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Do more than cross your fingers
We live in challenging times. Yet for the Cincinnati Area Chapter of the
American Red Cross the past year was a good year in many respects
because we did more than cross our fingers. Although the new National
marketing campaign released this month, ‘Do More Than Cross Your Fingers’,
refers to the wisdom of being prepared for emergencies, it can just as easily
be applied to our situation. Our chapter had a good year 2009 because we
didn’t sit around waiting for good fortune to come. Instead, we aggressively
worked it from all angles. We ran harder increasing our pace in so many
ways: in fundraising, making more
asks to new audiences using
modern technology; in service
delivery, recruiting more volunteers
and strengthening our partnerships;
in moving toward one Red Cross,
we’ve been helping our community
chapters and National organization
make significant headway on our
goal of delivering consistent highquality service to all with one voice.
We know that today more than ever
people are hurting because of the
economy and the American Red
Cross is there to help. Consider
the numbers of other services we
provide nationally:
• 200 times a day, American Red
Cross volunteers help a family
who lost everything in a house fire
or other disaster.
• 475 times a day, the Red Cross connects men and women who serve in
the armed forces with their families.
• 43,000 times a day, a person receives life-saving Red Cross health, safety
or preparedness training.
• 290,000 times a day, a child receives a measles vaccination from the Red
Cross and our partners
You’ll see many local examples in this Annual Report. We focused on our
mission, worked to be outstanding stewards of donor dollars, created new
ways to engage donors, leveraged new tools and looked toward the horizon
fully understanding that when times are tough, the country needs the Red
Cross even more and we’re committed to being at our very best. You’ll see
many examples of these efforts – efforts to do more than cross our fingers —
in the Year in Review.
Perhaps the most obvious example of doing more than just ‘hoping for
the best’ is finishing the construction of our new Headquarters/Disaster
Operations Center (DOC). Designed to prepare for and respond to daily and
major disasters, the new DOC is scalable, located in a highly visible area
for easy public access, and perhaps as important, it’s being built as a green
building. After years of planning, the DOC is finally becoming a reality with a
move in date of May 2010. We look forward to welcoming our community to
the Grand Opening in mid-June of 2010. Hope to see you there!
Brian G. Keating
Chapter Chairman
Sara L. Peller
Chief Executive Officer
B U I L D I N G A ST R O N G F O U N DAT I O N
RIGHT: Every structure begins with a solid plan. A suitable site is located. Soil is tested.
Excavation begins. The construction site at 2111 Dana Avenue is prepared for a strong
foundation. Care is taken not to disturb the Buckeye trees near the construction area.
DISASTER OPERATION CENTER AND HEADQUARTERS GROUNDBREAKING, APRIL 17, 2009
RIGHT TOP PHOTO: L-R, Hamilton County Comissioner
Todd Portune; Red Cross Board Members A.B. Cruz and
Brian Keating; Nan Cahall for U.S. Senator George Voinovich;
Courtney Hansman for U.S. Senator Sherod Brown;
Evanston Community Council President Anzora Adkins; Ohio
Representative Michelle Schneider; City of Cincinnati Mayor
Mark Mallory; Red Cross CEO Sara Peller; Congressman
Steve Driehaus; Congresswoman Jean Schmidt; Leslie
Maloney for the Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile Foundation/
US Bank; Red Cross staff representative Grace Kramer; Mark
Spaulding of Mark Spaulding Construction Company; Dan
Neyer of Neyer Properties
Flags fly above the Cincinnati Area Chapter of the American Red Cross’
Disaster Operation Center and Headquarters construction site, fall 2009.
BELOW: Top row, L-R, Cincinnati Area Chapter Officers: Elvia
Price, Sara Peller, Paula McIntosh, Steven Drefahl, Susan
Redman-Rengstorf. Mark McKillip,owners representative.
Emersion Design: Jean-Marie Arelt, Pam Irvin; Bottom row,
L-R, Emersion Design: Megan Griffith, Steve Kimball, Mark
Stedtefeld, Jim Cheng
S E R V I C E
H I G H L I G H T S
This has been a year of accomplishments for the Cincinnati Area Chapter
of the American Red Cross. Our first brush with a Hurricane happened
last September when remnants of Ike swept through the Tri-state causing
large-scale damage and leaving hundreds of thousands without power.
Our Chapter was on the frontline to help meet the needs of the community,
opening six shelters in two hours; delivering a week-long relief effort that
served more than 25,000 meals and countless hundreds of bottles of
water to our neighbors.
The Chapter was able to activate quickly and effectively with the help
of the companies that participate in the Ready When the Time Comes
program. In all, 226 Ready When the Time Comes volunteers jumped into
action throughout the year, most of whom supported the relief efforts that
surrounded the Ike windstorm.
The Chapter’s young professional group, Club Red, teamed up with the
Bacchanalian Society to hold a standing-room-only wine tasting event to
support the Chapter’s disaster relief efforts.
March is Red Cross Month and this year the Chapter hit the ground
running. The goal to have two people trained in every household in the
B U I L D I N G A ST R O N G F O U N DAT I O N
BELOW: Rebar is installed to reinforce the concrete on the floor and walls of what
will become the Disaster Operation Center. Forms are constructed and careful
surveys insures level floors and plum walls.
region trained CPR was met beyond expectations. Classes filled up in
record time with more than 1,000 registrations, a 27 percent increase
over the prior year.
