Never Too Young or Too Old to Serve the Lord
The Lincoln OGT warehouse hosted a faithful group from Christ Lutheran Church in Lincoln and St Peter’s Lutheran Church in Gresham, Ne. You are never too old or young to serve the Lord. Pictured from left to right- Gil Janssen, Dick Waechter, Phyllis Abresch and her mother Ruth Abresch who is 103 years old, Barb…
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Medical Pallet Number 34 Packed
Marilyn Allen and her daughter Heather Martin finished packing medical pallet #34 on August10, 2024. Their sorority sorts and packs the second Saturday of every month.
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July Christmas Gift Box Event a Success
Pictured Left to right: Ken Weber- OGT Volunteer and Epiphany member, Jean Weber-OGT-Phoenix Volunteer Coordinator and Epiphany Outreach member, Pastor James Hoefer-Epiphany Outreach member, Paul Beyer- Epiphany Outreach Board Chairman and Karen Wilson-Epiphany Outreach Board member. Epiphany Lutheran Church-Chandler, AZ and OGT’s Phoenix Branch partnered for the third year, to share HIS love with little…
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Associated Wholesale Grocers Donates $5,000.00 to Help With Flood Relief
Due to the devastating floods that swept through Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota recently, the AWG (Associated Wholesale Grocers) Cares Advisory Committee approved a $5,000 grant to go to OGT to help with flood relief efforts. AWG Cares is AWG’s employee-managed, company-supported and community-focused non-profit charitable organization. It was established to help employees support…
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Special Visit With OGT’s Donor Relations Specialist
Tom Watson, OGT Donor Relations Specialist, met with Jim (Collection Center Manager)and Kathy Carter (Board Member) and Bob (Mercy Meals of Lincoln President) and Kay Marshall (past Board member of OGT) on July 31 to tour the Lincoln warehouse and work on strategic planning and donor relations. Pictured is Jim & Kathy Carter with Tom…
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Wonderful Volunteers Pack 4.5 Pallets in an Hour and a Half
St. John’s Lutheran Church, School & Preschool staff had a day of team building & serving at OGT’s Norfolk warehouse. It was amazing to watch this group of 52 people pack 4.5 pallets of books in 1.5 hours! I believe this was record timing for OGT! Thank you for your hard work and smiles while…
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980 Christmas Boxes Packed
Thank you to everyone that has helped pack Christmas Gift Boxes & to those that donated items or gave monetary gifts. So far, 980 Christmas gift Boxes have been packed and will soon be on their way to children in Republic of Georgia, Latvia and New Mexico! There are many more to pack so watch…
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ProLift Cares Team Donates Backpacks to Bless Others
Phoenix Branch volunteers were blessed with 200 backpacks filled with school supplies from employees of ProLift Rigging Company located in Glendale, AZ. Phoenix Branch’s Assistant Branch Manager, Paul Richardson is an employee of ProLift Rigging Company and suggested this event to the ProLift Cares Team. The employees assembled the School Backpacks and Jeannie Becker (OGT-Phoenix…
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Construction Begins on New Warehouse
Houston Branch volunteers have worked hard to raise funds and make plans for a new warehouse! Construction has begun in hopes of being completed by end of this year! The warehouse will be 12,000 sq. ft. to accomodate a warehouse, sorting/packing area, classrooms, bathrooms, and showers. Besides being able to ship worldwide, they also plan…
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