American Red Cross Northern Minnesota Region - Annual Report FY12 July 2011-June 2012

Across the Country Through a network of more than 500 chapters, 36 blood services regions and a presence on military installations across the country, the American Red Cross helps people when they need it most: when disaster strikes; when a hospital patient is in need of lifesaving blood; when a military family needs emergency assistance; and when people want to learn the skills needed to protect themselves and their family. A Steady Presence in the Storm 2012 at a Glance Across the country, the American Red Cross: • Responded to 61,058 disasters. rvices to • Provided 424,504 se military families. its of • Collected 6 million un blood. le • Taught 4,319,321 peop skills. lifesaving Every year the Red Cross helps tens of thousands of people affected by disasters in the U.S. In addition to helping the survivors of thousands of home ?res each year, the Red Cross is there for people affected by ?oods, tornadoes, hurricanes, wild?res and other events. One of those opportunities is the Cesar E. Chavez Blood Campaign, which engages U.S. Latino college students as campus organizers. The arrival of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee in late summer 2011 called for an enormous Red Cross response that would eventually cover more than a dozen states along the East Coast and into New England. The Red Cross mobilized nearly every emergency response vehicle east of the Rocky Mountains, moved tens of thousands of prepackaged meals into affected areas and deployed disaster workers. Multiple states were ra ????????????????????????????????????????Q????? ???????)9??5?????5??????????U????%??????????????I??? ????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)Q????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)]????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)??????e????????????????????????????I??? ?????????????????????)?????????????????????????? ????9 ?????M?????? ????? ????????)5???????I????? ???????????M??????????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????)Q???I??? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????=????????????????????????????????????????I??) ????????\?\????????%???????????????????????????I?????]???????Q???? ????)???????9???????????????????????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????????????I??? ????????????????)=???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????????????????????()%????????????!????????%?????I??? ???)??????????????????????????????????????????)???????????????I????????8??(?((

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