We broke ground on the new Disaster Operations Center. Over the
past 50 years, the need for Cincinnati Red Cross services has grown
tremendously. With a jurisdiction of 25 counties in the Tri-state region,
we can no longer meet the ever-growing needs of the community at
our downtown location efficiently.
Our Groundbreaking Ceremony in April was attended by a standing
room only crowd of elected officials, volunteers and friends. As each
piece is built, we remember that this building not only represents
the Red Cross, but this building’s core foundation represents the
community in which we serve. The new building will provide our
2,000 dedicated volunteers the tools they need to better prepare and
respond to disasters. As we all know, disasters don’t discriminate nor
do they have any set guidelines as to when and where they may strike.
The Red Cross is there to provide the resources the community needs.
The new Headquarters/Disaster Operations Center is to be running by
next spring.
In the aftermath of the September 14, 2008 Hurricane Ike windstorm, the Cincinnati Area Chapter Red Cross
opened six shelters, seven distribution centers, and distributed 26,000 meals and hundreds of bottled water.
ABOVE/BELOW: The Medical Assitance Team
(MAT) tends to “victims” at the disaster drill
held at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky
International Airport in September 2008.
S E R V I C E
H I G H L I G H T S
Emergency Response and Labor Partnerships
• Responded to 636 individual disaster incidents, helping more
than 800 families
• Mass care given to more than 30,000 following of the
September windstorm
• Provided community disaster education and preparedness
programs for more than 65,000 individuals
• Assisted more than 8,000 members of the military and
their family through our Red Cross services including
“Get to Know Us” program
Health and Safety Services
• Hosted the annual Lifeguard Competition with 68
teams participating locally
People and Community Resources
• Maintained the support of nearly 2,000 Chapter
volunteers, 140 of whom are youth volunteers
• Reached nearly 54,000 in the area with information
and referral, senior transportation, hospital and nursing
home programs
International Services
• Trained more than 68,000 in Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED
(Automatic External Defibrillator) courses
• Trained more than 12,000 individuals in international and
humanitarian law, measles and malaria initiatives and
general international services programs
• Provided water safety and lifeguard training to nearly 53,000
individuals
• Provided direct services such as tracing and Red Cross
messaging to nearly 20 individuals
• Provided customized Red Cross Health & Safety training, including
HIV/AIDS education courses to more than 76,000 recipients
B U I L D I N G A ST R O N G F O U N DAT I O N
BELOW: After careful planning and soil preparation, concrete can finally pour.
The foundation becomes the first visable hint of what the new Disaster Operation
Center will look like.
Area Lifeguards show off their life-saving skills at the Lifeguard Competition held at the Blue Ash Recreation
Center. These lifeguards are trained by the Cincinnati Area Chapter of the American Red Cross.
ABOVE: Volunteer CPR Saturday instructor
Tony Caruso oversees the technique of a young
lifesaver.
BELOW: CPR instructor Greg Denson volunteers
his expertise during CPR Saturday, teaching the
Heimlich Manuever.
S E R V I C E
H I G H L I G H T S
Young people from all over the Greater Cincinnati area came together at the 2009 PNC Bank Leadership Development
Center (LDC). Red Cross LDC counselor Matthew Mack leads his group in a marching exercise.
Red Cross counselors Olivia Anderson and Mathew Grosser
review the activity schedule at the PNC Bank Leadership
Development Center.
PNC Leadership Development Center camper Laura Mersmann
participates in a “Streets and Alleys” teambuilding game.
B U I LD I N G A STR O N G F O U N DAT I O N
BELOW: After the concrete is poured, finishing work begins. Skilled workers
properly smooth surfaces that must hold hundreds of volunteers and staff
during disaster operations. Their work may not be visible once the Disaster
Operations Center is completed but plays a crucial role in the strength of
the building. This is much like the work of our volunteers that may or may
not be seen but are the foundation of the American Red Cross.
Youth volunteers devoted some of their summer vacation to form the Red Cross Players, a drama troupe
dedicated to creating and performing skits with preparedness messages for children. Students wrote scripts,
created costumes and props and performed “Three to Get Ready”, which used three of Aesop’s fables to
encourage kids to make a disaster plan, get a disaster kit and get first aid trained. The show was performed
14 times at the Cincinnati Museum Center, reaching 812 people. Front – Kody Sexton Middle – (L-R) James
Williams, Derek Daniel. Back – (L-R) Dale Johnson, Sam Ivers, Paula Gerhardt.
ABOVE: The All Kids Ready! Preparedness Campaign is helping to lay the
foundation for a new generation of prepared citizens. Through these
classroom presentations, area elementary students learn key Red Cross
preparedness messages about making a disaster plan, making a disaster
kit and getting trained in first aid. Student participants take home materials that help their families understand what they can do to take their
home preparedness to the next level. With staffing provided through our
partnership with AmeriCorps-Prepare Ohio, 9,500 students and their
families were impacted this year.
