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Clara Barton Society Members Fiscal Year 2010 In acknowledgement of caring persons and corporations who through their generous gifts have supported the mission of the American Red Cross. Servic The Am stay in service countr Caroli “Get t Intern Disast Disast Based rary sh provid viduals Palme Caroli Health A year (includ Palme Caroli Palme Caroli “Your support of the American Red Cross continues to change lives in our local communities, across American and around the world. Thank you.” —Tomi Youngblood Chair, Board of Directions Volun Red C memb recogn Comes disaste Numb Numb Retire An imp tional & older. agenc homel Total V Total V American Red Cross Carolina Lowcountry Chapter Palmetto Service Center Serving Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton and Jasper counties. _______________________________ Programs and Services (Fiscal Year 2010). Service to Armed Forces & International Services The American Red Cross (ARC) provides an around-the-clock, around-the-world network that allows service members to stay in touch with their families during births, deaths and serious illness. The ARC also provides information and referral services and works to trace family members, enabling them to communicate during war, civil unrest or disasters in other countries. We also offer “Get to Know Us” outreach to Service Members of all branches and their families. Carolina Lowcountry Chapter Military Case Services: 2,899 “Get to Know Us” Outreach: 5,683 International Tracing Cases: 30 Disaster Services Disaster Services volunteers respond to single family house fires and other disasters throughout our seven-county region. Based on their disaster-caused need, disaster victims are provided with food, clothing, replacement of medicines and temporary shelter. Additional assistance, such as disaster mental health follow-up, and referrals to other community agencies are provided through the casework process. Volunteers present Community Disaster Education information to groups and individuals to help people prevent, prepare for and respond to disasters and other emergencies. Palmetto Service Center Individuals Served: Carolina Lowcountry Chapter Individuals Served: 172 925 Health & Safety A year-round program of Red Cross training courses in Standard First Aid, CPR, Pet First Aid, Babysitting, Water Safety (including swimming lessons) and Family Care Giving are available to the public. Palmetto Service Center Courses Taught: Carolina Lowcountry Chapter Courses Taught: Palmetto Service Center Students Enrolled: Carolina Lowcountry Chapter Students Enrolled: 783 1,876 5,845 13,805 Volunteer & Youth Services Red Cross response efforts are mainly staffed by volunteers with a chapter-wide ratio of over 92 volunteers to every one staff member. The main functions of the Volunteer and Youth Services Department of the American Red Cross are recruitment, recognition and retention of volunteers from ages 10 and up. One of the volunteer programs we offer, Ready When the Time Comes, trains employees from partner companies to become disaster volunteers to be deployed in the event of a large scale disaster. Number of Palmetto Service Center Active Volunteers: Number of Carolina Lowcountry Chapter Active Volunteers: 186 798 Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) An important additional source of volunteer power is generated through RSVP. This is a program of the Corporation for National & Community Service which is sponsored locally by the Carolina Lowcountry Chapter. Volunteers must be 55 years or older. Service opportunities are based on time available, talents and interest area. They are then matched with over 150 agencies needing volunteer help. Areas include working with children, delivering meals to the homebound, helping the homeless, giving tours, gleaning fields, working in Red Cross Emergency Services and much more. Total Volunteer Hours: Total Volunteers: 380,550 1,743 American Red Cross Carolina Lowcountry Chapter Fiscal Year 2010 Regional Board of Directors Chair Tomi Youngblood Vice-Chair W. Stuart Smith Vice-Chair Daniel S. Vroon. Vice-Chair Mason Holland