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Mission of the American Red Cross
The American Red Cross, a humanitarian organization led by
volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and the
Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement,
will provide relief to victims of disaster and help people prevent,
prepare for, and respond to emergencies.
mission
prinCipaLS
The Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement
As part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement,
a global network of more than 180 national societies, the American
Red Cross is guided by the Fundamental Principles of the International
Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The seven basic principles are:
• Humanity
• impartiality
• independence
• universality
• voluntary service
• neutrality
• unity
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Board of directors
Gloria Cano
Iowa Workforce Development Center
Laurie Conner
Dallas County Hospital
Service Delivery Committee Chair
Michele Druker
Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Roger Fendrick
Principal Financial Group
Don Hampton
Retired, Smith Barney
Cyndi Harmeyer Fisher
Strategic America
Cain Hayes
Principal Financial Group
Jo Ellen Hill
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
Eric Idehen
Wells Fargo
Kevin Johnson
The Des Moines Register
Marlys Jones
Qwest Communications
Mary Lynne Jones
Des Moines Public Schools
Greg O’Hara
Titan Machinery
Finance Committee Chair
Doug Phipps
Management Consultant
Jeff Plagge
Midwest Heritage Bank
Sid Ramsey
Iowa Health-Des Moines
Vice Chair
Jody Reynolds
Reynolds and Reynolds
Surasee Rodari
Bankers Trust
Eric Ryan
Allied Insurance
Secretary
Audit Committee Chair
Laura Sands
Community Volunteer
Governance Committee Chair
Art Spies
Iowa Hospital Association
Vice Chair
Tom Stanberry
West Bancorporation, Inc.
Board Chair
Tina Steil
Meredith Corporation
Tom Taggart
American Restoration
Treasurer
Margaret Swanson
Honorary Member
Chapter Staff
Leslie Schaffer
Regional Executive Director
Jessica Alaniz
Response Coordinator
Kellie Anderson
Accounting Coordinator
Ramazan Bijani
Logistics Specialist
Bobbie Bishop
Communications Director
Carrie Blackburn
Health & Safety
Program Coordinator
Maranda Bogue
Health & Safety Associate
Justin De Vries
Accounting Associate
Marlys DeVries
Chief Administrative Officer
Ron Dickerson
Response Director
Denice Douglas
Marketing/Sales Coordinator
Dijana Dugalic
Information & Referral Specialist
Mary Kruger Eyler
Volunteer Services Director
Katie Gage
Health & Safety Instructor
Susie Hemphill
Business Support Director
Charles Hernandez
IT Support/Data Management Coordinator
Jim Hugley
Regional Development Specialist
Melissa McCoy
Information & Referral Specialist
Cassandra Nelson
Health & Safety Instructor
Katie Noynaert
Disease Prevention Education Coordinator
Noah O’Toole
2-1-1 Resource Manager
Linda Salato
Governance/Executive Support
John Schmacker
Chief Financial Officer
Tim Schoh
Community Telephone Services &
United Way 2-1-1 Director
Maryann Sinkler
Health & Safety Director
Cailin Stockdale
Financial Development Coordinator
Jodie Warth
Chief Development Officer
As Executive Director of the American Red Cross, Central Iowa Chapter, I have the opportunity to see how
people are changing lives every day. Disaster-trained volunteers change the lives of families who have
lost their home to fire, providing comfort, safety and hope. I see students taking CPR and first aid training,
learning the skills that could save the life of a family member or friend.
This spring, the American Red Cross launched a new ad campaign entitled, “Change a Life, Starting with
Your Own.” The campaign encourages people to get involved with and support their local Red Cross
chapter, take lifesaving training and take steps to be prepared for the unexpected.
The “unexpected” happened in late May when a tornado ripped through Parkersburg and other northeast
Iowa communities and rural areas. The tornado was followed by massive flooding that devastated 84 Iowa
counties, destroying homes and businesses throughout the Heartland. Red Cross volunteers were there,
providing comfort and safety to thousands of families.
As we look back on 2008, we are thankful for those donors who chose to change a life by writing a check to
support their local chapter or to support those families devastated by disaster. We are also thankful for those
who chose to take lifesaving training, and for those who have joined the ranks of other Red Cross volunteers.
As we look to the future, I challenge you to change a life, starting with your own.
Leslie Schaffer
Regional Executive Director
Central Iowa Chapter
As I complete my term as Board Chair of the Central Iowa Chapter, I am thankful for the talented and
dedicated volunteers who serve on our organization’s board of directors. The Central Iowa Chapter’s strategy
is to recruit individuals from the communities served by the chapter who can bring a wide variety of talent
to the table. They are business and community leaders, representing diverse constituencies within our urban
and rural communities.
The organization has seen sweeping changes in the last two years – reorganization of the National American
Red Cross, a new National American Red Cross president and restructuring of chapters throughout the
country. The Central Iowa Chapter Board has accepted a new opportunity, and is now the regional governing
body for the Mid Iowa Region. Members of our board are again being asked to provide leadership.
Thank you for allowing me to be your Central Iowa Chapter’s chair for the past two years. I have no doubt
that the expertise of our volunteers will provide the guidance needed to make the Mid Iowa Region strong
and an example for other boards to follow.
Tom Stanberry
Chairman, Board of Directors
Central Iowa Chapter
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“Red Cross has helped in every way, shape
and form possible, from the time we wake up
to the time we go to bed.”
iowa storms
2008
Responding to what Iowa Governor
Chet Culver called, “the worst
natural disaster in Iowa
history,” the American Red Cross
mounted a relief operation, bringing aid
to tens of thousands of Iowans affected
by tornadoes and floods in the spring and
early summer of 2008.
Many Iowans would need shelter.
Many more would need food, snacks and
water, as would thousands of emergency
responders and volunteers who were
working far from home.
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the firSt reSponSe
The Red Cross response in Iowa began
on Sunday, May 25, shortly after a milewide
tornado packing winds of 200
miles an hour demolished a third of the
town of Parkersburg and plowed through
neighboring New Hartford. The same storm
system flooded homes in two counties.
By the next day, the scope of the tornado
damage — 367 homes destroyed and 216
more damaged — became apparent and
neighboring Red Cross chapters rushed in to
provide support.
Two days after the tragedy, Red Cross
leadership assumed responsibility for
on-going sheltering and feeding. The
organization ramped up emergency health
and mental health support, and began
distribution of supplies and financial
assistance.
“Red Cross has helped in every way, shape
and form possible, from the time we wake
up to the time we go to bed,” said Bruce
Recker, who lost his home when a tornado
hit New Hartford, Iowa. He and his family
fled to a Red Cross shelter where they got
three meals a day, medications, emotional
support and assistance for immediate needs.
reSponSe SWeLLS after
tHe midwestern floods
A little more than two weeks later, an early
summer storm crawled across the Midwest,
dumping 31 inches of rain in three days
on a wide swath of the already-saturated
state of Iowa, as well as Nebraska, Illinois,
Indiana, Wisconsin and eventually West
Virginia.
The Red Cross was faced with mounting
the largest relief operation since the
historic Hurricane Katrina, Rita, and Wilma
response in 2005.
Compared to many disasters, the worst of
the flooding unfolded gradually across the
state as rivers swelled and levees burst. Red
Cross disaster assessment in 87 counties put
the number of impacted homes at 13,000,
with more than 3,400 destroyed.
In addition to billions of dollars in losses,
the storms inflicted deep emotional wounds.
