C A N A D I A N R E D C R O S S

Annual Review

2009–2010

Alberta

Table of Contents

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Table of Contents

GREETINGS AND INTRODUCTIONS 2

Message from the Provincial Director 2Regional Governance 3Strategy 2015 4

DISASTER MANAGEMENT 5

Provincial Assistance 5National and International Assistance 6

COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND CAPACITY BUILDING 7

Aboriginal Outreach 7Calgary Community Housing Support Initiative 8

HEALTH AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS 9

HELP (Health Equipment Loan Program) 9HELP Donors 10

VIOLENCE AND ABUSE PREVENTION 11

RespectED 11

INJURY PREVENTION 13

First Aid and Water Safety 13Lifesaving Stories 14

HUMANITARIAN ISSUES 15

Humanitarian Issues Promotion (HIP) 15

FINANCIAL HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY 17

Thanking Our Donors 17

MISSIONThe Canadian Red Cross mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the Power of Humanity

in Canada and around the world.

VISIONThe Canadian Red Cross is the leading humanitarian organization through which people voluntarily

demonstrate their caring for others in need.

FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLESHumanity

Impartiality Neutrality

Independence Voluntary Service

Unity Universality

Our stories, the highlights of our year and the many good works we do are able to be shared with you in this Annual Review thanks to the hard work and dedication of expert volunteer writers. We wish to acknowledge the skills, time and efforts donated by Mr. Jason Tchir, without whom we could not have shared our accomplishments with you.

With Thanks

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Dear Red Cross Friends,

The Red Cross You Trust

Truly, we are

proud to work with

such dedicated people

every day.

When I spoke at a conference last year I was hugged by a Rwandan émigré after she saw the Emblem on my name tag. “You saved my life during the genocide,” she said. She meant Red Cross, of course, but she trusted me instantly because of the Emblem.

Albertans trust Red Cross to help our most vulnerable get through or avoid, a crisis: families forced out of their homes due to disaster; families in danger of eviction because they can’t pay their rent in full; kids who could drown without learning to swim; and children who are in danger of being bullied or exploited.

After the January 12 earthquake in Haiti, millions of Haitians trusted Red Cross to provide medical aid and the necessities of life. To help us do that, thousands of Albertans donated time and money. They trusted that we would get the help to the people who needed it.

This year, we were pleased to welcome many new volunteers, including Marie Stelmach, who is serving as the Honourary Chair of the Canadian Red Cross – Alberta. She joins a dedicated team of nearly 1,000 volunteers who have contributed close to 85,000 volunteer hours this year. That amounts to nearly $1.5 million worth of donated labour. Truly, we are proud to work with such dedicated people every day.

We are only able to speak of our accomplishments because of you. You trust us with your donations, you trust us to help those in need, and you trust that when volunteers proudly wear the Red Cross Emblem, it means that refuge can be found. All of us – our donors, our staff, our volunteers and our clients across Alberta – are One Red Cross.

To all of you who support the Red Cross, we hold your trust with humble respect. We promise to continue to work hard to make you proud to support us.

To everyone, a very humble thank you.

Message from theProvincial Director

Steve ArmstrongProvincial DirectorAlberta

Provincial Director Steve Armstrong with Marie Stelmach, Honourary Chair of the Canadian Red Cross – Alberta.

S O U T H E R N A L B E R T A / C E N T R A L A N D N O R T H E R N A L B E R T A

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Regional Governance

PresidentMerv Chia

Vice PresidentDesmond G. Martin

Past PresidentSteve Donaldson

MembersSteven M. Fedorchuk

Ben LeungShaka Miller

Kim CavesTammy Strangemann

George PetelPatrick Lichowit

Katherine Morton

On the morning of January 13, 2010, just hours after the earthquake in Haiti, Canadian Red Cross staff came to work to find voice mail boxes filled with messages from Albertans asking how they could help. Over the next days and weeks, thousands of people gave what they could afford – from a Red Deer senior mailing us 75 cents to several individual donors giving as much as $10,000. Our volunteers, staff and fellow council members worked thousands of hours to help process those donations, answer phones, talk to the media and attend fundraising events. This disaster and the generosity of Albertans made the news every day for weeks. But what does not always make the news is that Albertans step up with their time and money every day. They know that, while the need is great around the world, help from the Red Cross is also greatly needed here at home.

This year in Alberta, Canadian Red Cross Disaster Management volunteers assisted and helped to restore dignity to 650 people facing temporary homelessness in 129 personal disasters, such as fires or floods. Over the year, we expanded our work in RespectED, providing violence and abuse prevention education to more Albertans, including Aboriginal women and youth. And we helped countless other Albertans through our many programs and services. We helped during disasters in Canada including the wildfires in B.C. and the spring floods in Manitoba. We also raised funds for international disasters including the typhoons in the Philippines and an earthquake in Chile.

We celebrated our Centennial year in communities across the province. We were proud to be able to honour and celebrate the work of the Canadian Red Cross for the past 100 years. Now we move into the next 100 years of meeting the needs of more vulnerable people in our communities in this amazing organization where ordinary people – volunteers, donors and staff – do extraordinary things. Some of us provide frontline service while others are in the background, like council members who support the work of the organization.

In order to better reach the people who need us most across Alberta, both councils are working together to help guide program planning across the province, and to set and achieve our strategic goals. While the two councils continue to operate independently, this partnership is an opportunity to get a broader understanding of the work of the Canadian Red Cross across the province to ensure the needs of Albertans are being met. We thank our volunteers, staff and donors; you are the Power of Humanity every day.

Merv Chia, President Southern Alberta Regional CouncilMerv Chia, PresidentSouthern Alberta Regional Council

Jackie Specken, PresidentCentral and Northern Alberta Regional Council

S O U T H E R N A L B E R T A

Council Members

PresidentJackie Specken

Past PresidentDianne Jackson

MembersDavid Baine

Mary-Jane DawsonSandy Jacobs

Ron LauAmanda Rosenstock

Ian WaughTodd Weiss

Florence Yeung

C E N T R A L A N D N O R T H E R N A L B E R T A

A Joint Message from the Regions

Jackie Specken, President

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Header 1Strategy 2015Strategy 2015

cements the

commitment of the

Canadian Red Cross to

continuously earn the

respect and support

of Canadians as we

continue to mobilize

the power of humanity

now and for the

next 100 years.

This year the Canadian Red Cross implemented Strategy 2015, a five-year strategic plan designed to maximize efficiency, enhance accountability and increase success in our mission to prevent and alleviate suffering in Canada and throughout the world.

