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Sixty Years of Sweeping Changes, Human Constants

Direct Relief International was founded in the aftermath of World War II with the simple

aim of helping people in postwar Europe who were living under tremendous hardship.

They were caught in challenging circumstances, as history moved forward on a hopeful path

from a dark period.

Since that time, the accelerated march of progress—in science, technology, communications,

health care, agriculture, and economics—has been remarkable and worldwide in scale. The

global tide of the human condition has risen, as measured by child survival, access to food and

water, longevity, prosperity, and educational opportunities.

But humanitarian challenges persist. Poverty and poor health still reinforce each other,

creating enormous obstacles for an estimated one billion people. Those who are poor get sick,

stay sick longer, and die earlier than those who are not. And people who are sick tend to become

poor because they cannot work and spend whatever they may have trying to access health

services that are frequently sub-standard.

Amid the sweeping changes of the last 60 years, Direct Relief has remained focused on

helping those caught in the undertow of history’s rising tide. In 1948, our war-refugee founders

William Zimdin and Dennis Karczag provided—initially with their own funds—food, clothing,

and medical aid to people living through the diffi cult period of postwar recovery in Europe. They

recognized that private efforts were crucial to reach beneath the large-scale government-led

rebuilding programs underway.

Today, Direct Relief’s assistance is focused on health, bringing medical and fi nancial

resources (including essential medical products donated by many of the world’s leading healthcare

companies) to health professionals serving impoverished people in communities around the

world. In areas where governments and global markets are either unable or unwilling to engage,

these efforts are essential to improve the health of people who are sick or hurt.

Despite the changed circumstances, location, scale, and techniques of our work, the

humanitarian focus and attention to the effi cient use of resources have remained constant. So

too has the approach of supporting local efforts in a respectful manner and without regard to

race, ethnicity, politics, religion, gender, or ability to pay.

In Fiscal Year 2008, Direct Relief’s humanitarian assistance provided more help, to

more people, in more places than at any time in our history. Overall, our assistance programs

increased by over 50 percent from the previous year—funded entirely with private support.

Sixty years into our mission, the simple goal of enabling people to live healthy, productive

lives—regardless of the circumstances into which they are born or fi nd themselves—remains

a powerful incentive. The tremendous improvement in overall living standards creates a

sharpened humanitarian imperative to assist those whose lives remain threatened by sickness,

disease, and injury that can be easily diagnosed and treated.

Helping Expectant Mothers Protect Their Babies

EVERY 48 SECONDS, A CHILD IS INFECTED WITH HIV, THE VIRUS THAT CAUSES AIDS. This is a profound

human tragedy whose primary cause is preventable. Without medical intervention, the chance that a mother

will pass along the virus to her child is as high as 30 percent, but with proper testing and therapy, this chance

can be nearly eliminated.

Direct Relief and corporate partner Abbott are working to eliminate the barriers to the testing of pregnant

women for HIV in countries where mothers and their children face the greatest threat. In 2007, Direct Relief

began distributing free, Abbott-donated Determine® HIV rapid test kits. Sixty-nine developing countries are

eligible for the program, including all countries in Africa, where the burden of HIV is heaviest.

This program,

along with Direct Relief’s

antiretroviral therapy drug

program which began last

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leap forward in helping

health providers identify

and combat HIV across the

globe.

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Helping Expectant Mothers

EVERY 48 SECONDS, A CHILD IS INFECTED WITH HIV, THE VIRUS THAT CAUSES AIDS.

human tragedy whose primary cause is preventable. Without medical intervention, the chance that a mother

will pass along the virus to her child is as high as 30 percent, but with proper testing and therapy, this chance

can be nearly eliminated.

Direct Relief and corporate partner Abbott are working to eliminate the barriers to the testing of pregnant

women for HIV in countries where mothers and their children face the greatest threat. In 2007, Direct Relief

began distributing free, Abbott-donated Determine® HIV rapid test kits. Sixty-nine developing countries are

eligible for the program, including all countries in Africa, where the burden of HIV is heaviest.

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Care that Works for theWorking Poor

Beginning with our founders’ aid to war-torn Europe in the late 1940s, Direct Relief’s sixty-year history includes

a long tradition of rapid EMERGENCY RESPONSE and a commitment to

long-term recovery. The last fi ve years have seen an unprecedented number of emergencies overwhelm

health systems. In each case, Direct Relief has moved quickly to supply local healthcare professionals with

needed medical and fi nancial assistance to ensure they continue providing care to those affected.

