Orphan Grain Train Flood and Storm Relief

Shipment to Cedar Rapids for "Give Away Day" Sept. 27

Iowa West Division Response to Eastern Iowa Floods

Project Scrub Bucket

In response to recent flooding across multiple states in the Midwest, Orphan Grain Train announced "Project Scrub Bucket" to assemble 5-gallon buckets filled with cleaning supplies for mucking out flood-soaked homes.

Each scrub bucket holds $36 worth of cleaning supplies (including broom and mop) and cash donations of all sizes are requested to help fill the buckets.

Donations may be made through our secure online giving page here, by check payable to "Orphan Grain Train Flood and Storm Relief" PO Box 1466, Norfolk, NE 68702-1466, at checkout in participating Affiliated Foods stores.

Each scrub bucket includes:   

• Comet^TM or other cleansing powder
• Top Job^TM or other liquid cleaner
• Bleach (1-gal. size)
• Windex^TM or other glass cleaner
• Scrub brush
• Rubber gloves
• Sponge(s)
• Roll of paper towels
• Broom and/or mop

Project Scrub Bucket was begun by Orphan Grain Train's Indiana Division in response to the needs of homeowners returning after Hurricane Katrina. Thousands of buckets were distributed throughout the hurricane-affected areas in 2006. The Indiana Division distributed several hundred more in Ohio after the floods of 2007.

Click here to watch As the Waters Increased, a video documenting past Orphan Grain Train's flood recovery efforts in North Dakota, as well as videos of other OGT Disaster Relief efforts, including responses to Hurricane Katrina and the 1999 Oklahoma tornadoes.