Secretary Steve Meyer Treasurer Joseph M. Grech Ann Baughman J. Sidney Boone, Jr. Jim Brogdon, Jr. Laurie Carter Sean Flynn Amie Grimes Wyman Haigler Paula Heinauer Laura Hewitt Louise Kohlheim Major Gen. James E. Livingston, USMC Bonnie McAlister Gwen McCullough Sam Middleton Bill Moody Allison Rhyne Russ Robinson Martin Sauls, IV Raymond C. Smith, Jr Kenneth Teigen W. Earl Walker, Ph.D. Carolina Lowcountry Advisory Committee Judy Ash • Paul McKnight • Kitty Mescher Palmetto Service Center Advisory Council Donnie Ann Beer Chrissie Casas Sean Flynn Wyman Haigler Howard Haines Nancy Hayes Craig Sproul Harry Walker Chief Executive Officer, Louise Welch Williams American Red Cross Founder Clara Barton Clara Barton was a Massachusetts school teacher who went to work as a clerk for the government in Washington D.C. When the Civil War broke out in 1861, she saw the need for a battlefield nurse and resigned her job. Ms. Barton or the “Angel of the Battlefield” as she was known, began her work caring for soldiers on April 20, 1861. In 1869 she traveled to Europe and learned about the International Red Cross Movement. With a determined spirit, she gathered other Americans together and established the American Red Cross on May 21, 1881. Twelve years later, Clara aided nearly 30,000 people who were left homeless after a hurricane on the Sea Islands of South Carolina. She served as the first president of the American National Red Cross. She resigned her membership in the Red Cross in 1904 and died at age 91 at her home in Glen Echo, Maryland on April 12, 1912. Carolina Lowcountry Chapter 2010 Clara Barton Society Campaign Co-Chairs Laurie & Steve Meyer When Steve and I accepted the chairmanship of the Clara Barton campaign a year ago, we questioned our qualifications to head a capital campaign. We knew raising half a million dollars was going to be a challenge, but we agreed it was a calling we needed to accept. Steve had worked on the Red Cross board for a number of years, and I was peripherally involved with Red Cross projects such as the Old Village Home, Garden and Art Tour. We had always respected the organization and the fabulous folks we had met along the way. Then Haiti happened. As we were assembling our dream team of volunteers, this incomprehensible disaster tore into our earth. It also assured Steve and me that our choice to take the task and raise the bar high was the right one. Sixteen volunteers - the knowing and the innocent - accepted our invitation to share the Red Cross story with the Lowcountry - and of course, to ask for money. This was not an easy assignment. All signs in the economy pointed toward bleak. But our committee learned a few facts during our four month campaign: Charlestonians are generous and giving. Charlestonians are caring and kind. And most of all, Charlestonians come forward when asked and take the Red Cross past its financial goal. The Charleston community provided the funds needed to assure our great community is prepared for the possibility of our own disaster. While chairing the committee with Steve, I learned a few compelling points about Charleston. Our beautiful city is perched to experience every major natural disaster short of a volcano and mudslide. Charleston must be prepared to open more shelters than any other single chapter in the U.S., other than Tampa Bay. First Responders call our Red Cross volunteers to assist victims of home fires with their immediate needs such as food, shelter, clothing and even replacement medications. In addition, our Red Cross, through the ingenuity of a couple of incredible teenagers, is working to assure that its students graduate with CPR certification. And this is just the beginning. There is so much more that the Red Cross does. Steve and I are astounded by the generosity of the Lowcountry - its people and its businesses. And we are grateful to the members of our Clara Barton committee, which succeeded in the task that at one point seemed unreachable. We want to thank everyone who donated money to the Clara Barton campaign. We also want to thank our fabulous dream team of fund raisers - we could not have surpassed our goal without your talent, time, and generosity. Lastly, we want to thank Louise Welch Williams, Katherine Maybank, and Gordon Robertson for support, professionalism, and optimism. We couldn't have done it without you! Laurie and Steve Meyer The American Red Cross, Carolina Lowcountry Chapter would like to thank everyone who has given their time and resources to make the Clara Barton Campaign a success. . 