Manna from Heaven and the Attic Receives Supplies from OGT Indiana
Orphan Grain Train Indiana delivered two loads to the Kentucky area last month. Manna from Heaven in Myra and The Attic in McKee received bedding, clothing, food, furniture and household items. In addition, they also received bicycles and bunkers of toys. Thank you, Jonesville donors and volunteers for consistently gathering needed items, boxing them up…
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Second Bedroom Container Delivered for N.C. Disaster Recovery
Orphan Grain Train truck driver, Bob Schleppenbach, delivered the second bedroom unit to Burnsville, N.C. This container has 16 beds with smaller individual rooms. Mary Bates, North American Lutheran Church’s Disaster Response Director is currently in Yancey County coordinating the rebuilding of 6,000 homes destroyed by the September 2024 Hurricane Helene. Bates arrived in the…
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OGT Lincoln Shares Mercy Meals and Peanut Butter with Food Bank
Orphan Grain Train Lincoln recently loaded out three pallets of Mercy Meals and four pallets of peanut butter for the Food Bank of Lincoln. The food bank staff was very happy to get the extra supplies to help with their inventory for local distribution. Thank you, OGT Lincoln for sharing this with the community.
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OGT Lincoln Delivers to Many in the Area
Orphan Grain Train Lincoln distributed items to 17 different locations in Lincoln and Omaha this past November. Hygiene supplies, medical equipment, clothing, Mercy Meals, bedding and linens, sports equipment, over 100 lbs. of dry food, and bicycles were delivered to organizations that have recipients that will put these items to use. Sometimes a drop off…
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Trio Collects and Delivers to Pine Ridge in Wanblee, S.D.
Every Thursday, long-time Orphan Grain Train Norfolk volunteer Jane Ternus, works at the Servant Center. She also gathers items that are set aside for the Families Working Together organization in Wanblee, S.D. Jane transports the items to storage until Jeff and Dee Acklie of Omaha can pick them up and take them to the Pine…
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Senior Project Benefits Children at Christmas Giveaway in Kentucky
Jaden chose to work on three bikes for his Senior project. Working with donated bikes from Orphan Grain Train Indiana, Jaden cleaned, oiled, put on new pedals, grips, and seats to make these bikes ready for delivery to Manna from Heaven as part of their Christmas Giveaway Celebration. The bikes will arrive in Myra on…
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OGT New England Gives Twenty Bikes to Waterbury Youth Services
On Monday Nov. 24, Orphan Grain Train New England gave about 20 bikes, trikes and helmets to Waterbury Youth Services for distribution to children over the holidays. Great gift for kids. Attached is a picture of volunteers loading the bicycles in a truck to transport them to Waterbury, Connecticut. Thanks to our volunteer, Tom Calvello…
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Delivering Turkeys for Texas and Nebraska
Orphan Grain Train Norfolk sent out two trucks with frozen turkeys, peanut butter, potatoes and squash, and other food to be prepared for Thanksgiving. Danny, OGT Logistics driver, left this morning for Trinity Klein Church in Spring, Texas. He carried grocery items for the Trinity Klein food pantry. 100 turkeys were on this load to…
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Wisconsin Shares 320,000 Pounds of Potatoes
Orphan Grain Train Wisconsin shared over 320,000 pounds of potatoes in the last month. That’s eleven loads to nine different locations: Cornerstone Children’s Ranch, Ysleta Mission, Latin American Lutheran Mission, Salvation Mission, NAHA, Pavilion, The Way Community Center, Manna from Heaven and Operation Sharing. Two of the recipients received two loads. A note and photos…
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