Read detail on each of these responses at

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OCTOBER 2005 Anticipating the massive need for long-term rehabilitative services to treat traumatic injuries after the 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck Pakistan on October 8, 2005, Direct Relief funded and continues to support the Pakistan Institute of Prosthetic and Orthotic Science (PIPOS), the country’s only prosthetic training facility and limb manufacturing center. Direct Relief ’s cash assistance established three PIPOS clinic sites in Bagh, Balakot, and Besham (left), and covers the operating expenses for each facility for three years. Direct Relief has supported earthquake-affected communities in Pakistan with more than $7.5 million (wholesale) in medical material, representing 1.5 million courses of treatment, and over $1 million in grants to 11 local healthcare organizations.

AUGUST 2007 Working alongside long-time partners the Catholic Archdiocese of Lima and the Peruvian American Medical Society, Direct Relief responded to the August 15, 2007, 8.0-magnitude earthquake in Peru with $4.2 million (wholesale) in specifi cally requested emergency supplies. The Peruvian Ministry of Health informed Direct Relief that the country was in need of Hepatitis B and rotavirus vaccines for the hardest hit populations. Together with Merck & Co., Inc., Direct Relief was able to deliver $1.8 million (wholesale) worth of vaccines for the immunization of children and adults (left).

OCTOBER 2007 As wildfi res swept through Southern California, Direct Relief worked to support communities with resources needed for recovery through 71 shipments—including 80,000 masks for locals and emergency personnel—valued at over $1.4 million (wholesale). Direct Relief provided $625,000 in emergency cash assistance to clinics and fi refi ghters, including $400,000 to the Council of Community Clinics on behalf of their 17 San Diego County health centers, and $50,000 to the California Department of Forestry’s Firefi ghters Benevolent Fund.

DECEMBER 2007 The widespread civil strife that broke out in the aftermath of Kenya’s presidential election was unexpected and violent. Protests sparked by disputed election results and allegations of vote-counting impropriety gave way to fi ghting along political and then tribal lines. Dr. Hezron Mc’Obewa (left), director of the Kisumu, Kenya-based OGRA Foundation, aided people caught in the crossfi re. As soon as the violence broke out, Direct Relief wired $25,000 to OGRA to purchase needed medicines and fuel, organized airfreight shipments of additional emergency supplies, and committed more than 136,000 courses of antiretroviral medicine for patients with HIV whose treatment was disrupted by the violence. Days later, Direct Relief contributed an additional $25,000 to help transport displaced families, supply essential medicines, and support surgeons, doctors, and nurses.

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DECEMBER 2004 In response to the tsunami that forever altered life for millions of people living on the shores of the Indian Ocean, Direct Relief provided $57 million in direct aid, including over $12 million in emergency cash assistance. Our aid continues to enable local health organizations to serve those who lost the most and have the most at stake in the long-term recovery.

With funding from Direct Relief, the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) in southwestern India equipped a telemedicine van (left) to bring care to the many people too remote, sick, or poor to get to a hospital. Since its delivery, the van has brought state-of-the-art care to 40,000 people in tsunami-affected communities, using video conferencing and real-time transmission of medical information to connect AIMS hospital staff with otherwise disenfranchised patients.

AUGUST 2005 Beyond the immediate efforts of Direct Relief in the Gulf States following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita—including $4.8 million in cash grants to clinics and health centers and over $31.8 million (wholesale) in medical products—the organization has worked to address gaps in the health system that leave so many uninsured and working poor Americans without care. See the section beginning on page 14 to learn more about Direct Relief ’s work in the U.S.

IS A CHRONIC CONDITION

THAT AFFECTS ABOUT 5.5 PERCENT OF THE U.S. POPULATION. At the nonprofi t federally qualifi ed health

centers with which Direct Relief partners, the number

jumps to 6.2 percent of all patients—over 900,000

people.

Patients at these health centers and clinics, in

addition to having higher incidence of diabetes, also

disproportionately live in poverty (over 54 percent,

compared to 12.5 percent nationally) and lack health

insurance (40 percent, compared to 15.3 percent

nationally).

Across the U.S., Direct Relief provided 65 of its

partner clinics—serving a combined 670,000 patients

annually—with Lantus insulin donated by sanofi -aventis,

valued at $520,000 (wholesale).

