It CAN Be Easy Bein’ Green. And We Should Know.

My family has recently been enjoying watching the original The Muppet Show. Somewhere along the way we’re going to reach the episode where Kermit finally sings (It’s Not Easy) Bein’ Green, which is one of my favorites. Here at ALAN, we want to talk about another kind of green – the green of being environmentally […]

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 […]

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 […]