these courses at the Greater New York Chapter. Exploring Humanitarian LawThe Chapter also exposes high school students to the international role of the Red Cross through its Exploring Humanitarian Law (EHL) program. The EHL curriculum teaches students about the rules governing war and their impact on human life and dignity. In FY 2010, a total of 65 local students ages 13 to 18 participated in the Greater New York EHL program. Additionally, more than 200 Red Cross and YMCA youth explored concepts of human rights and their implications at the second annual Youth Human Rights Summit, which was organized and sponsored by the International YMCA Leaders Club and held at the Greater New York Chapter’s headquarters.

American Red Cross International Services help vulnerable people and communities around the world prepare for, respond to and recover from natural disasters, humanitarian crises and health emergencies. Working with our partners around the globe, the American Red Cross helps to build upon the local capacities of the Red Cross network, a group of 186 Red Cross and Red Crescent national societies and more than 97 million volunteers which, together, serve as the world’s largest humanitarian network.

I desperately needed the monies due to me from the Navy when my hus-

band, who served in the Navy for 20 years, passed away in May 2010. The

problem—how do I quickly gain access to funds in order to carry on with my

life? At the Navy’s suggestion, I contacted the Greater New York Red Cross

regarding their Service to the Armed Forces program, which, among many

valuable services, facilitates the receipt of emergency financial assistance for

military personnel and their families. Within weeks of my call, two Red Cross

representatives presented me with a check for a grant approved through the

Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society. They were so kind! I get choked up think-

ing about how the Red Cross helped me—a very large weight was lifted off

my shoulders.—Linda DaugeStaten Island, NY

Staten Island, New York

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SERVICE TO THE ARMED FORCES

COPING WITH DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM LAUNCHEDDeployments can place a tremendous strain on service members and their families. Red Cross services provide the resources and support necessary for families to manage their changing situations. To that end, SAF launched a new psychological first aid program in FY 2010, Coping with Deployment (CWD), designed to help military families—service members, their spouses, older children, parents, siblings and significant others—manage the stresses in their lives when family members are deployed. CWD is taught by actively licensed and specially trained Red Cross mental health professionals and offered quar-terly at West Point

HELP fOR HOSPITALIzED VETSOver the past year, the SAF team has assisted veterans being treated at local VA hospi-tals in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens and those recuperating from combat wounds, illnesses and other injuries at the Warrior Transition Unit at West Point. Through funding from a Department of Defense grant, the veterans at these locations were also provided with “comfort” items such as card games, backpacks, iTunes cards, clothing and health and hygiene supplies.

COMMUNITY OUTREACHIn order to introduce military personnel and their families to available Red Cross resources and opportunities, SAF volunteers promoted the “Get to Know Us Before You Need Us” program throughout the year at deployment briefings and Family Day events attended by service members and their families. Additionally, SAF volunteers distributed helpful information about the Chapter’s SAF program and its emergency preparedness training to thousands of individuals at the Veteran’s Day parade and during Fleet Week at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum.

HOLIDAY MAIL fOR HEROESTo make the holiday season brighter for local service members, SAF volunteers participated in the annual Holiday Mail for Heroes campaign, a joint effort between the Red Cross and Pitney Bowes to collect and distribute holiday cards for American soldiers, sailors, airmen and airwomen, Marines and their families. This year the Chapter delivered 3,000 cards through community partners and organizations to the military in VA hospitals in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, West Point’s Warrior Transition Unit and Keller Army Community Hospital. Additionally, cards were distributed to members of the local National Guard Reserve Units and their families.

From the front lines to the home front, the American Red Cross’s Service to the Armed Forces (SAF) program is there to provide military members, their families, and veterans with care, comfort and assistance. The Greater New York SAF team delivers emergency communications to military personnel and their loved ones, both overseas and in the U.S. Additionally, they facilitate emergency financial assistance to servicemen and women and their families, visit military personnel being treated at hospitals, support a variety of veterans’ programs and provide courses and information to empower service members and their families to cope with deploy-ments and the transition back to civilian life.

29 New SAF volunteers

3,000 Holiday cards delivered to the local military community

1,301 Emergency communication contacts between U.S. military personnel and their loved ones

13,460 People briefed on SAF services at military outreach events

FY2010 AT A GLANCE

There is nothing more rewarding than being a Red Cross volunteer. When

I joined the Red Cross flood relief effort in Tennessee, I was immediately

confronted with the sadness and despair of those who lost everything—it

was heartbreaking. As a Red Cross caseworker, I worked with these people

to help determine and provide for their immediate emergency needs. Despite

the enormous devastation, they were gracious and resilient. The Red Cross

gave them great comfort and reassurance that they were neither forgotten

nor forsaken. Volunteering brings out the best in humanity, and once you

start giving it’s hard to stop.

—fern ChanVolunteer Casework Supervisor

Nashville, Tennessee


VOLUNTEERS

DISASTER RESERVE PROGRAM The Chapter’s Disaster Reserve Program was developed to train volunteers in disaster response so that they can be called upon when a significant local disaster strikes the Greater New York area. To facilitate the training process, the Chapter offers a one-day “Reserve Institute” training module. During FY 2010, approximately 1,500 New Yorkers trained to become Greater New York Red Cross disaster reserve volunteers at “Reserve Institutes,” including the 350 people who joined the team following the Haiti earthquake.

NATIONAL CONfERENCE ON VOLUNTEERING AND SERVICE The Chapter participated in the June “It’s Up to You” National Conference on Volunteering and Service, which focused on the idea that everyone has the power to make a difference. During the three-day conference, the Chapter hosted two successful Immersion Learning Sessions at Greater New York headquarters—one on service and on positive opportunities and futures for people with disabilities, and one on volunteer capacity building.

AN ExPANDED AMERICORPS PROGRAM The AmeriCorps program is a federal government initiative that partners adults with non-profit associations, faith-based organizations and public agencies. In FY 2010 the Chapter welcomed 30 full-time AmeriCorps volunteers, an increase of 17 from the previous year, who participated in a full range of activities to fulfill the Greater New York mission —from responding to disasters in Greater New York and around the country to presenting pre-paredness programs to providing behind-the-scenes support sevices.

RED CROSS HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE CLUBS The Chapter’s Youth Group is represented by Red Cross Clubs that have been organized at 15 NYC high schools and 5 local colleges throughout Greater New York. This program provides the 900 students in this group with valuable leadership training and meaningful opportunities to help their communities prepare for and respond to disasters. Club members are also encouraged to attend free Exploring Humanitarian Law classes designed to help students understand the rules governing war and their impact on human life and dignity. In FY 2010, Greater New York Youth Clubs contributed to the Chapter’s fundraising activities for Haiti and other disasters of this type by raising more than $90,000 for Red Cross international disaster relief efforts. Additionally, they participated in the Chapter’s community preparedness events, organized holiday events for the Chapter’s Service to the Armed Forces program as well as for a number of community organizations and recruited nine new young adult CPR and first aid instructors.

