Chapter 14 - The Winter Crisis
Disaster rarely gives warning. In the middle of November, a severe ice storm paralyzed the Midwestern states, knocking out power grids and plunging millions into freezing conditions. Emergency services were overwhelmed, and government shelters ran out of basic supplies within forty-eight hours.
Noah did not wait for board authorization. He deployed the entire fleet of Brooks Foundation logistics vehicles, transforming regional warehouses into emergency distribution hubs. Miller's Bakeries across six states opened their doors around the clock, baking tens of thousands of loaves using generators and wood-fired ovens. Noah himself worked forty-eight hours straight on the frontlines in Chicago, hauling sacks of flour through knee-deep snow alongside local volunteers.
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