“I cannot begin to tell you how important this is to

our clinic,” wrote Jean Diebolt, medical director at the

Hope Project in Tenaha, Texas. “Your donations mean

our patients don’t have to sacrifi ce or make a decision

whether to eat or buy medications.”

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Nonprofi t, community-based health centers and clinics are the main point of

access for health services for over 15 million U.S. residents. The majority of

these patients have low incomes, and 40 percent have no health insurance. These

centers and clinics are located in areas of high need, focus on prevention and primary

care, and collectively constitute a signifi cant portion of the country’s health safety

net. Access provided by these health centers is essential for low-income people, and

the care is cost-effective and serves larger public-health goals. Without these centers,

already strained hospital emergency rooms often are the only alternative.

Among the many challenges that confront both health centers and their

uninsured patients is access to prescription medications. In partnership with health

centers, clinics, and healthcare companies, Direct Relief is addressing this challenge.

The result is a rapidly expanding program through which Direct Relief provides

medicines and resources to nonprofi t clinical providers for the benefi t of low-income,

uninsured patients.

In Fiscal Year 2008, Direct Relief provided 3.5 million prescriptions (valued

at $61 million wholesale) to more than 1,000 clinic sites in all 50 states. Having

built a system for the effi cient, reliable, and secure provision of needed medicines for

uninsured patients, Direct Relief is working to further strengthen the safety net that

catches the millions of working poor at risk of falling through the cracks.

The evolution of this domestic program also has highlighted the importance

of involving health centers and clinics in emergency planning, preparedness,

and response. Future efforts are aimed at expanding prescription assistance and

improving emergency response coordination among clinics and health centers

nationwide.

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CASH DONORSHonorary Chair ($1,000,000+)Abbott FundMr. and Mrs. John H. AdamsAnonymousH. Guy Di Stefano EstateMr. Chip Harlow / Precision StripMr. and Mrs. Jon B. LovelaceM.E.G. FoundationThe Orfalea FundThe Babette L. Roth Irrevocable TrustSanta Barbara County Vintners’ FoundationAmbassador of Health ($100,000 - $999,999)The Allergan FoundationAmerican Jewish World ServiceAmgen Foundation, Inc.AnonymousMr. and Mrs. Bruce AnticouniThe Antioch CompanyArmenian Relief Society of Western U.S.A.BDBenton Oil and Gas CompanyMr. and Mrs. Philip BerberBlue Cross of CaliforniaBlue Shield of California FoundationJohn G. Braun Charitable Annuity TrustMrs. Maria BregyFrancois and Sheila Johnson BrütschBush Hospital FoundationCalifornia Community FoundationMr. Bruce CampbellThe Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. CathcartChristian Relief ServicesMr. and Mrs. Chris ConwayMr. and Mrs. Thomas Crawford Roy R. and Laurie M. Cummins FundMr. and Mrs. John D. CurtisDigicel Grenada Ltd.The Disarm Education Fund, Inc.Dodge & CoxPeggy and Steve DowMr. and Mrs. James EitingEstonian American Fund for Economic Education, Inc.ExxonMobil Corporation / ExxonMobil FoundationFedExMrs. Barbara Hunter Foster / The Pacer FoundationGlaxoSmithKline FoundationGlobal Partners for Development

Mr. and Mrs. Richard GodfreyMr. and Mrs. Lawrence L. GoodmanGoogleGuyana Medical Relief, Inc.Harman International Industries Inc.Brett and Natalie Hodges / WWW FoundationHoly Cross SocietyHy Cite CorporationInfi nium Capital ManagementInternational FoundationMr. and Mrs. James H. Jackson / The Ann Jackson Family FoundationJohnson & Johnson Family of CompaniesMr. and Mrs. Peter O. Johnson, Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Donald S. KennedyKind World FoundationDorothy Largay and Wayne RosingMs. Nancy LessnerYvonne C. Lucassen EstateMr. and Mrs. Glenn LukosMacDonald Family FoundationMaine Community FoundationMartone Family TrustMayo ClinicMcCormick Tribune FoundationR. K. Mellon Family FoundationMentor CorporationMercuryMusic for ReliefNew Horizons Outreach, Inc.The Norcliffe FoundationThe Nurture FoundationOrfalea Family FoundationOsprey Foundation

