Orphan Grain Train - Wisconsin Regional Division

Wisconsin Regional Division

2007 Activity Report

Jan 5, 2008 - In the past year, Wisconsin Regional Division made 27 domestic and international relief shipments of donated materials. Aid items provided to those in need included food, clothing, medical supplies, medical equipment, dental equipment, school supplies, housewares, personal hygiene supplies and cleaning supplies.

International

1 40-ft. container to Toshkent, Uzbekistan
4 40-ft. containers to Riga, Latvia
2 40-ft. containers to Bishkek, Kyrgzystan
1 40-ft. container to Kula, Bulgaria
1 40-ft. container from OGT Norfolk to Mwanza, Tanzania (sponsored by Wisconsin Division)
1 40-ft. container to Mosty, Belarus
2 40-ft. containers to Yerevan, Armenia

Domestic - Missions

1 semi load to Mercedes, Alamo and Brownsville, Texas
7 semi loads to Del Rio, Texas
2 semi loads to Alamo, Texas
2 semi loads to Mercedes, Texas
3 semi loads to Rapid City, S.D.

Additionally, 5 semi load shipments were delivered to the Norfolk, Neb. OGT warehouse for further distribution.

Thank you to everyone who helped bring "Relief for Human Need Worldwide" in 2007!

Kyrgyzstan shipment photos

May 3, 2007 - Orphan Grain Train's Wisconsin Regional Division makes numerous shipments of clothing and medical supplies to Kyrgyzstan and other countries and areas of need each year. The following photos are from one of the most recent shipments this spring.

Boxes of relief from a storage trailer (right) will be transferred to the overseas container (left).

Each box has been carefully hand-packed by a volunteer at a Wisconsin Division sorting station.

Volunteers taking inventory.

The volunteer loading crew waiting for the next pallet to arrive.

Almost done! Each shipping container holds over 1,000 boxes of relief.

Loaded and ready to begin the trip halfway around the world.

Year in review - 2006

The Wisconsin Division of Orphan Grain Train would like to express its sincere gratitude to all the wonderful people for their support financially and volunteering their time to gather, sort, pack and load shipments. The following shipments of clothes, medical supplies, household items, and food were shipped in 2006 to the following United States locations:

6 semi loads to Del Rio, Texas
1 semi load to Alamo & Mercedes, Texas
2 semi loads to Alamo, Texas
2 semi load to Mercedes, Texas
1 semi load to Laredo, Texas, from Wis. and Minn. So. Division
4 semi loads of blankets, clothes, coats, toys, and medical supplies to the Native American Heritage Foundation in Rapid City, S. D.
2 semi loads of lumber and building supplies to the hurricane-devastated area of Biloxi, Mississippi.
1 semi load of lumber and building supplies to the hurricane-devastated area of Ocean Springs, Miss.
Four shipments of hospital equipment were sent to Norfolk, Neb., for overseas shipments.

The Wisconsin Division of Orphan Grain Train sent the following shipments of clothes and medical supplies in 2006 to the following overseas locations:

1 semi load container to Haiti (Medical supplies and equipment)
3 semi load containers to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
1 semi load container to Valmiera, Latvia
1 semi load container to Kula, Bulgaria
2 semi load containers to Riga, Latvia
1 semi load container to Hyderabad, India

To become an Emergency Response Volunteer, contact Jim Flynn, Orphan Grain Train Emergency Response Coordinator at (winter: November 1st - March 31st): (815) 874-4833; (summer: April 1st - October 31st): (715) 228-2422. Alternate Coordinator: Myron Block, (715) 845-4022.

Contributions to the Orphan Grain Train, Wisconsin Division may be sent directly to:

William Frizzell, Treasurer
10067 County Rd. D
Amherst, WI 54406-9083
frizzell@winet.com
phone (715)824-3780

Please make checks payable to:
Orphan Grain Train-Wisconsin Division

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Wisconsin Regional Division
Bill Brakebush
N4993 6th Dr
Westfield, WI 53964
(800) 933-2121, Ext. 1200
FAX: (608) 296-3192
wisconsin.div@ogt.org

Dave and Elmyra Martin
516 Third Ave
West Bend, WI 53095-4020
(262) 334-7616
demartin@milwpc.com
Fax: (262) 335-2615