Open House a Wonderful Success
OGT’s Lincoln Collection Center had a great turnout for their Open House last Saturday. Lunch was provided with pulled pork sandwiches, baked beans, chips, delicious homemade desserts & assorted beverages. Tours and presentations were given about everything that this location keeps busy with and about OGT. Thank you to all the volunteers that helped plan,…
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Matching Gift Presented to OGT Phoenix
On Friday, Sept 20th, OGT Phoenix Branch was blessed to receive a check for $10,000 from Pro-Lift Rigging! Paul Richardson, our assistant manager, works for the company and they believe in giving back the community. This is the first time they have given this large amount to any organization. Besides the donation from Pro-Lift Rigging,…
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Partnership A Huge Blessing
A huge blessing for the Lincoln collection center. Bargain Box, a thrift store in Beatrice, NE donates clothing to us every 2 weeks. We take our truck & trailer to exchange 12 empty laundry carts for 12 full ones. Most of the clothing, quilts and sleeping mats are sorted and placed in the totes for…
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Project Recycling for Life Donate Clothing
The Lincoln Collection Center picked up 50 to 75 bags of clothes from Project Recycling for Life based in Firth, Nebraska, a small town with population of 649 people. Valerie Greaux (pictured L) the founder of PRL and her helper Connie Baruth (pictured R) from Omaha helped load OGT’s trailer with presorted clothing donated from…
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Grant Received Will Help With Warehouse Repairs
OGT’s Phoenix Branch is giving thanks to God as we were selected to be a recipient of a LWML Grant from the English District to help make repairs to our warehouse, especially to our Hot Water Heater and our Loading Dock. With this grant money, we will be able to allocate other funds and donations…
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Hygiene and Layette Kits Delivered Will Help Many
It was a busy day at OGT’s South Dakota Collection Center when Sherri Blasey and her husband brought 164 OGT boxes from Huron and Wolsey, S.D. Some of the boxes had 124 hygiene kits and 92 layette kits! Our Milbank collection is thrilled to be full of pallets ready to ship shortly. Thank you for…
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Bicycles Around the World
Refurbishing bicycles for people in need has always been an important part of our work at Mid-Atlantic Branch. In the six years since we began tracking this ministry, 480 have been sent overseas or donated locally. In September 2024, the 500th bike was repaired for shipping! Bike donors are gratified that their new owners value…
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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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