BELOW: Responsible young adults take Red Cross Babysitting classes to
be ready for emergencies big and small.
S E R V I C E
H I G H L I G H T S
The Red Cross serves the military and their families at home and abroad assisting more than 8,000 members.
Lifeguards trained by the Red Cross protect our area pools year
round. Keeping Washington Park Pool safe are Shawn Melton,
Audrey Schnur, Leslie Lawson, and Allen Karel seen here at the
2009 Lifeguard Competition held at the Blue Ash Recreation Center.
RIGHT: The Cincinnati Area Chapter of the
American Red Cross hosted the July 29th,
2009 United States Naturalization Ceremony.
BELOW: At “Fire Escape: Fantastic Tales of Fire Safety”, a 45-minute
puppet presentation for grades 3-5, children learn five key fire safety
messages. This year alone, the show travelled to 24 sites throughout
our service area to perform 34 shows, reaching 7,453 children. Funding for this program is provided in part by State Farm Insurance. Red
Cross puppeteer Linda Mason brings the show to life.
B U I LD I N G A STR O N G F O U N DAT I O N
RIGHT: Volunteers make up the foundation of the Cincinnati
Area Chapter of the American Red Cross along with a loyal
and dedicated staff.
O U R
D O N O R S
The American Red Cross is a humanitarian
organization, led by volunteers, that provides relief
to victims of disasters and helps people prevent,
prepare for and respond to emergencies. This
mission is made possible by two critically important
groups of people – our volunteers and our generous
donors. Thanks to the generous donors below who
made gifts in 2008-2009.
Clara Barton Society
No name better symbolizes the spirit of caring and
of active volunteerism than Clara Barton, founder
of the American Red Cross. The human devastation
of the Civil War both horrified her and ignited her
determination to make a lasting difference. In 1881,
she brought the fledgling International Red Cross
movement to America, with its dedication to easing
human suffering and its reliance on voluntary
support. The generous donors listed below have
made an annual contribution of $1,000 or more
supporting the mission of the American Red Cross
and the vision of Clara Barton.
Saving Lives Society
Founded by William Howard Taft in 1905, the story
of the Cincinnati Area Chapter of American Red
Cross is a compelling one. We respond to more
than 700 fires a year, train thousands of volunteers
to be ready at any time to go across the country or
down the road to provide relief to disaster victims,
and help save lives by equipping every day citizens
with the needed skills of CPR and water safety. The
members of the Saving Lives Society drive these
accomplishments by providing the funding needed
to make the programs and services of the Red Cross
possible by making a five-year commitment of at
least $1,000 per year. This support ensures that the
Cincinnati Area Chapter of the American Red Cross
will be there well into the future.
Building Readiness Campaign
New emergency demands and an urgent call for
preparedness make it necessary for the Cincinnati
Area Chapter of the American Red Cross to expand
its disaster relief capabilities. To meet these needs
the chapter has started construction on a new technologically advanced Disaster Operations Center
(DOC) located at the Keystone Parke development at
Dana Avenue and Interstate 71. With this new facility, the Red Cross will be able to respond quickly
and effectively to disasters of any proportion.
The total project cost is $14.4 million including
technology, furnishings, moving expenses, land
acquisition, and contingency costs.
Completion of this project is slated for late spring
of 2010 and the chapter has raised nearly $12
million of the needed funds, thanks in large part to
this year’s Building Readiness Campaign donors.
Thank you!
(Donations as of June 30, 2009)
$50,000+
Cincinnati Bell ***
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher C. Cole ** ***
GE Aviation ***
Great American Insurance Group ***
The Greater Cincinnati Foundation ***
Mrs. Ursula E. Gress 
Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation ***
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Hendricks ***
The Kroger Co. ***
Macy’s ***
Ohio Casualty Foundation, Inc ***
Ohio Department of Public Safety ***
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Reifenberger 
Scripps Howard Foundation ***
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sibcy ***
The Spaulding Foundation ***
Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Valentine ***
The Craig Young Family Foundation***
$25,000 - 49,999
Helen G., Henry F., and Louise Tuechter
Dornette Foundation **
Ms. Patricia Dudsic and Mr. Robert Peetz * **
Duke Energy Foundation
General Motors Foundation
Dr. Morleen G. Rouse and Mr. Jack Rouse * ***
Mrs. Audell Stieringer 
Wal*Mart Stores, Inc.
$20,000 - 24,999
Thomas J. Emery Memorial ***
Ms. Marie J. Hoerner 
Ms. Thelma M. Roberts 
Mrs. Joan Stonecipher ***
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Stonecipher **
Ms. Lucile W. Weibel 
$15,000 -19,999
BAE Systems Survivability Systems, Inc.
Cincinnati Parks Foundation
Ms. Marta and Mr. Michael Foster ***
General Mills Foundation
Mr. Brian G. Keating ***
Mr. and Mrs. George Long ***
Mr. Thomas R. Schiff
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Sturdivant **
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Wildman ***
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Winger ** ***
$10,000 - 14,999
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Baker **
Mr. and Mrs. Brian K. Bourgraf ***
Mr. A. B. Cruz ***
Anonymous*
Mr. and Mrs. Roger R. Francis *
Ms. Sarah Greenholz 
Hill-Rom
Ms. Diana L. Jaeger *
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Maloney **
Mr. and Mrs. Ken E. Peller ** ***
State Farm Insurance
$5,000 - 9,999
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ahlers **
A.W. Anderson Trust *
Eunice M. Anderson Trust *
Mr. Ross Anderson **
Ms. Kathy B. Beechem **
Mrs. Alma L. Berghausen *
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas L. Blake **
Mr. Gary Booth **
Mr. Clarence B. Brinker, Jr. 
