Longtime Red Cross members question whether Bay County money is being spent here; national office says it is

 

The American Red Cross says money meant for Bay County is being spent here. Whether the nonprofit agency's accounting will satisfy longtime volunteers remains to be seen. The Bay County Chapter of the Red Cross, which later became the East Shoreline Chapter, was left a $3,294,552 charitable trust by George Wagner, a Dow Chemical Co. pipefitter and local landlord who died at age 92 in 2003. He directed that interest income from the funds be used for Red Cross programs and projects in Bay County. "What is happening to that income?" former board member Gary Riedlinger asked Friday. "We're not alleging anything, although personally I don't believe they can be spending it in Bay County."

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