Goal of Packing 500 Christmas Boxes Joyfully Completed
Rocky Mountain Branch at Julesburg, CO recently purchased the gifts needed to complete and pack 500 Christmas Gift boxes. Through this effort we were able to accomplish our goal of exposing more individuals to the mission work of OGT by inviting volunteers from our neighboring communities and churches to help us pack these boxes and…
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Appreciation Luncheon For Wonderful Volunteers
Indiana Branch had an Appreciation Fish Feed luncheon for their volunteers in Jonesville. Besides good food, Pastor Bauman shared a short devotion centered on Matthew 25 “these” people whom we will probably never know but who have been blessed by our donors and volunteers through OGT. Gene Ernst; Branch Manager, shared some of the highlights…
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Grant Will Help Many Homeless and Those in Need in Arizona
OGT’s Phoenix Branch was the blessed recipient of a $2,000 grant by the Grove Group Two Fund of the Christian Community Foundation, on behalf of Phoenix ProLift CARES. The purpose of the grant is for serving the homeless and Indian Communities. Phoenix OGT is most thankful for this generous grant and is grateful for the…
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So Many Good Things Happening in South Dakota
Linnea Schwandt, coordinator for OGT’s South Dakota Collection Center in Milbank shared many blessings they have received from supporters. “We recently received $254.00 total from two separate lemonade stands that five children, with help of their grandmas, set up on different days in Milbank. That is a lot of lemonade sold! Also, five women traveled…
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Group From South Dakota Help OGT Pack
Norfolk warehouse had enthusiastic Sunday school students and members from Trinity Lutheran Church in Fairfax, SD for a day of packing in warm weather. They split into two groups and both packed at OGT warehouse and packed meals at the local Mercy Meals. Then they all went to the waterpark for a well-deserved cooling off….
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Middle School in Kramer Assemble 95 Hygiene Kits for OGT
Chris and her son, Nick brought in 95 hygiene kits from the youth at the middle school and St. John Lutheran Church in Kramer, NE. Chris used a Thrivent Action Team for seed money and the proceeds from Easter service meal helped to purchase the supplies. Thank you for these much-needed kits to ship for…
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Many Help to Make Special Projects
Many have been busy making special projects for OGT’s South Dakota Collection Center in Milbank! More that 200 baby quilts were donated by a local resident. They also had Mercy Meals packing event which many organizations came to help and meals were donated. Mt. Olive LWML in Watertown, SD brought in many quilts again. They…
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Beginning Prep to Build New Servant Center
We have broken ground for our New Servant Center!! Telephone poles will be coming down with cables being put underground. The ground is being prepared to begin construction of our 20,000 square feet addition that will connect seamlessly to the Norfolk warehouse. Thank you everyone that has supported this vision of increasing space for donations…
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Thrivent Action Team A Fun Success
During lunch on May 10th, Chris Carstens, OGT’s Inventory Manager hosted a dual Thrivent Action Team event to assemble Hygiene Kits and School Kits. It all began with towel & washcloth sets and bookbags that were gathered at the Thrivent Annual Celebration of Membership held at the SAC Museum. To this, two action team events…
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