ALAN’s Helpful Post-Hurricane Relief Do’s And Don’ts
As you are well aware, Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region late Thursday night. 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 […]
Getting Ready For Hurricane Helene: ALAN’s Five Key Takeaways For Your Organization
As Hurricane Helene approaches landfall in the Florida Gulf Coast, ALAN is busy preparing, and we are encouraging all of our partners to do the same. With that in mind, we’d like to share five pre-storm takeaways that we feel are essential for you and your organizations to be aware of. They’re listed below, and […]
Getting To Know: ALAN Operations Coordinator Lexi Nobles
Technically speaking, you can’t spell Alexia Nobles’ last name without the word “no.” Which is ironic because she’s become famous around ALAN for not taking that word for an answer. Over the last 15 months, she’s been responsible for ensuring that our non-profit partners get the donated logistics space, services, equipment and supplies they need […]
The Roar Of The Crowd
By now, you probably know that several of us at ALAN love a good sports story. So humor us while we talk about Simone Biles. While you may think we’re going to talk about how she came back from a dismal Olympic experience in Tokyo to win several medals in Paris, we’d like to focus […]
Pallet Jack(pot)
While numerous Olympians are preparing to set world records in Paris, the team at ALAN is enjoying a record year of its own thanks to the largest pallet jack donation in its 19-year history. It all started in 2022, when the Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association, responding to ALAN’s request for help with Hurricane Ian […]
MHE, Myself And I
Think you can’t make a substantial contribution to disaster relief because you’re not a doctor, EMT or first responder? Think again. In this exclusive article, ALAN’s Communications Director, Lori Lockman, explains why being able to share a piece of material handling equipment may be one of the most important superpowers of all. As a kid, […]
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 […]
(Marsh) Mellowing Out About Hurricane Season
I am not a patient person. A grad school professor once asked my class how we would respond if we were one of the students in the famous “Stanford marshmallow test.” While my peers seemed evenly divided between immediately eating the marshmallow or waiting, I confessed that I’d eat my marshmallow, then beat up the […]
It’s Time To Get Ultra-Ready
During late March and early April many of you probably spent several hours watching March Madness, the Masters Tournament – or both. By contrast, I spent my time avidly following the 38th annual Barkley Marathons, where just a few weeks ago, history was made. Even if you’re not a runner, this 100-mile, ultramarathon event is […]