Much of the plan builds on the work the Canadian Red Cross already does through the identification of six areas of excellence: Disaster Management, Community Resilience and Capacity Building, Health and Social Programs, Violence and Abuse Prevention, Injury Prevention and Humanitarian Issues and International Humanitarian Law. These areas represent the cornerstones of our work, and indicate where we need to focus attention, resources and time over the next five years to build on our successes. Expanding on the six areas of excellence, the Canadian Red Cross developed the following goals:

Goal 1• Disaster Management: People will have their basic needs meet and their living conditions restored and improved in the event of crisis, conflict and disasters.Goal 2• Community Resilience and Capacity Building: Communities will have increased capacity and resilience to address their basic needs. Goal 3• Health and Social Programs: People will have improved health status through community-based actions.Goal 4• Violence and Abuse Prevention: Children and youth will be protected from violence and abuse through the creation of safe environments. Goal 5• Injury Prevention: People will have the skills and knowledge to make safe choices, prevent injuries and respond in emergency situations. Goal 6• Humanitarian Issues and International Humanitarian Law: Humanitarian issues will be addressed in order to protect life and health and to ensure respect for the human being.

In order to meet all six strategic goals, the Canadian Red Cross identified six means by which we expect to build on and achieve further successes: Fundamental Principles and Humanitarian Values, One Shared Vision, The Best Team: Volunteers and Staff, Communication and Influence, Financial Health and Sustainability, and Partnership and Networking. In Strategy 2015, the means are then further expanded upon, identifying various criteria from which our successes can be measured and evaluated in a tangible way as we work to achieve our strategic goals.

Strategy 2015 cements the commitment of the Canadian Red Cross to continuously earn the respect and support of Canadians as we continue to mobilize the power of humanity now and for the next 100 years in accordance with our mission to improve the lives of vulnerable people in Canada and around the world.To read more about Strategy 2015, our areas of excellence, strategic goals and the means to get there, visit our website at www.redcross.ca.

B U I L D I N G O N T H E C O R N E R S T O N E S O F O U R W O R K

A Five Year Strategic Plan

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Strategy 2015

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Every year, Disaster Management volunteers and staff help people impacted by emergencies and disasters. Following a disaster, Red Cross works with governments and other humanitarian organizations to provide for people’s basic needs – food, clothing, shelter, first aid, emotional support and more. The Red Cross is also active prior to a disaster by training individuals and communities to prepare for and reduce the impact of disasters. All Red Cross assistance is provided free of charge as needed and is made possible by the generosity of financial donors, and the volunteers who provide their time and expertise.

“The adults clung

to their Red Cross

blankets and the

children to their new

teddy bears, and you

could see the stress of

the day melt away as

they realized that they

were safe and secure.”

Marnie YohemasDisaster Management

Volunteer Responder, Calgary

T H E R E T O H E L P

Provincial Assistance

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P E R S O N A L D I S A S T E R A S S I S T A N C E

Last year the Canadian Red Cross – Alberta provided personal disaster assistance to 650 people in 129 responses. Those responses were been made possible because of the more than 6,000 hours in which Disaster Management volunteers provided direct aid. And because the Red Cross is always ready to help, our volunteers have put in over 35,000 hours of on-call time. Marnie Yohemas is a Disaster Management Volunteer Responder in Calgary and has seen the first-hand impact of personal disaster assistance on families. “The adults clung to their Red Cross blankets and the children to their new teddy bears, and you could see the stress of the day melt away as they realized that they were safe and secure,” she said.

F I N D I N G B I R T H D A Y C H E E R Edmonton Apartment Fire

Early in the morning on January 1, 2010, the Red Cross responded to an Edmonton apartment fire that forced 35 people from their homes – including a boy who was turning seven that day. The boy’s birthday gifts were destroyed in the fire, but Red Cross responders surprised him with a cake, and a few colouring books and some toy cars. It wasn’t a big gift, but his parents were thankful that a few simple, normal things – a birthday party, a warm room and hot food – made the day a little easier to get through. The little boy appreciated the present and was happy to have a warm room and food for his family as well.

Disaster Management volunteers brighten the day of a seven-year-old birthday boy after his family was affected by an apartment fire.

T H E S E W I N G L A D I E S

Last year, the Red Cross gave out 390 quilts made by our knitting, sewing and quilting volunteers across the province. Better known as the Sewing Ladies, these volunteers also make pillow cases, sheets, baby blankets and clothing for people who have special physical needs. Dozens of skilled seamstresses, quilters and knitters spend hundreds of hours a year using their unique skills to help those in need. “When closets are empty after disasters like fires, floods and other challenges, we are very honoured to be able to help,” said Colleen Braun, the program’s Capital Region Volunteer Coordinator.

Sewing Ladies provide the small comfort of a quilt. These handmade quilts are given to individuals who have been burned out of their homes.

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“You could see that

she was scared, yet

at the same time she

was so appreciative

that someone was

looking after her. After

the operation you

could see a complete

change in her.”

Dave BatemanHaiti Earthquake Health Delegate,Red Cross Field Hospital

R E S P O N D I N G T O H A I T I

National and International Assistance

Photo credits (page six, top left): Ruth Bonneville, Winnipeg Free Press, 2009; and (page six, top right): Elisha Dacey, Kelowna Daily Courier, 2009.

Throughout the year, the Canadian Red Cross responded to several major international disasters including typhoons in the Philippines and elsewhere in Asia, and earthquakes in Chile and Haiti.

When a major earthquake struck Haiti on January 12, 2010, more than 1.3 million people were displaced. In response to an appeal from the International Federation of the Red Cross for funds to support emergency relief efforts such as medical support, clean water, shelter, and long-term needs, hundreds of volunteers and staff in Alberta worked thousands of hours to efficiently process the generous donations we received from Albertans – more than $3 million.

Those generous donations, from young children to seniors, from corporations to frontline staff, helped send local experts to Haiti, including Dave Bateman, a nurse and long-time Red Cross volunteer in Calgary. During his time in Haiti as a hygiene promotion delegate in the joint field hospital in Carrefour, Bateman cared for a 28-year old woman who required immediate surgery for a debilitating tumour. “You could see that she was scared, yet at the same time she was so appreciative that someone was looking after her. After the operation you could see a complete change in her,” he said.

Edmonton trauma surgeon Dr. Dennis Filips was also part of the Canadian Red Cross medical deployment. Dr. Filips spent four weeks with the Canadian Red Cross/Norwegian Red Cross joint field hospital in Petit-Goâve, performing some 270 operations and delivering half a dozen babies during his mission.

B . C . F I R E S A N D M A N I T O B A F L O O D S

The Canadian Red Cross provided much-needed help to Canadians following the summer forest fires in the British Columbia interior and the spring floods in Manitoba.

Suzanne White is a Disaster Management and Public Affairs volunteer from Canmore. White spent three weeks as a Red Cross volunteer providing aid to residents in the smoky, hot Kelowna area as fires raged through the area during the summer of 2009.

