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Month: February 2022

Several Youth Members Help Sort and Pack

Central Nebraska • Branch Updates

Facing temperatures that plummeted to nearly five degrees below zero, youth members of several area churches – St. John’s of Palmer, Christ Lutheran of St. Paul, and Zion of Worms, spent about an hour and a half volunteering at Central Nebraska Branch in Grand Island. They all worked together to sort clothing and pack more…

Aid Shipped to Ukraine

Wichita • International Aid

Way to go Wichita Branch volunteers with loading 1,497 boxes of blankets, school supplies, hygiene kits, coats and clothing along with medical supplies and student chairs for the Ukraine. Charitable Foundation ‘Mariam’ is excited to be receiving all these wonderful gifts!

Food and Goods Loaded Will Help Families Still Recovering From Hurricane Ida

Norfolk Warehouse • Disaster Relief

Norfolk Warehouse volunteers loaded 15 pallets of purchased foods & wheel barrels along with donated new carpet for New Orleans, LA. The food and goods will be used to help families still recovering from hurricane Ida. Thank you, OGT donors and volunteers! You are the BEST!

90 Boxes of Kits Delivered to Kentucky

Maryland • Disaster Relief

Maryland Branch had a special request for hygiene kits and school supplies for tornado disaster in Kentucky and their supporters came through. They were able to deliver 90 boxes of the kits along with other needed household items. Parise be to God!

Homemade Caps Delivered to Central Nebraska Branch

Central Nebraska • Branch Updates

Leigh Lillibridge delivered three bags of homemade knitted caps to Central Nebraska Branch in Grand Island. Her mother, Betty Cramton, young age of 81 from Hastings, NE, made the caps and had just completed the 10,000th cap which she had donated to the branch. She had that one in a special bag with a note…

Numerous Local Community Centers Receive Turkeys to Distribute

Norfolk Warehouse • Domestic Aid

Nine local community centers received frozen turkeys from OGT in Norfolk, NE. to be shared with families in need.

Chicken Delivered To Kentucky Will Help Those Effected By Tornados

Wisconsin • Disaster Relief

Wisconsin Branch in Westfield delivered a truck load of various frozen chicken to two locations in Kentucky that are providing food for tornado victims. The rebuilding may take years and OGT is committed to being there for the long term. Thank you, Wisconsin donors and volunteers.

Beautiful Quilts Donated For Those in Need

Lincoln • Branch Updates

Marjorie Eames and her son Kevin donated 100 quilts and 15 baby quilts to OGT’s Lincoln Collection Center with Dick Waechter and Kathy Carter, OGT volunteers admiring the work of the members of Christ Lutheran Church in Falls City, Ne. Thank you for the beautiful and needed donations.