Pallottine Center for Apostolic CausesMr. Harold A. Parma Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. PetersenPfi zer, Inc.Mrs. Evans S. PillsburyPotash Corporation of Saskatchewan, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Alexander M. PowerThe PRASAD ProjectRock Paper Scissors FoundationMr. and Mrs. James J. Roehrig / Roehrig Family FoundationRotary InternationalMs. Nancy D. Russell Mr. Ummul RuthbahSan Francisco FoundationSanta Barbara Bank & TrustSanta Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation

Santa Barbara FoundationMr. and Mrs. C. William Schlosser/ Nancy B. & C. William Schlosser Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Pete Schmidt- PetersenMr. Michael ScottSigmaTelMr. and Mrs. Harold Simmons / Harold Simmons FoundationMr. Thomas E. SimondiThe Sixty Four FoundationMs. Thelma R. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sommer Steinmetz FoundationMr. and Mrs. John Swift and the Swift Foundation / MSST FoundationJulia & Emil Synkys Lithuanian FoundationTenet Healthcare FoundationMrs. Grace A. Tickner Trust Company of the WestMr. and Mrs. George Turpin, Sr.Turpin Family Charitable FoundationTyco International Inc.U.S. Omen National OrganizationUnited Armenian FundThe David Vickter FoundationWellPoint FoundationMr. Cooper WilliamsNancy E. Williams Family FoundationMrs. Doris A. Winkler Wood-Claeyssens FoundationMr. and Mrs. Anant Yardi / Yardi Systems, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. David Yawitz

Consul General ($50,000 - $99,999)Alcon Laboratories, Inc.American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc.AnonymousThe American Society of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of JerusalemMrs. Elizabeth Potter AtkinsMr. and Mrs. William J. BaileyBASF CorporationMr. and Mrs. Philip M. BattagliaThe James Ford Bell FoundationBoehringer Ingelheim Cares FoundationMrs. Beatrice (Brownie) BordenMr. James S. Bower Bradlees Stores, Inc.Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Byrne / J. E. Lillian Tipton FoundationThe California EndowmentCalifornia Lithuanian Credit UnionCampbell & Company Inc.The Hon. and Mrs. Henry E. Catto / Catto Charitable FoundationMr. Pierre P. Claeyssens Mr. James ClendenenCrescent City Relief Fund, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. CusackMr. and Mrs. Killick Datta / GBMIMs. Margaret E. G. Davis Dendrite International, Inc.Diwaliben Mohanlal Mehta Charitable TrustMr. and Mrs. Dan DoctoroffThe Doehring FoundationThe William H. Donner Foundation, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. James DrasdoMr. Grant Ehrlich / The Grant C. Ehrlich TrustMr. and Mrs. Thomas P. ElsaesserBaroness Leni Fe BlandMr. and Mrs. Gary FinefrockMs. Penelope D. FoleyFukushima Family FundMr. and Mrs. Edward GaylordMr. and Mrs. Allen GershoMr. Paul F. GlennDr. Bert Green and Ms. Alexandra Brookshire / Brookshire Green FoundationMr. W.T. HammondDr. and Mrs. Melvin H. Haskell Jr. / The Haskell FundHatch & ParentMr. and Mrs. Stanley C. Hatch

The Dorothea Haus Ross FoundationMrs. Jean Hay and Mr. John HayMr. and Mrs. W. Scott HedrickHenry Schein, Inc.The William and Flora Hewlett FoundationPriscilla Higgins, Ph.D. and Mr. Roger W. Higgins / Higgins-Trapnell Family FoundationHighbourne FoundationMr. and Mrs. George Holbrook, Jr. / George W. Holbrook, Jr. FoundationMr. Erle HolmMr. and Mrs. S. Roger Horchow / The Horchow Family Charitable FoundationHospira Foundation