Not only were homes and belongings
destroyed; many people lost their jobs when
workplaces were under water, inaccessible
or without power for days. The Red Cross
responded with 100 disaster mental health
personnel.
Over 7,000 families met with caseworkers
at 11 service centers, where Red Cross
workers provided direct emergency
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assistance on a case-by-case basis. In addition, Red Cross workers visited the homes
of hundreds of clients in rural areas to offer assistance and support.
“I was surprised they came to us,” said Lloyd Schneckloth, who moved into a
travel trailer on a neighbor’s farm after river levees broke and swamped his home
in Nichols, Iowa. “When they couldn’t locate our family due to the move, they
tracked us down. I don’t know where we would be if it weren’t for the Red Cross,”
he said of the emergency assistance. “They offered us cleaning supplies (too), but
our place is beyond cleaning. It’s just gone.”
To respond to the needs that emerged in the wake of wind and water, Red Cross
teamed up with a wide variety of local, regional and national partners.
The Southern Baptists — longtime partners in the mass feeding field — made it
possible for the Red Cross to serve more than a quarter of a million meals; Catholic
Charities helped the Red Cross connect with Spanish-speaking and church-focused
populations; Church of the Brethren Disaster Child Care teams provided safe
babysitting while parents met with Red Cross caseworkers.
“We can’t thank the Red Cross enough for all they’ve done,” said Vivian Curtis, a
Cedar Rapids resident who took refuge in a Red Cross shelter with her husband.
“I really didn’t know what the Red Cross did, but I really know now. This is
wonderful.”
Families living within the Central Iowa Chapter counties of Polk, Madison and
Marion were also impacted by the Floods of 2008. 168 homes were affected –
many destroyed or sustaining major damage.
American Red Cross Disaster Response
2008 IowA Iowa StoRmS StormS
May may 25 – July 31, 2008
TOTAL ESTIMATED COSTS $14.5 M
Families Assisted 7,139
Emergency Evacuation
Sites/Shelters 36
Meals/snacks served 756,637
Persons sheltered 1,246
Clean-up Kits 28,559
Hygiene Kits 11,481
Red Cross Workers 2,153
Volunteers 92%
Volunteers From 46 states
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donations: summer 2008
Humanitarian circle
($500,000 – $1,000,000)
John Deere FounDation
Wal-Mart
nationWiDe
visionary circle
($100,000 – $499,999)
altria Group, inc.
eMbrace ioWa
briDGestone-Firestone-banDaG
rayMonD JaMes Financial
XeroX corporation
the Mosaic coMpany
hy-Vee
leadersHip circle
($50,000 – $99,999)
bank oF the West
inDy racinG leaGue
Mh equipMent/ioWa Machinery
uniteD Way oF central ioWa
Wells FarGo
Western union FounDation
BenefaCtor’S CLuB
($25,000 – $49,999)
eVerGreen shippinG aGency
sally Jane FunD
shaker FaMily charitable FounDation
the GrainGer FounDation
donorS
paCeSetter’S CLuB
($10,000 – $24,999)
blue cross blue shielD oF alabaMa
builDinG oWners & ManaGers association
chip Ganassi racinG
Delta Dental oF ioWa
Dice holDinGs, inc.
ioWa pork proDucers association
the Michael anDretti FounDation
SponSor’S CLuB
($5,000 – $9,999)
alFreD p. leiseroWitz
Mr. anD Mrs. kinG Won
bernarD l spaeth FunD
Del Monte FooDs corporation
enterprise rent-a-car FounDation
hitachi Data systeMs
ia clinic healthcare FounDation
kansas city securities association
principle liFe
the selectiVe Group FounDation
friend’s cluB
($1,000 – $4,999)
anDreW bean
DaVe anD beth bishop
e.M. bishop
patrick anD Michelle boyle
kiMberly brenizer
John anD Jo kline cebuhar
elizabeth coleMan
craiG anD pat hanD
craiG anD JuDy hansen
lisa hanson-Jones
hsiu hatakeyaMa
Vickie heGWooD
bruce kerzic
Jane lohnes
scot MellanD
DaViD MerschMan
John Mullins
carolyn obrien
JoDy anD stanley reynolDs
thoMas anD elaine saGers
DaViD t. siDney
JuDith stronG
WanGpin tinG
rae anD i. tobis
ruby triplett
linDa Watson
crystal Wirstiuk
aib
ariel inVestMents
aspen holDinGs, inc.
Bruegger’s enterprises, inc
Mister car Wash
christopher’s Jewelers
curries coMpany eMployees
FarMers Mutual hail
FiserV FounDation
Gospel asseMbly church
GuiDeone insurance
hopkins & huebner, p.c.
hsbc bank usa
iMt insurance coMpany
kinG & i, inc.
kniGhts oF coluMbus
land o’ lakes Foundation
Mail serVices
McGhee FaMily charitable FunD
pella rolscreen FounDation
principal bank
qualcoMM
schWab charitable FunD
stuDent orGanizations oF aib
local art FestiVal patrons
the reell FounDation
tMc transportation
usa triathlon
Watson Wyatt WorlDWiDe
WDM associate council
honor SoCietY
($750 – $999)
alison e. sWaiM
southeast polk eleMentary school
leader
($500 – $749)
patricia ahlen
elizabeth anGelici
sarasWati bharDWaJ
bob anD Gloria burnett
Julius cain
linDa collin
Daniel cosGriFF
clair r. craMer
DonalD craWForD
Mark DaVis
robert DoWell
rose etzen
robert Franklin
Glen FreDrickson
sheryl GallaGher
nancy GorehaM
Dorna anD MelVin hauGht
charles haVell
paul hooker
DaViD anD barb hurD
Mary ann talley
suzanne kelly
Deb ketchaM
patrick kosar
Jackie krone
ray Mills
Mary helen MorlinG
thoMas anD sheila pFlanz
DonalD raker
Michael raMsey
peter reeD
steVen reiber
teresa sackett
renee schaaF
thoMas J. scherer
keVin schulte
h. r. sMith, Jr.
JaMes Voss
JaMes WahlstroM
thoMas WaskieWicz
Jolynn Wettach
carroll Witter
leona s. zaharis
altrusa international, inc. oF Des Moines
baker Group
ebenezer lutheran church
First state bank staFF anD Directors
Fort MaDison boarD oF realtors
haWkeye briDGe association
hiniker coMpany
hope hill uniteD MethoDist church
roy J. carVer charitable trust
ruan FaMily FounDation FunD
siMply Voices
sysco FooD serVices oF ia, inc.
the alaris Group, inc.
uniteD auto Workers local 450
West central ia boarD oF realtors
mentor
($250 – $499)
keVin arMstronG
VirGinia birD
elliott blackburn
tiMothy bollenbauGh
Jill branstaD
orVal p. byrD, Jr.