“I feel lucky to be able to use my Red Cross experience and Disaster Management training to help those who have lost their livelihoods and homes due to these fires. People see the Red Cross vest or sign and know that help is there, and it’s usually a volunteer who is helping them get back on their feet,” said White, both proud and humbled by the aid she was able to provide for people who had been forced from their homes. “That’s the strength and beauty of the Red Cross: dedicated staff and volunteers putting in motion the immense Power of Humanity to help those in need. This help could come in the form of a blanket, a clean-up kit or a kind ear. Whatever it is, the support of the entire Red Cross organization is behind it. I volunteer because I know this organization can make a difference.”

The Canadian Red Cross has a long history of working with Aboriginal communities on a variety of disaster management, injury prevention and health promotion projects. In the past year we have continued to engage with urban, rural and Reserve populations within the Aboriginal and Métis communities by presenting our Violence and Abuse Prevention programs on healthy dating relationships, our bullying and harassment prevention initiatives, and other youth and adults outreach initiatives.

This year, together with our community partners in Lethbridge, we have initiated the Aboriginal Women’s Support Network. The goal of the program is to connect Aboriginal women who are at risk of violence and abuse, or those who have experienced abusive situations, with education, historical and traditional knowledge, community resources, self-care and self-advocacy tools. As a result of the program, Aboriginal women have an enhanced understanding of the historic roots of violence and abuse which cause injury in their communities. They are then able to come together to develop community-based, culturally appropriate and relevant solutions that meet their individual needs.

Another successful Red Cross program is the three-day Walking the Prevention Circle (WTPC) workshop, which deals with issues around the effects of the Residential School system in Canada. The workshop has accommodated more than 100 adult Aboriginal participants. The workshop is a “very emotionally charged, engaging experience,” said one participant. Another said: “I am much more open-minded about the effects Residential Schools have had on our people. I will not be so quick to judge people.”

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“Just from being

here, I have lost a lot

of weight from my

shoulders and let go of

my bad past.”

Aboriginal Student,on participating in theYouth Leadership and

Resiliency Retreat

S U P P O R T I N G W O M E N , Y O U T H A N D C O M M U N I T Y H E A L I N G

Aboriginal Outreach

2 Community Resilience and Capacity Building

A D D R E S S I N G V I O L E N C E A N D A D D I C T I O NBlood Reserve

In 2009, the Red Cross branch office in Standoff, Alberta, which marked its 10th anniversary in the community this year, initiated an ambitious project to address the propensity of Aboriginal youth on the Blood Reserve to gravitate to tobacco, drugs, alcohol and violence. The Leadership and Resiliency Program (LRP), funded in part through a $1.18 million Government of Alberta grant, uses school programming, community service, recreation and retreats to build resiliency and protective factors into the lives of vulnerable youth. The LRP has had some amazing success. The rate of juvenile arrests has dropped by 47 per cent, and school suspensions have been reduced by 75 per cent. In schools where the program has been implemented, there is a nearly 100 per cent high school graduation rate.

Part of our work with the Blood tribe includes the Youth Leadership and Resiliency Retreat, which is held at a guest ranch in the mountains. For many youth participants this was the first time they had ever left their reserves. “Just from being here, I have lost a lot of weight from my shoulders and let go of my bad past,” said one youth. Another young participant said: “I learned that I shouldn’t blame myself for other people’s mistakes and that not everything is my fault.”

Assembly of First Nations Grand Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo (centre) with Canadian Red Cross – Alberta Aboriginal Outreach staff Cecile Calliou (left) and Dion Simon (right). Red Cross Aboriginal Outreach staff from across Alberta were invited to attend the Treaties 1 to 11 Gathering held at the Enoch Reserve last summer.

The Calgary Community Housing Support Initiative of the Canadian Red Cross is often the last hope before clients become homeless. The program offers support, advocacy, and one-time assistance for rent, damage deposits, utilities, food and other necessities. Clients are also assisted with information about how resources in the community can help them. The Red Cross also acts as a client advocate with landlords and other agencies. Last year, Red Cross provided support to over 6,000 individuals, including financial assistance that allowed 1,100 famlies the security of a place to call their own, a 50 per cent increase in clients due in part to the downturn in the economy.

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A L A S T H O P E

Calgary Community Housing Support Initiative

S I N G L E M O M S E E K S H E L P F O R F A M I L YCommunity Housing

A single mother with two sons in high school came to see me at the Community Housing Support Initiative. She was a Canadian citizen and a former refugee from Sudan. I listened as she told her heart-wrenching story, including her concern that she would not be able to pay her rent in full that month. Just one year ago she was diagnosed with stage-four breast cancer, which had spread to her liver. Her family was dealt a second devastating blow when her husband, the father of her sons, abandoned the family after hearing her diagnosis. Before getting sick she had a stable full-time job. Her husband had also been working, so the rent on their apartment had, up until this tragedy, been affordable. However, with the loss of her husband’s income and her inability to work as she became increasingly ill, rent began consuming nearly 80 per cent of her monthly income support cheques. She had applied for help elsewhere without success. She came to us seeking an advocate. With our support, she was placed on the “High Need” list at Calgary Housing. Red Cross also covered one month’s rent. Red Cross was also able to provide grocery gift cards to assist her in feeding her athletic, high school aged sons, including her eldest, who will graduate from high school this year.

I was heartbroken to learn that doctors do not think our client will survive this terrible disease. But I take some measure of comfort in knowing that I was able to help her and her sons. I remain in touch with her, both to continue in an advocacy role on her behalf with Calgary Housing, and to assist with food and other resources that this family so desperately needs. None of this would be possible without the support of our generous donors, who have played a significant role in helping this Calgary family.

by Joshua McLeod, Housing Advocate, Calgary

The housing program includes support to newcomers and youth in the community. The Youth Housing Assistance & Advocacy Program (YAHOO) assisted 280 youth aged 15 to 17 with rent, rental arrears or damage deposits to help them get or remain housed. About 85 per cent are continually assisted with other basic needs such as bus costs, food, essential clothing and hygiene, medication, school fees, day care costs and more.

Y O U T H H O U S I N G A S S I S T A N C E & A D V O C A C Y P R O G R A M ( Y A H O O )

The Canadian Red Cross Calgary Community Housing Support Initiative would not be possible without the significant financial contributions of Citizenship and Immigration Canada, the United Way of Calgary, the Calgary Homeless Foundation, and Family Community Support Services.

“A 17-year-old high

school student was

faced with the decision

of either leaving school

or finding full-time

work in order to pay

his bills. His school

referred him to the

YAHOO program. I

was able to speak to

his landlord and assist

with the rental arrears.

Because of our

program he was able

to stay in school.”

