Disaster Relief Delivered to North Carolina and Kentucky
Orphan Grain Train Norfolk returned to Harmony, North Carolina with another load of disaster relief. The goods were delivered to Mike Toberer of Mission Mules. His team will deliver the food, disaster buckets, quilts and other supplies to the communities still in need of care around North Carolina and Kentucky. Thank you, Mike and Michele…
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Castle Rock’s Care on the Move
Orphan Grain Train Collection Center in Castle Rock sent out a shipment of linens, quilts children’s and adult clothing, medical equipment, bikes and children’s toys and backpacks. The shipment will be welcomed by Taurage Evangelical Lutheran Congregation in Lithuania. Thank you, Castle Rock volunteers for gathering on that beautiful blue-sky day and joining forces to…
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OGT Lincoln Hosts Girls State Packing Event
The Orphan Grain Train Lincoln Collection Center hosted a Mercy Meals packaging event on June 2-4 at the Cornhusker Girls State meeting in Lincoln. 149 high school seniors-to-be packaged 49,260 meals in three sessions. The young women came from communities throughout Nebraska, and spent the week learning about government, responsible citizenship and service to others….
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Volunteers Raising Hope
Orphan Grain Train Lincoln Collection Center volunteers are finishing part of the group’s warehouse in Lincoln, to serve as a packaging area for Mercy Meals. The project is being coordinated by volunteer Barry Radebaugh, owner of Radebaugh Construction, and by Jim Carter, OGT Lincoln manager. Most of the materials have been donated, and all of…
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Bringing Comfort to the Desert
Orphan Grain Train Phoenix delivered a load of linens, blankets, clothing and household items to Tohono O’odham Nation in Sells, Arizona. Sixty boxes of hygiene products, 30 layette kits and 24 pieces of medical equipment were also delivered with this load. The Tohono O’odham Nation is located within the Sonoran Desert in south central Arizona….
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Answering the Call for Help
“Please send hay.” The lack of rain for over a year prompted a call from Lori Mercer, Ministry director and part owner of Cornerstone Children’s Ranch in Quemado, Texas. Both Orphan Grain Train Wisconsin and Norfolk responded. OGT Wisconsin sent 38 bales of hay and 480 four-gallon bottles of water in late May, while OGT…
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Clothing, Care, Compassion
Orphan Grain Train Michigan volunteers loaded clothing, linens, and medical supplies and equipment into a large U-Haul slated for delivery to eastern Kentucky. Dave Wiltse and branch manager Dave Reed delivered the items to Manna from Heaven in Myra, Kentucky. A wonderful crew of people were there waiting to unload the boxes into a warehouse….
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Packing Hope Together
Partners for Life Advancement and Education Promotion in Zambia is awaiting a shipment of 924 boxes or almost 200,000 Mercy Meals, hygiene kits and a wonderful collection of school desks, chairs, tables and supplies. A faithful crew of Orphan Grain Train Norfolk volunteers started early in the morning to pack the container for its long…
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Generations Serving Together
Little Lily is learning early about volunteering at Orphan Grain Train Norfolk. She is the granddaughter of Karen Mangels. Karen and Darlene Wolff, Nancy Dolesh and Gertrude Hofmann pictured, front to back) are all regular volunteers in the Servant Center working on sorting, kits and special projects. Karen was the International Shipping Director in the…
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