IBM CorporationIzumi FoundationMs. Wendy E. JordanMrs. Joyce E. JosephW. M. Keck FoundationThe Klingbeil FamilyMr. Larry Koppelman and Mrs. Nancy Walker KoppelmanMr. Barry Kravitz La Santa Casa de MisericordiaThe Lehrer Family FoundationThe Limited Service CorporationThe Linbury TrustDavid Livingstone Missionary Foundation – Tulsa, OKMADREMr. and Mrs. Frank N. MagidMr. and Mrs. Donald MaharamMr. Ken Maytag / Fred Maytag Family FoundationMission Without Borders, Inc.The Cynthia and George Mitchell FoundationMitsui USAThe Henry E. and Lola Monroe FoundationMontecito Bank & TrustMontecito Union SchoolMr. and Mrs. Robert NakasoneNew York Mercantile Exchange Charitable FoundationMr. and Mrs. John R. NobleOracle CorporationMr. and Mrs. Frank R. Ostini / The Hitching Post & Hitching Post WinesMr. and Mrs. Fess E. ParkerPartnership for the ChildrenPediatrix Charitable Fund, Inc.Mr. Alan R. PorterMr. John Powell and Ms. Melinda LernerMr. and Mrs. Michael E. Pulitzer / The Ceil and Michael E. Pulitzer Foundation Inc.Mr. Randy Rettig and Ms. Ashley WilliamsReebok Human Rights FoundationMrs. Nancy Roberts Rose Hills FoundationMs. Maria Rosmann The San Diego Union-TribuneMr. and Mrs. Denis R. SananMr. and Mrs. Richard L. SchallSchulte Roth & Zabel LLPMr. and Mrs. James H. SelbertSeva FoundationShaker Family Charitable FoundationMr. and Mrs. James A. ShattuckMr. and Mrs. Krishan G. SinghSidhu Singh Family FoundationSix Furlongs, LLCMs. Angela H. Skolnick / The Skolnick FoundationMs. Margaret H. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. SmithStone Family TrustMs. Elizabeth Ash Strode and Mr. Robert L. DouglasMr. and Mrs. John W. SweetlandThe Thomas CollectiveMr. and Mrs. Walter J. ThomsonMr. and Mrs. Michael TowbesThe Towbes Group, Inc.Alice Tweed Tuohy FoundationMr. and Mrs. Paul H. TurpinUnion for Reform JudaismWeingart FoundationWisconsin Nicaragua Partners of AmericaXi’an First Teaching HospitalYorba Oil Company, Ltd.

Global Emissary ($25,000 - $49,999)AnonymousA.N.E.R.A.Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Adams / Adams Family FoundationAfrican American Labor CenterAidmatrixAmerican-Nicaraguan FoundationAmigos Del Peru Foundation, Inc.

The Capital Trust Company of DelawareMrs. Carolyn Pesnell AmoryMr. and Mrs. David H. AndersonAnonymousThe Anschutz FoundationARA-Charlotte Charitable FoundationMr. and Mrs. Omar Arnesen / Arnesen Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Anderson J. ArnoldAveda CorporationB & B FoundationBank of America Foundation, Inc.Bare Escentuals Beauty, Inc.Mrs. Cornelia BarrBeckmen VineyardsMr. and Mrs. Arnold BelloweBishop Rotary FoundationMr. Thomas Black

Mr. and Mrs. John C. BowenThe James S. Bower FoundationBrownstein-Hyatt-Farber-SchreckBuilders Association CharityHenry W. Bull FoundationBunzl USA, Inc.Mrs. Helen Burnett California Association to Aid UkraineCambria Winery & VineyardCatholic Healthcare WestMr. and Mrs. James M. CelmaysterChevron Overseas Petroleum Inc.Children InternationalChurch of the Holy CommunionCoast Village Business Association, Inc.Colgate-Palmolive CompanyCommunity Foundation Silicon ValleyMs. Helen S. ConverseMr. and Mrs. Brian CoryatMr. and Mrs. Marcus Crahan / The Julia Stearns Dockweiler Charitable FoundationMr. and Mrs. George CrawfordMr. and Mrs. Leonard J. DiSanzaDr. and Mrs. Wilton DoaneDr. and Mrs. Ernest H. DrewMr. and Mrs. Thomas E. EverhartMr. and Mrs. Ted EwingMr. and Mrs. Brooks FirestoneDr. and Mrs. John M. FoleyFood For The Poor, Inc.Foxen Vineyard, Inc.Fruitful YieldFundacion Pro-Vista, A.C.Mr. & Mrs. Daniel GerberJosephine Herbert Gleis FoundationThe Glenlivet Single Malt Scotch WhiskeyGodric FoundationGod’s Hidden TreasuresMr. and Mrs. Lawrence L. GoodmanMr. Myron C. GretlerMary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke FoundationMr. and Mrs. Steven R. GuminsThe Gunzenhauser-Chapin FundHanover Family TrustMr. and Mrs. Joseph Hardin, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. David F. HartMr. and Mrs. Billy R. HearnHegardt FoundationHeron FoundationThe Hexberg Family FoundationMr. Doug HickeyConrad N. Hilton FoundationMr. Linus HoMr. Gerhart HoffmeisterHoneywell FoundationMr. and Mrs. Stanley HubbardHutton FoundationInamedIndo-American Eye Care Society Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Palmer G. Jackson, Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. JohnsonMs. Judith JonesJordano’s Inc.J.F. Kapnek Charitable TrustMr. and Mrs. Dennis KarczagKarl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc.Dr. and Mrs. John P. J. KellyMrs. Elizabeth E. Kennedy Mrs. Ellen Bayard KennellyMrs. Marvel KirbyMr. Ishwan KumarDr. Ralph KuonL. S. Research, Inc.Herbert and Gertrude Latkin Charitable FoundationMr. Peter LaventholLebanese American Association Inc.Levi Strauss FoundationDr. and Mrs. Donald LewisMr. and Mrs. Donald J. Lewis