VOLUNTEER TRANSLATORS PROVIDE HELP AND HEALING IN HAITI Through the help of partner groups and representatives—Local 1199, NAACP, Haitian Americans United for Progress, Congresswoman Yvette Clarke and Councilman Mathieu Eugene—a team of Greater New York Creole-speaking volunteers was quickly assembled after the January 12 Haiti earthquake. This team of 51 was quickly trained to become Greater New York Red Cross volunteers, and within days they were ready, willing and able to deploy for 30 days aboard the USNS Comfort military hospital ship to facilitate com-munications between Haitians needing medical care and the medical professionals aboard the ship. A total team of 70, assembled from the Greater New York and Greater Miami Chapters, joined the ship stationed offshore of Port-au-Prince on January 22.

Volunteers, totaling 98% of the Greater New York Chapter’s staff, enablethe Greater New York Red Cross to successfully fulfill its mission of pro-viding invaluable humanitarian services to the community. These thousands of dedicated New Yorkers from diverse personal and professional back-grounds come together to help their neighbors when they need it most. From helping to shelter, feed and comfort people displaced from their homes by a disaster to teaching lifesaving skills, to distributing emergency preparedness information at community outreach events, to providing behind-the-scenes administrative support, volunteers are involved in every Red Cross program and service. In FY 2010 the Greater New York Red Cross welcomed and trained 1,817 volunteers who joined the team.

912 Youth volunteers

2,777 Reserve volunteers

5,275 Core volunteers

8,964 Total volunteers as of June 30, 2010

FY2010 AT A GLANCE

After the Haiti earthquake, we at the New York University (NYU) Silver School

of Social Work gave serious thought to how we could make a difference

in the lives of those affected by this and other disasters. While it wasn’t

feasible for our students to actually go to Haiti, we realized that we needed

to be ready to lend a hand should a major disaster strike in Greater New

York. That’s why we decided to join the Red Cross’ Ready When the Time

Comes (RWTC) program; so that students and faculty could train to be

Red Cross disaster-response volunteers. RWTC empowers our students

to use the skills they gain at the Silver School to serve the community. It is

in line with our mission to enhance the caring capacity of communities and

improve lives through helping relationships. —Jeremy Schwartz

Graduate Student Association President, NYU, Silver School of Social Work

New York University, New York City


COMMUNITY PARTNERS

PARTNER AGENCIES ASSIST AfTER 7-ALARM fIRE The Tzu Chi Foundation and the Buddhist Light International Association, two long-timeGreater New York Red Cross partner organizations, assist the Chapter and disaster-affected members of the Chinese community with interpretation services in Mandarin and Cantonese. In FY 2010, these organizations immediately responded to the Chapter and community’s“call for help.” They had representatives at the Chapter’s headquarters for several days to facilitate communications between Greater New York Red Cross caseworkers and the more than 200 non-English-speaking clients displaced from their homes by a devastating 7-alarm fire in Manhattan’s Chinatown.

CHAPTER SIGNS MOU WITH UNITED SIkHSAND fOOD BANk fOR NEW YORk CITY Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) are one means by which the Chapter formalizes and strengthens relationships between itself and partner agencies. In FY 2010, the Chapter signed two MOUs to help support its local disaster planning and response activities. The first agreement, made with the Food Bank for New York City, provides a framework for cooperation between the two organizations for food, water, personnel, equipment and/or information in support of disaster relief operations. The second MOU, signed with the UNITED SIKHS, a U.N.-affiliated, international humanitarian relief, human development and advocacy organization, stipulates that the two organizations will work together to enhance local disaster preparedness and coordinate local disaster response.

READY WHEN THE TIME COMES Both the Chapter and the community benefit immensely from the Greater New York Red Cross Ready When the Time Comes (RWTC) program. RWTC provides free disaster-relief training to volunteer teams from local companies, organizations and community groups. Once trained, RWTC volunteers form a reserve force of disaster-trained volunteers that will be called upon if needed for a large-scale Greater New York Red Cross emergency relief operation. In FY 2010, eight community groups joined RWTC; among them, New York University’s Silver School of Social Work, which opened enrollment in the program to all stu-dents and faculty. Subsequently, 74 people participated in the school’s first RWTC training, held in May 2010.

Working in collaboration with community partners is an integral part of the Chapter’s ability to be there for our neighbors when they need it most—before, during and after a disaster. These relationships strengthen the Chapter’s preparedness and response capabilities, and this ultimately leads into a stronger, more resilient community.

RWTC Community Partners Arab-American Family Support CenterAARP Chapter 4171Aids Center of Queens CountyBaruch CollegeBay Ridge CenterBethel Christian ChurchJewish Center of Brighton BeachBrooklyn CERTBrooklyn SouthBuddha’s Light International AssociationChurch of God of East FlatbushChurch of the MasterCommunity Counseling & MediationConey Island Gospel AssemblyEast 55th St. Conservative SynagogueEast FlatbushEphesus Seventh Day Adventist ChurchGrace ChurchGrace Community ChurchGreenville-Wawayanda Lions ClubHabitat for HumanityHarvest Christian FellowshipHOPE Worldwide ManhattanHunter CollegeIslamic Cultural Center North AmericaIslamic Circle of North AmericaJCRCK’hal Adath JeshuronLatino/African-American Chaplains’ AssociationMesivta YeshivaMiracle Gospel AssemblyMt. Olivet Baptist ChurchNew York CaresNew York UniversityNYC Homeless ServicesNYU School of Social WorkNYU Stern School of BusinessOrange County Health DepartmentOrthodox UnionQueens West StakeRed Nose ResponseSecond Christian MissionSikh Cultural Society, Inc.St. Ignatius LoyolaSt. Paul the ApostleTouro College of PharmacyTown of RocklandTzu Chi FoundationUnited Jewish AppealUnited Senior Center of Sunset ParkVictory Seventh Day Adventist ChurchWood-Heights Democratic

RWTC Corporate Partners1199 SEIUAllen & OveryAllianz Global InvestorsAmerican ExpressAmeripriseBlackRockBloomberg LPBloomberg NJBlue Cross Blue Shield NYCBritish Telecom AmericasCiticard - CitigroupCiti Investment BankingColgate-PalmoliveCon EdisonCredit SuisseCrowne Plaza Times SquareIntercontinental Hotel GroupElant IncorporatedGrainger LIGrainger NJJetBlueJP Morgan ChaseKolmar LabsMillimanMorgan StanleyNAPONewmark Knight FrankNielsenPort Authority of NY & NJPricewaterhouseCoopersResponse CompaniesRotary Club of Port JevisUnited Parcel ServiceVerizon PioneersWal-Mart - MonroeWal Mart - NewburghWellpint Middletown

2010 RWTC PARTNERS

Our organization and the American Red Cross share common principles,

including the preservation of human rights, respect for diversity, inclusion and

the importance of volunteerism. These shared principles are one reason that

the partnership between our two organizations is so successful. We are proud

that here in New York City, across the United States and around the world, our

employees have joined Morgan Stanley in volunteering, donating and support-

ing the Red Cross as a positive force for good.

