Norfolk Sends International Charity Fund in Republic of Georgia
Orphan Grain Train Norfolk loaded for the International Charity Fund in the Republic of Georgia. This is a shipment of clothing for men, women and children. Thank you, to all our volunteers who prepared, boxed and loaded the items for this shipment. A special “thank you” to this faithful crew of men who show up…
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Humphrey FFA Unload More Than 1,000 Boxes
Humphrey FFA Chapter students spent the morning at Orphan Grain Train Norfolk touring the Servant Center and unloading more than 1,000 boxes from a 40-foot container. The students, led by their advisor, Robyn Graham, restacked all the boxes and palletized them so they are now ready for shipping. Thank you, Humphrey FFA students for spending…
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Christ Lutheran Childcare Preschoolers Pack 180 Christmas Boxes
On Tuesday, July 7th, Christ Lutheran Childcare preschoolers packed 180 Christmas boxes to be sent by Orphan Grain Train to children all over the world! Thank you, for your amazing work students! This week begins the official ” Christmas box packing extravaganza” at Grace Lutheran Church in Norfolk, NE. Come be a part of this…
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Norfolk Iron and Metal Interns Visit OGT Servant Center and Volunteer
On Friday June 26th, nine Norfolk Iron and Metal interns visited Orphan Grain Train Norfolk. The group, led by Lacey, NIM Training and Development Manager, toured the Servant Center and OGT main office after working in the OGT warehouse unloading a truck. The truck was packed with pallets of mixed boxes that had items in…
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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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