Lions Clubs International Foundation

Mr. Joseph C. LizzioMr. Richard E. LunquistThe Hon. and Mrs. John D. MacomberMrs. Adele Mairs Mrs. Louise F. MaisonMr. and Mrs. Calvin S. MarbleKim Margolin, M.D.Marian Medical Center Foundation / Catholic Healthcare WestMarqueeMLB Advanced Media LPMr. Ralph B. MontgomeryMontgomery Street FoundationMr. Peter MortonSamuel B. and Margaret C. Mosher FoundationMyFonts.com, Inc.NetEffects

New York Football Giants, Inc.Ms. Anita C. NonnemanMs. Sandra NowickiMr. Dee Sterling OsborneP&GPacifi c Capital BancorpParas Diamond Corp.The J. Douglas & Marian R. Pardee FoundationMr. Devon PatelMr. Austin H. Peck, Jr. Peruvian American Medical Society – Northridge, CAPeruvian American Medical Society – West Bloomfi eld, MIDr. Kevin W. Plaxco and Mrs. Lisa PlaxcoThe Positive Transitions FoundationPotter’s ClayPower Equipment CompanyQAD Inc.Qdoba Mexican GrillLord Paul and Lady Leslie Ridley-TreeMr. and Mrs. J. Paul RostonRSP Architects, Ltd.Arthur N. Rupe FoundationMr. and Mrs. Geoff Rusack / Rusack VineyardSalvadoran American Health Foundationsanofi -aventisSanta Casa de MisericordiSchering-Plough CorporationMr. and Mrs. Ed H. SchollmaierMr. and Mrs. Larry SchotzMr. and Mrs. Howard B. Schow / The Schow FoundationMs. June H. SchuerchSelective InsuranceMs. Denise SelzSeton Institute for International DevelopmentMohammed Shaikh, Ph.D. and Ayesha Shaikh, M.D.Mr. Stanley ShopkornSisters of St. Francis of Perpetual AdorationMs. Carol L. SkinnerSmart Family Foundation, Inc.Ms. Ashley Parker Snider & Mr. Tim SniderSpence & Chapin Services to FamiliesSt. Francis FoundationSt. Mary Parish Land CompanyMr. K. Walter Stawicki Mr. Sheldon StoneSunfl ower FoundationMrs. Elizabeth A. TehanMr. and Mrs. Nicholas W. Tell, Jr.Tellabs Foundation / Tellabs Matching Gift FundMs. Lee ThomasTissue Banks InternationalTomchin Family Charitable TrustTrumpf Inc.Ukrainian Civic Center, Inc.United Voluntary ServicesUnited Way of Santa Barbara CountyVadasz Family FoundationMr. & Mrs. Daniel VapnekVanech Family FoundationVenoco, Inc.Video Products DistributorsMr. and Mrs. James VillanuevaVistakonMr. and Mrs. Guhan ViswanathanWallis FoundationWatling Foundation, Inc.Mrs. John W. Watling, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Harold S. WayneDr. and Mrs. Thomas A. WeberMr. and Mrs. John F. WeersingWilmington Trust CompanyMr. and Mrs. Frank M. Wilson IIIWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodMr. Joseph Kim-Hun WongMr. and Mrs. George S. Writer, Jr. / Writer Family Foundation Youth for Direct Relief

MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS PROVIDING MEDICAL DONATIONS 3MAbbottAcryMed, Inc.Aearo CompanyAlabama OutdoorsAlcon Laboratories, Inc.Alkermes, Inc.Allergan, Inc.Allied HealthcareAltana, Inc.American Diagnostic Medicine, Inc.American Health Products CorporationAmgenAmsino InternationalAnda, Inc.AnonymousAnsell Healthcare IncorporatedAramco Services CompanyAstraZenecaAuburn PharmaceuticalsBausch & Lomb Surgical CompanyBaxter International, Inc.BDBeaumont Products, Inc.Biomet, Inc.Blue Ridge Medical, Inc.