J. carlstroM
chanG l. chen
John cohn
robert DeMeulenaere
Gene anD sally ehlert
aMici esppresso
sanDy heiDeMann
susie anD JeFF heMphill
barbara hoDson
linDa kliarsky
cinDy kraMer
sharon kuJaWa
liliane MalinG
truDy Martin
katie McleoD
JenniFer Meyer
John Morrissey
carylann Mucha
John J. Myers
kiMberly ranallo
kent e. sanDburG
Volker schellenberGer
connie sheFFler
rebecca sheparD
Glenn steFFen
Janice sWeers
Martha l. triebel
calVin tsanG
clarence anD sue tWilley
h. VanDekaMp
Mary Vanzante
nancy WunDerlich
1st GraDers at West riDGe school
aMerican lutheran hoMe eMployee FunD
arnolD Motor supply
bellizzi - Mac rae aMerican leGion post 659
ceDar riVer harley DaViDson shop
DoWntoWn coMMunity alliance
econoMy caulkinG, inc.
eMployees oF pella corporation
First choice MortGaGe, inc.
kuM & Go, llc
nelson construction serVices
northWest saVoyarDs
pella corporation
pioneer eMployees
saranac lake central school petroVa
spas De cor, llc
urbanDale breakFast lions club
CoLLeague
($100 – $249)
elaine k. anDerson
reeD anDerson
e. anDreWs
sara arnolD
Daniel & harriet aten
r. John baDGer, Jr.
Martha baier
Diane bass
Jane becker
arlene benDer
stephanie benson
cheryl r. berGViG
r. berleJunG
JuDith beyl
JiM anD helen biley
Joan bitMan
tania blanco
JaMes bleskacek
Darline boultinGhouse
sylVia branDWick
Mary Jean brecht
Michael briMMer
kenDrick broWn
lucille brubaker
laurie brunner
saMuel bruton
laura bryant
ila caMpbell
Mickey caplan
lori carriGan
cathi carruthers
linDa castle
susan caterall
irene chapMan
roseMary chioDo
DaViD anD Debbie christens
phyllis M. clark
G. cleMons
WilliaM cloVer
MaDelon clyMo
scott r. coFFMan anD christina k. coFFMan
GreGory cole
robert anD shirley connor
craiG anD linDa cool
curt cooper
JaMes s. corkrean
susan cruM
lanG DenG
Marilyn DenkinGer
stephanie DerDerian
roberta Dickinson
D.M. Dollison
euGene anD Mary Jean Dolphin
constance s. DouD
carina DouGherty
DeVonne k. DouGlas
DaViD eDelstein
betty anD JeroMe essner
kellie eVans
robert anD carol eVans
ronnie ezell
Diane Feistel
Jacqueline Fieseler
John Fieseler
thoMas Fischer
brian Fitzpatrick
lynne Flater
ann FleMinG
sharon FoGleMan
shelDon ForD anD JuDi ForD
patrick M. GarVey
clarence GehrinG
Michelle s. GiDDinGs
MarVin GillilanD
John GinDele
kathryn GiVant
craiG anD lanice Goettsch
J. GolDWire
albert anD rita Goranson
WilliaM anD Mary GraMley
carol anD Jerry Grant
Muriel Grau
a.J. GreFFenius
Michael W. Gribble
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“I didn’t even know the Red Cross did
this kind of help. I asked how to make
arrangements to pay back what I thought was
a loan. The Red Cross volunteer told me this
was not a loan, but help in time of need…
We don’t know how we would have gone
through this without the Red Cross!”
reSponSe
services
• emergency services
• critical incident
s t r e s s m a n a g e m e n t
• response center
enterpriSe
• service to
armed forces
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emergency services
Each year, the American Red Cross responds
immediately to more than 70,000 disasters,
including house or apartment fires (the
majority of disaster responses), hurricanes,
floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, hazardous
materials spills, transportation accidents,
explosions, and other natural and manmade
disasters.
Red Cross disaster relief focuses on meeting
people’s immediate disaster-caused needs.
When a disaster threatens or strikes, the
Red Cross provides shelter, food, and health
and mental health services to address basic
human needs. In addition to these services,
the Red Cross provides the means of support
that enables families to resume their normal
daily activities independently.
The Red Cross also feeds emergency
workers, handles inquiries from concerned
family members outside the disaster area,
provides blood and blood products to
disaster victims, and helps those affected by
disaster to access other available resources.
CentraL ioWa Chapter forgeS partnerShipS With
cHrist tHe King parisH & society of italian-americans
This year, the Central Iowa Chapter and two
prominent south side community partners
signed agreements that will ensure a
coordinated relief effort in times of disaster.
The Red Cross, Christ the King Parish and
the local Society of Italian-Americans have
agreed to share facilities such as office,
storage and parking space as well as human
resources to provide emergency assistance
to families affected by disaster.
The partnerships proved vital during flash
flooding that occurred this spring in the
Des Moines area. Christ the King Parish
opened its doors as an evacuation shelter,
and members of the Society of Italian-
Americans assisted with feeding and
staffing of the shelter.
Last year, Central Iowa Chapter
Disaster Action Team members
responded to 168 incidents and
provided relief to 187 families
after their homes were damaged
or destroyed.
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critical incident stress management
As a component of Response Services, the goal of CISM it to help individuals
deal with the emotional and physical aftershocks of a traumatic event and
to accelerate the normal recovery process. Members of the CISM team are
specially-trained mental health professionals who help emergency services
personnel at the time of a critical incident that occurs in their line of duty.
In 2007-08, ten CISM volunteers conducted 12 debriefings –
assisting 164 individuals.
reSponSe Center enterpriSe
The Central Iowa Chapter Response Center Enterprise call center is activated
when it is anticipated that there will be a large increase in calls to the National
Red Cross Helpline, 1-866-GET INFO. Our response center is activated by the
American Red Cross, but our work stations are staffed by local volunteers.
Last year, 95 Central Iowa Chapter volunteers were trained to take
calls through the local Red Cross Response Center Enterprise.
3,461 callers were assisted by central Iowans.
service to armed forces
The American Red Cross links members of the U.S. Armed Forces with their
families during a crisis. Twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a year, the Red
Cross quickly sends emergency communications to deployed service members
on behalf of their family. Military members can have peace of mind knowing
that when they are on a mission, in training or stationed far from home – and
leaving cell phones and e-mails behind – they are still connected to home.
While providing service to 1.4 million active duty military personnel and their
families, the Red Cross also reaches out to more than 1.2 million members
of the National Guard and Reserves and their families living in nearly every
community in America.
Red Cross workers in hundreds of chapters and on military installations brief
departing service members and their families regarding available support
services, and they explain how the Red Cross may assist them during the
deployment.
Both active duty and community-based military can count on the Red Cross
to provide emergency communications that link them with their families back
home, access to financial assistance from the military aid societies, counseling,
referral to community resources and assistance to veterans. Red Cross Service
to the Armed Forces personnel form a global network in more than 700
U.S. chapters, 58 military installations worldwide and in forward deployed
locations in Kuwait, Afghanistan and Iraq.
Through the Red Cross Service to Armed Forces program, the
Central Iowa Chapter provided communications and/or other
assistance to 387 members of our armed forces and their families.
Last year, 1,050 military members ready for deployment, and their
families attended sessions explaining the Red Cross emergency
communications services provided by the American Red Cross.
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CoLLeague (continued)
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Mike Gripp
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keith anD kathleen Gunzenhauser
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susan Johnson
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JenniFer younG
keVin zentner
J. kent zickeFoose
3rD GraDers at West riDGe school
aMerican leGion auXiliary
aspenson real estate
calVert appraisals
carDinal DouGherty hiGh school
catholic WiDoWs & WiDoWers
custoMers oF nsb bank
DaViD coMMunity church
eMD cheMicals, inc.
enDeaVor peace, inc.
enGineerinG consultants
FarMers & Merchants state bank
FiVe star real estate Group, inc.
