Luke Houge, Principal
W.A. Kendrick School
2008
Report to the Community
Kern Red Cross
In Our Community
Disaster Relief and Community Disaster Education
When a disaster threatens or strikes, the Red Cross is there. This year we responded to 113 local disasters, including residential fires. We helped 389 affected individuals and families with emergency food, shelter and supplies.
Because being prepared can make your family and community safer and sometimes minimize injury and destruction, we made disaster education presentations in the community.
Health and Safety Services
From first aid, CPR and AED training to swimming and lifeguarding, American Red Cross programs help people lead safer and healthier lives. This year, 6,262 individuals learned lifesaving skills through classes offered by the chapter.
International Services
The international tracing program helps local families find relatives with whom they have lost contact because of a natural disaster, war or internal conflict. We helped reconnect a number of families with loved ones in foreign lands.
Armed Forces Emergency Services
The American Red Cross provides communication between those in the Armed Forces and their families. We have a worldwide network that reaches service members wherever they are to communicate a birth, death or illness. This year we provided emergency connections for 515 military families.
Blood Services
Every two seconds, someone in the United States needs blood. Thanks to generous blood donors, the Red Cross collects and distributes nearly half the nation’s blood supply.
A Note about Volunteers
We depend on volunteers of all ages and backgrounds to carry on our work. Volunteers constitute 97 percent of our total workforce, serving as members of the board, instructors teaching lifesaving skills, disaster action team members, office administrators, event organizers and more.
This year, 190 volunteers made the work of the chapter possible, contributing hundreds of hours, for an invaluable contribution toward helping the Kern Chapter provide emergency services to our community.
Statement of Financial Position For the Year Ending June 30, 2008
ENDING NET ASSETS $236,896
Statement of Activities
TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS,
Revenues
and Gains: $866,351
Expenses and Losses
Program Services
Armed Forces Emergency Services $16,459
Disaster Services $172,086
Health Services $179,553
Community Services -
International Services $ 6,265
Total Program Services $374,363
Membership and Fund Raising $76,983
Management and General $203,599
TOTAL EXPENSES AND LOSSES $645,945
