First International Shipment Is On Its Way to Republic of Georgia
Nevada Sierra Branch located in Sparks, NV recently shipped their first international shipment to the Republic of Georgia! A lot of hours sorting, packing and planning proceeded this exciting day for the volunteers. Chris Carstens; OGT’s Inventory manager and Doug Trampe; Norfolk warehouse manager traveled to Sparks to help with their first loading and shipment….
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Special Group Volunteered
We had a special group come volunteer at the warehouse on March 30th! Students from the Academic Year in America, a high school exchange program, came and blessed us with their presence! Pictured are Xie Entao (China), Pauline Oorlynck (Belgium), Elena Origlia (Italy) and Quynh Vo (Vietnam), Cathy Scott( Host Mom and Local Coordinator) and…
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340 Boxes of Aid Delivered
Steve Rice coordinator for OGT’s California-Arizona-Nevada Collection Center recently delivered 340 boxes of bedding, clothing, hygiene kits, stuffed toys, school backpacks and supplies, and sewing machines with fabric to Rev. Ramon Contreras with Lutheran Border Concerns Ministry. Rev. Contreras says it is always like Christmas when OGT comes! Some of the goods made a fabulous…
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Helping Those in Need Locally
During the month of March, New England Branch was able to help many local people with various medical needs. They had 74 different pieces of medical equipment such as beds, walkers, shower chairs, crutches, wheelchairs, etc. picked up for personal uses. Did you know that most OGT locations have a medical closet for the community…
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Eagle Scouts Help Out
Young men from our area have taken on the service opportunity of helping the Maryland Branch, and we’ve been blessed with some special gifts in the form of Eagle Scout projects. Three of these young men are members of Troop 339 in Severna Park and one is a member of Troop 993. Two of the…
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First Day of Boxing Donations for Michigan Branch
April 2, 2019 is a very special day at OGT’s Michigan Branch in Sebewaing, MI. It is the first day of actual boxing of donations that will go to help those in need. 116 quilts were boxed which were among those given by our first donors, women of St. John Lutheran Church, West Branch, MI,…
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A Fun and Busy Week for the North Dakota Branch
The week of February 10 was a busy week at the North Dakota OGT warehouse. We had several groups come and serve! Wednesday evening there was a group from Buffalo City Church. This is a group that is dedicated to coming once a month! They are such a blessing. Then on Friday the 15th this…
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School Desks and Blackboards Delivered to OGT Maryland Branch
OGT’s New England Branch, located in Terryville, CT, loaded a 26 foot truck on February 5th with 270 school desks and chairs and over 40 blackboards from two closed Terryville schools. The shipment was then delivered to the OGT’s Maryland Branch, which is working on a future shipment to a developing country. What wonderful blessings…
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Historic Day For OGT Michigan Branch
February 8th was an historic day for Orphan Grain Train—Michigan. Through the bounty coming from God’s people, a first distribution was made of 285 “flood buckets” containing cleanup supplies much needed in southeast Ohio which experienced flooding. The relief items were sent to H.A.R.P. (Helping Appalachian Rural Peoples), an organization which meets basic needs when…
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