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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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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