Christmas Boxes Packed to Bless Children Overseas
Some of the members at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Pender, NE put together OGT Christmas Gift boxes and delivered them to the Norfolk warehouse. Then of course they stayed and helped pack donations. Thank you for the gift boxes to share with children this Christmas season!
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Multiple LWML Zones Enjoy Presentation
Dr. Gerald Perschbacher LL.D. and his wife Sharmon are with Missouri-Illinois Branch and covered 625 miles (Sept. 11-14, 2023) visiting three LWML zone rallies (Zones: Danville, Champaign, Bloomington) with a total attendance of 160 (plus a few others who were guests). They received a modest bag of quilts for OGT. Gerald gave at least an…
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Beautiful Weather for Fellowship and a Fish Feed Fundraiser
September 17th was a beautiful day for a Wisconsin Style Fish Feed fundraiser at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Pender, NE. Every September, they host this fundraiser for OGT and this year they raised $3,186.38! St. John’s also included a bike collection and had 41 bikes in good condition donated for OGT to ship worldwide!…
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Ground Breaking Ceremony Enjoyed by Many
OGT’s Groundbreaking Ceremony was attended by many on Thursday, September 14, 2023. There was a short service lead by Rev. Ralph Schmidt, OGT’s Donor Advising, and Matthew 25: 31-46 was read by Pastor Chris Asbury with Grace Lutheran Church(photo above). Pastor Ray Wilke; OGT’s President and founder, gave the homily and was first to ‘break…
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70 Hygiene Kits Packed at Presentation and Dinner
Fifty seniors at Christ Lutheran Church in Lincoln attended a dinner and OGT presentation by Kathy Carter August 27, 2023. Wendy Herrold helped write a Thrivent Action Team grant and they were able to pack 70 hygiene kits for OGT.
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Goods Loaded Will Help Those in Need
Lincoln Collection Center volunteers loaded an OGT semi-truck with 12 bicycles, 10 wheelchairs and pallets of boxed goods for OGT headquarters in Norfolk. Pastor Ron Holling from Omaha repaired the bicycles to be sent overseas. Thank you everyone involved!
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Several Local Organizations Appreciate Donations Delivered
Recently Iowa West Branch volunteers made several local deliveries to organizations that help families needing help. Thank you, donors and volunteers!
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47 Christmas Boxes Delivered Will Bless Children
Howard and Karon Killigan from Trinity Lutheran Church in Shenandoah, IA delivered 47 Christmas boxes to the OGT’s Lincoln Collection Center. Members of the congregation came together to make the boxes for children in need. Shenandoah is about 80 miles from Lincoln, NE.
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Donation of School Desks Will Furnish a Classroom Overseas
It was an awesome day loading donated desks from Julesburg School District in Colorado that will be shipped for students to use somewhere overseas. We had great help from three high school students, seven Town of Julesburg employees, David Orth; OGT’s Rocky Mountain Branch manager and OGT’s logistic driver Dan Pollock.
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