2010 Clara Barton Society Committee Honorary Chair Jenny Sanford Campaign Co-Chairs Laurie & Steve Meyer Former Chairs Quince Cody James C. Bryan Laura & Bill Hewitt Gene Reed Tomi Youngblood Steering Committee Barbara & Sid Boone Jim Brogdon John Brooks Elaine H. Fowler Laura Hewitt Mason Holland Kim Maness Bill Moody Richard Morse Mary Stewart Murphey Russ Robinson Shannon Smith W. Stuart Smith Laura & David Stone Daniel S. Vroon Earl Walker Tomi Youngblood American Red Cross Carolina Lowcountry Chapter Clara Barton Society Members Fiscal Year 2010 Taft Council Marshall Council (cont’d) BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Paula and Paul Heinauer Louise and Paul Kohlheim Nancy C. G. Snowden Palmetto Primary Care Physicians, LLC Piggly Wiggly Santee Cooper Kaye and Scott Smith South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Triangle Char And Bar Trident Health Systems University Medical Associates Liesl and Ed Westbrook Whitfield Family Charitable Trust Tomi and Bill Youngblood Anita Zucker Boardman Council City of North Charleston Dr. Mary and Mason Holland Drew Council Brumley Family Foundation Trust Sandra and George Fennell Force Protection Industries Grainger Pam and Bill Hendrix Mary Stewart and John Murphey The National Bank of South Carolina Laura and David Stone Marshall Council AT&T Linda and Tony Bakker Maria and Gary Baldwin Barbara and Sid Boone Joan and Don Brown City of Charleston First Citizens First Federal Laura and Bill Hewitt Bonnie and Anthony McAlister Mary Margaret McLernon Medical University Hospital Authority Laurie and Steve Meyer Lady Bird League Abide-A-While Garden Center Adams Outdoor Advertising Aloca, Inc. Benefitfocus.com, Inc. Charleston County School of the Arts Stephen Colbert Family Foundation CPM Federal Credit Union Bonnie and John Cumbie Dragon Palace Chinese Bistro Elaine and Sam Fowler The Gel Group Sheila and Anthony O. Kelly Jan and Peter Kent Tara and Kirk King Mark Elliott Motley Foundation MeadWestvaco Roper St. Francis Healthcare Shannon Smith Trident Regional Medical Center Wachovia Sandra and Johnny Ward Longfellow League Delano League (cont’d) AstenJohnson C.E. Williams Middle School Laurie and Lonnie Carter Michael J. Dolberg Frankie and Douglas Earnst East Cooper Regional Medical Center Evergreen Endeavors, Inc. First Citizens Martin Geller Gildan of Charleston Ronnie Givens Amie Grimes Elizabeth R. Holder Sandra and Maynard Klein McCrady's Restaurant McNair Law Firm Meadors Construction Ann Mixson Morelli Heating & Air Conditioning Inc. Mt. Moriah Missionary Church ProPac Becky and Russ Robinson Showa Denko Carbon, Inc. Patti and John Sosnowski South Carolina Federal Credit Union Verizon Foundation Louise and Bailey Williams Boone Hall Plantation, Inc. Boss Carpet Care Dr. Dan and Sue Brake Gearin E. Broderick Pam and Jim Brogdon Jane and John Brooks Irene and Harry Brunson Angela and Scott Byrd Harold Campbell, State Farm Agent Sally and Philip Castengera Joanne and Charles Cole Carolina First Bank Grant Carwile and Sharon Watson Christopher Rose Architects, PA Marion and Douglas Crutchfield Susan Cusson Diane and Darl Davidson Hilda Debacker The Decker Family Fund Jason Delerlein Jan and Markley Dennis Design On Tap/Cregger Co. Amy and Mark Dodds Cathryn Doniphan Tina and Ricky Doscher Candace Dyal EMA CHS Community Service Group Gary Erwin The Exchange Club of Charleston Diane and Robbie Fairey Farmers & Merchants Bank John G. Ferguson Ferryfield Baptist Church Inc Katie and Mike Finley First Reliance Bank Jayne and Billy Fort James Gaultney Giving Back to Berkeley County Fund Ernest Goer The Rita and Harry Greenberger Foundation Jody Hackney General Al and Donna Hansen Hart Holdings LLC Vera and Robert Helmly Heritage Trust Federal Credit Union Delano League Adams & Wilson Development, Inc. ADC Engineering, Inc Anchor Sign Antiques of the Indies Artigues Landscape Judy Ash Awendaw Green LLC Bank of South Carolina Patricia and Ronald Banks Barrier Island Eco Tours Ann and Bill Baughman Margaret G. Bear Louise and John Bettis Bhavani Enterprise Inc. Dr. John G. Boatwright Delano League (cont’d) Delano League (cont’d) Del Ernest Goer The Rita and Harry Greenberger Foundation Jody Hackney General Al and Donna Hansen Hart Holdings LLC Vera and Robert Helmly Heritage Trust Federal Credit Union Susan and Stephen Herlong Historic Charleston City Market Home Telephone Company Patrick Ilderton Independent Insurance Agents of Greater Charleston Jestine's Kitchen The Joanna Foundation Karla and Curtis Kay Dr. Brian K. Keller Pam and Matt Keller Debbie and George Kelley Julia K. Kelly Koenig Construction, Inc. Pamela Kramer Kristin Kuhlke Chun Lam Mary M. Landherr Teri and Julian Levin Ann Liberty Major General and Mrs. James Livingston Anne and Leonard Long C.T. Lowndes & Company Insurance Kim and Dave Maness Anna Marshall Jody and Steve Martindale Jennifer and Douglas McElveen Beth and Mike McGinty McKenna Agency C.E. McKenzie & Associates Laurie Meyer’s Book Club Peggy and Leroy Miller Joanna and Donald Miller Audrey and Bill Moody Jessica and Richard Morse Motley Rice Law Firm J. Musselman Construction, Inc. Newkirk Environmental, Inc. Judy and Bruce Newton North Charleston Breakfast Rotary Club Palmetto Ford, Inc Palmetto Rental Properties Paul Davis Restoration & Remodeling of Greater Charleston Pleasant Places, Inc. The Post & Courier Foundation Amanda and Benjamin Pritchett Lee and Troy Propse Publix David M. Ralston Dr. Robert and Kathy Randall Barbara and Thomas Reese Allison Rhynne Mary and Lee Royall Dr. Rochelle and Patrick Rutledge SAIC Sanders Brothers Construction Company Saul Alexander Foundation Grants Fund Jane Scribner Lucy and Sidney Segal Servicemaster of Charleston Sherry and Paul Sharry Susan Simons Barbara and W. Stuart Smith Irene and Ray Smith South Atlantic & Gulf Coast Dist. Int. Longshoremen's Assoc. South Carolina Chapter HIMSS Stanley & Associates, Inc. State Farm Insurance Paul Steadman, The Steadman Agency Mary and Mike Sudzina Swamp Fox Agency, Inc. Taylor Agency Town of Mount Pleasant Town of Ridgeville Nancy and Marc Tye UBS Burton-Meyer Group Maribel Velasquez Volunteer Fire Department of Sullivan's Island Colonel and Mrs. W. Earl Walker, PhD Patie Web Mari Volu Colo Patie Web Alici Vick Mr. a Ange Wint Ray John Delano League (cont’d) Patience D. Walker WebsterRogers Maribel Velasquez Volunteer Fire Department of Sullivan's Island Colonel and Mrs. W. Earl Walker, PhD Patience D. Walker WebsterRogers Alicia and Peter Wertimer Vicki and Dennis Wheelus Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd B. Williams, III Angela Williams Winthrop Family Fund of CCF Ray Wrenn John Z. Zeigler, Jr. Special appreciation to our donors who designated their gift through the United Way Thank you The American Red Cross is grateful to the following for their support and special contributions to the success of the 2010 Clara Barton Society Campaign for the Carolina Lowcountry Chapter. Maria and Gary Baldwin for hosting the Daniel Island Clara Barton Society Party Pam and Jim Brogdon, Laurie and Lonnie Carter & Kitty Mescher for hosting the Pinopolis Clara Barton Society Party Laura and David Stone for hosting the Campaign Kick-Off Clara Barton Society Party Elaine and Sam Fowler for hosting the Sullivan’s Island Clara Barton Society Party Mary Stewart and John Murphey for hosting the Clara Barton Society Recognition Party UBS Financial Services for hosting the Clara Barton Society Steering Committee meetings Palmetto Service Center 2010 Clara Barton Society Campaign Chair Mike McFee The American Red Cross is delighted to recognize Mike McFee as Campaign Chair for the 2010 Clara Barton Society Campaign in the Palmetto Service Center. Through Mike’s leadership, the Red Cross exceeded its campaign goal and enjoyed its most successful year of individual donations from Beaufort, Hampton and Jasper Counties. Mike has demonstrated his love for the Lowcountry and focus on community