American Red Cross Northern Minnesota Region - Annual Report FY13 | Page 4

You Make It Possible

The American Red Cross Northern Minnesota Region provides vital services to our
community 365 days a year—from responding to home fires in local neighborhoods to
teaching first aid and CPR to community groups.
We’re able to provide these services thanks to a corps of more than 1,700 dedicated
volunteers and the generosity of our donors. The American Red Cross puts these
donations to good use—we are proud to tell donors that we invest an average of 91 cents
of every dollar in humanitarian services and programs, well above the industry standard.
How do we do it? By practicing what we preach: preparedness. We train our volunteers.
We plan ahead for the types of disasters that strike in our community. And we train
individuals, businesses and community groups so that they too can be prepared.
Comprised of six community chapters, the Northern Minnesota Region serves 4.3 million
people in 45 counties in northern Minnesota and three in western Wisconsin. In this
report, which covers fiscal year 2013 (July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013), you’ll learn about
how we help our neighbors—down the street, across the country and around the world.