—Joan SteinbergExecutive Director, Morgan Stanley Community Affairs, Morgan Stanley foundation

New York City


CORPORATE PARTNERS

The Greater New York Red Cross partners with local corporations in order to fulfill its mission to help people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies locally, across the country and around the world. A partnership with the American Red Cross in Greater New York also enables corporations to contribute to the community by helping the Red Cross provide immediate humanitarian services to New Yorkers when they need it most. The corporations listed below are being recognized for part-nering with the American Red Cross in Greater New York through philanthropy, volunteerism and/or preparedness training.

1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers EastABC/DisneyAccentureActive InternationalAlcoaAllen & OveryAlliance BernsteinAllianz Global Investors, U. S. Retail, LLCAmalgamated BankAmerican Building MaintenanceAmerican Express CompanyAmerican International Group, Inc.Ameriprise FinancialAnheuser-Busch, Inc.AT&TAvonBank LeumiBank of AmericaBarr Laboratories, Inc.Beacon CapitalBingham McCutchen LLPBlackrock Financial Management, inc.BloombergBNP ParibasBNY MellonBovis Lend LeaseBowne & Co., Inc.Bristol-Myers SquibbBrookfield Properties CorporationBrown Brothers HarrimanBT Americas, Inc.CA Technologies, Inc.

Calvin KleinCaxton Associates, LLCCitiClifford Chance US LLPColgate-Palmolive CompanyConsolidated Edison, Inc.Coty, Inc.Credit Suisse AmericasD.E. ShawDDB WorldwideDeutsche Bank AmericasDow Jones & CompanyDuane ReadeElant IncorporatedEmpire BlueCross BlueShieldErnst & Young Estee Lauder Companies, Inc.FedExFulbright & Jaworski LLPGibson, Dunn & CrutcherGleacher & CompanyGNYHA Ventures, Inc. Goldman Sachs Harrison & Shriftman LLCHealth NetHealth Plus PHSP, Inc.Henry Doneger Associates Inc.HSBCIBMInfinite Computer SolutionsInfosysIntercontinental Hotel Group

International Flavors & Fragrances Invemed Associates, Inc.Jenner & Block LLPJetBlue AirwaysJPMorgan ChaseKohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.Kolmar LabsLazard LLCLe Parker MeridianLoews Lord & TaylorLouis VuittonMacy’sMarsh & McLennan McGraw-Hill CompaniesMcKinsey & Company Inc.MerckMicrosoftMillimanMorgan StanleyMutual of AmericaNational Association of Professional OrganizersNBC UniversalNew York Community BankNew York Container Teminal, Inc.Newmark Knight FrankOgilvy & MatherPfizerPort Authority of New York and New JerseyPrecise Kit Promotions, Inc.PricewaterhouseCoopersPrudential

Response CompaniesRiker, Danzig, Sherer, Hyland & Perretti LLPRolex Watch USA Inc.Ropes & Gray LLPStandard & Poor’sStructure Tone Inc.Studley Inc.Sullivan & Cromwell LLPSumitomo Mitsui BankingTarget CorporationTD AmeritradeTD Banknorth, N.A.Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.The Bank of New York MellonThe Nielsen CompanyThomson ReutersTiffany & CompanyTime Warner Inc.UBS AGUPSVerizonW. W. Grainger, Inc.Wachovia/Wells FargoWachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzWal-MartWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLPWellPointWilliams & Connolly LLPZiff Brothers Investments

2010 CORPORATE PARTNERS

As a member of the Greater New York Red Cross Board of Trustees since

1999, I am proud of the work our Chapter does every day, 365 days a year,

to help thousands of New Yorkers prevent, prepare for and respond to

disasters. As testimony to my support, I went the distance for the Chapter

in 2009 as part of the first Red Cross ING NYC Marathon team. I ran 26.2

miles and raised $70,000 in support of the Red Cross and the Greater New

York community that it serves. It was such a personally fulfilling experience

that I’ve already started training for 2010. As a Red Crosser, I know how

important it is to “be ready!”

—Patrick DurkinMember, Board of Trustees


SPECIAL EVENTS

STATEN ISLAND ANNUAL fUNDRAISERThe annual Greater New York Red Cross–Staten Island Chrysanthemum Ball, held at the Excelsior Grand on November 20, honored six community leaders and dedicated Red Cross supporters—Reverend Patrick J. Griffin; Richard Guarasci, PhD; Tomás D. Morales, PhD; The Richmond County Bar Association; James J. Devine; and Atlantic Salt, Inc. Approximately $60,000 was raised for the New York Red Cross–Staten Island’s lifesaving and preparedness programs and services.

ING NYC MARATHONIn FY 2010, in partnership with the New York Road Runners, the Chapter fielded its first-ever team of 15 Greater New York Red Cross runners in the ING New York City Marathon. Each runner, as a passionate advocate of the caring assistance the Chapter provides to those in Greater New York, pledged to raise or donate at least $2,500 to support our humanitarian programs and services. Team Red Cross far surpassed its goal, raising a total of $115,000. Additionally, Chapter volunteers and employees provided 200 NY Road Runners volunteers with vital first aid training.

HAITI fUNDRAISERSThe catastrophic earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12 not only spurred New Yorkers to give, it also prompted them to act. In the five-and-a-half months following the tragedy, the Greater New York Chapter helped to facilitate the organization of almost 350 fundraising events—including concerts, telethons and fashion shows—for local individu-als, businesses and institutions to raise awareness of the plight of the Haitian people and much-needed funds for the American Red Cross Haiti relief effort. As of June 30, these events raised a total of $543,419 in support of this effort.

HERE & NOwThe American Red Cross in Greater New York held 20 hour-long Here & Now presenta-tions to introduce more than 500 interested community members to the vital humanitarian programs and services the Chapter provides in Greater New York.

