Wisconsin Style Fish Feed in Hooper April 11, 2021
If you happen to be near Hooper, NE this Sunday and are hungry for Wisconsin Style Fish then head to Immanuel Lutheran Church gym of Hooper (4 miles east of Winslow)! OGT volunteers will be cooking the fish meal and the desserts are being provided by the congregation. Serving time is from 11:00 to 1:00…
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Trinity Lutheran’s Morning Break Monies Raised Donated to Orphan Grain Train
Konnor Kasik (right), 6th grader and Wyatt Zessin, 7th grader at Trinity Lutheran School in Madison, NE brought in a $252.00 donation. During the student’s morning break, they can purchase snacks at the ‘Snack Shack’ and the monies raised is donated to OGT. Thank you for your support and helping those in need worldwide. They…
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OGT Convention Postponed until 2022
OGT’s Convention is September 16 & 17, 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…
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Thrivent Choice Dollars Expire in March
Attention Thrivent Members – Please direct your Thrivent Choice Dollars to Orphan Grain Train before they expire on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. It is simple and doesn’t cost you anything but your time. There are two ways to direct your Choice Dollars. Go to www.thrivent.com and click on Generosity or call 1-800-847-4836 and say “choice…
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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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Giving Tuesday was a Success!
The ‘Thank You’ goes to YOU! Thank you for your generous donation and caring heart for those impacted by the pandemic. Nearly $11,000.00 was given in one day to Feed the Hungry! Thank you! “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick…
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Dr. Aguila Works with OGT to Help Patients Volunteer To Pay For Surgery
Dr. Aguila and OGT is on CNN showcasing M25 Program to have patients give to others through volunteering while lowering cost of surgery. D. Aguila is with Healing Hands of Nebraska and refers patients to OGT for the volunteer hours. An amazing opportunity and concept of helping yourself & others. Click Here to Watch
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OGT Employees Have Fun Packing Hygiene kits and School Kits for a Thrivent Action Team Event
During today’s lunch hour, the staff and one spouse from OGT’s home office and Norfolk warehouse put together 30 school kits and 16 hygiene kits. These were both part of a Thrivent Action Team event and will be shipped to Bread of Life orphanage in Romania next week. Afterward everyone enjoyed pizza and ice cream…
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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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