Boehringer Ingelheim Cares FoundationBottle DropsBridging the GapBristol-Myers Squibb CompanyBSN Medical, Inc. - Orthopaedics GBUCardinal Health FoundationCarlsbad Technology, Inc.Cell-NiqueCera Products, Inc.Chattem, Inc.Cobalt LaboratoriesCodman & ShurtleffColgate-Palmolive CompanyConMed CorporationCovidienCrosstex InternationalCumberland PharmaceuticalsCure MedicalCVS CorporationCypress Pharmaceutical, Inc.Den-Mat CorporationDePuy (a Johnson & Johnson Company)DeRoyalDey LaboratoriesDrug Plastics & GlassE. Fougera & CompanyEast West AssociatesETHICONEthicon Endo-SurgeryEveready Wholesale Drugs, Ltd.evo Medical SolutionsFenwal, Inc.Fine Science Tools, Inc.FNC Medical CorporationForest Laboratories, Inc.Forest Pharmaceuticals, Inc.FSC Laboratories, Inc.Fuji Photo Film USAGlaxoSmithKlineGlobal PharmaceuticalsGoldmax IndustriesGowllands LimitedGSMS IncorporatedHavel’s IncorporatedHDC CorporationHemoCueHendry Telephone ProductsHenry Schein, Inc.Herban EssentialsHi-Tech Pharmacal Company, Inc.Hogil PharmaceuticalHollister, Inc.Home Diagnostics, Inc.Hospira, Inc.HousechemIAPYX MedicalIndependence MedicalInstyMeds Corporation / RedPharm DrugIntegra LifeSciences CorporationInternational Truck and Engine Corp.InvacareInverness Medical Nutritionals Group, Inc.Janssen Ortho McNeilJarrow Formulas, Inc.Johnson & JohnsonJohnson & Johnson Consumer CompaniesJohnson & Johnson MedicalJoseph Weintraub Inc.K.V. Pharmaceutical CompanyKawasumi Laboratories America, Inc.Kenad SG Medical, Inc.Kentec Medical, Inc.King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.KM Medical, Inc.LaddawnLane Instruments CorporationLeiner Health ProductsLeMaitre Vascular, Inc.Life Uniform CompanyMajor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Marlex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Marlyn Nutraceuticals, Inc.Martin Roth & Co.Mason Vitamins, Inc.Matrixx Initiatives, Inc.Maxima Packaging & SupplyMcKesson Medical-SurgicalMcNeil Consumer & Specialty PharmaceuticalsMead Johnson Nutritional GroupMedical Action IndustriesMedical Illumination International, Inc.Medical Innovations, Inc.Medline Industries, Inc.MedPharm, Inc.Medtronic Neurologic TechnologiesMedVantx, Inc.