NEW YORk RED CROSS BALLThe 2010 New York Red Cross Ball, held on June 8 at The Plaza Hotel in Manhattan, recognized Pat and John Rosenwald with the 2010 Humanitarian Award and Brookfield Properties was honored with the Corporate Leadership Award, which was accepted by CEO Ric Clark and Co-Chairman John Zuccotti. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Mort Zuckerman, of U.S. News & World Report, presented the awards to the Rosenwalds and Brookfield respectively. American Red Cross Celebrity Cabinet member and leading Univision Network on-air personality Giselle Blondet emceed the event, which was attended by approximately 450 Red Cross supporters and raised $1.5 million for the Chapter’s humanitarian programs and services.

fUNDRAISING BREAkfASTMore than 300 Chapter supporters attended the Greater New York Red Cross Great Things Every Day 2010 fundraising breakfast, held at Manhattan’s Mandarin Oriental Hotel on March 5. The event raised approximately $300,000 to support Red Cross community preparedness programs and disaster response services and served as a forum to introduce prospective Red Cross supporters to the Chapter’s crucial humanitarian work in Greater New York.

ROCkLAND COUNTY BENEfIT DINNERThe Chapter’s Rockland County Area Office annual Benefit Dinner was held in May in Congers, New York, at Restaurant X and Bully Boy Bar. Peter X. Kelly, the renowned chef and owner of the restaurant, served as the evening’s master of ceremonies. More than 150 guests attended in support of the Red Cross and its honorees, community lead-ers Matt Rand and Dr. Richard Roth, and The Haitian Support Project of Rockland, which helped members of the existing and emerging Haitian community in Rockland directly impacted by the January 12th earthquake that devastated Haiti. The event raised almost $80,000, which will be used to help fund the American Red Cross in Greater New York’s vital lifesaving services and programs in Rockland County.

The Greater New York Red Cross holds special events throughout the year to raise funds for the Chapter’s vital humanitarian work and to recognize and strengthen relationships with leading Greater New York Red Cross supporters and community groups.

“I know how vital the Red Cross is to New York and how every dollar counts. In these unprecedented times, the Chapter needs our financial

support more than ever.”

–Erika MilletTiffany Circle Member

New York City


DONORS

The Tiffany Circle Society of Women Leaders is composed of female philanthropists who invest $10,000 annually in their local American Red Cross Chapter. In FY 2010, the Metro New York Tiffany Circle Society added a dozen new members, each one a committed supporter of the Greater New York Chapter’s humanitarian mission to help New Yorkers prevent, prepare for and respond to disasters.

The Young Professionals (YP) Committee is composed of young, enthusiastic New Yorkers, under the age of 40, who serve as Chapter ambassadors, building awareness of the Chapter’s work through their social and professional networks and raising funds in sup-port of the mission of the Greater New York Red Cross. In FY 2010, the YP Committee held five successful fundraising events for the Chapter; additionally, a subcommittee of YP members helped to raise funds for the Greater New York Red Cross 2010 ING Marathon team.

The Greater New York Chapter honors every planned gift donor with membership in the Clara Barton Legacy Society. The Society, composed of 116 members, 8 of whom joined this year, recognizes those who help us continue our lifesaving work through a gift to the American Red Cross in their wills, trusts or estate plans.

The Gladys & Roland Harriman Society is a select group of donors whose generous support demonstrates a deep commitment to helping the American Red Cross in Greater New York further its mission of providing relief to people affected by disasters and preparing New Yorkers for emergencies. In FY 2010, the number of dedicated Harriman Society members stood at more than 500.

We rely on the support of generous donors to fund the Chapter’s disaster relief efforts and lifesaving and preparedness programs and services. The following donor groups have displayed a steadfast commitment to helping the Greater New York Red Cross help our neighbors when they need it most.

AMERICAN RED CROSS IN GREATER NEW YORK

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS

C l a r a b a r t o n l e g a C y s o C i e t y

$250,000 – $999,999Bloomberg L.P.Morgan Stanley

$100,000 – $249,999Anonymous Paul T. Bader (H)Irene D. Collia Trust Paul Desmond Estate Robert and Martha Dinerstein Family Foundation (H)William & Diana Gray Foundation (H)Roberta and Arnold Greenberg (H)Mark Family Foundation (H)Kelley and Erika Millet (H)Jonathon O’Herron (H)Rapaport Family Charitable Trust (H)Denise R. Sobel and Norman K. Keller (H)Ping Y. Tai Foundation, Inc. (H)Roy J. Zuckerberg (H)

$50,000 – $99,9991199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East Allianz Global Investors, U.S. Retail, LLC American Express Company The Bank of New York Mellon Warren N. Bimblick (H)Theresa A. Bischoff (H)Brookfield Properties Corporation The Carson Family Charitable Trust (H)Con Edison Carmel Donovan, MD (H)Janice Reals Ellig (H)

Infinite Computer Solutions Ann F. Kaplan (H)Rosemary W. Mackey and Dr. Irwin H. Krakoff (H)Conrad and Sarah Meyer (H)Ira M. Millstein (H)Katherine M. Renfrew (H)Verizon Communications Mark Wagar (H)Jacki Zehner (H)

$25,000-49,999AIG Anheuser-Busch, Inc. AXA Foundation Thomas and Christine Berk (H)Blackrock Financial Management, Inc. Bristol-Myers Squibb JPMorgan Chase & Co. Citigroup Inc. Joseph A. and Diana DiMenna (H)Patrick J. Durkin (H)Health Plus PHSP, Inc. Arne Hochberg (H)HSBC Philanthropic Programs Lazard The Liu Foundation Loews Foundation Lord & Taylor Dana and Vicki McIlwain (H)McKinsey & Company Craig S. Medwick (H)E. Blake Moore,Jr. and Cynthia C. Weiler (H)

Dr. Wednesday Martin and Joel H. Moser (H)Mutual of America Thomas S. Murphy (H)The Nielsen Company Ogilvy & Mather North America PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Laura J. Reid (H)E. John and Patricia Rosenwald (H)Cynthia and Raphael M. Russo (H)H. Marshall and Rae Paige Schwarz (H)Jim and Marilyn Simons (H)Alexander F. Stern (H)Sullivan & Cromwell LLP J. T. Tai Co. Foundation, Inc. Thomson Reuters Nancy E. and William S. Thompson, Jr. (H)WAC Lighting Co. Weil, Gotshal Manges LLP

$10,000-24,999Active Media Services, Inc. Ameriprise Financial Employees Sandra Atlas Bass & Edythe and Sol G. Atlas Fund (H)Bristol-Myers Squibb Employees CA Technologies Don H. Callahan (H)Catterton Management Company LLC Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of New York Colgate-Palmolive Common Cents New York, Inc.

