Christmas in July
You may recall reading that once again Kelly Asbury with Grace Lutheran Church in Norfolk, NE is spearheading a project to put together 1,500 OGT Christmas Gift Boxes to be shipped worldwide this year! Thank you to those that have given supplies or monetary donations for the boxes already. There is just 2.5 weeks left…
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OGT Convention Postponed until 2022
Due to the uncertainty of COVID, OGT has decided to postpone our convention till next year. It is difficult to plan the convention for this September and not know if speakers from other countries might not be able to travel due to restrictions and travel bans. We also want our supporters and volunteers from other…
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Food that Endures
Investment in OGT’s Future Serving Those in Great Need Even serving has a price tag. It costs money to deliver human care. Orphan Grain Train is known for operating at minimal cost. Less than two per cent of what is donated is used for administrative and fund-raising purposes, a record few charities can match. This…
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Orphan Grain Train Earns Rare “Perfect Score” From Charity Navigator
OGT is on another Charity Navigator list– ‘Charities with Perfect Scores’! OGT has earned perfect scores for its Financial Health and its Accountability & Transparency. Those two scores then translate into a perfect 100-point overall score. Less than one percent of the thousands of charities rated by Charity Navigator have earned perfect scores. Take…
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4 Star Rating 12 Years In A Row
Orphan Grain Train is very pleased and ecstatic to announce that Charity Navigator, America’s premier independent charity evaluator had these high ratings for Orphan Grain Train: ‘4 Stars’ which is Charity Navigator’s highest rating. Orphan Grain Train is ranked #6 out of approximately 9,000 rated charities in the US for relying solely on private contributions. OGT…
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1,000 Christmas Gifts Needed for July
Kelly Asbury and her daughter Becca are spearheading a project to put together at least 1,000 OGT Christmas Gift Boxes to be shipped worldwide this year. They will be collecting items through the end of July and are asking for items and monetary donations to fill the Christmas boxes. This is a special project dear…
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Update On OGT Locations
The Norfolk warehouse in Norfolk, NE will reopen on Monday June 1st with limited number of volunteers and donations can be dropped off in front of the dock Monday – Friday from 9-2. OGT’s home office in Norfolk, NE remains open. Orphan Grain Train is experiencing temporary closings of various OGT warehouses nationwide due to…
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Plum Creek Wind Farm Donates $50,000.00 To Help With Covid-19 Relief
OGT would like to give a HUGE ‘Thank You’ to Orsted for donating $50,000.00 on behalf of Plum Creek Wind Farm project to support our COVID-19 economic relief in Norfolk, NE and the greater Wayne County area. This is an amazing and generous donation that will help OGT to continue with free sack lunch program,…
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Norfolk Area Big Give A Success
Thank you everyone that supported OGT and other non-profits during the Norfolk Area Big Give. Your generous donations raised $2,012.80 to fund our future of a new servant center to serve and feed even more children and families in need worldwide. Praise be to God!
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