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald D. Brown **
Burke, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S.
Castellini, Jr. ** ***
The Honorable Margaret A. Clark
and Mr. Patrick Hornschemeier **
Ms. Cynthia A. Coggins **
DHL Express
Mr. and Mrs. Steve P. Drefahl ** ***
Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Fiesinger *
Ms. Melinda Finnerty **
General Mills
Ms. Cynthia L. Gibson **
Ms. Cynthia E. Henderson **
Mr. William M. Housh **
Mr. Mark Jahnke **
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Karram ***
Dr. and Mrs. Frank Kugler **
Ms. Christina C. Lindgren **
Mr. Richard R. Lindhorst **
Mr. David Lindner **
Mr. Karl Matson ** Mr. and Mrs. James Mehring **
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Mess **
Mr. Chris Meyer **
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Meyer **
Ms. Becky Miars **
Microsoft Giving Campaign
Mr. Theodore R. Murphy **
Mr. Andrew Niehus **
Mr. Erv and Mrs. Jane Oberschmidt **
Mr. Barry Pulskamp **
Mr. Matthew P. Rains **
Mr. Paul Rensing **
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rimsky **
Ms. Nancy Ryan **
Mr. Tim Schoonover **
Mr. Steven P. Schott **
Ms. Ruth A. Schwallie **
Ms. Dorine R. Seaquist **
Mr. Rick Seissiger **
Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Simpson **
Mr. and Mrs. George G. Strietmann **
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Tate **
Mr. and Mrs. Ray van der Horst ***
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Wagner **
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Warkany **
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan W. Weeks **
Wellpoint Associate Giving Campaign
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Wilson, Jr. **
Mr. Michael A. Winner ***
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wolfe **
Ms. Rebecca S. Wood ***
Dr. and Mrs. Creighton Wright **
$1,000 - 4,999
A-1 Amusement & Party Rental
ABX Air, Inc
Academy of Medicine of Cincinnati
Academy Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. Albin *
Mr. and Mrs. Scott E. Almquist *
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Foundation, LLC
ASTAR Air Cargo, Inc.
Mr. Ray A. Attiyah
Mr. George W. Bagel
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Blackwell*
Blue Ash Protective Association, Inc.
Mr. Marvin Blade
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Blair
Mr. Michael L. Bruner *
Ms. Deborah W. Campbell *
Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Caner ***
Care Star, Inc.
Mr. James Cheng
The Cincinnati Reds
Citi Global Impact Funding Trust, Inc.
Mr. Frederic W. Colucci *
The Corbin Fund ***
Corn Products International
Ms. LaVerne M. Creamer *
Mr. David Croall
Mr. Doug W. Cutshall *
Dayton Foundation Depository, Inc.
The Dayton Power and Light
Company Foundation
James C. and Gayle F. Davis
Family Foundation
Ms. Mary G. Davis *
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Dixon *
Mr. John Dobrozsi, Jr.
Ms. Marjorie W. Drackett
Dualite Inc.
Ms. Elizabeth A. Elliott *
Emersion Design, LLC ***
EMSAR, Inc.
Evertz Technology Service USA, Inc.
Ms. Marion W. Fanning
Fairfield Community Foundation
Drs. Frank and Lauren Fernandez *
Ferno-Washington, Inc.
Ms. Linda Fink ***
Alma J. Finkbine 
Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Fitzpatrick, Jr. *
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Foster *
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis French *
GE Foundation
Miss Alice Geers
Mr. Chad Gerhardstein
Mr. William S. Giesler
Dr. and Mrs. Cary D. Gutbezahl *
Ms. Kimberly Haaff *
Hamilton Community Foundation
Ms. Michelle A. Heeran *
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Henley *
Mel and Carol Ann Hensey *
Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Herting *
Hewlett-Packard Company Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Hildbold *
Mrs. Marion H. Horne * 
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Huheey *
IBM Employee Services Center
Ipsco Tubulars (Kentucky) Inc.
ITW Foundation
Johnson Charitable Gift Fund
Mr. Richard A. Johnson
Kennedy Charitable Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Khoury *
Miss Patricia Kisker *
Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Klensch *
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Klocke *
Mrs. Anna M. Knue
Landform Services, Inc.
