Blessing Children with Christmas
We Need Your help to Pack Christmas Gift Boxes You are invited to pack Christmas Boxes at Grace Lutheran Church 416 W. Park Ave. Norfolk, NE 6870 in the north basement; Wednesday, July 24 at 10:00 am Saturday, July 27 at 2:00 pm Tuesday, July 30 at 4:00 pm Thursday, August 1 at 7:00 pm…
Read MoreDedication & Convention This September
Orphan Grain Train New Servant Center Dedication & International Convention September 13 & 14, 2024 New Servant Center & Midtown Event Center Norfolk, NE 68701 Grand Opening and Dedication of New Servant Center Friday, September 13, 2024 at New Servant Center 606 W. Phillip Ave. Norfolk, NE Friday is free to the public, please register…
Read MoreDisaster Relief for NE, IA & OK
We Need Your Help for Tornado Disaster Relief Supplies Orphan Grain Train is working with organizations accessing the damage from the destructive tornadoes that ripped through parts of Nebraska, Iowa and Oklahoma recently. The outpour of help from communities and organizations has been amazing and clean up is underway with retrieving of personal items. We…
Read MoreDanke – Thank you!
Orphan Grain Train would like to Give a Big ‘Thank You’ to everyone that came out to ‘Oktoberfest in May’ Thank you to our generous and dedicated donors! I think this was a record Big Give for gifts this year. We raised $13,009.00 for families devastated by the recent tornadoes in Elkhorn, NE and surrounding…
Read MoreAid for Tornado Victims
Nancy Helmke, coordinator for OGT’s Ohio Collection Center in Napoleon has a personal connection to the March 14 – F3 tornado that ripped through Lakeview and 3 miles away at Indian Lake, OH. Nancy’s sister Peg and her husband Doug Dammann live in Lakeview, their brick home had very little damage yet all their neighbor’s…
Read MoreThrivent Match A Success
Thrivent ‘s Match for NE Nebraska Tornado Relief Ended July 1, 2024 Thank you to donors that took advantage of Thrivent’s Match to increase your impact with every $2 donated Thrivent matched $1. We were able to raise $42,345.00 in donations plus Thrivents Match of $21,067.00 for a Total of $63,202.00 for Tornado Relief! OGT…
Read MoreStructural Beams Added
More beams are going up on the Norfolk warehouse expansion – the New Servant Center! A beautiful day in the high 50’s so a brick wall is also being put up. We love seeing the progress! December 7, 2023
Read MoreServant Center Construction
The new Servant Center was a vision for many years and is now finally a reality with support beams and walls being put in place for the new 20,000 square feet Servant Center which will connect to the Norfolk warehouse in Nebraska. This new addition will allow ample parking for volunteers and for bringing donated…
Read MoreFirst Beams in Place
We are excited to begin seeing structural beams being put in place! They are setting the beams for the ramp that will connect the existing Norfolk warehouse to the new addition. They are also preparing to concrete the parking lot near the Mercy Meals building, which will also connect to the new Servant Center. Such…
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