Cornick, Garber ,& Sandler LLP Jon S. Corzine Foundation (H)Cutting Offices, Inc. Loretta and Scott Dahnke (H)Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation Lisa J. Donahue (H)Cathy Duffy-Heller (H)Lynn M. Edens (H)FedEx Services Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver Jacobson, LLP Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Goldman, Sachs & Co. Heather M. Goodchild and Mark J. Rose (H)Mary W. Harriman Foundation Health Net, Inc. Jenner & Block LLP Helen L. Kimmel (H)Kenneth Langone (H)Fred and Marie Leahy (H)Yvonne Liu (H)LJM RAD LLC Sonia Kapoor and Nick Malik (H)The Catherine C. Marron Foundation (H)McGraw-Hill Companies Medco Health Merck Partnership for Giving Matching Gifts Edward H. Meyer (H)Microsoft Corporation The Neiman Marcus Group New York Community Trust New York Container Terminal, Inc. NYU Medical Center

DONORS TO AMERICAN RED CROSS IN GREATER NEW YORkThe American Red Cross in Greater New York is grateful for the continued commitment and generosity of our donors, This storng endorsemtn of the Red Cross’ vital work in the community helps the NY Chapter provide free humanitarian services to over 9 million people in New York City and the Lower Hudson Vlley.

The following individual and organizations are being recognised for their generous gifts and pledges to our chapter from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010.We extend a special thank you to the members of The Gladys & Roland Harriman Society (designated below with an “H”).

We are also grateful to the many donors from our region who gave generously to support the Red Cross response to the earthquake in Haiti. Our region donated nearly over $35 million for the immediate and long-term needs of the Hatian people.


Nomadic Music, Inc. Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation Anne B. Popkin (H)Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Beth and Peter Post (H)Proskauer Rose Rosalind Resnick and Family (H)Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti LLP Rolex Watch USA Inc. Rolling V. Bus Corp. Ropes Gray LLP Richard A. Rothman and Melissa Salten (H)Rosa M. Sabater (H)The Charles Mildred Schnurmacher Foundation The Schwartz Family Foundation (H)F.A.O. Schwarz Family Foundation (H)TD Ameritrade Services Company, Inc. Tisch Foundation, Inc. Louis Vuitton Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz The Robert W. Wilson Charitable Trust

$5,000-$9,999Accenture Axel Johnson, Inc. Michael Balboni (H)Jeffrey Barr (H)Joseph Bertolino, Ph.D. (H)Kai Bittianda (H)Elizabeth C. Blank (H)Lisa Busedu (H)Jean F. Cappello (H)

Sing Chan (H)Clifford Chance US LLP Noel L and Baukje Cohen (H)Candace Cox (H)Credit Suisse Joseph DeGregorio (H)Daniel Difilippo (H)Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation, Inc. Henry Doneger Associates Inc. M.N. Emmerman and P.A. Stockhausen Foundation (H)Michael Escue (H)Martin and Ronnie Foont (H)Francis L. Fraenkel and Frances Sweeney (H)Fulbright Jaworski, L.L.P. Patrick J. and Elizabeth Garvey (H)The GE Foundation Mark Gordon (H)Joan Shapiro Green and Franklin L. Green (H)Dana Hart (H)The Hassenfeld Foundation Hugoton Foundation Pamela Hunter (H)Ben A. Indek (H)ISO Jewish Communal Fund Richard C. Kane and Pearl Kane (H)Peter Eaddo Kiernan (H)Kirkland & Ellis LLP Maxine and Lewis Krulwich (H)Kenneth & Harriet Kupferberg Family Foundation (H)Tina Lee (H)

Eugene and Annabelle Lieberman (H)Litwin Foundation, Inc. (H)Macy’s Corporate Services, Inc. Craig A. McKenna (H)Robert W. Medway (H)Sally Minard (H)Patricia Moran (H)Michael Movsovich (H)Network Securities Technologies, Inc. Erika W. Nijenhuis and Christian F. Bastia (H)Northfield Bank Mary Pang (H)Nancy Pedot (H)David and Faith Pedowitz (H)Maurice R. Povich and Connie Chung (H)Precise Kit Promotions, Inc. Dianna Raedle (H)BHG Rand Realty Richmond County Savings Foundation Robert M. Romano (H)William Bradley Rubenstein (H)Sarah I. Schieffelin Residuary Trust Schwab Charitable Fund Sherman Gordon, P.C. David Lyn Silfen Foundation Inc. Rebecca Simmons (H)The Staten Island Foundation Steel Family Foundation (H)Stop & Stor Charitable Fund TD Charitable Foundation Telcordia Technologies, Inc. Teva Pharmaceuticals

Truist Ronald W. and Jean Wachrow (H)Margaret Waters (H)WB Wood NY Bette and Bill Weed (H)Richard Winfield (H)Brian Wycliff (H)The Zurich US Foundation

$2500 to $4999Stuart S. Applebaum Giving Foundation (H)Bruce C. Baughman and Melanie Gaines Arwi (H)Bilquis Edhi Relief Foundation Inc. Miller Blaker (H)Alan Borden and Alan Vickery (H)Bull’s Head Foundation, Inc. Katya Burgos (H)China Buddhist Association Chinese Community Center The College of Staten Island Community Foundation of New Jersey Peggy Cowles (H)The Margaret A. Darrin Foundation Amy and Steve Duncan (H)Kristen Durkin and Kate Durkin (H)Epstein, Becker Green, P.C. Sylvia M. Erhart (H)F C B A Inc. Donald J. Gordon (H)Barbara A. Green, Ph.D. (H)Alan C. Greenberg Foundation, Inc. (H)Lisa A. Heberley and John Carroll (H)

Donors to American Red Cross in Greater New York (continued)

George Hogan (H)Hoy Sun Ning Yung Benevolent Assoc. Realty The Johnson-Stillman Family Foundation James W. Johnston (H)Phyllis P. Katz (H)Betty Kranzdorf (H)John R. Levin (H)Bruce Levy (H)The David Sondra Mack Foundation, Inc. Rosanne Matzat and Gregory M. Matzat (H)Lana Mullen and Michael P. Dougherty (H)New York Community Bank Hilda F. Niedelman (H)On Leong Merchants Association Inc. Ostgrodd Foundation (H)Pfizer Foundation Matching Gift Mr. and Mrs. Prato (H)Prudential Foundation Matching Gifts Bradford J. Race (H)Mark L. Regante (H)Mr. J. Philip Rosen, Esq. (H)Michael S. Rosenthal (H)St. John’s University Lisa R. Sarajian (H)Joseph Sarubbi (H)Mary Beth Sasso (H)Sandra A. Schmidt and Bonnie J. Ossman (H)Joyce Brody-Skodnek and Arthur Skodnek (H)Sound Shore Health System The T. Rowe Price Program Charitable Giv Tanenbaum Harber Co., Inc. Target Corporation UBS Investment Bank Fred Voigt (H)Louise Von Damm (H)