GolFers oF Des Moines GolF & country club
GolFers oF saleM Glen country club
ia uniteD proFessionals 8
JaGnanDan-lensch plc
kanaWha lutheran WoMen oF elca
liberty bank
louisberG lutheran church - paMela borstaD
MarshalltoWn boarD oF realtors
MeaDe real estate
neppl real estate
neW horizons llc
p.e.o. chapter by
rahe chiropractic, llc
resiDents oF scottish rite park
seiDl electric, inc.
the cato corporation
515.243.7681 iowa storms donors 13

“… You are leaving a footprint on
our community and helping to make
it a better place to live and work,
one step at a time.”
preparedness
trained to save lives
• HealtH & safety
• iowa state fair
• Hy-vee triatHlon
• community telepHone
services & united way 2-1-1
14 preparedness iowa.redcross.org
cHange a life By taKing HealtH & safety training
For nearly a century, the American Red Cross has prepared people to save lives through
health and safety training. The demand for quality training – training that could save a life,
is increasing – at home, school and in the workplace.
Cpr
Training options include Adult, and Infant & Child CPR. The Red Cross even provides
training that teaches individuals how to use an automated external defibrillator.
first aid
Students taking Red Cross first aid training learn how to respond to emergencies such as:
severe bleeding; broken bones; shock; heat emergencies and more. Pet first aid training
also teaches pet owners the skills necessary to keep ALL members of one’s family safe
following an emergency.
disease prevention education
Presentations are designed for a wide variety of audiences. HIV/AIDS information is
provided to youth groups and adults wanting to know the facts about HIV and AIDS.
Information sessions are also available to those wanting to know more about Hepatitis C,
Measles and Pandemic Flu. Scrubby Bear’s Clean Hands Club is extremely popular with
elementary-aged children and teaches them to “Wash up quick, don’t get sick.”
in 2007-08:
• 15,704 people took health
& safety training through the
Central Iowa Chapter which
included CPR, automated
external defibrillators (AEDs),
and first aid.
• 10,917 youth learned how to
be safer in the water and how
to be better lifeguards through
Red Cross aquatics programs.
• The Central Iowa Chapter
provided the facts about HIV/
AIDS to 2,624 people.
• 464 youth learned how to be
better babysitters through Red
Cross babysitters training.
• 3,923 children became
members of the Scrubby Bear
Clean Hands Club.
515.243.7681 preparedness 15

iowa state fair & Hy-vee triatHlon partnersHips
For decades, the American Red Cross has provided basic first aid care to
thousands attending the Iowa State Fair. First aid-trained volunteers work
closely with fair personnel and emergency medical services, to ensure that fair
enthusiasts have a safe experience as they make their way through one of the
most popular events in the U.S.
For the second year, the American Red Cross, Central Iowa Chapter worked
closely with personnel from the World Cup Hy-Vee Triathlon. The Red Cross
provided expertise, lifeguard support and spectator first aid care. There are
many logistics to put in to place and it takes great cooperation among staff and
volunteers.
During this years’ Iowa State Fair, sixty-eight first aid-trained
volunteers helped 3,536 people with basic first aid services.
At the World Cup Hy-Vee Triathlon, 27 lifeguards provided 159
hours of lifeguard support and made close to 50 water rescues.
Twelve first aid-trained volunteers provided 120 hours of first aid
care, assisting 35 people.
cHanging tHe lives of tHose needing HealtH &
Human services – community telepHone services
& united way 2-1-1
Since 1985, the American Red Cross, Central Iowa Chapter has provided
peer telephone counseling and after-hours answering services through its
community telephone services program. In 1997, United Way of Central Iowa
transferred to the chapter, a program called First Call for Help. The same peer
counselors with access to a vast number of community resources provided
help to each and every caller.
The program evolved again, when in September, 2003, United Way of Central
Iowa and our local Red Cross chapter launched United Way 2-1-1. Accessing
health & human services became easier, as callers had only three numbers to
remember, 2-1-1. Information and referral specialists provide compassion and
information to thousands of callers each year.
In the spring of 2008, our United Way 2-1-1 call center was accredited
by the Alliance of Information & Referral Systems (AIRS). This is no small
achievement. The process has taken over three years of data collection,
training, agency cooperation and more. Robert McKown, Chair, Accreditation
Committee of the AIRS Board of Directors writes, “On behalf of the board and
staff of AIRS, we wish to applaud you and your staff on a job well done. You
have worked very hard for this recognition and should be very proud of your
excellent information and referral program.”
2-1-1 information & referral specialists handled 39,550 calls in
which people were looking for information or in need of referrals
to agencies or programs that could assist them. Requests include
housing, food assistance, and a variety of other human service
needs.
16 preparedness iowa.redcross.org

The Principal Financial Group Foundation
donated $125,000 to the American Red
Cross International Response Fund, a
gift given the distinction of being the
largest, single corporate donation to an
International Disaster Response effort.
internationaL
services
The American Red Cross helps
vulnerable people around the world
to prevent, prepare for, and respond
to disasters, complex humanitarian
emergencies, and life-threatening
health conditions.
The Red Cross accomplishes this goal
by working within the International
Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
— the world’s largest
humanitarian network
with more than 180 Red Cross and Red
Crescent national societies and more
than 100 million volunteers.
18 international services iowa.redcross.org
International Services initiatives focus on
primary health care, emergency response
and preparedness, restoring family links,
and the dissemination of international
humanitarian law. For each of these
priority areas, we promote cost-effective,
community-based programs, which target
large numbers of people with humanitarian
aid that is rapid, effective, and large-scale.
local families feel tHe
devastation in tHeir
Homelands
Cyclone Nargis hit the southwestern coast
of Myanmar on May 2nd, leaving massive
destruction in its wake. Tens of thousands
were reported missing or dead.
Then on May 12th, a massive 7.9 magnitude
earthquake rocked southwestern China.
The Red Cross Society of China initiated a
relief operation in a dangerous and dynamic
environment.
Help came from here in central Iowa,
when our Red Cross chapter partnered
with the Society of Burma and the Chinese
Association of Iowa to coordinate support
of relief efforts in Myanmar and China. The
most efficient way for Iowans to assist was
by making donations to the American Red
Cross International Response Fund.
Activities conducted at the Iowa Asian
Heritage Festival on May 17th explained
the American Red Cross’ International
role, and the relief efforts being made in
Myanmar and China. Donation collection
points were located in the Burmese Village,
Chinese Village and Pioneer Hospitality
Tent. Maps and other support materials
were provided and volunteers stationed at
the villages gave festival visitors information
regarding areas affected by the cyclone
and by the earthquake. Local high school
students wearing Red Cross disaster vests
circulated in the crowd and asked people
if they would like to give a donation to the
International Response Fund. The total
raised at the festival was $2,532.69!
Then, on May 22nd, KCCI-TV 8 held a
telethon during the evening newscast.
Members of the Burmese and Chinese
communities staffed the phones, conducted
media interviews and spoke with callers
about the dire need for help in their native
countries. The goal for the telethon was set
at $5,000, but $8,780 was raised!
Last year, Red Cross staff
facilitated 17 International
Services cases. Services involved
tracing, messaging, referrals, and
certificate verification, helping
families reunite, or learn the fate
of loved ones missing as a result
of civil strife throughout the
world.
50 people attended International
Services & International
Humanitarian Law training.
515.243.7681 international services 19

heroeS of the
Heartland
The concept for Heroes of the Heartland
grew out of a desire to develop an event
that is closely related to the mission of
the American Red Cross – helping people
save lives.
