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TOOLBANK NETWORK NEWS – SEPTEMBER 2023
ToolBank Disaster Services Deploys for Hurricane Idalia Our TDS team has been on the road to kick off the beginning of fall and hurricane season. After spending a week in Denver with our friends at The Home Depot Foundation on one of their community builds, Trey...
TOOLBANK NETWORK NEWS – AUGUST 2023
ToolBank USA Welcomes Back a Familiar Face... Please help us WELCOME BACK, Matt Walenciak, to the ToolBank USA team! Matt is our new Director of Replication and Sustainability for the ToolBank Network. He's spent the last five years as the Executive Director of our...
TOOLBANK NETWORK NEWS – JULY 2023
Points of Light Conference - Chicago 2023 Our ToolBank USA Director of Marketing, Julie Italiano, attended the Points of Light conference in Chicago during June. Points of Light is an international nonprofit, nonpartisan organization headquartered in Georgia, United...
ToolBank Disaster Preparedness Checklist
HELPFUL HINTS TO STAY SAFE DURING TIMES OF DISASTER Natural disasters typically impact the United States during summer months, but your disaster preparedness plan should be something you practice all year long. Below are a few tips to help you prepare if a disaster...
TOOLBANK NETWORK NEWS – JUNE 2023
Tools Heading West... More tools headed out west in the month of May. Bill Hess, Director of ToolBank Disaster Services, packed up MU8 to aid our long-term recovery efforts in the Sacramento area. Wildfires, floods, and earthquakes have impacted this area for years...
TOOLBANK NETWORK NEWS – MAY 2023
Meet the Newest Member of our Team! David Melancon joined the ToolBank team at the beginning of April. After Hurricane Ida devastated parishes in southeastern Louisiana, David volunteered as the Logistics Coordinator for Catholic Charities for the Diocese of...
ToolBank Disaster Services (TDS) – APRIL 2023 UPDATE
TOOLBANK DISASTER SERVICES: DETAILED DEPLOYMENT ACTIVITY MISSISSIPPI TORNADOES:We deployed a 24’ tool trailer to Amory, MS to support the response efforts of Team Rubicon, Rise (Indianola), and Cajun Navy Ground Force (Rolling Fork). HURRICANE IAN – LONG TERM...
TOOLBANK NETWORK NEWS – APRIL 2023
ToolBank Summer Summit in Tampa, FL The ToolBank USA team is looking forward to hosting our network the week of June 26th in Tampa, Florida for our Summer Summit. Our team will be joined by executive directors, some staff members, and some board members from across...
TOOLBANK NETWORK NEWS – MARCH 2023
TOM is HERE!...along with so much more going on across the country We are pleased to announce that all of our ToolBank affiliates and Disaster Services locations are now using our new Tool Order Manager (TOM). This system launch has taken the majority of the first...
Hurricane Ian Long-Term Recovery & The Friends of Randy Sanibel
Work Continues Along the Florida Coast for Hurricane Ian Long-Term Recovery It's almost been 6 months since Hurricane Ian devastated the west coast of Florida. Parts of Fort Myers and Punta Gorda were unrecognizable after the storm, but Sanibel Island was especially...
TOOLBANK NETWORK NEWS – FEBRUARY 2023
Our team at ToolBank USA looks forward to keeping all of our ToolBankers up-to-date with what is happening across our network. Thank you for reading our monthly newsletter and don't forget to follow ToolBank USA and our affiliates on social media for immediate...
TOOLBANK NETWORK NEWS – JANUARY 2023
Our team at ToolBank USA looks forward to keeping all of our ToolBankers up-to-date with what is happening across our network. Thank you for reading our monthly newsletter and don't forget to follow ToolBank USA and our affiliates on social media for immediate...
ToolBank USA’s CEO, Patty Russart’s Interview on The Dave Nemo Show
ToolBank USA Live Interview with Dave Nemo ToolBank USA's CEO, Patty Russart, had the pleasure of joining Dave Nemo and his co-host, Lindsey, during his Thanksgiving weekend show on Sirius XM. The group discussed how the ToolBank was started and how our affiliate...
TOOLBANK NETWORK NEWS – DECEMBER 2022
Our team at ToolBank USA looks forward to keeping all of our ToolBankers up-to-date with what is happening across our network. As this year comes to an end, we reflect on all of the wonderful things that we've accomplished as a network. These accomplishments would not...
