Current Partners

Giving during our 2006 – 2007 fiscal year (7/1/06 – 6/30/07) to support American Red Cross Bay Area (ARCBA) program services.

$100,000 +

Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Through a three-year partnership, PG&E is helping us prepare one million Bay Area residents for disasters through Prepare Bay Area, an aggressive outreach and public awareness initiative. With a special emphasis on reaching the most vulnerable populations, the goal is to motivate at least one person per household to take preparedness action: 1) Make a plan, 2) Build a kit, and 3) Be Informed. PG&E also supports its employees' interest in the Red Cross by matching gifts through their annual Campaign for the Community.

United Way of the Bay Area
Every year, through contributions from their annual campaign, UWBA makes a significant grant to support making communities in the Bay Area safer. Funding is used to provide resources for American Red Cross staff and volunteers to train Bay Area residents in disaster preparedness. An emphasis is placed on concentrated outreach and training for vulnerable populations such as non-English speaking, youth, and the elderly. This year, a portion of the grant will also be used for Prepare Bay Area.

Catholic Healthcare West
We welcome CHW as a new partner this year! CHW has provided a generous grant for the Prepare Bay Area campaign in addition to earmarking funds for targeted disaster preparedness outreach to youth and the elderly. Through the Youth for Chinese Elderly program, Asian youth adopt seniors and teach them the essentials of disaster preparedness in Cantonese, Mandarin or Tagalog.

The Clorox Company
Clorox has been supporting the local, national and international disaster relief work of the American Red Cross for generations through financial and product donations. As part of a new, exciting national cause marketing partnership, Clorox and the Bay Area Chapter will work together to promote local disaster preparedness efforts. For more information, please visit www.clorox.com/redcross. Clorox employees also have their donations to the Red Cross matched each year through their annual employee giving campaign.

$50,000 - $99,999

City of Alameda
The City of Alameda has been giving generously to support community services such as disaster relief and health and safety training in Alameda City for over 20 years. Currently, the City plays a major role in our outreach efforts to provide disaster preparedness training and supplies for low-income Alamedans.

$25,000 - $49,000

Adelante Capital Management
Adelante has been a generous annual supporter of the chapter since 1998. Thanks to donors like Adelante who give to support our chapter’s local programs, we can direct resources where the need is greatest each year.

Alameda Power & Telecom
Alameda Power & Telecom has been giving generously to support community services on the island of Alameda since 2001. In partnership with the Red Cross and the City of Alameda Fire Department, Alameda Power & Telecom helped produce a short emergency preparedness training film, Together We Prepare A Disaster Resistant Alameda.

Grainger
Through its National Red Cross relationship, Grainger selected 16 markets to pilot a new corporate volunteer program, Ready When the Time Comes. Bay Area companies are invited to follow Grainger's lead and work with the Red Cross to train a group of employees to help their local Red Cross respond when disaster strikes.

IBM Corporation
Through its annual Employee Charitable Contribution Campaign, IBM employees and retirees have been giving generously to the American Red Cross Bay Area via payroll and pension deductions for nearly 20 years.

Oracle
Oracle is helping the Red Cross make Bay Area schools safer through Together We Prepare Schools. This program combines Red Cross curriculum materials and disaster preparedness presentations to provide the entire school community with information and training on how to prevent, prepare for, and respond to various types of emergencies. Oracle is also the launch partner for the new Red Cross corporate volunteer program, Ready When the Time Comes. Through this program, a corps of corporate volunteers will be trained in Red Cross emergency response functions so they are ready to respond when disaster strikes. In addition, Oracle has also been a CPR Preparedness Saturday sponsor for six consecutive years.

ProLogis
As a direct response to the ProLogis challenge grant at the 2007 Paint the Town Red Gala, the "Fund-A-Need" portion of the live auction raised an unprecedented $72,150 for local Red Cross programs, making this year's auction our most successful ever.

Union Bank of California
Union Bank has been generous this year by giving in support of local disaster relief efforts as well as sponsoring our chapter's annual gala, Paint the Town Red.

Visa
This year, in addition to matching its employees' gifts, Visa "painted the town red BIG TIME" with the American Red Cross and our friends at our annual gala.

Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo has been a wonderful partner this year. Not only do they match employee gifts through their annual Community Support Campaign, but they hosted an event at the Wells Fargo History Museum to garner support for Prepare Bay Area. In addition, Wells Fargo was one of the lead sponsors for the Paint the Town Red Gala.