Food Bank to Commodity Warehousing really?

So I see my idea was accepted? Did it save FEMA some money by providing free empty space at the empty food banks warehousing pre-staged disaster supplies. Although someone did change the name to commodity warehousing...seriously?

Commodity Warehousing

FEMA Region V is piloting a new model for the storage and delivery of emergency supplies in the event they are needed for disaster response. We are working with regional food bank distribution centers to shave valuable time off FEMA commodity delivery. We will store FEMA commodities at no cost at six food bank centers located across Region V, in addition to utilizing commodities stored at FEMA’s existing Distribution Centers that are located in coastal states. With this new initiative, an initial supply of commodities, such as water and Meals Ready to Eat (MREs), will reach disaster survivors more quickly and establish the supply chain from more remote centers.

Region V will have initial supplies pre-staged locally which will increase the speed of delivery and decrease the potential for weather or travel-related delays.

The six food banks in Region V currently under consideration for this initiative are:

· Second Harvest Heartland, St. Paul, MN

· Greater Chicago Food Depository, Chicago, IL

· Northern Illinois Food Bank, Geneva, IL

· Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana, Inc., Indianapolis, IN

· Cleveland Food Bank INC., Cleveland, OH

· Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan, Detroit, MI

http://fema.ideascale.com/a/ideas/search?query=food+bank