Indiana Volunteers Distribute Furniture and Comfort to Neighbors in Need
Orphan Grain Train-Indiana was able to give out over 88 pieces of furniture to people in the area during the month of June. Everything from dressers to mattresses to lamps and kitchen chairs was shared with people in need. In addition, 47 boxes of linens and blankets also were handed out. Thank you, volunteers in…
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Wisconsin Sends Relief to Appalachia with Food, Supplies & Care
In early June, Orphan Grain Train-Wisconsin sent a truckload of goods to Christian Appalachian Project in Kentucky. Over 8,000 lbs. of dry food and 11,880 Kids Against Hunger/Food for Kidz meals were included. Medical equipment, toys, hygiene kits and supplies, blankets, sewing supplies, clothing and diapers also filled the truck. Christian Appalachian Project supports people…
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Orphan Grain Train–Wisconsin Delivers Essential Supplies to Manna from Heaven in Kentucky
Orphan Grain Train-Wisconsin delivered a wonderful truckload of food, clothing, furniture, medical equipment, household items and hygiene goods to Manna from Heaven in Myra, Kentucky. Over one hundred boxes of adult and children’s diapers were packed in the load along with over 8,000 pounds of food. 16,848 Kids Against Hunger/Food for Kidz fortified meals were…
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Highland Lakes Collection Center Shares School Kits, Quilts, and More Locally
Orphan Grain Train Collection Center-Highland Lakes in Buchanan, Texas recently shared 11 boxes of school kits with Packsaddle Elementary School in Kingsland, Texas. In addition, they distributed eleven boxes of blankets and quilts to The Ark of Highland Lakes, a box of handmade knitted items to Dell Children’s Hospital in Austen and a box of…
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Maryland and New England Branches Share Vital Medical Equipment Locally
In late May, both Orphan Grain Train-Maryland and Orphan Grain Train-New England shared a great deal of medical equipment to people in their communities. Many shower chairs, commodes, walkers and wheelchairs have been picked up at these locations by individuals who are in need either from failing health, recent surgery or change in abilities. OGT-Maryland…
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OGT Ohio Sends Relief to Kentucky, Indiana, and Beyond
Orphan Grain Train Ohio was busy again at transporting needed items to groups in Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio. In May, Appalachia Reach Out in Inez, Kentucky received over ninety pieces of furniture, sixty boxes and individual household items, toys, clothing and hygiene supplies. Two days later, OGT Ohio traveled to The Attic in McKee, Kentucky…
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OGT Phoenix Gets Boost from Thrivent & Wells Fargo
This picture is from Orphan Grain Train Phoenix volunteer, Stephanie Arruda, (back row first on the left). She works for Wells Fargo Bank in the Consumer Lending-Auto Line of Business Department in Chandler, AZ. She and her teammates made hygiene kits for OGT/Phoenix, using funds from a Thrivent Action Team Card. Hygiene kits are always…
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Bringing Comfort to the Desert
Orphan Grain Train Phoenix delivered a load of linens, blankets, clothing and household items to Tohono O’odham Nation in Sells, Arizona. Sixty boxes of hygiene products, 30 layette kits and 24 pieces of medical equipment were also delivered with this load. The Tohono O’odham Nation is located within the Sonoran Desert in south central Arizona….
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Clothing, Care, Compassion
Orphan Grain Train Michigan volunteers loaded clothing, linens, and medical supplies and equipment into a large U-Haul slated for delivery to eastern Kentucky. Dave Wiltse and branch manager Dave Reed delivered the items to Manna from Heaven in Myra, Kentucky. A wonderful crew of people were there waiting to unload the boxes into a warehouse….
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