Mr. John M. Lockhart *
Ms. Pamela Lowe
Mrs. Rosalie Mailath 
Mr. Peter Mangold
Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm N. McElroy *
Mr. Mark E. McKillip
Medco Employee Giving Campaign
Mrs. Katherine L. Meek *
Ms. Nancy Meeker *
Merrill Lynch
Mr. and Mrs. Gary G. Miller ***
Mr. James A. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Mills *
Mr. and Mrs. Clemens Moenster
Mr. Murray S. Monroe, Jr. *
Ms. Jannelle L. Moore
The NABAMA Foundation
National Bank & Trust Company
National City Bank
Mr. Don J. Nerswick
Neyer Properties, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Neyer *
Ms. Connie Nicolas
Mr. Michael Nosewicz
The Nyce Fund ***
Ms. Jeanne Oikawa and
Mr. Ross Ristagno *
Ohio Humanities Council ***
Mrs. Jo Okura
Ms. Cynthia Padilla
Mrs. Rebecca S. Parker *
The Peterloon Foundation ***
Pendleton County Youth Football, Inc.
Pepsi Cola General Bottler Inc.
Mr. Michael W. Pierce *
Mr. Jon Pitcock *
Mr. John O. Priest and
Ms. Lynne A. Boles *
Mr. Mark Pottebaum
Mrs. Elvia R. Price ***
Princeton Pike Church of God
Mr. and Mrs. William Pugh *
Ms. Maribeth S. Rahe *
Mr. Arthur Raible, Jr.
Tim Rengstorf and
Susan Redman-Rengstorf ***
Robert W. Baird & Co.
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Ross *
Ms. Karen Schmidt *
Mr. Paul Seiden *
Mr. Jeff Sellers ***
Ms. Victoria Caro and
Mr. Thomas C. Shepherd *
Mrs. Elsa A. Shirk *
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Shouse *
Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Shuller
Ms. Cynthia Sibcy
Sisters of Charity
The Elizabeth C.B. and
Paul G. Sittenfeld Fund ***
Dr. and Mrs. Wiley R. Smith, Jr.
Mr. Timothy L. Smith *
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Snyder *
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Steffen
Mr. and Mrs. Sean Stewart
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin D. Stoller
Mr. Chad M. Stone
Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Suedkamp *
Mr. and Mrs. David Taylor *
Timbertech
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Toebbe
Mr. Douglas D. Twehues *
United Health Group
Mr. Fred Van Loan *
Dr. Marianne Vas, M.D. *
Mr. Michael Veith
Mr. Stanley W. Volkens
Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Wagner, II *
Mrs. Christine A. Wais
Wal*Mart Foundation
Mr. Harvey M. Weitkamp *
Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. White *
Ms. Bonnie K. White
Wilmington Church of God
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Wira
Wrocklage Family Charitable
Foundation
Mrs. Karen L. Ziegler ***
$750 - 999
Ms. Mary Casey-Sturk ***
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Chatham
Mr. Jack Crain
Mr. J. K. Daniels
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Drake
Mrs. Coleen M. Franklin
Mr. and Mrs. Kenton A. Gast
Give With Liberty (Liberty Mutual)
Google Matching Gifts Program
Mr. James W. Jensen
Frank R. and Cleora E. King
Dr. and Ms. G. Franklin Lowe
Ms. Martha H. McGraw
Mr. Mike Minor
Dr. and Mrs. Richard P. Morin
Mr. Sam Ostroff 
Mrs. Herbert T. Randall
LCDR Christian Schomaker***
Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Vap
Mr. and Mrs. Stanton H. Vollman
Mr. Lyn H. Walraven
Ms. Jane Wiehe ***
$500 - 749
Alkermes
Anonymous
Albert B Cord Charitable Fund
Aurora Casket Co, Inc.
Mr. John Baines
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Beck
Mr. Mike Benson
Mr. Francis B. Black
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Brinkman, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Bryant
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis E. Budd
Mr. William L. Budde
Ms. Carol S. Burnett
Mrs. Sally A. Carlsen
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph L. Carpenter
Carpenter’s Local 113
Ms. Susan S. Castleberry
Charles and Barbara Chappell
Citigroup Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. John M. Collins
Vince and Maria Costello ***
David and Sandra Davis
Mr. Robert Dennis
Mrs. Esther G. DeVore
Mr. Thomas J. Digman
Ms. Amy S. Dlugokecki
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Dye
Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Egner
Mr. and Mrs. John Evans
Robert C. and Mary Ann Faelten
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Fair
Fairfax United Methodist Church
Ms. Julie Fatora
Fifth Third Bank - Central Ohio
Ms. Anita L. Freeman
Mrs. Mary Kay Gilbert
Glorious Church of the Living God
Mr. Craig Gossman
Mr. John W. Graber
Ms. Anna M. Graf
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Hattery
William F. and Clara A. Howe
Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Howe
Mr. Forrest W. Huff
Intrinzic Marketing & Design, Inc.
Insurance Women of Greater
Cincinnati, Inc.
Ms. Heidi B. Jark
Ms. Betty L. Jernigan
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Johnson
Mrs. Ruth C. Keebler
Miss Arleene Keller
Ms. Mary E. Kidd
Ms. Barbara Kiefer
Ms. Barbara A. Kock
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory LaPine
Lebanon Citizens National Bank
Lerner, Sampson & Rothfuss
Liberty Savings Bank Employees
Mr. Louis W. Lyons
Mark Spaulding Construction
Mr. John L. Massaro
Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. McCarthy
Mr. and Mrs. John McIntosh
Ms. Marilyn S. McQueen
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Mear
Merck Partnership for Giving
Middletown Community Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Q. Millan
Mr. Theodore R. Mitchel
Mr. Steve Moeggenberg ***
Ms. Mara G. Montemore
Ms. Victoria Morgan
Mr. John R. Moster
Ms. Ann Munafo
Ms. Sandra Neal
Mr. Eric C. Nielsen
Mr. Dan A. Neyer
Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Neyer
Mr. Gregory Nicolas
Ms. Kimberly L. Niederhelman
The Northside Bank & Trust Co.