On March 6th the American Red Cross
honored Iowa “heroes” for acts of
courage and for making
an impact in their
community – changing their
lives and those of others. Twelve “Heroes
of the Heartland” were recognized at a
breakfast at Prairie Meadows Racetrack &
Casino in Altoona, IA.
20 Heroes of tHe Heartland iowa.redcross.org
red cross Honors tHose wHo Have cHanged lives –
“Heroes of tHe Heartland”
The Red Cross provides relief to victims of disasters and helps people prevent, prepare for
and respond to emergencies. This is done through the simple, yet powerful, process of one
person putting their needs aside to help another. What better way to celebrate this spirit of
humanitarianism than by honoring those Iowans who have shown courage, kindness and
unselfish character by their acts of heroism in our local communities?
Awards are offered in ten categories: Fire & Rescue, Law Enforcement, Health Care Worker,
911 Dispatcher, Adult Good Samaritan, Youth Good Samaritan, Senior Good Samaritan,
Military, Community Impact and International Impact. Every fall, nominations are reviewed
by a committee of community leaders who select the winners. Awards are presented at a
breakfast in March of each year.
Some Heroes honored at this year’s Heroes of the Heartland breakfast were:
Jason Ludwig, who changed the life of a woman and her child, by rescuing them from their
car that had slid off the road and landed in freezing water; Eric Idehen who changed the
lives of children by starting an orphanage in his native Nigeria; Delbert & Ilene Sheeder
who were recognized for constant acts of kindness to their family and neighbors, changing
lives every day in their community of Perry; and Kirby Peterson, the chocolate lab that
discovered a suicide note of a high school student, therefore saving his life.
Heroes of the Heartland 2008
top SponSoRS
titLe SponSor
West Bancorporation
preSenting SponSorS
Prairie Meadows
Reynolds & Reynolds
Flynn Wright
Heroes award sponsors
Qwest
Wells Fargo
media sponsors
Clear Channel Outdoor
KCCI-TV
The Des Moines Register
WHO Radio
award sponsors
GuideOne Insurance
Holmes Murphy
JVC Builders
Nationwide
NCR Teradata
Wellmark Blue Cross & Blue Shield
Xerox
event production
Acme Printing
Screenscape Studios
515.243.7681 Heroes of tHe Heartland 21

Last year, 553 volunteers were
registered with the Central Iowa
Chapter – responding, teaching, and
providing services with compassion.
volunteers
cHange lives
The heart & soul of the
American Red Cross are the many
volunteers who give their time and
expertise to deliver the programs and
services that help people to prevent,
prepare for and respond to emergencies.
They come from all walks of life.
They are all ages. But what they
have in common is the
desire to help – the
desire to change a life.
22 volunteers iowa.redcross.org
financial donors support programs & services
donations: july 1, 2007 – june 30, 2008
BenefaCtor’S CLuB
($25,000 – $49,999)
Daniel h. cosGriFF
Fane F. VaWter estate
uniteD Way oF central ioWa
West bank
paCeSetter’S CLuB
($10,000 – $24,999)
c. Dean anD sanDra carlson
alliant enerGy FounDation
hy-Vee, inc.
luella a. heMMinGson estate
prairie MeaDoWs
principal Financial Group FounDation, inc.
qWest FounDation
reynolDs & reynolDs, inc.
WellMark blue cross anD blue shielD oF ia
SponSor’S CLuB
($5,000 – $9,999)
JaMes hartMan anD Marilyn Gerlich
Joyce hoFFMan
benJaMin J. huerta
chuck anD Jaina Johnson
MarGaret lonG
Martha anD Jack sheparD
anDy anD Debbie WiGnall
John Deere Des Moines operations
John r. anD zelDa Grubb charitable FounDation
Wells FarGo
donorS
friend’s cluB
($1,000 – $4,999)
richarD anD anne anDraschko
DaVe anD beth bishop
patrick anD Michelle boyle
MaXine h. burke
bob anD Gloria burnett
robert byG
stephen anD lorri caster
laurie anD keVin conner
GreG anD brenDa cushinG
roGer Dahl
craiG p. DaMos
arthur p. De cook
anthony Dean
DeeDee DohlMan
paul anD sanDy easter
M. Joan FarVer
toM anD eVelyn Fisher
Mr. anD Mrs. Jonathan Fletcher
holMes anD MarJorie Foster
stephanie anD craiG GilMan
G. (rusty) GooDe
Daniel G. GreteMan
keVin anD theresa GroeneVelD
Joseph anD stephanie Gulbronson
arthur haGar
Doris haGen
hans anD sonJa hanson
cynDi harMeyer Fisher
cain hayes
DaVe anD sue heath
Daniel anD Joanie houston
lee M. JackWiG
DonalD D. Jayne
al anD ann JenninGs
DonalD D. kleMMe
steVe anD cathy lacy
Daryl anD Mary beth nelsen
greg and lori o’hara
Merle anD lynsey peDerson
JaMes peterson anD lola Van Wyk
siD raMsey
JoDy anD stanley reynolDs
toDD anD Julie ripper
taMera k. robinson
anne anD WilliaM rostosky
eric anD Michelle ryan
leslie schaFFer
thoMas schMitz
art anD Mary Jane spies
toM anD paula stanberry
Don stanek
Dr. anD Mrs. craiG a. stark
anDreW anD sarah betts susanin
stan anD Dotty thurston
DaViD anD Delores Wallace
ken anD kathy Waller
JoDie anD braD Warth
richarD D. Wells, M.D.
JuDith WilliaMson
aMerican equity inVestMent liFe ins. co.
bank oF the West
barton solVents, inc.
burnett realty
charles Gabus ForD/kia
city oF West Des Moines
craiG & leola culVer FounDation
culver’s
Des Moines area assoc. oF realtors, inc.
eXperian inForMation solutions, inc.
FarMers Mutual hail
First aMerican bank
GuiDeone insurance
holMes Murphy & associates
iMt insurance coMpany
ioWa health - Des Moines
ioWa state bank
ioWa state council kniGhts oF coluMbus
iVanhoe FunD
John ruan FounDation trust
JVc builDers
krause Gentle FounDation
lowe’s
MereDith corporation FounDation
MiD aMerica FounDation
MiDaMerican enerGy
national state bank
ncr teraData
patty anD JiM coWnie charitable FunD
principal bank
principal liFe insurance coMpany
reGions bank
storey kenWorthy
triplett oFFice essentials
Variety club oF ioWa
WilliaM c. knapp charitable FounDation
XeroX corporation
honor SoCietY
($750 – $999)
kenneth anD ann bratney
robert anD annette cech
helen l. cook
JiM anD pat craWForD
paula s. DierenFelD
Michele a. Druker
herMan anD sara GraeFe
Jesse l. GranGe
robert anD kiM GroVe
Jo ellen hill
Deborah e. Miller
JeFF plaGGe
sally a. schoMers
clarence anD sue tWilley
gordman’s, inc.
leader
($500 – $749)
JenniFer anD steVe ackerMan
tiMothy J. anDersen
ronalD bauer
lynn becker
clark anD chris beninG
nancy bennett
WillarD anD betty bishop
Delos r. borcherDinG
eDWarD anD kathryn brooks
orVal p. byrD, Jr.