in a number of ways. A native Beaufortonian, Mike was elected to Beaufort City Council in November 2008. He has been a Real Estate Broker for more than 25 years and is with HomeTown Realty. He served previously as President of the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce and has recently served as the Neighborhood Coordinator for the United Way Campaign-Northern Beaufort County. ________________________________________________________________________ The American Red Cross, Palmetto Service Center would like to thank everyone who has given their time and resources to make the Clara Barton Campaign a success. . 2010 Clara Barton Society Committee Campaign Chair Mike McFee Vice-Chair Wyman Haigler Steering Committee Paula Harper Bethea Donnie Ann Beer Sam Britt The Honorable Henry Chambers Jacki Davidson Carol Druhot Ted Druhot Howard Haines Wes Jones Mark McCain Emmett McCracken Marty Sauls Carol Siddall Christi Trumps Ray Warco American Red Cross Palmetto Service Center Clara Barton Society Members Fiscal Year 2010 Taft Council Delano League BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Beach Properties of Hilton Head Bible Missionary Baptist Church Eleanor Y. Booker Brick Baptist Church, Inc Calhoun Station Margaret Carr Coastal Plains Insurance The Colket Foundation Donald L. Crewdson Frances and Eugene Dolan Wendy and Ray Enstine Mary Jane and George B. Farnsworth The Greenery Danielle and Howard Haines Norma and Norman Harberger Helen and William Heberton Beverly and Albert Higley Hilton Head International Baccalaureate Elementary Sheila and F. James Hodges Huspah Baptist Church Jasper County School District Margaret and Wes Jones Linda Kaufman Richard A. Kimbel Renee and Julian Levin Joan and Norman Levy Rhetta and Bill Lowndes MCAS Beaufort Chapel Teddy and Emmett McCracken Michael McFee Sarah and Roger F. Meyer Oaks True Holiness Church Boardman Council Lenore and Marty Gleason The Old Ashley Baptist Association Marshall Council The Honorable Henry C. Chambers Mount Carmel Baptist Church Carol M. Siddall South Carolina Electric & Gas Company United Way of the Lowcountry Youths’ Friends Association, Inc. Lady Bird Council Lydia and Robert Crewdson Theodora Feldberg Kathy Lindsay and Ian Hill Dene and Mark McCain Nancy R. Pratt Longfellow League Coastal Carolina Hospital Fripp Island Community Center Carlo and Wyman Haigler Hargray Caring Coins Foundation Joanna and Jim Hicks Nazarene Baptist Association Okatie Elementary School PTO Reed Development, Inc. Frances and Eugene Dolan Delano League (cont.’d) Mr. and Mrs. Willie Orr Palmetto Electric Cooperative Susan B. Parsons Lynn and Steve Patterson Pilgrim Ford Missionary Baptist Church Jane and Peter Post Mary and Jerry H. Reeves III Mary A. Robertson and Charles Keith Vera and Bob Rogers St. Johns Holiness Church Of Mount Sinai Harriet and David H. Schaper Nan and Chuck Strauch Dorothy and John M. P. Thatcher, Jr. Priscilla and William Trask Mary and Roberts Vaux Ward Edwards Harold L. Warner Winthrop Family Foundation Special appreciation to our donors who designated their gift through the United Way Thank you The American Red Cross is grateful to the following for their support and special contributions to the success of the 2010 Clara Barton Society Campaign for the Palmetto Service Center. Theodora Feldberg & Carol Siddall for hosting the Moss Creek Clara Barton Society Party Jane and Peter Post & Carlo and Wyman Haigler for hosting the Dataw Island Clara Barton Society Party Mike McFee for hosting the Clara Barton Society Recognition Party Honoring Your Active Support The Clara Barton Society honors your total, annual giving in support of the American Red Cross. All types of gifts including cash contributions, securities, property and the value of goods and services will be acknowledged toward your membership in the Society. Your membership in the Clara Barton Society makes you an active partner in carrying out the work of the Red Cross. As a society member, you will learn exactly how your contribution is being used to help people in need of Red Cross services. The Clara Barton Society recognizes giving at various levels: President’s