Santuzza WolffYAHOO Program Support Worker, Calgary

H O U S I N G S U P P O R T A T W O R K

$972 – that’s the average amount an Albertan recovering from hip surgery pays for a two-wheel walker, cane, and several other support items they need during the three month recovery process. With the assistance of HELP (Health Equipment Loans Program), patients can recover without having to bear the heavy financial burden of renting or purchasing equipment. The program provides short-term health equipment loans to Albertans of every age, from a little girl who falls off her bike and suffers a broken leg, to a senior citizen who is recovering from surgery, to someone wanting to spend the final days of their life in their own home. Last year more than 45,000 pieces of health equipment were loaned to over 19,000 Albertans.

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He told me that

the work we do is

so important and

the equipment we

provided gave his

wife the dignity and

peace of mind to die

at home.

Shawna RyleyAssistant Coordinator

HELP–Edmonton

T H O S E I N N E E D

HELP (Health Equipment Loan Program)

3 Health and Social Programs

It seemed like a routine client making a routine return of his borrowed HELP equipment. He was a tall, grey-haired gentleman in his late 50’s with glasses and a friendly smile. I said hello and asked him to place the wheelchair and commode with all of the other borrowed equipment against the wall. He apologized for not having his paperwork and I told him it was no problem, all I needed was the name of the person who used the equipment. I typed in the name. The loan review on the computer screen told me the wheelchair was 36 days late and the borrower had been a female palliative client. Knowing what that meant, I just smiled and told him the account was all cleared up. His eyes began to tear up and he fought hard to hold back his emotions. I asked him if she was a family member. He looked down and quietly told me she was his wife and she passed away three weeks ago. He was deeply mourning and I could tell he wanted to share his story. I listened intently and wiped away my own tears as he shared a touching love story. He met and mar-ried his best friend 36 years ago. She was so full of life and laughter. Six years ago she had been diagnosed with breast cancer. She fought hard and lost her battle when the cancer eventually spread to her brain. They both knew the end was near and made arrangements for her to spend her last days in the comfort of her own home. The wheelchair allowed him to take his wife on outings and the simple commode was placed next to her bed when she no longer had the strength to walk to the bathroom. In those final days he sat and slept beside her. She was unable to speak, eat, and had trouble breath-ing. As he sat watching and listening to her struggle for her next breath, he scooped her frail body up in his arms and held her close. She took one last breath and died peacefully in his arms. He laid her down again in the bed. Her face wasn’t a scowl or frown; he said she looked so beautiful. He cried and said he missed her so much, but knows she is finally in a place where she no longer suffers. He told me that the work we do is so important, and the equipment we provided gave his wife the dignity and peace of mind to die at home. He thanked me for listening and told me this was a small band-aid on his broken heart.

Those We Help P R O V I D I N G D I G N I T Y I N E N D - O F - L I F E C A R EShawna Ryley, Assistant Coordinator, HELP-Edmonton

Walkers like those depicted here are just one of the many items a patient needs when recovering from hip surgery. In addition to the two-wheel walker, patients often require a cane, raised toilet seat, toilet armrest set, bath seat/bench and tub grab bar – all at a considerable cost if not for HELP.

HELP in Grande Prairie, Edmonton, Red Deer, Calgary, Lethbridge and Medicine Hat is made possible thanks to generous contributions from individual Albertans, as well the many foundations, government partners, corporations and organizations who provide grants or donations.

This year Red Deer staff received a grant from the Nickle Foundation for $10,000 to purchase new medical equipment. As well, offices across Alberta are benefiting from a generous equpiment donation from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS). The LDS community has a local program which, over the long term, will provide 250 wheelchairs for Alberta HELP locations. So far, 25 wheelchairs have been delivered and are in use in Lethbridge, Calgary, Medicine Hat and Edmonton. Lastly, Medicine Hat personnel were in for a pleasant surprise after receiving an unexpected but warmly received phone call.

It began when Vikki Kopp, the Medicine Hat HELP Coordinator, took a call from Barb Cameron, Director of Seniors’ Health at Alberta Health Services. Cameron told Kopp that since the Canadian Red Cross is the only provider of loaned medical equipment in the area and they have such a strong reputation Seniors Health would be providing Red Cross with a grant of almost $30,000 to HELP. In sum, $29,600 worth of brand new wheelchairs, walkers, bath seats, toilet seats and crutches are already making a huge difference to HELP clientele. The grant was made possible through the Reducing and Avoiding Injury Fund of Alberta Health Services.

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R E C O G N I Z I N G K E Y D O N O R S

HELP Donors

HELP would not be possible without the dedication of staff and more than 150 volunteers. One truly remarkable volunteer is Harry Lehners. He is a gentleman of 80 plus years who volunteers with HELP out of Grande Prairie. Lehners joined the Red Cross 15 years ago. The recently retired carpenter noticed an ad in the paper from the Red Cross looking for a volunteer to repair medical equipment and wheelchairs. “I think the Red Cross is a wonderful organization; even my mother was a Red Cross helper in Germany during the war. So, I applied – and I got the job.” Lehners had been working in maintenance for most of the last 30 years prior to joining the Red Cross. “I like volunteering here and I really enjoy working with the friendly staff.”

H E L P V O L U N T E E R S

Harry Lehners has been volunteering with HELP for 15 years.

“Thank you so much. I

greatly appreciate the

loan of the walker. I

especially look forward

to spring and summer

outings now that I have

experienced using a

walker.”

Susan E.HELP recipient

T E S T I M O N I A L

Education is the key to prevention. It’s an axiom that is often repeated. Here at Canadian Red Cross – Alberta, we live by that axiom everyday when we teach youth and community members how to prevent abuse, bullying, violence and sexual exploitation. For 25 years, in communities across Canada, the Canadian Red Cross has been helping to break the cycle of hurt.

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“I now feel that I

should stop it when

I see it. Before I just

thought they can help

themselves but

now I don’t.”

Girl, 12

“I was bullied and as a

result I started to bully

others but now I will

stop.”

Boy, 12

“I think that people

don’t know enough

about child abuse

to recognize the

symptoms. People

of all ages should be

educated.”

Girl, 13

E D U C A T I O N I S T H E K E Y T O P R E V E N T I O N

RespectED

4 Violence and Abuse Prevention

S T U D E N T S S P E A K O U T

This year, RespectED educated nearly 14,000 Alberta youth in three topic areas: Promoting Healthy Dating Relationships (a relationship violence prevention program) It’s Not Your Fault (a child abuse prevention program), and Beyond the Hurt (a bullying prevention education program).

In fact, schools have begun requesting our program at wellness fairs and assemblies. Through these community outlets we are able to reach more students with our simple message – youth do not need to suffer in silence about their experiences of violence and abuse.

In an effort to reach out to even more children and youth, Alberta’s RespectED team trained local Red Cross volunteers and staff to present these important workshops to young people in Red Deer, Lethbridge, Brooks and Medicine Hat. Manon A. is one of those volunteers. “When I was in school there were lots of places to get help with homework, studying, applying for universities, but there wasn’t anywhere to find out the tools me and my friends would need to make good relationship choices, and to identify when I needed to trust myself and end a relationship,” she said.