Mr. Eric Okerson
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson C. Palmer
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Peck
Mr. and Mrs. Duane C. Peterson
Dr. and Mrs. Gerardo B. Polanco
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart R. Pray
Mr. Larry J. Rankin
Mr. Todd Ritchey
Ms. Flossie M. Ritchie
Mr. Bernard Roberts
Mrs. Elizabeth Roche
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Roesch
Mr. and Mrs. John Roeseler
Mr. Kimball S. Roots
Mr. and Mrs. James Ryan
Ms. Lucile K. H. Ryan
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Sanford
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Sedler
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Shipley
Mr. and Mrs. William W. Shoemaker
Ms. Linn M. Sinnott
Ms. Becky Sittason
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Slutz
Mrs. Mary T. Smith
Mr. Stephen A. Smith
Mr. Gary Snouffer
Ms. D. A. Sonderman
Ms. Virginia B. Stirling
Mr. Peter S. Strange
Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Stroup ***
Studio Art Services
Mr. and Mrs. Andy Swallender
Mrs. Hope R. Taft ***
Ms. Melanie Thiemann
Mr. and Mrs. John Torrence
Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Tucker
Ms. Robin Vandivier
Mr. and Mrs. John I. Von Lehman ***
Mrs. Lillian P. Wagner
Mr. and Mrs. Alan P. Walker
The Warrington Foundation
Mr. Steven W. Weeks
Ms. Karen Wesdorp
Mr. and Mrs. Gary West
West Chester Chamber Alliance
Western & Southern Financial Fund
Mr. James H. Whitworth
Mr. C. P. Williams
Ms. Mary A. Williams
Ms. Shelby O. Wood
Mr. Robert Wright
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Zofkie-Roberto
• Deceased
* Clara Barton Society Members
** Saving Lives Society Members
*** DOC Donors (Building Readiness Campaign)
Donors continued on the next page
S tatement o f
Financial P osition
Assets
Cash & Cash Equivalents............................................ $
Investments............................................................…
Accounts Receivable
United Way….............................................
Other …......................................................
Inventories ......................................................….......
Other Assets.......................................................…....
Assets held for new Headquarters .....................…....
Property, Net ..........................................................…
3,678,430
11,470,619
2,914,868
692,951
110,350
276,525
9,237,922
5,514,098
Total Assets................................................ $33,895,763
Liabilities and Net Assets
Accounts Payable .......................................…............ $ 1,018,306
Net Assets ................................................…….......... 32,877,457
Total Liabilities and Net Assets ........................ $ 33,895,763
Statement of Activities
Public Support and Revenue
United Way Campaign...............…............................. $ 5,530,752
Monetary Contributions .............................................
1,995,551
Sale, Products and Services ......................................
1,129,673
Investment Income (Loss)......................................... (2,292,835)
Grants...................................…….............................
1,281,159
Other..................................……................................
2,529,639
Total Public Support and Revenues ................... $ 10,173,939
Expenses
Program Services
Disaster Services ......................................…............. $ 2,001,254
Community Services..................................................
634,115
Armed Forces Emergency Services............................
759,536
Health Services .........................................….............
2,709,129
Other ..............................................................……....
734,698
Total Program Services.................................. $ 6,838,732
Supporting Services
Membership and Fund Raising .................................. $ 1,551,456
Management and General ..........................................
825,624
Total Supporting Services .............................. $ 2,377,080
Total Expenses............................................ $ 9,215,812
O U R
D O N O R S
$200 - 499
American Showa Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick M. Armstrong
Ms. Jean F. Armstrong
Mr. Todd W. Arnold
Asbestos Workers Local No 8
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Atkinson
Bailey’s Car Wash
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Baker
Mr. Daniel Baker
Ms. Althea Barnett ***
Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Base-Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Beal
Mr. William F. Biery, Jr ***.
Ms. Christine A. Birhanzl ***
Mrs. Theresa A. Bohrer
Mrs. Judith C. Boyko
Ms. Velvet Branham ***
Ms. Mary Anne Brennan
Ms. Jo Ann C. Brown
Dr. Charles H. Buchert
Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Buckman
Ms. Marie E. Burns
Mr. David L. Bushle ***
C F Industries
Ms. Pamela Carl ***
Carpenters Local Union #2
Mr. Edward R. Chamberlin
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chambers
Ms. Allison Chandler ***
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel R. Cicci
Mr. S. S. Clark
Clough Pike Elementary School
Mary K. Cooper ***
Mr. and Mrs. Terrence R. Cosgrove
Culver’s - VMB Foods, Inc
Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Cruse
Mrs. Marianna H. Cruse
DZ Foods
Ms. Susannah Davids
Ms. Taisija DeGubareff
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Del Greco
Mr. David Deuel
Ms. Ester Devore
Mr. Frederick B. Diesbach
Ms. Meredith Donato
Donna Salyers’ Fabulous Furs
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Dorworth
Ms. Suzanne F. Dunbar
Mr. Brian Dwyer
Ms. Jean Ellsworth ***
(Donations as of June 30, 2009)
Ms. June E. Elwood
Mr. Dewitt Engle
Fall Creek Friends Church
Miss Vicki Felver
Danny L. and Monna J. Fisher
Mr. Dieter Forthuber
Ms. Ruth E. Fox
Mr. Alfred Fritz
Mrs. Carol L. Fritz
Ms. Brenda Fultz ***
GED Chapter of MBA
Galerie USA
Mr. Thomas C. Gard
Garfield Suites Hotel
Mrs. Marjorie L. Gebhart
Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Gehr, Jr.
