Honorable Couple Travels to Norfolk with Quilts
Marilyn and Gerald Bohling, both in their 90’s, traveled to Orphan Grain Train Norfolk to deliver ten boxes of quilts. The quilts were gathered from the Fremont. NE area and Immanuel Lutheran Church, Hooper, NE. Thank you, to all the women who sewed the beautiful quilts and shared them with OGT. Thank you, Marilyn and…
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“Servant Road Trip” Leads to OGT Norfolk for Two MN Youth Groups
On Tuesday, June 23, the spark that began in the mind of Ted Stroming was shared with Chris Brown and together the two men lit the flame of a “servant road trip” to Nebraska. Both men are Directors of Christian Education (DCE) in their home churches. Stroming, from Good Shepherd Lutheran in Glencoe, MN and…
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Thank you, AWG for Sharing Your Extras
Orphan Grain Train Norfolk delivered 34 pallets of donated food from Associated Wholesale Grocers to Black Hawk, SD. In the early morning hours, OGT Logistics director, Brent Kummer, picked up the load from the Norfolk AWG location and delivered it to the Native American Heritage Association in Black Hawk. Thank you, AWG for continuing to…
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Humanitarian Aid from Norfolk Distributed in Republic of Georgia
Orphan Grain Train Norfolk’s February shipment to the Republic of Georgia arrived safely and the recipients at the International Charity Foundation sent back photos of their many distribution events. An elderly man who was in need of a walker received one. He was very happy to finally have a tool to assist him in movement….
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Wyoming Couple Bring Another Load to Norfolk
Myron, Dee and Shelley Heny from Powell, Wyoming delivered another load of donated items to Orphan Grain Train Norfolk on Thursday, June 19. Immanuel Lutheran Church in Powell conducted a clothing drive and then shared what was donated. They sorted and packed everything into totes and bags. While they were in Norfolk, they also visited…
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Regular Food Donations to Black Hawk are Shared with Nations
In late May and early June, Orphan Grain Train Norfolk delivered 68 pallets of mixed food to Native American Heritage Association in Black Hawk, S.D. NAHA is a regular recipient of these donations which OGT receives from Associated Wholesale Grocers. Orphan Grain Train delivers the food to the NAHA warehouse and then it is transferred…
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Three Days of Volunteering for Our Catholic Family Confirmation Students
Last week, around 100 incoming 9th-10th grade confirmation students from Our Catholic Family out of Fordyce, Nebraska spent the day at Orphan Grain Train Servant Center in Norfolk, NE. The students were divided into three groups and volunteered on three different days. Deacon Shane Kleinschmit led the three groups on each day they volunteered. The…
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Summerland Public School Tours and Volunteers in Norfolk
Summerland Public School from Ewing, Nebraska toured and volunteered at Orphan Grain Train Norfolk on Friday, May 15. The group packed two pallets of stuffed animals. Thank you, Summerland students and staff for visiting us last week and completing all those boxes.
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Christ Lutheran Norfolk Volunteers in a Big Way
Christ Lutheran School’s older students volunteered at Orphan Grain Train Servant Center Norfolk on Wednesday, May 13. The very well-orchestrated group packed 11 pallets of hygiene kits, school kits, and quilts and blankets. A few of the students made hygiene kits, school kits and teacher kits, while others packed kits that were already made. In…
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