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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
Here’s Looking At U2
Last month, I had one of those experiences that you remember for the rest of your life – I saw U2 live in concert at the
Check Your Logo At The Door
Whether you work for a business or non-profit, chances are good that it has a logo – and that this visual representation of your brand goes
Why Do We HEART Our In-Kind Supporters? Let Us Count The Ways
It’s hard to believe. But we’re now a month into 2024 – and less than a week away from one of ALAN’s favorite holidays. We’re talking,
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
Paint Life Grand
Each year at Christmas, my daughter and I buy each other one inexpensive, frivolous gift. This year we somehow both ended up gifting one another coloring
The Maui Wildfires: A Whole Community Approach In Moving Donations
Authored by Alexia Nobles In the first few weeks of the Maui wildfire response, a tsunami of product donations flooded the island, overwhelming first responders on
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
I “Do”nate: A Wedding War Story
If I seem to look considerably older than I did at this time last year, there’s a reasonable explanation. I spent the first third of 2023
Oh The Horror (Movie): 5 Important Things Scary Films Can Teach Us About Disaster Relief
A couple weeks ago, one of ALAN’s team members wrote a blog in which she publicly admitted that she’s the kind of person who makes Scooby
5 Scary Thoughts About Disasters And Disaster Relief (ALAN’s Official Halloween Blog!)
It’s almost Halloween, and if your town is anything like mine, your neighbors’ yards are already littered with ghosts, witches and tombstones. Clearly some of us
Hurricane Damage “Meats” Logistics Compassion
In the aftermath of devastating hurricane damage, a non-profit specializing in hunger relief was ready to stage its largest deployment ever and feed close to a