Ms. Eilene M. Ginetz
Mrs. Gerda Girmann
Ms. Arlene Golembiewski
Ms. Joanne M. Goode
Mr. Clifford J. Goosmann
Goshen United Methodist Youth
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Graeter
Ms. Loretta E. Greenland
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis C. Grimes
Mr. and Mrs. Kurt L. Grossman
Jack Guttman, Inc.
Mr. Thomas Habegger
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Hall
Hamilton Professional Firefighter’s Assn.
Dr. and Mrs. Michael R. Handleton
Mr. James Hanna
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hanrahan
Ms. Jane Hansley
Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Haverkamp
Mrs. Bernice W. Heinze
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy D. Heisler
Ms. Marian E. Heismann
Mr. Larry L. Herald
Ms. Jennifer L. Hilbish
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Hodge
Ms. Kesse F. Hodge ***
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Holcomb
Mr. Nicholas Hollan ***
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Hopper
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Hopple
Horan
Ms. Heather P. Howes
Mr. and Mrs. Steven P. Hube
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Hughes
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Hunnicutt, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin S. Hunt
Ms. Rachel Hutzel
IBM Retiree Charitable Campaign
Mr. Bart A. Inwood
Ms. Karen Jeffries
Ms. Cynthia Jett ***
Mr. and Mrs. James Jewart
Mr. Mark Jones ***
Ms. Kimberly K. Juilfs
Dr. Stanley M. Kaplan
Mr. Steve J. Kaplan
Dr. Arthur F. Katt
Kip and Susan D. Kerr
Mr. and Mrs. John Kieffer
Mr. Steven Kirschner
Ms. Tracy E. Kleinschmidt ***
Mr. Maurice J. Koch, Jr.
Ms. Anne B. Koehler
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Kramer
Ms. Joan C. Kramer
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Kroner
Mr. David P. Lammert
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lancor
Mr. and Ms. John W. Landrum
Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Lang, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Hamilton Lempert
Mrs. Diane Lenhoff
Mr. Norman B. Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Lieberum
Lincoln Heights Missionary
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Lindner
Mr. Sherwin D. Little
Mr. Henry G. Lubbers
Mrs. Lorraine A. Lukens
Madeira Indian Hill Professional Firefighters
Mr. and Mrs. David R. Marshall
Ms. Becky A. Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Randall S. Matthews
Mrs. Mary A. Maune ***
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. McCann
Mr. James L. McClung
Ms. E. D. McCourt
Mr. Thomas F. McGrath
Ms. Jeanne McHugh ***
Mr. Macolm S. McIntyre
Ms. Katharine B. McMillan
Medical Equipment Maintenancy, LLC
Megen Construction Company Inc.
Messer Construction Co.
Mr. Jeff Miller
Mrs. Teresa R. Moon-Flaherty
Mr. James Mulvaney
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Neumeister
Ms. Mary Nicolay
Mrs. Louise Nippert
Ms. Eleanor J. Noe
Ms. Catherine Noell
Northern Kentucky University
Student Union 303
Ms. Peggy Ochs ***
Mr. Philip Oliver
Mr. and Mrs. James Ollier
Mrs. Nancy D. Ollier
Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Owen
Mr. Jason Oyer ***
Mr. Blake Pang ***
Ms. Tina Parker ***
Mr. and Mrs. Bhavesh Patel
Mr. and Ms. Tom Peterson ***
Mr. Gregory L. Phillips
Ms. Tracy Phillips
Mr. David Phillips
Dr. Maria E. Pinho, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Pollock
Mr. Charles S. Pond
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Porkolab
Mr. Gregory L. Porter
Mr. Edwin C. Price
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan D. Quatman
Quest Diagnostics Inc.
