OGT Helping to Lesson the Burden of Those Effected by Tornado in Texas
On April 22, an F3 tornado traveled across several subdivisions in Polk County, Texas. Initial surveys reported aproximately 1,100 facilities damaged and approximately 600 homes. Of these homes, 45% were uninsured and in a low-income area. There was no federal aid since it was not declared a National Disaster so people have to rely on…
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Masks Donated to Essential Workers
Staff at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital in Lincoln, NE was grateful for the 40 face masks sent by OGT. Thank you to those that supply us with masks to help keep others healthy.
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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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Much Needed Gowns Delivered to Help During the Covid-19 Pandemic
OGT’s Wichita Branch volunteers made two delivers of boxes of hospital gowns/scrubs. Some of the boxes were given to Guadalupe Clinic and rest to Sedgewick County United Way of the Plains in Wichita. How wonderful to be able to deliver the much-needed gowns especially during the pandemic.
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Thank You Johnny Carson Foundation
OGT would like to thank the Johnny Carson Foundation for their generous donation of $12,000 to go toward relief aid for combating COVID-19! This will help tremendously to continue helping people impacted by the coronavirus. Praise be to God.
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Sanitizer Delivered to Local Businesses and Grand Island’s United Way
OGT in Norfolk has produced hand sanitizer in gallon bottles that are being delivered to local nursing homes, clinics, hotels, hospitals, jails and to United Way in Grand Island, Nebraska. This is another way that OGT is helping to combat COVID-19 and assist local businesses. We are also in the process of producing sanitizing wipes…
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Bristol Hospital Receives Items to Help With COVID-19 Pandemic
On April 6, volunteers from OGT’s New England Branch assisted Bristol Hospital in Connecticut with needed supplies for their use during the pandemic. Volunteers delivered 10,000 gloves, boxes of isolation gowns, disposable bed pads, 36 hospital beds, mattresses, mattress toppers, and 31 hospital style patient monitors! God blessed New England Branch to have these items…
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Doing Our Part to Help During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Orphan Grain Train’s Maryland Branch has a talented team of volunteers who respond to emergency situations here and abroad. Right now we are doing our part as far as COVID-19 by sewing masks for medical personnel and others who come in contact with the public. We have sewn and sent supplies to Anne Arundel General…
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New Hospital Scrubs Given to Help During Covid-19 Pandemic
The Sedgwick County Emergency Management office picked up 738 new hospital scrubs from OGT’s Wichita Branch location. They will partner with the United Way of the Plains in Wichita to distribute as needed to local first responders, medical staff, area nursing homes and clinics. Thank you, Wichita volunteers for assisting medical staff during the COVID-19…
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