Red Cross was also pleased to respond when asked by the communities of Drayton Valley, Lacombe, Fort Saskatchewan, Ermineskin Cree Nation, Leduc and Fox Creek to train local people to teach RespectED programs in their cities and towns.

R E A C H I N G M O R E Y O U T H A N D S T U D E N T S

Reaching young people involved in athletics and sports is another target audience for RespectED programming. We delivered workshops to all of the new recruits of the Western Hockey League (WHL). A similar program is available to any Alberta sports organization which would like their coaches and participants to take part in these important abuse prevention workshops.

C O N N E C T I N G W I T H Y O U N G A T H L E T E S

Over the next year, RespectED hopes to increase funding capacity by developing funding partners on a provincial level while continuing to foster the important relationships we have with our local funders. We want to continue to work with Alberta Education to support their Wellness Education framework, which focuses on the need for students to be educated, informed and contributing members of society, and the need to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed for students to be emotionally, intellectually, physically, socially and spiritually well.

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L O O K I N G F O R W A R D

Y O U N G G I R L S P E A K S A B O U T A B U S ERespect in Class

I did a presentation at a junior high school and there was a girl who had one of her friends helping her get across the room. After I was done, she came and talked to me. She was 13 and she had just been released from the hospital. Her boyfriend had put her there. She was now getting the help she needed but she wished she had known the signs of an abusive relationship. She was really glad that we were there in the classroom talking about those signs. For her, it meant that her friends wouldn’t have to go through what she did.

by Monique Méthot, Education Coordinator, RespectED

Adult education is another area of focus in our RespectED programming. Canadian Red Cross – Alberta delivered workshops to nearly 700 adults this past year, where they learned how to protect children from child abuse and bullying and how to encourage healthy dating relationships. With these educational tools under their belts, we hope that these participants can take messages of safety to their homes, schools and neighbourhoods, empowering them to be safety advocates now and into the future.

E D U C A T I N G A D U L T S T O B E C O M M U N I T Y A D V O C A T E S

Students attending Beyond the Hurt workshops, which focus on bullying prevention, take part in many activity-based games, including the one depicted here designed to show how bullies gain power and how youth can take that power away.

She was 13 and she

had just been released

from the hospital. Her

boyfriend had put

her there. She was

now getting the help

she needed but she

wished she had known

the signs of an abusive

relationship.

Monique MéthotEducation Coordinator,RespectED

“Violence against

children is not

random, it is

predictable. If it

can be predicted,

it can be

prevented.”

World Health Organization

P R E D I C T I O N I S P R E V E N T I O N

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From infants to seniors, Canadian Red Cross Swim Programs have been keeping Albertans safe in, on and around water for nearly 65 years. At the same time, youth and adults continue to take Red Cross First Aid and CPR courses, contributing to safer communities. But Red Cross is not content to rest when there continues to be Albertans and other Canadians who die in water-related incidents or others who can be ready to respond in the event of an injury.

To meet the strategic goal of First Aid and Water Safety this year, Canadian Red Cross has invested significant resources into meeting customer needs and enhancing our ability to deliver first aid and water safety programs. We have been working hard across Canada so that we can offer web-based self-service options – including online ordering for our First Aid and Water Safety Training Partners, formerly known as Authorized Providers. These are the people and companies authorized by Red Cross to provide First Aid and/or Water Safety instruction based on up to date Red Cross programming.

Building on our investment to meet customer needs we launched our Canadian Red Cross Lifeguard Program in Western Canada in March 2010, selecting Leduc as the launch site after a successful pilot program in Sylvan Lake last year. This program was developed in response to requests from Albertans and others who were often already familiar with our Red Cross Swim Programs. The Lifeguard program offers opportunities for youth to remain engaged in aquatics and to prepare for employment. We will be looking to expand the program to Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Red Cross also undertook a five-year review of Red Cross Swim Programs. The revised programs should be ready to implement this fall.

B U I L D I N G O N D E C A D E S O F E X C E L L E N C E

First Aid and Water Safety

5 Injury Prevention

By the Numbers

•  42,048 were trained in Standard First Aid.

•  15,115 were trained in Emergency First Aid.

•  16,055 were trained in CPR/AED.

•  9,349 babysitters were trained.

•  341 First Aid Instructors were trained.

•  58,980 were trained in Red Cross Preschool Swim lessons.

•  81,912 were trained in Red Cross Swim Kids.

•  753 were trained as Assistant Water Safety Instructors.

•  578 were trained as Water Safety Instructors.

This past year:

Special thanks to Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and Wildlife Foundation for their generous contributions to Red Cross Water Safety programs.

D R O W N I N G R E S E A R C H C O N T I N U E S

This year, to complete our 10-year Drowning Trend Summary series, we published three drowning trend reports: Boating and Powerboats, Unpowered Boating, and Fishing. In recognition of the Society’s outstanding contribution to Canadian marine safety, the Canadian Red Cross Injury Prevention Program received Transport Canada’s Marine Safety Award for 2009.

To ensure continued excellence in our drowning research, Red Cross has re-established relationships with provincial and territorial coroners’ offices to facilitate direct data collection. Drowning research enables the Red Cross to continue to develop high quality Swimming and Water Safety programs and public education, resources aimed at reducing the number of water-related injuries and deaths. These initiatives will help sustain water safety training and will ensure continued growth in first aid training. A growing number of Canadians will have the skills and knowledge to make safe choices, prevent injuries and respond in emergency situations.

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“People need to

realize that First Aid

isn’t about perfection.

It’s about the ability

to stay calm and

make good and safe

decisions – whether

it’s going straight into

CPR or helping a kid

with a scraped knee.”

Dave GasnickRed Cross Training Partner andOwner of Swoop First Aid

Life-Saving Stories

F I R S T A I D I N S T R U C T O R P U T S L E S S O N S T O P R A C T I C E

A L B E R T A N S H O N O U R E DRescuer Awards

There is a saying which dates back to ancient times that when you save a life you are forever responsible for that life. Sponsored by Walmart Canada, Red Cross Rescuer Awards are presented to non-professional rescuers or off-duty first responders who have volunteered to save a life, prevent further injury, and/or provide comfort to the injured. They can also be awarded to children who have not been trained in First Aid/CPR but have provided critical assistance when needed. This year the Canadian Red Cross presented Rescuer Awards to 11 Albertans:

Edmonton soccer players Michelle McMorran and Erin Findlay gave life-saving CPR to a driver • who went into cardiac arrest and stopped by a soccer field where they were practising.Alexey Mochalov and Rudy Raduloff performed CPR on a man who had stopped breathing at the • Calgary Drop-In Centre.Leanne Pinel, Lee-Anne Lennox, Kevin Lane and Lorraine Graff gave abdominal thrusts to a • teacher who was choking on her lunch at the Strathmore school where they worked.Marci Kendall, of Sedgewick, and her sister Jennifer Kendall, of Calgary, supported the head of a • car accident victim and kept her talking until paramedics arrived.Lloyd Isaac, of Linden, was doing maintenance work on a seniors’ building when he noticed a • strange odour. He called 911, and firefighters pulled out seven residents suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning after a vehicle had been left running in the parking garage.

