Whether funds meant for Bay County Red Cross programs are being spent that way still has not been answered to the satisfaction of former board members and volunteers. Gary Riedlinger had the top signature on a letter sent in February to the national office of the American Red Cross asking for an accounting of the $3.2 million left by George Wagner, with the interest to fund "Red Cross programs and projects in Bay County, Michigan." As the Red Cross reorganized and Bay County became one of seven counties in the new Great Lakes Bay Chapter, local staffing shrank. The 15 signatories asked for specific information about the Wagner funds for the fiscal years 2010, 2011 and through Dec. 31, including an itemized list of disbursements for Bay County programs. They didn't receive it.
Read the full story here!
No comments:
Post a Comment