NYSE Global Giving Campaign
Stanley Black & Decker features ToolBank as their Charity of Choice for the NYSE Global Giving Campaign during the Holiday Season ToolBank USA is honored to be a part of this year's New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Global Giving campaign thanks to our corporate...
2022 ToolBank National Awards Recap
ToolBank USA held its annual National Awards on Thursday, November 17 at the Cincinnati ToolBank. The National Awards program recognizes ToolBank affiliates, board members, sponsors, volunteers, and supporters who help the network thrive and fulfill its mission. Staff...
ToolBank Disaster Services (TDS) – OCTOBER 2022 UPDATE
TOOLBANK DISASTER SERVICES: DETAILED DEPLOYMENT ACTIVITY Huge thanks to our partners for the support during these deployments: Ford Motor Company Fund Volunteer Florida Lowe’s The Home Depot Foundation UPS Stanley Black and Decker First Presbyterian Church of Dunedin...
TOOLBANK DISASTER SERVICES DEPLOYMENT: HURRICANE IAN
TOOLBANK DEPLOYS MULTIPLE TRAILERS TO AID IN CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE CLEANUP AND REBUILDING Punta Gorda, FL | Fort Myers, FL (October 10, 2022) - ToolBank Disaster Services (TDS) is a little over a week into our deployment for Hurricane Ian. We have a basecamp set up at...
TOOLBANK NETWORK NEWS – SEPTEMBER 2022
TOOLBANK USA DEPLOYS TRAILERS TO AID IN FLOODING CLEANUP AND REBUILDING The ToolBank USA team has sent our disaster response trailer and camper to Whitsburg, Kentucky. Bill Hess, Disaster Services Manager, has set up camp and been working with our disaster relief...
TOOLBANK NETWORK NEWS – AUGUST 2022
ToolBank Disaster Services headed WEST... ToolBank USA headed WEST in July...with the help of our supporters, UPS. Tools made their way Florida to California! Our disaster services team sent 6 pallets of tools to Eldorado County, California in response to the recent...
TOOLBANK DISASTER SERVICES DEPLOYMENT: EASTERN KENTUCKY FLOODING
TOOLBANK USA DEPLOYS TRAILERS TO AID IN FLOODING CLEANUP AND REBUILDING Whitsburg, Kentucky (August 15, 2022) - The ToolBank USA team has sent our disaster response trailer and camper to Whitsburg, Kentucky. Bill Hess, Disaster Services Manager, has set up camp and...
Project Puerto Rico 2022
TOOLBANKERS TAKE ON HOME IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS IN PUERTO RICO Loiza, Puerto Rico (July 18, 2022) - The ToolBank USA team and a number of our affiliate executive directors traveled to Puerto Rico the week of June 20th. Jaime Valle, our TDS Puerto Rico Program Manager,...
TOOLBANK NETWORK NEWS – JUNE 2022
Puerto Rico, Here We Come! The ToolBank USA team and a number of our affiliate executive directors will be traveling to Puerto Rico the week of June 20th. Jaime Valle, our TDS Puerto Rico Program Manager, has helped our team identify 4 homes in need of repairs. We...
TOOLBANK NETWORK NEWS – MAY 2022
ToolBank Disaster Services in New Orleans has a New Home! Tools and trailers continue to be loaned to groups supporting those impacted by Hurricane Ida. We are excited to announce that we will be partnering with Rebuilding Together New Orleans to rent 2500 sq. ft. of...
How ToolBank USA Helps Improve Recovery and Community Preparedness
ToolBank USA’s Chief Program Officer, Trey Bearden, joined Jennifer Gray Thompson, CEO of After the Fire, for one of their latest How To Disaster Podcast. Trey helped explain how ToolBank USA helps improve recovery and community preparedness during times of disasters...
Hurricane Michael Response Update – 3 Years Later
TOOLBANK DISASTER SERVICES + CATHOLIC CHARITIES Panama City, FL (April 26, 2022) - Catholic Charities began borrowing tools from ToolBank Disaster Services in early 2019 after Hurricane Michael. Tools were borrowed to begin rebuilding homes after the storm. The...