Dave Gasnick knows first hand that you never know when you may be called on to save a life. Gasnick, the owner of Swoop First Aid in Edmonton – a Training Partner of the Red Cross First Aid Certification course – was teaching a First Aid course when a woman came into his classroom to say that a man had collapsed on the floor of a neighbouring office. The man was only breathing “once in a while,” the woman said. Gasnick quickly grabbed the mask and gloves he had been using to teach and ran to help the man. Gasnick did the assessment he had so often taught others to do, and went straight into Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). He kept up the CPR until paramedics arrived 10 minutes later. Gasnick, whose company has helped teach more than 10,000 Albertans how to save lives, knows that rescuing a stranger is unusual – most people who perform CPR will be helping to save the life of a loved one or a colleague. Gasnick believes everyone should have Red Cross First Aid Certification. “People need to realize that First Aid isn’t about perfection,” Gasnick said, “It’s about the ability to stay calm and make good and safe decisions – whether it’s going straight into CPR or helping a kid with a scraped knee.”

The Central and Northern Alberta PeopleSavers Injury Prevention Program is a four-level, basic first aid course for students in Kindergarten through to Grade 6. As part of our Aboriginal Outreach, this program has reached 985 students in four high-needs schools in Edmonton and 150 students from Samson First Nation, one of four First Nations living within the community of Hobbema.

Humanitarian Issues Promotion (HIP) at the Canadian Red Cross focuses on programs which engage youth and the community-at-large in global issues by linking local and international humanitarian concerns.

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Many of the youth

said that they never

realized how difficult

life could be for

people in refugee

camps.

E N G A G I N G Y O U T H I N G L O B A L I S S U E S

Humanitian Issues Promotion (HIP)

6 Humanitarian Issues

A three-day Global Youth Symposium (GYS) in the Capital Region is one of HIP’s newest projects. GYS focuses on raising awareness about the causes and consequences of human rights violations, refugees, International Humanitarian Law, and the HIV and AIDS pandemic. GYS is a weekend retreat that educates and empowers 50 Alberta youth from Grades 10 to 12. Led by a team of 10 to 15 youth volunteers between the ages of 18 to 25, GYS helps youth realize the importance of active citizenship through simulations and experiential learning. GYS aims to provide participants with solid tools and skills to translate their passion for humanitarian issues into action by joining other local youth in creating positive change.

Canadian Red Cross and community partners in Brooks presented A Journey Home – A Refugee Experience on September 15. This was a simulation of a refugee camp designed to give participants a sense of daily camp life around the world. Junior and senior high school students were given cards with a personal scenario of how they came to be at the camp. Some received food or cooking pots; some received a blanket and were told about rations. After this they were sent out to explore the camp, including the school, clinic and latrines, where refugee camp interpreters explained what services were available at these stations.

At the end of the experience, the students learned what had become of their character. Some lived while others died; some were forcibly returned to the countries from which they had fled; and the lucky ones immigrated. Many of the youth said that they never realized how difficult life could be for people in refugee camps. In the evening, the camp was opened to the public. One woman brought her young children and sent them through on their own so that they could better appreciate what she had lived through.

A J O U R N E Y H O M E – A R E F U G E E E X P E R I E N C E

G L O B A L Y O U T H S Y M P O S I U M

One of the most challenging, and most rewarding areas within the Canadian Red Cross’s HIP is Restoring Family Links (RFL). The program seeks to reunite loved ones separated by war, conflict or disaster. This year RFL volunteers worked hard to connect loved ones affected by both the earthquake in Haiti and in Chile. Over the course of this year, they responded to more than 100 requests for assistance.

R E S T O R I N G F A M I L Y L I N K S ( R F L )

For the fourth year in a row, Canadian Red Cross – Calgary, along with our community partners, created a refugee camp simulation called “Bridges of Hope.” The camp attracted over 1,300 visitors, some of whom had the opportunity to listen to the real life story of a former refugee who was a guest speaker at the camp simulation.

This year dozens of youth were trained to become active global citizens as part of the Youth TAP program. The program offers actions skills training workshops for youth groups and showcases youth projects at events like Global Youth Symposium.

Y O U T H T R A I N I N G I N A C T I O N P R O G R A M

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Bamidele joined

other children, many of

whom had witnessed

the brutal murder of

their families. Together,

they trekked hundreds

of miles on foot across

the deserts and bush

lands of southern

Sudan, evading

thirst, starvation, wild

animals, disease

and additional attacks.

RFL in Practice “ H E L L O M O M , I S T H A T Y O U ? ”

In 1991, a terrified, nine-year-old boy fled into the jungles of southern Sudan. Sudanese paramilitary forces had attacked his village, murdering and raping countless residents, and burning and destroying the entire village. Bamidele* didn’t know whether his family had been murdered, had been seriously injured, enslaved or if, like him, some had escaped.

Bamidele joined other children, many of whom had witnessed the brutal murder of their families. Together, they trekked hundreds of miles on foot across the deserts and bush lands of southern Sudan, facing thirst, starvation, wild animals, disease and additional attacks. Many did not survive.

Along the way, Bamidele frequently thought of his family, his mother and his brothers and sisters. What had happened to them? After a lengthy period, he eventually made it to a refugee camp where he remained for several years.

Recently, Bamidele arrived in Edmonton where he began upgrading his English and started training to become a Licenced Practical Nurse, with dreams of becoming a Registered Nurse. “Back home,” he said, “I saw lots of people die due to medical reasons, so I want to help if I have the ability.”

Life had taken a positive turn for Bamidele, but what happened to his mother and siblings? Bamidele approached Restoring Family Links (RFL) volunteers with the Edmonton office of the Canadian Red Cross, after hearing that they might be able to help him find his missing family.

A search was initiated in February 2009. In June, RFL personnel received a message from the International Committee of the Red Cross, indicating that they had located Bamidele’s mother and several family members. Then, in July, Bamidele received a Red Cross Message – a short note when no other contact is possible – from his mother in Sudan, indicating that his brothers and sisters, dispersed in several countries and cities, were alive and well in Kakuma Refugee camp in Kenya, in Sudan and in Uganda.

And, finally, Bamidele was able to make a phone call. After 18 years of fear, loneliness and wondering, Bamidele’s life changed forever with the words: “Hello mom, is that you?”

* This is a factual account of an actual person. The name has been changed to protect privacy.

