Norfolk Volunteers Deliver Food to Lexington and Hastings, NE
In late February, Kent and Carol Wilke, Orphan Grain Train Norfolk volunteers, traveled to Lexington, Nebraska and then Hastings, Nebraska to deliver two trailer loads of food. The food was delivered to Lexington Community Action and Hastings Crossroads Mission to be shared with people in the area. Hamburger, canned goods, flour, oatmeal, and fortified meals…
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Forty-Seven Redeemer Lutheran Volunteers Serve on Sunday Making MM in Lincoln
Redeemer Lutheran Church in Lincoln, Nebraska made 14,688 Mercy Meals in one and half hours at Orphan Grain Train Lincoln on Sunday, March 1st. Forty-seven volunteers came after church to volunteer their time together. Rod Lane, the Director of Christian Education, led the group. Thank you, members of Redeemer Lutheran for serving on Sunday as…
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Houston Hosts Overnight Guests for Volunteering “Lock-In”
Orphan Grain Train Houston recently had a few overnight guests. Sixteen youth from different churches in the area were the branches first overnight guests. They bunked in the two multi-purpose rooms and enjoyed hot showers after a day of serving in the community. They set a goal to assemble 200 hygiene kits for OGT which…
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Bristol Boys and Girls Club Receive Thirteen Bikes from OGT New England
On Monday, March 9, volunteers for the Orphan Grain Train’s (OGT) New England Branch provided ten repaired bicycles and three new bikes and helmets to the Bristol Boys and Girls Club. They give the bikes to those in need as a part of the assistance programs they offer for educational, after school and sporting activities…
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Wisconsin and Minnesota Send Another Load of Beans to Haiti
The teamed-up effort of Orphan Grain Train Wisconsin and OGT Minnesota North’s 18 totes of black split beans to Cap Haitien, Haiti arrived at its destination. Long-time recipient, Josias Marin of Thomassique, will receive the food for the Lutheran school in Haiti. The beans were donated by Apostolic Christian Harvest Call which is a part…
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Faithful Zion Ladies Guild Pack Hygiene Kits Every Month for Houston
Zion Lutheran’s Ladies Guild of Pasadena, Texas faithfully assemble hygiene kits every month. Orphan Grain Train Houston branch is located in Pasadena and receives these kits to share with others. These kits are in great demand both domestically and internationally. Thank you, ladies of Zion and others who put these kits together with such care….
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Lincoln Corteva Employees Spend Day Packing Mercy Meals
Ninety-five Corteva employees in York, Nebraska, packed 26,380 Mercy Meals in two hours on Wednesday Feb. 25, at their worksite. The boxed-up meals will go to Orphan Grain Train Lincoln where they will be sent out either domestically or internationally to feed the hungry. Thank you, Corteva employees for being such a wonderful group of…
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OGT Norfolk’s Schmidt and Gnan Visit Humanitarian Partners in NC
Every Wednesday, Manna from Heaven in Myra, Kentucky has a line-up of cars waiting to receive humanitarian assistance. Grant Schmidt, vice-president of Orphan Grain Train and Pete Gnan, field work director of OGT are in the Appalachian region visiting partnering organizations that many OGT branches delivery to regularly. OGT Indiana, OGT New England and OGT…
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Desert Foothills Breaks OGT AZ Record for Sorting and Packing
Desert Foothills Lutheran Church, located in Scottsdale, AZ designated February as Orphan Grain Train Month. The members of the church collected donations during the month and brought them to the OGT Phoenix warehouse. On February 28, sixteen church members joined the Phoenix volunteers and sorted and boxed 205 boxes! This set a new all-time high…
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