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g i v i n g g u i d e 2014 www.HartfordBusiness.com November25,2014•Hartford Business Journal 11 The American Red Cross is where people mobilize to help their neighbors — across the street, across the country, and across the world — in emergencies. Each year, across the nation in communities large and small, victims of some 70,000 disasters turn to neighbors familiar and new — the more than half a million volunteers and more than 31,000 employees of the Red Cross. An average of more than 7 million people a year receive Red Cross training in first aid, water safety and other skills that help save lives. In Connecticut, we helped victims of more than 750 disasters with a team of 30 paid and more than 3,000 volunteer staff. We reached more than 70,000 people with training in First Aid, CPR, Lifeguard training, Babysitter training, Community Disaster Education programs and more. We helped more than 700 Connecticut military families with emergency communications, counseling services and emergency financial assistance. And our volunteers supported thousands of blood drives where more than 120,000 units of life-saving blood were collected. fundraisinG events/opportunities The American Red Cross Connecticut Chapter has special events throughout the year. You can support us by sponsoring and attending our Celebrate the Seasons events, our annual Red Cross Ball, our Golf Tournament or our Heroes Celebrations held in Hartford and Stamford. Donations of live and silent auction items for our Ball and Golf Tournament are also welcome. For more information about events, contact Devin Cleary at (860) 678-4310 or email him at devin.cleary@redcross.org. GivinG opportunities Financial donations are the best way to support the work of the American Red Cross. We turn your dollars into compassionate response at an average of more than 500 local disasters in Connecticut each year, providing emotional support, shelter and help with emergency food, clothing and household needs for families displaced by emergencies and disasters. Your donations also support community disaster preparedness education and support of military families. Donations may also be made in support of national disaster relief services. volunteer opportunities The Red Cross offers volunteer opportunities for every age and ability. Opportunities include local and national disaster response, community preparedness education, support of blood drives and volunteering for office work in a range of functions or assisting with special events. If the position requires training, we will provide it, free of charge. aBout us Year Established: 1898 Total Number of Employees: 30 Annual Revenue: $15,703,185 GeoGraphic service area(s) The American Red Cross Connecticut Chapter serves more than 3.5 million Connecticut residents in Fairfield, Hartford, Litchfield, Middlesex, New Haven, New London, Tolland and Windham counties; two Tribal Nations; and Fishers Island, N.Y. top fundinG sources Corporate Donations 36% Individual Donations 40% Foundation Donations 11% United Way 3% Planned Giving 6% Special Events 1% david Babcock right at Home Vice Chair Joseph Bartozzi O.F. Mossberg & Sons susan Beauregard General Electric Guy Beeman Beeman Marketing associates, llC Vice Chair thomas Beyer COrT Business Services Gregory Brown The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. Jennifer Bull dworken, Hillman, laMorte & Sterczala, P.C. kevin charette Northeast Utilities alice ferreira United Healthcare Walter fulton dworken, Hillman, laMorte & Sterczala, P.C. elizabeth Gagne Travelers James Gessner, Jr. The Mohegan Tribe alfred Jarvis anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield carl Johnson BlumShapiro Jodi markley ESPN kent mcclun Wells Fargo mark modzelewski MJM associates anne m. noble Connecticut lottery Corporation roger pilc Pitney Bowes diane pivirotto UIl Corporation arisleyda maldonado riehl Merrill lynch & Co. melanie rose IBM Corporation (retired) cindy russo MidState Medical Center Jacqueline pennino scheib robinson & Cole llP laurance selnick Webster Bank lucian terranova UPS (retired) William Wilson Cartus peter Wise Ouidad Secretary kris yeager Philip Morris Capital Corporation ann Zucker Carmody & Torrance llP Regional Chief Executive mario Bruno Chairman patrick o'donnell IBM american red Cross Connecticut Chapter 209 Farmington avenue, Farmington, CT 06032 | 1-800-rEd-CrOSS www.redcross.org/ct OUr MISSION: The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors. " " T ed Bresky began volunteering with the Red Cross in 1977. During those 36 years, Ted has helped with planning and with disaster response. He says that his favorite part of volunteering is helping people get "re-centered after a disaster." Ted says, "We are there at a moment's call," and he recommends volunteering in Disaster Services at the American Red Cross, maintaining that "it's important to put back in" to your community. Board of directors a welcome visitor. red Cross volunteers canvass affected neighborhoods to deliver meals and supplies to residents without power and unable to leave their homes after a disaster.

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