TOOLBANK NETWORK NEWS – APRIL 2022
ToolBank USA Warehouse Move! Our ToolBank USA Atlanta warehouse made the big move over to the Atlanta ToolBank's location. Chad, Trey, and Bill all assisted with the move. They put in a couple of days worth of long hours and heavy lifting to get all of our tools over...
ToolBank Network News – March 2022
ToolBank Disaster Services + Sleep in Heavenly Peace in Mayfield, KY ToolBank USA Disaster Services teamed up with volunteers from Sleep in Heavenly Peace in Mayfield, KY to build beds for those impacted by the December tornadoes. The build focused on children's beds...
ToolBank Tools help SonLight Power Volunteers in Puerto Rico
ToolBank Disaster Services teams up with SonLight Power to build Solar Panels to Puerto Rico Ojo de Agua, Puerto Rico (March 9, 2022) – ToolBank Disaster Services (TDS) Puerto Rico lead by Jaime Valle teamed up with a group of Cincinnati-based volunteers from SonLight...
ToolBank Network News – February 2022
Projects in Puerto Rico! In mid-January, ToolBank USA capped off a great project with SonLight Power at Iglesia del Nazareno Fuente de Vida. Our ToolBank team was introduced to SonLight Power by Cincinnati ToolBank's executive director, Kat Pepmeyer. The group at...
ToolBank Network News – January 2022
Happy New Year from the ToolBank USA Team! On behalf of our entire team, we would like to wish all of our ToolBank affiliates, their staffs, our board of directors, partners, and supporters a Happy New Year! We hope that the start of you new year has been amazing and...
TOOLBANK DISASTER SERVICES DEPLOYMENT: MAYFIELD, KY TORNADO
ToolBank Disaster Services sends tools and equipment to Mayfield, KY for Tornado Relief Efforts Mayfield, KY (December 17, 2021) – ToolBank Disaster Services (TDS) has deployed Bill Hess, our TDS Manager, and Trey Bearden, Chief Program Officer, along with our Ford...
ToolBank Network News – December 2021
Our team at ToolBank USA looks forward to keeping all of our ToolBankers up-to-date with what is happening across our network. Be on the lookout for our monthly newsletter and don't forget to follow us and our affiliate ToolBanks on social media for immediate...
ToolBank Network News – November 2021
As we wrap up November and our 2021 ToolBank National Awards, we wanted to provide our supporters a recap of our awards event. We had a limited group of 50 people in attendance for the live portion of the ToolBank National Awards at the Atlanta ToolBank. This year's...
ToolBank USA tools helping The Mission Continues with Operation Enduring Service
Our team at ToolBank USA had the pleasure of helping our friends at The Mission Continues with their Operation Enduring Service. Operation Enduring Services is a campaign that brings together veteran volunteer groups to honor the 20th Anniversary of 9/11. Projects...
ToolBank Network News – October 2021
Our team at ToolBank USA looks forward to keeping all of our ToolBankers up-to-date with what is happening across our network. Be on the lookout for our monthly newsletter and don't forget to follow us and our affiliate ToolBanks on social media for immediate...
UPS Volunteer Day in Minneapolis
The ToolBank team was up in Minneapolis the week of October 4th with our partners at UPS to build 24 picnic tables for the local parks. Dozens of UPS drivers gathered to volunteer at Powderhorn Park. The Powderhorn Park neighborhood is located approximately three...
ToolBank Disaster Services Deployment: Hurricane Ida
ToolBank Disaster Services to deploy resources to area impacted by Hurricane Ida UPDATE: (September 13, 2021) ToolBank Disaster Services Program Manager, Bill Hess, has been working with our partners on the ground in Houma, LA. The Cajun Navy Ground Forces have been...
ToolBank Network News – September 2021
Our team at ToolBank USA looks forward to keeping all of our ToolBankers up-to-date with what is happening across our network. Be on the lookout for our monthly newsletter and don't forget to follow us and our affiliate ToolBanks on social media for immediate...
ToolBank Disaster Services Deployment: Tennessee Flooding
ToolBank Disaster Services to aid in TN flood clean up efforts Atlanta, GA (August 26, 2021) – ToolBank Disaster Services (TDS) has deployed our 24’ foot trailer outfitted with tools to assist in the cleanup efforts following the devastating flooding in Waverly, TN....