Photo credits (page 15, top left): Franco Pagetti, VII Photo Agency; (page 16, top right, lower photo) Marko Kokic, ICRC, 2007.

A T R U E S T O R Y : E S C A P I N G V I O L E N C E

by David Baine, Volunteer RFL Coordinator

This year the Canadian Red Cross – Alberta has been humbled by the support of our community, corporate and individual donors. Each of our offices in Grande Prairie, Edmonton, Red Deer, Calgary, Brooks, Lethbridge, Standoff and Medicine Hat, along with our HELP depots in Calgary and Edmonton, work hard all year round to strengthen Alberta’s most precious resource, our citizens. Red Cross does this always bearing in mind our principles of Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality, Independence, Voluntary Service, Unity and Universality. We know how much trust Albertans place in us and in our work. That’s why this year, when Haiti and Chile were devastated by earthquakes, you knew you could trust Red Cross to ensure that your generous donations were used to heed the calls of those who needed us most. Your donations helped to send four Albertans, expertly qualified health delegates, to Haiti. As well, Calgary-based staff member Leslie Leach took over as the Society’s Head of Operations in the earthquake-ravaged country. Leach, whose career with Canadian Red Cross spans more than a quarter of a century, is focused on continuing the urgent relief efforts and laying the ground work to begin construction on a planned 50,000 transitional homes. Guy Choquet, Western Canada Fund Development Director, is also in Haiti to help ensure the emergency hospital in Petit-Goâve is equipped to operate effectively. We know that the donations Albertans entrusted to us have saved lives around the world this year. As we have always done, and as we will always continue to do, we will improve the lives of vulnerable people in our own community and in our global community, every day.

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We know that the

donations Albertans

entrusted to us have

saved lives around

the world this year. As

we have always done,

and as we will always

continue to do, we will

improve the lives of

vulnerable people in

our own community

and in our global

community, every day.

B U I L D I N G O N Y O U R T R U S T

Thanking Our Donors

7 Financial Health and Sustainability

Absolutely EdiblesAlberta Building Trades Council Charitable Foundation Shell Scotford SiteAlberta Centre for Injury Control & ResearchAlberta Children and Youth Services - Community Incentive Fund - Calgary, Edmonton and LethbridgeAlberta Culture and Community Spirit Lottery Funding ProgramsAlberta Employment and ImmigrationAlberta Health ServicesAllard FoundationAlbert’s Family RestaurantAluma Systems Inc.Bank of MontrealBay Drywall Inc.Bernard Callebaut (Manulife Place)Bird’s Nest Beijing Chinese RestaurantBoston Pizza (10620 Jasper Avenue) Cafe SelectCanadian BrewhouseCarlson ConstructionChapman’s Ice CreamChianti Cafe and RestaurantCHUM RadioCIP International Development

Grants, Alberta Culture and Community SpiritCity of Edmonton Community ServicesCity of Edmonton Fire Rescue ServicesCity of Edmonton Office of Emergency PreparednessCoast EdmontonPlaza HotelCookies By GeorgeCorporate ExpressDadeo’s RestaurantDevine Wines & SpiritsDynasty-Century Palace Edmonton Bellydance AssociationEdmonton BMWEdmonton Canoe Edmonton Eskimo Alumni Edmonton International RacewayEdmonton Symphony Orchestra Fairmont Hotel MacDonaldFairmont Jasper Park LodgeFamily Community Support Services - Edmonton, Red Deer and Grande PrairieFamoso Neapolitan PizzeriaFife ‘N’ DekelFlynn Canada Go Logo WearKinsmen Dream Home Red Deer

Koch Ford Lincoln (2003) Human Resources and Skills Dev Canada Summer Job PlacementHi Signs The Fath GroupHigh Level DinnerHoly Family Columbus ClubIGA High Prairie Food MarketInfinite EventsInvestors Group Financial ServicesJeffries’ CafeJitterbeeKarma Indian RestaurantKeg N Cork Liquor CompanyLabattManor CafeMarble Slab Creamery (South Common)Mill Creek RestaurantMLC GroupMonarch Floors Inc.Montech Mechanical Industries National Concrete AccessoriesNew Horizons for Senior Program Service Canada - Grande Prairie and Red DeerNickle Foundation O’Byrnes Irish PubOriginal Canadian Kettle Korn Original JoesOvertime Broiler & TaproomPCL

Phoenix Insurance GroupRed Bull Canada Reynolds Mirth Richards & Farmer LLP.Rocky Mountain Wine FestivalSave On Foods (Ellerslie)Save-On-FoodsSDMAP (Strathcona District Mutual Assistance Program)Shanti Yoga StudioSouth Edmonton CommonStantec Consulting Territorial ElectricThe BounceThe Cake ShopThe Citadel TheatreThe Matrix HotelThe Sutton Place Grande Hotels Group Top Gear Scooters University of Alberta Upper CrustUrban DinnerUnion 52 Benevolent SocietyUnited Way (Edmonton, Red Deer and Grande Prairie)Walmart - South CommonWalmart Watch It!Whitemud Ironworks Windship Aviation/REMAX

We are sincerely grateful to every one of our donors. We would especially like to thank the following:

Following the Haiti earthquake, offices across Alberta were inundated with calls from donors wanting to contribute to the relief effort. Fortunately, offices were also inundated with new volunteers, ready and willing to help process those donations.

1011303 Alberta 1115247 Alberta Inc.1128981 Alberta 1156978 Alberta 1386699 Alberta 262602 Alberta 771609 Alberta 804095 Alberta 860086 Alberta 918478 Alberta Aboriginal Council of LethbridgeAJS Enterprises Inc.Alberta Centre for Injury Control & ResearchAlberta Hardware & Variety Aqua Systems 2000 Inc.Armada Farming Co. Blairmore Lions ClubBlood Tribe Department of HealthBon Ayr 4-H Beef ClubBruchet Properties C11 Holdings Canadian HeritageCanadian Union of Public Employees Local 408Carrier Commercial Decorating Changing Patterns Construction Chinese Free Masons ClubCity of LethbridgeClub Cigar StoreCoaldale BakeryAlberta Collar Tire Cor Van Raay Farms Cspring Farming Co CUPE Local 4791Cupe Local 70 Library EmployeesD.C. Fencing David Malmberg Prof Corp.De Boer Farms Deerfield Colony Farming Co. Deerfield Hutterian BrethrenDelco Farming Co. Deltec Power & Control Systems Dietrich’s Truck Equipment Down Under Steaming Dunlop Ford Sales Elmspring Hutterian BrethrenEML Management Co. Faith Baptist ChurchFineprints ScreenprintingFiorino HomesG & A Van Nistelrooy Farms G.W. Construction Gas King Oil Co Glen Hutton ConsultingGovernment of AlbertaGovernment of Canada

