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Typhoon Ketsana – Philippines: Six Years Ago This Week, Millions in Desperate Need – Hotes Foundation Volunteers Alone in Providing International Assistance

The words themselves are easy to say: mudslide, landslide, earthquake, hurricane, typhoon, tsunami. They roll off the tongue. But for those who have lived through such events, or rushed into the aftermath of natural disasters, they are more than just words. Six years ago this week, Southeast Asia experienced three natural disasters within a matter of...

Out of the Ashes: 9/11 and the Birth of the Hotes Foundation

Fourteen years ago today, Richard Hotes, CEO of Alaska Structures, watched from his home as first one, then a second passenger airliner slammed into the World Trade Center buildings in New York. Along with a stunned nation, he watched in horror as humanity was made to pause, and the world changed. Richard and Team managed...