Jerry Wang (H)Wellpoint Associate Giving Campaign Edward J. Zieda (H)

$1,000 to $2,499ABA Overhead Management Consultants LLC Adobe Systems Incorporated Louis G. Adolfsen (H)Elaine and Manfred Altstadt (H)Linda Aronoff (H)John Atkins (H)Matthew Baron (H)Marco Battistotti (H)John E. Baumgardner, Jr. (H)The Arun I. Asmita Bhatia Family Foundation Kathy Bierman (H)Adele Block (H)Charles Bradshaw (H)Dorothy Brier (H)Donna E. Brion (H)Buddha’s Light International Associates Inc Drew Butler (H)CA, Inc. (H)Caat, Inc. (H)Gloria A. Castellanos (H)Kang Judy Chan (H)Jeffrey Chapman (H)Claire Chesnoff (H)Maria Chimienti (H)Christina Roof Consulting Inc. (H)Nicholas Chu (H)Florina Chuy (H)City Employees Union Local 237 Timothy Clifford (H)Collabera

Myrna S. Colon (H)Anna E. Crouse (H)Crystal Window Door Systems, Ltd. The David Foundation, Inc. Richard J. Davis (H)Joseph De Gregorio (H)Elisabeth De Picciotto (H)Ed DeDomenico (H)Christine M. Denham (H)James J. Devine (H)Douglas L. Di Pasquale (H)Eric Domege and Christian Roth (H)Richard J. Donoghue (H)Simon Doonan (H)Colette and David Dow (H)Drake Ogilvie (H)Michael Druckman (H)Mi J. Duvall (H)David Eastman (H)Albert Eisenberg (H)Susan Etess (H)Stacey Farley (H)Rafael Feferman (H)Christine W. Fitzgibbons (H)Thomas M. Flexner (H)Focus Media, Inc The Ford Foundation Meryl Foster LLC Gary Frank (H)Barry Friedberg Charlotte Moss Family Foundation (H)Joan C. Fu (H)J.H. Garner (H)Gee How Oak Tin Association Inez Gellin (H)

A. Mary Gilbert (H)G. S. Gilbert (H)Give With Liberty Mr. David H. Glaser (H)Andrei C. Gnepp (H)John Goldman (H)Great Ink Communications Ltd. Henry Grunwald (H)Ram P. Gupta (H)Etsuko Hamada (H)Gina Hansen (H)Peter J. Hayes (H)The Joan C. & David L. Henle Foundation (H)Timothy Higdon (H)Dorothy L. Hilliard Reserve Trust Brendan L. Hoffman (H)Holborn Corporation Joseph Hu (H)Hudson Heart Associates, P.C. Fraser Hunter (H)Jeff Hunter Charitable Trust Tamara R. Igel (H)D. H. Imhof (H)Dr. Michael L. Innerfield (H)F T International LLC K. D. Irani (H)Carl Jacobs Foundation Richard Jansen (H)Deborah Jones (H)Jay Kaplan (H)Iris and Saul Katz Family Foundation (H)Combined Coordinating Council, Inc. Terrence Kelleher (H)Robert G. Keller (H)Dorothy R. Kelly (H)


KeyBank National Association Richard and Donna Khaleel (H)Alice Korngold (H)Martha E. Kourbage (H)KPMG Kramer, Levin, Naftalis Frankel LLP Peter Kreatsoulars (H)Mary Ann Lam (H)Sidney Lapidus (H)Richard J. Lauria (H)Stephen M. Lessing (H)Maria Luisa Letosa (H)Morris Jules Levine Family Foundation (H)Min Guo Lin (H)The Jerome Kenneth Lipper Foundation (H)John D. Lobrano (H)David Lotharp (H)George T. Lowy (H)Alba Lopez (H)Linda J. Luca (H)Julia Lynch (H)Mack-Cali Realty L.P. Richard J. Malnati (H)Amy M. Markovitz (H)The Helen R. and Harold C. Mayer Foundation (H)Hugh McGee (H)Jeffrey Meckler (H)Jerry Meglino (H)Merrill Lynch Co. Foundation, Inc. Newton P. S. Merrill (H)Velda Merritt (H)Mestel Company Milo Kleinberg Design Associates Inc. Mirant New York, Inc. Valerie Moran (H)

Sanford W. Morhouse (H)Lester S. Morse, Jr. (H)Jeffrey Moses (H)Michael Movsovich (H)Mt. Neboh Baptist Church, Inc. The Donald R. Mullen Family Foundation (H)Duncan Murdoch and Wai Ling Chan (H)The Namm Foundation Raj Narula (H)Daniel M. Neidich and Brooke Garber Foundation Frank F. Nesson (H)Roy R. and Marie S. Neuberger Foundation (H)New York Life Insurance Co. NYU School of Medicine Morris W. Offit (H)George D. and Abby M. O’Neill (H)Ostovsky Family Charitable Fund Sheila Paige-Williams (H)Bruce Paisner (H)Mr. and Mrs. Aldo Papone (H)Gilbert Parker (H)David Pauker (H)Douglas L. Paul (H)Jeffrey M. Peek (H)H.O. Penn Machinery Co. Mr. and Mrs. Greg J. Peterson (H)Mark A. and Paula A. Petschek (H)Nicholas R. Phillips (H)Nicholas and Sheila Platt (H)Steven Plump (H)Provident Bank PureSafe Water Systems, Inc. Benjamin Pyne (H)Jennifer Raab (H)Martin J. Rabinowitz (H)

Walter D. Radtke (H)Matthew Rand (H)Dr. Irwin Redlener (H)Thomas L. Reece (H)Chaim B. Reich, MD (H)Deborah A. Reich and Josh Goldberg (H)Lawrence F. Reinalter (H)Ira M. Resnick (H)Burton P. Resnick (H)Clayton S. Reynolds (H)Michael Ridder (H)William H. Rinker (H)The Felix Elizabeth Rohatyn Foundation (H)Marshall Rose Family Foundation, Inc. (H)Esther Rosenberg (H)Robert Rothenberg (H)James R. Rowen (H)St. Jude Medical Inc. Celia Sampson (H)Denise Schneider (H)Jane C. Schneider (H)Ellen Schubert (H)Mark I. Schubin (H)William J. Sellitti (H)Servpro Of Monroe- Goshen Rabbi Barton A. and Jane Shallat (H)Mark S. Shelton (H)Andrew M. Short (H)Maryann Simmons (H)Lin Sing Association, Inc. Hip Sing Charitable Funds Inc. Joel and Joan Smilow (H)David Smith (H)Staten Island University Hospital Michelle Stein (H)

