The American Logistics Aid Network – Past, Present, and Future – Part 2
In last week’s blog, Robert Martichenko shared a few of the surprising things he’s learned about ALAN since joining our board, starting with an entertaining view of what we were like in our early days. This week, he continues that discussion with a candid view of who ALAN is now – and how we hope […]
The American Logistics Aid Network – Past, Present, and Future – Part 1
By Robert Martichenko – Board Member, American Logistics Aid Network It was my honor and pleasure in 2019 when my friend Mark Richards called and asked if I would join the board of the American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN). The timing was good as I was at that point in one’s career when we look […]
My Not-So-Funny Valentine
Every year around this time, I think about the worst Valentine’s Day present I ever received. A certain spouse, who shall remain nameless, once gave me a vacuum cleaner to express his true love. He claims I told him that’s what I wanted (unlikely) and that he thought it would be okay since the vacuum […]
“Bah” La La La La
Have I ever told you about the time I played Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol? Yes, really. Our fifth-grade class staged a musical version of Dickens’ famous holiday classic, and I was one of several students cast to play the role of the crotchety cheapskate. To this day, when I watch any of the […]
Why Are We So Thankful For Our In-Kind Donors? Let Us Count The Ways: Hurricane Season/Western Fires/COVID-19 Edition
It’s hard to believe. But we’re now just a month away from Thanksgiving. Like many of you, I’ve always loved Turkey Day. But I’ve come to love it even more since I began working with ALAN, because the holiday usually hits right around the same time that hurricane season ends. The bad thing about this […]
Doing The Hard Work: ALAN Storm Alert For Hurricane Delta
As Texas and Louisiana start to pick up the pieces after Hurricane Delta, we here at American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) are gearing up to provide support – and hoping that our amazing partners like you will be just as willing to help with the 25th named storm of the season as you were with […]
We Can Do Better Than This
Back in 2005, ALAN’s 2020 Lifetime Achieve Award honoree chef Gary LeBlanc decided to help with Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. While volunteering in New Orleans, he saw firsthand how difficult it was to efficiently feed the many people who had traveled there to help – or who had been displaced as a result of the […]
ALAN Activates For Hurricane Sally
In an ideal world we’d have plenty of time to focus all of our efforts on Hurricane Laura clean-up and recovery – and assisting with ongoing disasters like the West Coast fires and COVID-19 But in the real world, disasters aren’t always willing to wait their turn. As a result, ALAN is officially activated for […]
ALAN’s Helpful Post-Hurricane Relief Do’s And Don’ts
As you are well aware, Hurricane Laura made landfall in Louisiana earlier this morning. Since then, ALAN has heard from many people who are anxious to know, “What can we do?” (And thank you for all of those questions!) We hope to have specific answers soon, because we are working closely with the non-profit community […]