Mr. Anthony Quinn
Mr. David M. Rattenbury
Mr. Robert Reckers
Mr. Luke Reinhart ***
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Reis
M. Rosenthal Company
Mr. Ted Ross ***
Mrs. Janice S. Rossow
Mr. Stanley C. Rouse
Mr. James Rulli
Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Russo ***
Mr. William E. Rutz
Mr. Kenneth J. Ryan
Mr. Glenn Schaaf
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory P. Schneider
Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Schramm
Mr. Steve Schriml
Ms. Ethel Schroeder
Mr. Ken Schuermann
Mr. David D. Schul
Ms. Mary D. Schweitzer
Mr. Tim Schwirtz ***
Mr. Thomas Sell
V. and K. Shahani Family
Ms. Terri Shannon
Ms. Heidi L. Shay ***
Ms. Tammy Simendinger
Mr. Michael L. Sitko
Mr. Jerome Smith
Mr. Tom Snively
Ms. Emma J. Speeg
Mr. Maurice Stallworth ***
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Steel
Mr. Anthony Stevens
Mrs. Juanita Stevenson ***
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Stiver
Mr. and Mrs. Mike A. Swofford
Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Terwilliger
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Thorpe
Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph M. Tisdale
Ms. Jill Toennis ***
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy C. Toft
United Brotherhood of Carpenters Local Union 126
United Way of New York City
Ms. Tara Veith ***
Lovette Vuotto
Wachovia Foundation Matching
Gifts Program
Walk-In-Closet
Mr. Kevin Ward
Ms. Ann T. Warinner
Mr. Ronald Weiter
Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. Wesley
Westside Church of Christ
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Wickstrom
Todd and Heather Wilkowski
Wilmington-Clinton County
Chamber of Commerce
Ms. Becky Willis ***
Ms. Mary G. Winkler
Mr. Lothar F. Witt, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Wolf
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Wolfram
Mrs. Diana Wood ***
Ms. Brenda K. Yablonsky
Mr. Walter R. Zapf
Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Zeek, Jr.
Ms. Nancy M. Zwick
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Zwolshen
*** DOC Donors (Building Readiness Campaign)
B O A R D
O F
D I R E C T O R S
(effective at the close of the 2009 Annual Meeting)
Executive Officers
Board Members
Brian G. Keating
Chapter Chairman
Brian G. Keating
Cincinnati Bell Inc.
Christopher L. Henn
The Huntington National Bank
Thomas J. Schiller
Fifth Third Bank
Brian G. Keating
Cincinnati Bell Inc.
Thomas J. Schiller
Fifth Third Bank
Victoria Archable
Chapter Vice-Chairman
Leadership Development
Committee
Victoria Archable
Creative Shapes
Erin Hoeflinger
Ohio Anthem Blue Cross
& Blue Shield
LCDR Christian Schomaker
Navy Operation
Support Center
Victoria Archable
Creative Shapes
Pamela D. Sibcy
Sibcy Cline Realtors
Mark C. Hogan
Riverpoint Capital Management
Tim Schwirtz
Macy’s, Inc.
Linda Averbeck
Internal Revenue Service
Piyush Singh
Great American Insurance
Company
Danya M. Karram
SIA Spa
Pamela D. Sibcy
Sibcy Cline Realtors
George Long
Springboro Community Schools
Piyush Singh
Great American Insurance
Company
Cynthia L. Gibson
Chapter Secretary &
General Counsel
Marta Foster
Chapter Vice-Chairman
Administration & Audit
Danya M. Karram
Chapter Vice Chairman,
Philanthropy Committee
Karl W. Matson
Chapter Vice Chairman,
Finance Committee
James Mehring
Chapter Vice Chairman
Health & Safety
Pamela D. Sibcy
Chapter Vice Chairman
Community Partnerships
Piyush Singh
Chapter Vice Chairman
Human Resources
Michael Winner
Chapter Treasurer
Craig Young
Chapter Vice Chairman
Emergency Services
Ray Attiyah
Definity Partners
Linda Averbeck
Internal Revenue Service
Mark E. Caner
W & S Financial Group
Distributors
A. B. Cruz
Scripps Networks
Interactive, Inc.
Dr. Elliot Cuff
Lincoln Heights Missionary
Baptist Church
Larry Davis
Community Volunteer
Marta Foster
The Procter & Gamble Company
Bill Froehle
Plumbers, Pipefitters &
MES Local 392
Cynthia L. Gibson
Katz, Teller, Brant & Hild
Operations Committee
Karl W. Matson
GE Aviation
Michael P. McNamara
Hamilton County
Prosecutor’s Office
Edgar L. Smith, Jr.
World Pac Paper, LLC
Daniel R. Warncke
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
James Mehring
Duke Energy
Michael Winner
Ohio Casualty
T. James Min II, Esq.
DHL Express USA, Inc.
Jeffonia Wynn
Youth Member
Evans N. Nwankwo
Megen Construction Co., Inc.
Craig Young
Trustee, Craig Young
Family Foundation
Moe Rouse
Community Volunteer
Jill L. Cruz
Larry Davis
Marta Foster
The Procter & Gamble Company
Gary Toner
Cincinnati Pool Management
Robert L. Wilson, Jr.
Cynthia L. Gibson
Katz, Teller, Brant & Hild
Michael Winner
Ohio Casualty
Danya M. Karram
SIA Spa
Craig Young
Trustee, Craig Young
Family Foundation
Karl W. Matson
GE Aviation
James Mehring
Duke Energy
Jim Metz
James L. Meyer
Trail Management
Services LLC
Charles W. Saletta
The Procter & Gamble
Company
Honorary Life Members
Richard L. Brenan •
Paul W. Christensen, Jr.
Nancy S. Conner
John T. Lawrence, Jr. •
George T. Rehfeldt
Stanton H. Vollman
• Deceased
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