Corina Stonebanks (H)Eng Suey Sun Association, Inc. Sanjay and Preeti Swani (H)Ronald J. Sylvestri (H)Yoshio Takeda (H)Janine M. Tramontana (H)Jeffrey and Lorelei Teisch (H)Jose Torres (H)Robin Tost (H)Litsa Tsitsera (H)Anne Turner (H)Lee Cynthia Vance Foundation (H)VLA Construction Corp. Andrew Vollmer (H)Susan Waltman (H)Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Ward (H)Bradley J. Wechsler and Patty Newburger (H)Barry Weisman (H)Harry J. Weiss (H)David J. Wermuth and Jennifer L. Kroman (H)Susan Wicks (H)Virginia Wilson (H)Man Chiu Wong, MD (H)Horace Hok-Hoi Wong (H)Diane Woodner (H)James Wright (H)Thomas M. Xenos Yankee Clipper Food Service Vending Si Hong Yi and Ricky Law (H)Robert P. Youngman (H)Soo Yuen Benevolent Association Veronica Yurcik (H)David M. Zinn and Ellen Harris (H)

Ethel AdlerAnonymous (17)Sylvia ArkerPearl AuerbachLore and Leo BaerThelma BealeRobert M. Bender Jr.Christine BergerJose R. BerriosCharles E. BieberWarren N. BimblickDorothy and Frederick BlessingtonJohn Nicholson BulicaMrs. Hartlin BurkeVivian CahillEleanor CarlucciMichael CassarHiram CastroRobert E. ChamberlaineVincent CodaKenneth D. ColesMaryanne ConnellyDominick CrimaldiPriscilla Crombie

William and Elle DackisPatricia T. DaleyJuan DominguezMrs. Antoinette DudleyMrs. Charles H. DysonMarjorie FeinblumMarlene ForeroElizabeth H. FullerJudith A. GillespieJeanne N. GoldsmithHeather M. Goodchild and Mark J. RoseFranklin GouldKaren S. HallLillian HansenJeanne E. HarrooElizabeth C. HurdJoan S. KleinMargo I. KornfeldMildred K. LeeRoberta and Murray LernerJohn R. LevinJean MadausLucille and Sidney MalitzCatherine Manos

Lois P. and Durward J. MarkleTheresa MarshallHoward M. MartonDr. Fred D. MazorCharles F. McCownDaniel J. McGloneClaire and Seymour MillerLinda Lachman MitchellAngela and Victor MussoWayne H. NewkirkRuby P. NgJonathan O’HerronMarian OlivaMildred OnkenJan OwenCatherine PallasWilliam S. PerperMargarita PerusquiaJerome W. PickholzGeraldine PoritzJay A. RashkinMirtha ReyesJean RicardiAurelia Ricardo

Elaine RobbinsAna RomanMrs. Nell RothschildNada J. RowandAnne C. RussellEmily SacherEberhard H. ScharpfNancy SchlossH. Marshall SchwarzChristine M. SellittiWilliam and Elpida SummerscalesDolores Anne SwirinSimone ThornberDorothy Belle ThorntonR. David TownleyHendrika M. Van Der NoenPatricia M. VenezianoCatherine M. WalshWilliam WeedIsot Maria Weisberg van BiemaJohn Williams, in memory of Mary Geraldine WilliamsMarilyn M. WolfJennifer Yellin

THE CLARA BARTON LEGACY SOCIETY

Theresa A. Bischoff*Carolyn Buck-LuceSusan ChapmanAnne E. CohenElizabeth ColtonMacDella CooperLinda C. CoughlinJill CoyleBarbara DobkinLisa J. Donahue Carmel Donovan*

Lynn M. Edens Janice Reals Ellig* Heather GoodchildDiana Gray Sarah Gray Diane Jaffe Christina Johnson Ann Kaplan* Rachel K. McAree Blythe Masters Erika Millet*

Louise Neville Robin Neustein Gina Pate Pierce Anne Popkin Vikki PryorJennifer Raab Elisa Rapaport* Lily Z. Rapaport* Patricia Rosenwald Rosa M. Sabater Melissa Salten

Rhona Silver Denise Sobel Kathryn Soman Diana Taylor LuLu WangJacki Zehner*

* Denotes Bonnie McElveen-Hunter Tiffany Circle Lifetime Member

TIFFANY CIRCLE


Rajeev BhavsarSara BrownNathan CaressBrian Donaldson

Anysa HolderPeter IzzoAmanda JacobsChloe Jacobs

Jenny MarshallAlex and Mary Kate McGrathWaffiyah M. MianLaura Noren

Kristin McNamara PauleyChristina PrevalskyMichael P. RoffeAlexander E. Zweig

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS

Entenmann’s Cakes/CookiesFEMAHistoric Hudson Valley TrustLord & Taylor

The Metropolitan College of New YorkMobil MedicOrange City Fire DepartmentPavese’ s Service Station

RCanoEvetSharp ElectronicsWest Point Military Academ

IN-KIND GIFTS

We thank the following organizations for their contributions of vital goods and services:

Mary AsseltaEmmanuelle BellinaMorris BlumeJosephine Rosenfield BuchheimerEsther ChadwickIrene D. ColliaBertha M. CraigPaul DesmondJessie DonahueIsabel Rose FineHarry C. (Bud) FisherFrank F. GigantiWilliam GoodmanMary Gorman

Arnold GrunfeldGrace C. GutekunstSarah HelferPeter HoffmanJesse HovaghimMarion HuberEdward HurleyBernie HutnerMarion Beard HutnerCamille InfrancoRichard E. JosephErich KarstenJack KormanWilliam A. Krieger

Lillian Keller Kuhn and Robert W. Reed, Jr.Anna LiPetriDavid M. Mahood, in memory of Helen Ritchie PetitJean R. McCann, in memory of William Rankin & Elizabeth Forbes RankinAlexander NadelAfredite PagoulatosMartin S. PaineDorothy PeartAlice PizzoDorothy Sarnoff RaymondMilton and Dorothy Sarnoff Raymond FoundationEmma Romer

Nathan RothsteinIlse Beer SchapiraHerbert SchneiderHelena Barkman SchrammPatsy SerinoSaul ShapiroMarga N. TowneJosephine S. VillemanIlta WatsonKerry WeinbergHerman William Wittmer

ESTATE GIFTS

We honor the following supporters for making a final gift to the Red Cross through their will, trust or other estate plan:

FINANCIALS


STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES

Year ended June 30, 2010 (with summarized totals for the year ended June 30, 2009)

