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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Plum Creek Wind Farm Donates $50,000.00 To Help With Covid-19 Relief
OGT would like to give a HUGE ‘Thank You’ to Orsted for donating $50,000.00 on behalf of Plum Creek Wind Farm project to support our COVID-19 economic relief in Norfolk, NE and the greater Wayne County area. This is an amazing and generous donation that will help OGT to continue with free sack lunch program,…
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Retirement Celebration Held For The Director of OGT Logistics
On Friday March 6, 2020 the OGT office, Norfolk warehouse, Board of Directors and OGT Logistics celebrated the retirement of Mike Widhalm, Director of OGT logistics. Eleven years ago, Mike volunteered as a truck driver for OGT and after 2 years became the Director of OGT Logistics. His expertise, dedication, willingness to always help and…
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Chili and Soup Feed Fundraiser Blesses OGT
Recently the Sons of Armageddon Motorcycle Club held a delicious chili and soup feed fundraiser for OGT. Many people enjoyed soups and cinnamon rolls and raised an amazing $600.00! Thank you, Sons of Armageddon for your continued support of OGT’s ministry! L-R: Chad Roberts, OGT’s VP Grant Schimdt and Brad Hoelscher; two pictured are with…
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Norfolk Area Big Give A Success
Thank you everyone that supported OGT and other non-profits during the Norfolk Area Big Give. Your generous donations raised $2,012.80 to fund our future of a new servant center to serve and feed even more children and families in need worldwide. Praise be to God!
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Thank You Thrivent Members for Choice Dollars
Thrivent Members Rock! Thank you for Directing you Choice Dollars to Orphan Grain Train. These Choice Dollars help to feed hungry children worldwide and help fund the cost of shipping humanitarian aid to many in need. The monies also help families severely affected by domestic disasters. Thank you for your support of Orphan Grain Train. …
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Nucor Presents Check to OGT from Their Annual Golf Tournament
This past summer, Nucor held its annual golf tournament with money raised being donated to OGT. Last week several Nucor divisions’ representatives presented a check for $150,000.00 to assist OGT with Nebraska’s flood relief efforts which continue to help families in need of home repairs that did not have flood insurance. What an amazing contribution…
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1000 Pounds of Peanut Butter Donated to OGT
As part of Hormel Foods’ Spread the Smiles campaign, Hy-Vee East and West stores in Norfolk, NE and Hormel Foods have partnered to donate 1,000 pounds of Skippy peanut butter to Orphan Grain Train. The donation is part of a hunger program created by the makers of Skippy peanut butter in 2018. Norfolk Hy-Vee store…
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Pack Away Hunger Was A Huge Success
Some of Orphan Grain Train employees, family and volunteers joyfully gave back today joining in on the Pack Away Hunger. Our group filled 16 boxes, which equals 3,456 meals. I believe the total for the day was about 150,00 meals! Thank you to everyone that participated and supports our efforts to feed the hungry worldwide.
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