The Power Of Love

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the word “power” – and it’s not hard to see why. Last week millions of people temporarily lost theirs during Hurricane Helene, and more than a million are still without it. An interesting thing often happens when communities experience widespread power outages. Among other things, the people who […]

Hurricane Helene: ALAN’s Mid-Week Update

The first draft of this blog was actually written in La Guardia Airport, where I was en route to Nashville for an exciting Tuesday and Wednesday at CSCMP EDGE. This is a conference that the ALAN team looks forward to every year, because rarely do we get to visit with so many of our partners […]

The Loss And The Hope In The Aftermath Of Hurricane Helene

Ordinarily I am a glass-half-full kind of person. But when I look at what’s happened to the residents of Western North Carolina, Florida’s Big Bend and other parts of the Southeast this past week, I find myself at a loss. The images of Hurricane Helene’s flooding, debris and devastation are heartbreaking, especially when they are […]

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 […]