Temporarily Permanently Unrestricted restricted restricted Total Total OPERATING REVENUE:

Donations including special events $ 6,911,320 $ 310,514 — $ 7,221,837 $ 8,606,037

Government and other grants and contracts 5,165,299 — — 5,165,299 4,340,475

Fees from products and services 3,343,288 — — 3,343,288 3,359,187

Amounts received from ARC 1,093,160 — — 1,093,160 125,849

Investment return utilized for operations 1,224,857 80,643 — 1,305,500 1,777,942

Other 186,504 — — 186,504 60,090

Net assets released from restrictions 1,031,370 (1,031,370) — — —

Government grants administered for other NYS chapters 3,475,826 — — 3,475,826 4,089,064

Total operating revenue 22,431,624 (640,210) — 21,791,414 22,358,644

OPERATING ExPENSES:

Disaster planning and response services 14,378,116 — — 14,378,116 16,247,613

Safety and preparedness services 4,576,764 — — 4,576,764 5,123,247

Community services 2,594,179 — — 2,594,179 3,047,674

Services to military families and veterans 421,896 — — 421,896 360,635

International services 328,391 — — 328,391 397,478

Government grants dispensed to other NYS chapters 3,356,731 — — 3,356,731 4,263,982

Membership and fundraising 3,721,287 — — 3,721,287 4,366,738

Management and general 4,130,438 — — 4,130,438 3,816,113

Loss on lease arrangement 1,231,455 — — 1,231,455 —

Total operating expenses 34,739,257 — — 34,739,257 37,623,480

Excess of operating revenue over operating expenses (12,307,633) (640,210) — (12,947,843) (15,264,836)

NONOPERATING ACTIVITIES:

Investment return (less than) in excess of amount utilized for operations 1,836,127 108,411 130,253 2,074,791 (10,110,144)

Legacies and bequests, net of amounts applicable to National Sector 1,398,946 — — 1,398,946 1,561,295

Nonoperating revenue and gains 3,235,073 108,411 130,253 3,473,737 (8,548,849)

Change in net assets (9,072,560) (531,799) 130,253 (9,474,106) (23,813,685)

Net assets, beginning of year 76,263,585 3,184,210 5,111,086 84,558,881 108,372,566

Net assets, end of year $ 67,191,025 2,652,411 5,241,339 75,084,775 84,558,881

2010 2009


2010 2009ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,053,661 $ 11,084,163

Accounts, contributions, and interest receivable 5,893,625 5,933,199

Inventories and other assets 3,340,971 3,728,773

Investments 27,236,902 24,436,320

Land, building, and equipment, net 66,086,397 69,005,456

Unamortized bond issuance costs 830,110 862,460

Beneficial interest in perpetual trusts 3,682,911 3,552,658

Total assets $108,124,577 $118,603,029

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

Liabilities:

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 3,506,663 $ 4,484,286

Advances and accrued rent obligations 1,014,065 419,525

Bonds payable 28,519,074 29,140,337

Total liabilities 33,039,802 34,044,148

Net assets: Unrestricted 67,191,025 76,263,585

Temporarily restricted 2,652,411 3,184,210

Permanently restricted 5,241,339 5,111,086

Total net assets 75,084,775 84,558,881

Total liabilities and net assets $108,124,577 $118,603,029


STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

June 30, 2010 (with comparative amounts at June 30, 2009)

Board of TrusteesIra M. Millstein, ChairWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

E. Blake Moore Jr., Vice ChairAllianz Global Investors Fund Management LLCAllianz Global Investors Solutions

Dana McIlwain, TreasurerPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Theresa A. Bischoff, SecretaryAmerican Red Cross in Greater New York

John AtkinsGlobal Container Terminals USA

Paul T. BaderErnst & Young LLP

Thomas E. BerkBrown Brothers Harriman

Rev. Calvin O. Butts III Abyssinian Baptist Church

Don CallahanCitigroup, Inc.

Joseph P. CoppotelliStructure Tone Inc. Scott A. DahnkeCatterton Partners

Robert C. DinersteinPine Brook Advisory Services

Lisa J. DonahueAlixPartners

Patrick Durkin J Fitzgibbons LLC

Heather M. GoodchildStandard & Poor’s Ratings Services

Neal Gorman Lutheran Medical Center

William GrayRetired, Ogilvy North AmericaSpecial Advisor to CHI & Partners

Arturo GuzmanSacred Heart High School Brendan HoffmanLord & Taylor Harvey KipnisOlgivyOne NY

Tina Lee The World Journal

Adam LipsonNetwork & Security Technologies Inc.

Yvonne LiuMultiCultural Radio Broadcasting, Inc.

Inderdeep MalikMcKinsey & Company

Craig MedwickClifford Chance US LLP

H. Conrad Meyer IIIPrivate Investor

Kelley MilletMarketAxess Holdings Inc.

Joel MoserBingham McCutchen LLP

Peter PostRoth Post Advisors

Peter Rapaport Maxim Group

Rosalind ResnickAxxess Business Consulting

Richard A. Rothman, Esq.Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Raphael Russo, Esq.Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison

Rosa M. SabaterAmerican Express

Joan Shapiro GreenNational Council of Jewish Women, New York Section

Mark SheltonUBS Dr. Judith SpitzVerizon Alexander F. SternLazard Sanjay SwaniWelsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe Carlos TorresConsolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. Mark WagarEmpire BlueCross BlueShield Christopher WardPort Authority of New York and New Jersey

Chair’s AdvisorsLewis KrulwichRetired, PricewaterhouseCoopers

H. Marshall SchwarzU.S. Trust Company of New York

Life TrusteeJonathan O’Herron Lazard Freres & Co. LLC

William WeedBusiness Advisor

OfficersTheresa A. BischoffChief Executive Officer

Robert T. ImbornoniChief Response Officer

Richard C. KaneChief Administrative Officer

Rosemary W. MackeyChief External Affairs Officer

Joanne RencherChief People Officer

Senior Management TeamBrett BaehrChief Financial Officer

Connie BaileySenior Director, Disaster Support Services

Jennifer CunninghamSenior Director, Staff Engagement

Marianne DarlakSenior Director, Marketing and Public Relations

Martin GoldmanChief Information Officer

Diego PardoSenior Director, Disaster Response

Elizabeth PortlandSenior Director, Development

Jim ParkerSenior Director, Health & Safety Services

Chairman’s CouncilJohn CahillChadbourne & Parke LLP Richard DavisWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Morris OffitOffit Capital Advisors LLC Jennifer RaabHunter College Irwin RedlenerColumbia University Mailman Schoolof Public Health Andrew H. TischLowes Corporation

John Zuccotti Brookfield Properties

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