Beautiful Pillowcase Dresses Sewn
Our winter visitor/volunteer, Carol Wrede and her Quilter’s on Wheels, located in Apache Junction, AZ, made twenty-four pillowcase dresses for OGT Phoenix Branch. This group of women had a work day on January 9 and each women made at least one dress. Carol used a Thrivent Action Team card and prepared a dress kit for…
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Wonderful Volunteers Sort and Pack 115 Boxes & Made 30 Hygiene Kits
In early December, Phoenix Branch had 22 volunteers, the most ever at one time, sort and box donations. They not only made 30 Hygiene Kits, but also filled 115 boxes with the newly sorted donations. Six of the men put up additional steel racking in the warehouse, providing us with additional storage. Phoenix also had…
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Lutheran Boder Concerns – San Diego Grateful for Donations Received
Pastor Ramon Contreras, with Lutheran Border Concerns-San Diego was in Phoenix attending a conference. He stopped at our Phoenix Branch warehouse and picked up a truck load of donations to take back to the border with him. Pictured with Pastor Ramon is Susan Thomas our Branch Secretary. He was given blankets, sleeping mats, and clothing.
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Many Helped By Aid Delivered
On November 19th, the Phoenix Branch volunteers loaded a 26-foot truck and delivered 612 boxes, bikes and medical supplies to the Tohono O’odham Nation, in Sells, AZ. The donations are distributed between fourteen districts with the Nation which cover a total of 2.8 million acres of land about the size of the State of Connecticut….
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Matching Gift Presented to OGT Phoenix
On Friday, Sept 20th, OGT Phoenix Branch was blessed to receive a check for $10,000 from Pro-Lift Rigging! Paul Richardson, our assistant manager, works for the company and they believe in giving back the community. This is the first time they have given this large amount to any organization. Besides the donation from Pro-Lift Rigging,…
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Grant Received Will Help With Warehouse Repairs
OGT’s Phoenix Branch is giving thanks to God as we were selected to be a recipient of a LWML Grant from the English District to help make repairs to our warehouse, especially to our Hot Water Heater and our Loading Dock. With this grant money, we will be able to allocate other funds and donations…
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Local Organizations Appreciate Aid Delivered
Phoenix Branch volunteers delivered hygiene kits, clothing, blankets and other goods to several local organizations that help many in need and those homeless. Thank you for being the hands & feet of Jesus!
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July Christmas Gift Box Event a Success
Pictured Left to right: Ken Weber- OGT Volunteer and Epiphany member, Jean Weber-OGT-Phoenix Volunteer Coordinator and Epiphany Outreach member, Pastor James Hoefer-Epiphany Outreach member, Paul Beyer- Epiphany Outreach Board Chairman and Karen Wilson-Epiphany Outreach Board member. Epiphany Lutheran Church-Chandler, AZ and OGT’s Phoenix Branch partnered for the third year, to share HIS love with little…
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ProLift Cares Team Donates Backpacks to Bless Others
Phoenix Branch volunteers were blessed with 200 backpacks filled with school supplies from employees of ProLift Rigging Company located in Glendale, AZ. Phoenix Branch’s Assistant Branch Manager, Paul Richardson is an employee of ProLift Rigging Company and suggested this event to the ProLift Cares Team. The employees assembled the School Backpacks and Jeannie Becker (OGT-Phoenix…
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