Jo kline cebuhar anD John cebuhar
scott a. clark
Marlys DeVries
robert DoVe
Darci Duey
catherine a. Dutter
robert anD kathryn eells
richarD anD Mary eyler
DaVis anD eunice Folkerts
katina anD scott Gass
GreG anD Michelle haessler
s.M. anD Jean hauGlanD
tiMothy haWkins
susie anD JeFF heMphill
kenneth anD phyllis hoyt
DaViD anD barb hurD
eric iDehen
patricia b. iles
thoMas Jaros
ronalD anD caroline keller
steVen a. kiMMes
paul knapp
halForD anD MaMie kooker
Dale e. korVer
John D. kouri
nancy laVenDer anD steVe bobenhouse
patricia Martin
patrick t. Molony
Molly a. nelson
Mr. anD Mrs. thoMas c. neWton
carolyn o’Brien
charles o’connor
Dean anD Joni oestreich
James F. o’halloran
kristin olson
stephen o’meara
Diane peters
Mary quanDt
linDa railsback
anGela reeD
lynn a. reinicke
ceil rostosky
DouGlas sMith
tina steil anD chuck hoWell
patrick stoFFel
Michael J. streck
Deborah taylor
Martha l. triebel
bernice VerMeer
robert anD elizabeth Wych
aMeriprise Financial
b&c charitable FounDation
baker Group
hubbell realty
Mason city recyclinG center, ltD
plyMouth conGreGational church
stroh corporation
the WalDinGer corporation
WhitFielD & eDDy
Willis auto caMpus
mentor
($250 – $499)
braD anD sally austin
Doris M. bantz
WalDo o. barGMann
ronalD anD lois bartlett
robert l. beisner
John D. boDerMann
JuDy bohall
DeWey t. bonDurant
alan braun
Mr. anD Mrs. DonalD J. broaDbent
Don anD phyllis bruntlett
alan anD Mary burnett
siMon casaDy
nate anD kelly chua
ann collins
MarDis anD leona collins
scott anD susan cooMbs
ann coWnie
robert craMer
rachel l. cranDall
Mark anD kay Decook
Dr. DaViD F. DettMann
ron Dickerson
Denice DouGlas
thoMas r. DuDley
alan anD rosea elliott
Gary anD Fran Faust
robert Francis anD natalie Francis
kenneth anD patricia Gantz
Gary anD louise Gately
elaine GebharDt
Melanie G. Gibb
peter D. GoDDarD
Mary l. GoulD
John anD Janet GrahaM
carl anD Marcene Grant
karen V. Griess
JeFFrey anD lisa hall
MarJorie a. haMMer
Debby haninG
steWart Gene
paula hansen anD lyle hansen
MaDelyn e. harnaGel
lorne J. haun
carole anD eric hays
steVe henry
Joseph s. hiGhbarGer
tracy hinshaW anD roberta russie
John anD lillian hoeFinG
Verna horstMan
larry anD Mary Jo Jablonski
carol J. Janssen
keVin r. Johnson
Mary lynne Jones
pauline r. Jones
Joseph c. kirk, sr
phyllis kline
MarVin G. kooyMan
WilliaM anD Joyce kuhn
steVen anD VirGinia kukla
Joyce kuyper
Mike anD Jane laMair
nels r. lersten
brayton li
terry lillis
carol loWe
kristi anD bill lozier
John MarMon
tiM anD JuDith Mccue
stacy anD clark McDerMott
robert D. Mckinley
Donn MclauGhlin anD linDa hanson
stephen McManus
Joyce anD J. keVin MereDith
terry V. MerFelD
ronalD Miller
betty c. Miller
Miles l. Mitchell
stephanie Mohler
Mary helen MorlinG
Mary a. Muller
June p. Mullette
robert nesWolD
karen anD robert nicholson
Jack anD Janeth osborne
Debra parker
DaViD J. pecenka
irMa anD a. leo pelDs
JaMes h. poMeroy
laurence reeD
roGer anD GioVanna ries
surasee roDari
anDreW rostosky
rick anD Janet ruble
laura sanDs
paul schlitt
John schMacker
robert anD beVerly sherlock
JiM siMMons
Maryann anD steVe sinkler
chun chun anD chu tae sonG
DWiGht h. sWanson
GlaDys sWiFt
Dr. anD Mrs. k. talcott
lisa a. thoMpson
colleen M. torkelson
(continued on pg. 26)
515.243.7681 cHapter donors 23

aSSetS
COmpARATIvE sTATEmEnT Of fInAnCIAL COndITIOn
2008 2007
Cash $ 982,817 $ 956,330
Certificates of deposit 21,321
Investments 4,052,042 4,538,167
Accounts Receivable:
Capital Campaign Pledges
Bequests
14,873 38,073
other 133,037 70,286
other Current Assets 48,028 49,308
Land, Building, Equipment (net of depreciation) 1,987,397 2,029,726
TOTAL AssETs $ 7,218,194 $ 7,703,211
liaBilities & net assets
JUnE 30, 2008 And JUnE 30, 2007
2008 2007
Accounts Payable & Accrued Expenses $ 273,779 $ 111,261
deferred Revenue 53,440 15,692
TOTAL LIABILITIEs 327,219 126,953
Net Assets 6,890,975 7,576,258
TOTAL LIABILITIEs & nET AssETs $ 7,218,194 $ 7,703,211
This condensed presentation of our financial statements has been extracted from the Chapter’s annual audited financial statements.
A complete presentation of these financial statements, along with the unqualified opinion of our independent auditors,
McGowen, Hurst, Clark & Smith, P.C., is available by contacting the Central Iowa Chapter.
finanCiaLS
iowa.redcross.org
24 finanCiaLS iowa.redcross.org
puBlic support & revenue
pUBLIC sUppORT 2008 2007
United Way $ 958,849 $ 837,071
Contributions 624,199 504,650
In-Kind Contributions 882 14,373
Capital Campaign 532 3,724
Bequests 153,978 412,895
Special Events, net of donor benefits 102,015 91,223
REvEnUE
United Way 33.8%
Contributions 22.0%
Bequests 5.4%
Special Events, net of donors benefits 3.6%
Grants & Contracts 3.1%
Products & Services 15.0%
Inter Red Cross Revenues 7.4%
Investment Income 8.8%
Miscellaneous Revenue 0.9%
In-Kind Contributions & Capital Campaign
expenSeS
0.0%
2008 2007
Emergency Services $ 566,589 $ 569,944
Health & Safety Services 888,227 859,178
Community Telephone Services 719,836 650,423
Fund Raising 227,172 224,119
Management & General 392,436 517,925
State ARC Programs 88,968 122,832
TOTAL ExpEnsEs $ 2,883,228 $ 2,944,421
Change in Net Assets from (for) operations (127,090) (202,934)
Transfers to other Red Cross units (142,209) (78,944)
Unrealized gains (losses) on investments (415,984) 526,448
Change in Net Assets (685,283) 244,570
Net Assets at Beginning of Year 7,576,258 7,332,532
NET ASSETS AT ENd oF YEAR $ 6,890,975 $ 7,821,672
Emergency Services 19.7%
Health Services 30.8%
Community Telephone Services 25.0%
Fund Raising 7.9%
Management & General 13.6%
State ARC Programs 3.1%
COmpARATIvE sTATEmEnT Of ACTIvITIEs
fOR ThE yEARs EndEd JUnE 30, 2008 And JUnE 30, 2007
TOTAL pUBLIC sUppORT $ 1,840,455 $ 1,863,936
Grants & Contracts $ 87,013 $ 80,722
Products & Services 426,164 421,109
Inter Red Cross Revenues 210,993 186,051
Investment Income 166,328 167,218
Miscellaneous Revenue 25,185 22,451
TOTAL REvEnUE 915,683 877,551
TOTAL sUppORT & REvEnUE $ 2,756,138 $ 2,741,487
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financial donors
mentor (continued)
($250 – $499)
harolD anD sylVia truMbull
ronalD r. tryon
robert anD Doralyn unDerberG
JaMes k. utterback
allen anD lois Van cleVe
harolD anD VirGinia Varce
helen M. Vetter
DaViD anD sara Walker
DaViD h. Warner
rayMonD anD sarah Webster
connie WiMer anD Frank FoGarty
nancy M. WineGarDner
braD anD cynDi WinterbottoM
kathleen ziMpleMan
a.J. allen co.
