Fundraiser Helps to Donate 200 Items For Those in Need
Linda Jones (L), and Ruth Bloedorn, with her son, are consultants with Mary & Martha. Ruth had a fundraiser for OGT and people could buy inspirational books & calendars along with cuddly soft bears for those in need. She was able to deliver more than 200 donated items! Thank you for this opportunity to partner…
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Layette Kits and Quilts Delivered
Perry and Connie Wilson of Trinity Lutheran Church, Glenwood, IA came to the Lincoln Collection Center with 10 layette kits and 10 quilts to donate! Connie made the layette kits and ladies at Trinity made the quilts. Connie also volunteers in the medical supply room, sorting, counting and packing medical supplies to be sent around…
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Bible Study Group Help Make Hygiene Kits
Tom Watson, OGT’s Donor Relation Specialist, recently met with a small group of ladies at their weekly Bible Study and gave a demonstration of putting together Hygiene Kits. He presented the story and current work of Orphan Grain Train. They completed 11 kits and decided to share the kits with a local organization in need…
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Every Little Girl Deserves a Beautiful Dress
Ann Strange from Sheridan Lutheran Church in Lincoln, NE believes every little girl deserves a beautiful dress. She has made 136 pillowcase dresses for OGT so far.
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Local High Schoolers Help Pack Aid For Others in Need
Norfolk warehouse had some fast, productive students from Lutheran High Northeast (LHNE) packing stuffed animals, quilts and clothes to be shipped to those in need worldwide. Thank you for your servant and happy hearts!
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Mercy Meals and Aid Will Help Many in Need
South Dakota Collection Center volunteers loaded 22 pallets of clothing, blankets, various special project kits and sleeping mats along with Mercy Meals into a semi-trailer headed for Norfolk warehouse. The goods and food will serve many in need worldwide. Thank you, SD donors and volunteers!
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Train Will Travel Around Denver to Gather Coats
Castle Rock Collection Center’s coordinator Mike Kozimko and Garry Fuller gave a presentation to LWML South Central zone meeting at Ascension Lutheran Church in Littleton, CO. The ladies had gathered many coats and clothing for OGT. The also put together 24 hygiene kits for a service project at the meeting. The train will be taken…
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Lifesaving Medical Supplies Delivered
Lincoln Collection Center appreciates the partnership with Bryan Health Care in supplying donated medical supplies which are sorted and packed and shipped to disaster areas in the US and to 71 countries around the world. These are lifesaving and life changing donations. Thank you! Pictured are Chris, Derek and Nate from the Bryan Warehouse and…
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3 Years Later Still Going Strong
When COVID hit and shut down many businesses it also shut down Mercy Meals in Norfolk, NE. Many people from the Norfolk warehouse began working on a system for a small semi-automated product line. From September 15, 2020 to exactly three years later, this group of 5 people have produced 2,026,512 Mercy Meals! That is…
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