Sing Along With ALAN – How To Help Edition
Move over, Weird Al. ALAN’s offbeat songwriter is back – and this time she’s decided to tackle one of the biggest donation challenges that relief organizations face, especially after disasters like hurricanes. (Sing to the tune of “I Will Survive”) At first it seemed so great – a collection drive! My water and canned goods […]
Test Your Flood IQ
April showers may be over. But it’s still raining questions here at ALAN, where we’ve just put the finishing touches on our latest “Test Your Disaster Readiness” challenge. So put on your thinking caps, get out your pretend buzzers and “wet’s” see how much you really know about flood preparation and safety. 1. How many […]
Test Your Winter Storm Readiness
Oh the weather outside is frightful, which is why it feels like the perfect time to brrrrrrrr-ing you this latest installment in ALAN’s popular “Test Your Disaster Readiness” series. So put on your thinking caps, get your keyboards and phones ready – and let us “snow” how your winter storm preparedness measures up. 1. According […]
Sing Along With ALAN (A Festive Fundraising Announcement)
It’s almost Christmas – and we all know what that means. So grab a cup of eggnog and get ready to fa la la right along with us as we present this heart-warming rendition of our latest holiday ditty. (Sing to the tune of “We Wish You A Merry Christmas”) We’re holding a year-end […]
Test Your Hurricane Readiness
In addition to school being in full swing post Labor Day, September is also National Preparedness Month. Here at ALAN, we’ve already mobilized to help with relief efforts for the Maui wildfires and Hurricane Idalia – and we’re monitoring needs for both Morocco earthquake response and the flooding in Libya. But even after an extremely […]
Nifty Ways To Team With ALAN
Whether you’re a business with logistics services to share or an individual looking to improve your disaster readiness, there are numerous ways to either give to or benefit from ALAN’s varied programs, including these fifty (oops, we meant nifty) Paul Simon-inspired practical suggestions. In-Kind Donations Give us a lift, Cliff (Or just let us use […]
Lights, Camera, Recordings (Listen Here!)
If you read ALAN Executive Director Kathy Fulton’s latest blog, then you know that the ALAN team is back attending in person conferences. In fact, recently we had the privilege of attending one of the supply chain industry’s largest events of the year – MHI’s annual MODEX conference. It was an action-packed four days, and […]
