Big Thank You for the Help
Thank you happy helpers! These containers with sanitizing wipes that OGT gives to local daycares, schools, clinics and businesses are so needed for local businesses.
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There Is Much To Do In Louisiana
Orphan Grain Train is sending aid to hurting families in Louisiana. Hurricane Laura mangled power lines, downed trees, blew off roofs and destroyed houses and buildings for miles. On September 10, OGT delivered and set up a bedroom and shower unit at Trinity Lutheran Church in Sulphur, Louisiana. These will be used by volunteers cleaning…
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Pictures Do Not Give Justice to Devastation Left Behind from Hurricane Laura
These photos were taken while driving through Louisiana after hurricane Laura’s destruction by Brent Kummer, Director of OGT Logistics and Bob Schleppenbach, one of OGT’s drivers. They were delivering and setting up the bedroom and shower unit in Sulphur, Louisiana. The units will be used by volunteers cleaning up and rebuilding after hurricane Laura. They…
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Lutheran High Northeast Students Help Make 1,160 Sanitizing Wipe Buckets
Lutheran High Northeast students in Norfolk, NE helped make 1,160 sanitizing wipe buckets for OGT! It was a very warm day but they were dedicated volunteers helping OGT supply local businesses with wipes to help slow down the spread of CV-19. Such wonderful servant hearts!
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Diner in Wyoming Receives Help to Feed Firefighters
The Norfolk warehouse volunteers loaded 168 cases of bottled water and 2,900 pounds of pork shoulder roasts, whole chickens and sausage to help firefighters and others battling wildfires in Wyoming. The food was delivered to Western Sky Diner in Wheatland to cook up and serve to those working the front lines of these massive fires….
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The Need for Help with Food Continues at a High Rate
On August 11, 2020, Dean Sprehe (second from right) and Dennis Windler delivered 25 large boxes of fresh quality corn to OGT’s Missouri-Illinois Division for distribution to the hungry via pantries with Lutheran connections in the greater St. Louis area where food needs continue at a high rate, especially for those affected by the Pandemic….
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More Than 13,500 Individuals Helped Through Out These Uncertain Times
It’s true. The flow of daily events as we know them has been shifted due to the COVID-19 virus and its aftermath. We don’t need to be reminded of the vast degree of changes. At an unprecedented time, such as this, an unprecedented need has arisen for food and household necessities. OGT’s Missouri-Illinois Branch is…
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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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