H-5 Holdings Happy Oldtimers ClubHeads Up Machine & SpeedHighland CampgroundHis and Hers HairstylingHoly Spirit Catholic Ata Local No. 5Howard Brown Construction & Roofing Howler DevelopmentsH’s a Blast ProgramHuggins Custom Sports WearHungarian Cultural SocietyInvestors Group Financial ServicesItalian Canadian ClubJenni Emery Elementary SchoolJim’s Auto ServiceJo-Em Investment John Dziadyk Barrister & SolicitorJohn’s Painting and MaintenanceJuris Livestock Kainai BandKasko Cattle Co.Kate Andrews High SchoolKeho Lake ColonyKnights of ColumbusLadies Auxiliary No. 2100 Fraternal Order of Eagles-Social FundLakeside ColonyLamont Law OfficeLethbridge Caterers Lethbridge College Student AssociationLethbridge Horseshoe ClubLethbridge Lifelong LearningLethbridge Rotary Dragonboat FestivalLogic Lumber Lomond Sunshine Drop-in Centre CasinoMacLean & Associates Financial Services Macleod Gazette 2001 LimitedMagrath Roping ClubMajestik TravelMialta Farming Co. Milliken Farms Supplies Miltow Farming Co. Miltow Farms Inc.Miyanaga Farms Monarch Feeders Monarch Reformed ChurchMontina Insurance & Financial Services IncMorkin Farms Nelson InnovationsNew Elm Farming CompanyOaklane Hutterian Brethren

OK ColonyOne Tooth Co.P & B FeedersPAMAC Investments Pauline Hall Professional CorporationPeak Vocational ServicesPickard Veterinary Services Pinetree Supply Plainview Hutterian BrethrenPonderosa Colony FarmingPrairiehome Colony Farming Co. Preceptor ETA Beta Sigma PhiPrecision WatchPrecision WatchPrimrose Livestock R M S Construction R&G Plumbing & Gas FittingRbk Farms O/A Stirling Truck & TractorReg O’Sullivan Construction Regent Restaurant Inc.Robert D Macphail Professional CorporationRobertson CollegeRoest Acoustics Rosedale Colony Farming Co Rosedale Hutterian BretherenS & A Holdings Sons Of NorwaySouth Country Jamboree SocietySouthern Sign & GraphicsStavely & District Community ChestSukhvir Karan Enterprises T & M ElectricTeamsters Canada Rail Lodge #205The Clean Street Cleaning CompanyThe KPMG FoundationThe Movie Mill Inc.The Style GalleryThomas P. Blanchette Professional Corp.Timber-Tech Truss IncTotal ConstructionUnited Way of Calgary & AreaUnited Way of Lethbridge & South Western Alberta SocietyVallance & Co.Variant Properties Vauxhall Lions ClubVictory ChurchWest Village Mall Westwinds Bobcat ServiceWill”Dairy Alberta Aboriginal Relations, Government of Alberta

Alberta Centre for Injury Control & Research (ACICR), Government of AlbertaAlberta Children & Youth Services, Government of AlbertaAlberta Northern Spirit FoundationBMO Employee Charitable FoundationCalgary Homeless FoundationCalgary Human Energy FoundationChinook FoundationCitizenship & Immigration Canada, Government of CanadaCultural Connections for Aboriginal Youth (CCAY), Canadian Heritage, Government of CanadaEnCana Cares FoundationFamily and Community Support Services (FCSS), City of CalgaryImperial Oil Foundation Nickle Family FoundationNorlien FoundationPirie FoundationRiddell Family Charitable FoundationSafeway FoundationService Canada, Government of CanadaSuncor Energy FoundationThe Bumper FoundationThe Calgary FoundationThe Calgary Foundation – A. Benjamin Gallay FundThe Calgary Foundation – Ethan & Joan Compton FundThe Calgary Foundation – Fairs Family FoundationThe Calgary Foundation – Francis & Marjorie Lefaivre FundThe Calgary Foundation – George & Sheila Crawford Endowment FundThe Calgary Foundation – Jack Carter Family FundThe Calgary Foundation – Janet & Robert Warren Memorial FundThe Calgary Foundation – L.A. and G.B. Thorssen Family FundThe Calgary Foundation – Love & Light Mercy FundThe Calgary Foundation – Mr. & Mrs. James F. Burns Family Designated FundThe Calgary Foundation – Pinto FundThe City of Calgary Council Strategic Initiatives FundUnited Way of Calgary & Area

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Photo credits (page 17, top left): Vietnam Red Cross, 2009; (page 18, top left): Taila Frenkel, American Red Cross, 2010; (page 18, top right): Alex Ramirez, Chilean Red Cross, 2010.

In the days following Haiti, Albertans undertook many fundraising initiatives to help the people affected by the devastating earthquake.

The funds raised from this and countless other activies throughout Alberta and across Canada helped raise over $122 million dollars for Haiti relief, of which approximately $91 million came directly from individual donors. While Red Cross was already on the ground in Haiti prior to the earthquake, these funds helped us respond immediately to urgent needs and will help us assist Haitians with longer-term recovery needs. We are grateful to each of our donors.

We are grateful for the generous support of United Way Agencies in Calgary and area, the Capital Region, Grande Prairie, Lethbridge South and Red Deer.

Calgary Office100, 1305 – 11th Avenue S.W.

Calgary, AB T3C 3P6Phone: (403) 541-6100

Fax: (403) 541-6129

Edmonton Office9931 – 106th Street

Edmonton, AB T5K 1E2Phone: (780) 423-2680

Fax: (780) 428-9072

Brooks Office 110 – 2nd Street W.

Box 623, Brooks, AB T1R 1B6Phone: (403) 362-4294Cell: (403) 363-3806 Fax: (403) 501-2711

Grande Prairie Office9712 – 99th Avenue

Grande Prairie, AB T8V 0R2 Phone: (780) 539-7127

Fax: (780) 538-3655

Lethbridge Office1120 – 7th Avenue S.

Lethbridge, AB T1J 1K5Phone: (403) 327-7117

Fax: (403) 327-1722

Medicine Hat Office 398 Aberdeen Street S.E.Medicine Hat, AB T1A 0R2 Phone: (403) 526-3048

Fax: (403) 529-0540

Red Deer Office3030 – 55th Street

Red Deer, AB T4P 3S6Phone: (403) 346-1241

Fax: (403) 342-6373

Standoff Officec/o Blood Tribe

Department of HealthBox 229, Standoff, AB T0L 1Y0

Phone: (403) 737-3883Fax: (403) 737-2036

Calgary HELP DepotUnit 3, 3300 – 14th Avenue N.E.

Calgary, Alberta T2A 6J4Phone: (403) 273-4426

Edmonton HELP DepotRm 2B02, 11111 Jasper Avenue

Edmonton, AB T5K 0L4Phone: (780) 413-4990

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