Council Boardman Council Marshall Council Longfellow League $999,999 – $500,000 $99,999 – $50,000 $24,999 – $10,000 $4,999 – $2,500 Taft Council Drew Council Lady Bird League Delano League $499,999 – $100,000 $49,999 – $25,000 $9,999 – $5,000 $2,499 – $1,000 Thank you Carolina Lowcountry for your assistance following the earthquake in Haiti Haiti Update 6 month: Facts at a Glance The Global Red Cross Network is providing: Emergency shelter materials for 625,000 people Cash grants and microloans to help nearly 210,000 people Water for 280,000 people each day Food for 1.3 million people for one month Disaster preparedness activities to protect 500,000 people Medical care and/or health education for 435,000 people Semi-permanent shelters to house 165,000 Repatriation of US Citizens Following the Earthquake in Haiti American Red Cross, Carolina Lowcountry Chapter volunteers and staff supported the basic needs of US citizens, who arrived at the Charleston International Airport from Haiti, through repatriation. We provided emotional support, comfort kits, blankets, food and hydration. We also helped them make telephone calls. Over the course of 16 days, the Red Cross worked in close coordination with our government partners to assess and help meet the needs of the US citizens who had been evacuated from Haiti. We had volunteers at the airport 24 hours a day/7 days a week, assisting the evacuees with their immediate basic needs. In all, the Red Cross assisted 874 people, served 6,681 snacks, provided 423 comfort kits, containing personal supplies and toiletries and 850 blankets & teddy bears. The Tiffany Circle is a society of women leaders and philanthropists. By investing $10,000 annually in their local American Red Cross chapters, these women follow in the footsteps of a long line of women leaders who have helped the Red Cross serve the American public in times of war and peace with disaster assistance, blood collection, safety training and countless other community assistance services. The name Tiffany and the $10,000 amount have historical precedent. The society is named for the beautiful Tiffany windows in the Board of Governors Hall at Red Cross national headquarters in Washington, D.C. These windows, produced by the Tiffany Studios, were commissioned by Red Cross President Mabel Boardman in 1917. As an act of reconciliation and hope, they were paid for with a $5,000 gift from the Women's Relief Corps of the North and $5,000 from the United Daughters of the Confederacy of the South. The women in these windows personify virtues at work in the Red Cross Movement: hope, mercy, faith, charity, truth and fortitude. Members of the Tiffany Circle provide living examples of these virtues in their local communities, by ensuring the Red Cross has the ability to help people prevent, prepare for and respond to life's emergencies. For more information about the Tiffany Circle Society of Women Leaders, please contact Katherine Maybank at (843) 764-2323 ext. 355. American Red Cross, Carolina Lowcountry Chapter Tiffany Circle 2010 Co-Chairs Tomi Youngbloood* Anita Zucker Members Joan Brown Sandra Fennell Paula Heinauer Laura Hewitt Louise Kohlheim Bonnie McAlister Mary Margaret McLernon Kaye Smith Nancy C.G. Snowden *National Tiffany Circle Council Member _______________________________________________________________ Bonnie McElveen-Hunter Tiffany Circle Lifetime Membership This year, the Carolina Lowcountry Chapter had three Tiffany Circle members commit to the BMH Lifetime Membership. The membership is a commitment of $100,000 and was established to honor the many extraordinary accomplishments of the Chairman of the Board of the American Red Cross, Bonnie McElveen-Hunter. More than 120 women have already joined as Lifetime members, committing over $100 million! Bonnie McElveen-Hunter Lifetime Founding Members Paula Heinauer Louise Kohlheim Nancy C.G. Snowden Thank you for your continued support! American Red Cross Carolina Lowcountry Chapter 8085 Rivers Avenue Suite F North Charleston, SC 29406 (843) 764-2323 Palmetto Service Center P.O. Box 2839 59 Sheridan Park Circle Bluffton, SC 29910 (843) 757-7437 www.LowcountryRedCross.org
