Why we pack cots in August

Most of our speed in a disaster is decided months earlier, on a warehouse shelf.

A logistics coordinator in a white hard hat speaks into a radio between stacked shipping containers — Stock photo used for illustration on this sample site.

People sometimes ask how a shelter can open on the first night. The honest answer is that it was mostly packed in August.

Before each season, our logistics team checks every trailer. Cots are counted, blankets washed, hygiene kits rebuilt and first aid kits restocked. When something runs low, we order it while prices are calm and trucks are easy to book.

That is why gifts in quiet months matter so much. A gift in August becomes a cot in October, already on the right trailer in the right region.

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