cliVe Jaycees (cliVe aFter FiVe)
crossroaDs church
Des Moines orthopeDic surGeons, pc
eMp MeDical serVices, pc
Flynn WriGht
GliDDen uniteD charities
inG
st. luke’s regional medical
WestsiDe breakFast club
zeta phi beta sorority Mrc
CoLLeague
($100 – $249)
eD anD helen abbott
VirGinia aGan
eDna r. akers
Dr. Marion e. alberts
Jane M. aleXanDer
Fariborz alipour
JenniFer l. allaMby
sue anD tiM allyn
brett alMburG
roD aMlie
bonnie aMMons
bruce anD susan anDerson
aileen anD WilliaM anDerson
Jake & Jill anonson
DonalD ansley
Dennis anD lois appelhons
Joyce c. arMstronG
patrick J. arthur
renee auMiller
norMa J. austin
John baber
Doris l. bacot
Marion anD arVilia bailey
Gene W. baker
karen baker
cynthia c. banks-roDke
a.l. anD laVonne bauer
aDrienne bauGhMan
Janice beal
roDney bean
robert anD clarice beckWith
Mr. anD Mrs. ernest a. beetner
Joan benhaM
coDy bennett
Marian l. bennett
Dorothy bequeaith
louise berGMan
G.Galin anD carol berrier
rachael M. binDer
bobbie bishop
Gary l. bishop
carrie anD Josh blackburn
ralph anD sonJa blackMan
GlaDys a. blooDWorth
John anD JuDy blooM
JaMes anD JuDith boes
robert anD beVerly bole
barbara r. booher
barbara bosch
Dr. JiM e. boWMan
GeralD anD Diana boWMan
JuDy k. bratz
nila breMer
Vernon anD Jeri broDeen
Dale brooks
eDWarD broWn
JiM anD Marcia broWn
e.F. buckley
charles buDD
norMan e. buihner
roy buitenWerF
Deborah a. burbriDGe
WilliaM burke
Jeanne anD robert burnett
Vicki butler
harolD M. butzloFF
steVe anD Jeanene caMpbell
Gloria cano
richarD anD ruth carey
MatheW anD helen carMosino
GeorGe anD katie carpenter
bill carson
clayton case
DoMinic ceretti
JeFF chelesViG
robert e. chittenDen
MilDreD c. chittenDen anD Mr. elDon chittenDen
kenneth chizek
Dee a. christenson
allan anD christine ciha
Michael a. clark
elVira clark
phyllis M. clark
roD clark
steVen anD Gloria clark
Dan clason
Joy anD richarD coe
WilliaM b. cole
John F. collins
betty conklin
ruth ann connell
anGela constable
craiG anD linDa cool
clayton coWles
clair r. craMer
JaMes M. croW
Gene anD betty culVer
Victor anD arDys curtis
robert c. cVrk
c. Dalen
Mae DaubenDiek
abie c. DaVis
e J. DaVis anD paul G. DaVis
kristine e. DaVison
Glenn anD Viola De stiGter
heather M. Dean
anGela DeFenbauGh
hal F. DeGooD
robert DeMeulenaere
richarD l. DeMinG
Debra anD JaMes Dennert
JaMes M. Detrick anD lori perkins-Detrick
sue Diaz
Maurine t. Diehl
r D. Dilley
robert D. Dilley
shirley a. Disney
rose DittMer
MarGaret Dluhos
Warren Dobbertin
Marlin l. Docter
euGene anD Mary Jean Dolphin
nancy k. Dop
Mr. anD Mrs. e. W. DoroW
FreDerick anD sanDra DoWie
ann Drake
beVerley Jane DuFFy
DiJana DuGalic
shirley DunGan
Jonathan anD carol DuVick
rollin o. Dyer
Joseph c. eckhart
barb anD ron eckoFF
Jane M. eDGerly
alicia anD braD eDWarDs
MarGe anD JiM eDWarDs
boneita eGGert
Gene anD sally ehlert
brian J. eManuel
WilliaM anD lois enGel
elaine erickson
col Dean esslinGer usMc
Vicki eurich
neil e. FaGan
robert l. Fanter
Diana Farrah
ihla r. Farrell
Mary anD thoMas Faust
kathryn FehrinG
Frank anD kathy Fettkether
Doris anD kenneth Finck
kelly FinnicuM-chua
chet Fischer
lyDia FJelD
anDreW Flynn
peter anD Joan Flynn
John Forst
terry FoX
robert e. FraMpton
lynn Franklin
DonalD anD Mary linDa FreeMan
Jeanine M. FreeMan
christopher anD Donia Freese
Jane GaFFney
rayMonD G. Galenbeck
JaMes Galinsky
arthur J. GallaGher
Dr. anD Mrs. John r. GaMbill
lois y. GaMbill
MilDreD Garbe
hoWarD anD sue Garnett
Marilyn GarVey
richarD GarWooD
kathy GaWtry
richarD Gaynor
Michael h. Gersie
Mary ann Gettler
Gale anD Marlis Gilbert
DWiGht GilbriDe
June M. GilhaM
Jackie Goettsch
June a. GopleruD
toM D. GorDinier
richarD l. GorehaM
betty J. Gottschalk
eD GrahaM
ronnie anD Donna GrahaM
WilliaM anD Mary GraMley
betty b. Grant
aleXanDer J. Greazel
Don anD bonnie Green
Mr. anD Mrs. euGene GreiMann
brenDa Gritters
corrie l. Grubb
DouGlas anD JuDy GullinG
Janelle anD brian hall
J r hall
traVis haMilton
JuDy anD peter haMlin
Don anD carMen haMpton
Joyce l. hanes
o. W. hanes anD opal G. hanes
Michael anD nancy hankinson
ranDolph J. hansen
Marilyn harl
Duane harney
Julie J. harp
John h. harrison
DouGlas anD WanDa harry
harolD harryMan
richarD anD carolyn haskins
philip hassenstab
JeFFrey hatFielD
JaMes haun
pat haWbaker
Mr. anD Mrs. eDWarD r. hayes
rayMonD F. haynes
alyce heck
ina heiDeMann
John heinle
MarGaret a. heMphill
Dennis n. henninGsen
elaine herink
GreG herManson
WilliaM herrstroM
Donna M. heyer
sharon l. hicks
ron anD Mary hintz
kurt hohnstrater
ranDy holl
kathleen holler
roGene a. hollinGsWorth
Frank k. holz
philip anD alisa horn
Dan c. hotka anD Gail e. hackett
louise M. hunt
e. h hunt
Deborah a. hunt-repp
Mr. anD Mrs. ernest c. hunziker
Won s. hyon
luena D. ihriG
patricia ioGha
lenora anD norMan iVerson
elaine anD ralph JaarsMa
Jesse D. JaMes
susan Janssen
Gene anD MarGaret JenninGs
robert anD Gayle Johnson
christian Johnson
Mr. anD Mrs. p. e. Johnson
Gary anD Mary Jones
Marlys Jones
DaViD anD Wk Jones
acie anD Diane JorDan
bessie ruth JuDD
susan JuDkins Josten
connie Justice
Michael anD sasha kaMper
Daniel anD carol kaVaDas
John c. kaValier
WiniFreD M. kelley
Mr. anD Mrs. bruce G. kelley
r. kelly
Marsha kephart
stephanie kiziukieWicz
kenton M. klein, sr.