Mentor CorporationMerck & Company, Inc.Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLCMicrofl exMicrolife USA, Inc.Microspecialties, Inc.Midmark CorporationMiltex, Inc.Moldex-Metric, Inc.Mylan Laboratories, Inc.Napo PharmaceuticalsNaryx Pharma, Inc.Nationwide Medical/Surgical, Inc.Navix Diagnostix, Inc.NellcorNeutrogena CorporationNew Chapter VitaminsNexxus (Alberto-Culver)Nisim InternationalNorth Safety ProductsNovartis Pharmaceutical CorporationOHM LabsOnyx Medical CorporationOrtho-McNeil, Inc. OssurOwens and Minor CompanyP&GPfi zer, Inc.Platinum PerformancePrasco LaboratoriesProfessional DisposablesProgressive Medical InternationalPrometheus LaboratoriesPurdue Pharma, L.P.Quest DiagnosticsQuidel Corporation, Rapid Diagnostics DivisionQuixtar, Inc.Reliant PharmaceuticalsREM EyewearRepro-Med Systems, Inc.Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Rona Barrett Lavender CompanyRoyal ChemicalRoyce MedicalSage Products, Inc.Sandel Medical Industries, LLCsanofi -aventisSappo Hill SoapworksSchering-Plough CorporationSilverleaf Medical ProductsSmith & Nephew / OrthopedicsSpan-America Medical Systems, Inc.SpectrumSRI SurgicalSTADA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Stryker CorporationSucal Medical, Inc.SunNight SolarSunrise PharmaceuticalsSunstar Americas, Inc.Surgistar, Inc.Tagg IndustriesTarascon PublishingTaro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.Tea Tree TherapyTempur-Pedic, Inc.Teva Pharmaceuticals USATextilease Medique, Inc.TG Eakin LimitedThe Harvard Drug GroupTher-Rx CorporationTitan CorporationTri-anim Health Services, Inc.Tyco Healthcare/MallinckrodtVanguardVaxgenVistakonWaldwick PlasticsWatson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Western Scientifi c Co.Wisconsin Pharmacal Company, LLCWyethYoung DentalZee Medical, Inc.Zimmer Orthopedic Surgical ProductsZooth

This list does not monetize the time donated by generations of unpaid volunteers whose energies and generosity have fueled Direct Relief for the past 60 years, including the exceptionally devoted individuals who have served on the Board of Directors. We extend our heartfelt thanks to them and to our donors who contributed $1 – $24,999, who are too numerous to include here by name.

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TEA FIRE RESPONSE

Direct Relief worked closely with public health and emergency

personnel from the moment the Tea Fire broke out in the

Montecito, California foothills on November 13. Direct Relief made its

inventory of medical supplies available to responding agencies, and

immediately began coordinating distributions of N-95 particulate masks

with Santa Barbara County Public Health. Thousands of free masks were

given to responding personnel, local residents, nonprofi ts, clinics, and

schools.

Respiratory conditions were also a major concern of those affected

by the Sayre Fire in Los Angeles County. Direct Relief delivered medical

material aid—including asthma inhalers and masks—to partner clinics in

Oxnard, Tarzana, Garden Grove, and Los Angeles.

Many thanks to 3M, CVS, FedEx, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson &

Johnson, Neutrogena, Sperian Protection, and Zee Medical for their

generous donations in these efforts.

YOUTH FOR DIRECT RELIEFA dynamic group of students from fi ve local high schools raise funds and awareness for Direct Relief projects around the world. Be on the lookout for their annual fl ower sale in March!

Anniversary Sponsors Abbott, BD, FedEx, and Montecito Bank & Trust joined us in celebrating our 60th birthday with generous gifts that will support key programs.

Direct Relief’s longest-running corporate partner continues its support in a myriad of ways: bolstering hurricane response, matching employee gifts, and supporting safe childbirth programs. In honor of their employees, three J&J CEOs recently gave generous cash gifts.

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America’s largest nonprofi t evaluator named Direct Relief the nation’s

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CHAIRMAN Stanley C. HatchVICE CHAIRMAN Dorothy F. Largay, Ph.D.SECRETARY Ayesha Shaikh, M.D.TREASURER James A. Shattuck

Bruce N. Anticouni • Frederick Beckett • Frederick P. Burrows • Jon E. ClarkKenneth J. Coates • Thomas J. Cusack • Killick Datta • Ernest H. Drew, Ph.D. Gary Finefrock • Richard Godfrey • Bert Green, M.D. • Raye Haskell Priscilla Higgins, Ph.D. • Brett Hodges • Tara Holbrook Ellen K. Johnson • Donald J. Lewis • Alixe G. MattinglyRobert C. Nakasone • Natalie Orfalea • Carmen Elena Palomo • John RomoJames H. Selbert • Ashley Parker Snider • Richard Steckel, M.D. Gary R. Tobey • Paul H. Turpin • Sherry Villanueva

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARDCHAIRMAN Frank N. Magid

Lawrence R. Glenn • E. Carmack Holmes, M.D.S. Roger Horchow • Stanley S. Hubbard • Jon B. Lovelace Hon. John D. Macomber • Donald E. Petersen • Richard L. Schall John W. Sweetland

PRESIDENT & CEO Thomas Tighe

HONORARY BOARDPRESIDENT EMERITUS Sylvia KarczagCHAIR EMERITUS Jean HayDIRECTOR EMERITUS Dorothy Adams

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