earl anD arlene klein
richarD anD betty koch
kathi koeniG
W. Jean kolMer
kristine kolthoFF
MarGaret kopicka
kay kraMer
toM kropp
sharon kueker
JaMes anD cynthia laMb
sanDra k. laMb
Joyce F. larsen
DonalD e. laVenDer
John anD VirGinia laWrence
Matt leach
WilliaM learn
kate lehMann
JaMes lekWa
Jean leM
sally anD roGer leutholD
Daniel leWanDoWski
Gary anD katherine liess
DaViD liGht
erika linDen
betty anD les lippincott
DouGlas loer
robert anD carol lonG
JeFF lorensen
eDWarD D. loVe
Frances D. luiken
robert anD kathleen lyDon
catherine l. Mackay
Mary anD r.l. MaDDoX
connie M. MaDison
keith anD Mary MaDison
Joan G. Mahn
MarGaret Maloney
saM ManDel
heather a. Martin
Julia Martinusen
laWrence anD ruth MattheWs
Melissa Mau
terry ann Mcanally
harolD e. MccarVille
John anD MaXine MccaW
Michael Mcclintock
Merrill e. MccuDDin
steVen W. MccullouGh
robert anD lois Mccully
lou McDoW
Michael anD louise Mcilhon
Michael s. Mckee
robert anD cleo MckiM
robert Mckinley
Don anD Mary MclauGhlin
J. McleoD
terry anD barbara McMurry
bonnie c. Mcnurlen
nick MeDhurst
paul J. MeGinnis ii
bobbi J. Meyer
zorka Milin
VirGil Miller
Dorothy J. Miller
J. craiG anD betty Miller
Dale anD rita Millis
Martin Mohler
sheila Monroe
Dennis W. Monroe
Debra MontuFar
Dr. anD Mrs. richarD Moore
Joyce n. Moore
paul F. Morrison
a. Dean Morton
Mr. anD Mrs. charles e. Morton
barbara a. MyszeWski
Jeaunette nall
GorDon nelson
GerarD anD Mary lou neuGent
DonalD anD charlotte neuMann
shirley nicholson
barbara anD anDy nish
katie noynaert
JuDy oDenheiMer
Jane anD Mike ohneMus
Vicky ortMan
lisa ostranDer
noah o’toole
quentin J. painter
ray anD Mary Jo palis
JaMes e. parks
Michael r. patterson
lois MurroW
s. robert payne
donors
VirGinia b. pearsall
cheryl anD Dennis peDerson
Don anD kay peterson
Janet l. peterson
carl anD Darlene peterson
col. anD Mrs. Franklin D. peterson
Dana peterson
sara peterson
Martha a. pierce
Don r. pink
sarah J. pitts
charles anD bonnie pletke
JeFFrey hatFielD
anna l. pokos
auDrey popp
kathryn M. poWers
lori l. quinlin
Mary quinliVan
perry rankin
Mark k. rannells
kenneth anD alice rasMussen
terry anD anGella reiMer
Jackie reineke
Mark anD Janet richarDs
Dennis anD Jean richey
beVerly rieDMiller
zoe rierson
Vernette e. riley
GeorGe rinGGenberG
kathy anD oakley roat
steVe anD DaWn roberts
eD anD betty robertson
Mary robison
paul roGers
christine anD JaMes roMar
richarD anD Mary ann rosonke
sharon ross
WilliaM F. roth
Joey rothGery
scott rutleDGe
Foster anD rose rutleDGe
kaytie ryan
John anD Dorris ryckMan
kay sacquitne
thoMas saDoski
chuck anD kathy saFris
linDa anD steVe salato
toM sales
Michael anD tilla salMi
Dick anD nelDa saMpel
Gary D. saMs
euGene anD beVerly saMuelson
collette saylor
GeorGe h. scheck
saM anD bobbye scheiDler
Donna M. schiVe
Jon anD susan schMiD
John D. schMiDt anD Deb Wiley
paula k. schneiDer
Joseph schneiDer
hazel anD herMan schroeDel
sheila schruM
thoMas scott
louise D. scott
Janice s. scull
charles anD nancy seel
Deanna sellner
paul a. seuFerer
Mary seVerson
Michael shank
DouGlas anD Marilyn sharp
ray anD peGGy shattuck
leon anD Dianne shearer
Dane anD christina shelton
Dean W. shiFlet
earl shostroM
patricia anD richarD shreVe
GlenDa r. siekert
lloyD anD anne sieVers
irMa r. silke
JaMes anD anna sillars
Duane r. sills, Jr.
MarVin e. siMonsen
anne l. slatterly
robert sloss
MarGaret anD charles sMith
eleanor l. sMith
thoMas p. sMith
Dennis anD Debbie snyDer
DonalD a. soMMerlot
sally sonnenburG
DouGlas J. sprecher
harriette stanley
Gary staples
Darla stiles
cailin anD aDaM stockDale
arthur anD Jill stockstroM
les stolte
robert anD kathy stone
Dennis l. stout
harriett k. suMMa
sharen anD larry surber
GinGer sWan
MarGaret b. sWanson
toM anD kathy taGGart
WenDi taylor
ben taylor
Denise theis
peGGy thoMas
carolyn a. thoMpson
robert l. thoMpson
harVey anD alice thoMpson
WiniFreD thurston
carl Van Donselaar
Dennis J. Van Gorp
Janet anD russell VanDerWerF
lois VarlanD
Molly anD robert Veenstra
Dr. Frank Veltri
MatilDa VerMeer
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robert anD carolyn WaGner
ralph anD Mary Walker
Jan Walsh
Mr. anD Mrs. charles Walter, Jr.
Junior Walters
Jaclyn a. Walters
arnie anD bertie WaltMan
JaMes p. WarD
JenniFer Warne
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John W. Washburn
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larry Wenzel
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ann Wilson
thoMas Wilton
Doyle anD kathryn Witt
barbara J. WollinG
VirGinia k. WooD
brian anD carol Worth
thoMas anD aMy Worthen
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krenio WriGht
sanDi yoDer
karen younG
J. kent zickeFoose
Jane e. zieser
rolanD ziMany
Mark anD Mary zirkelbach
boDy Works Fitness club
broWn enGineerinG coMpany
christ the kinG catholic church
clausen pluMbinG & heatinG
colDWell banker MiD-aMerica Group
cti reaDy MiX, llc
Globe acceptance, inc.
Greater Des Moines coMMunity FounDation
kinkaDe appraisal
Marian F. Jones estate
MicrosoFt corporation
pioneer hi-breD international, inc.
proFessional DesiGn, lc
relationship MarketinG, inc.
tobacco outlet plus
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