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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Hours for Christmas and New Year’s
OGT Office and Norfolk Warehouse in Nebraska will be closing at 11:15 am on Friday, Dec. 20 through Friday, Jan. 3 for Christmas & New Year’s holidays. We will reopen Monday, Jan. 6 at 9:00 am. Please do not drop off donated items during the days we are closed – Thank you.
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10,800 Mercy Meals Packed
For the third year in a row the Cub Scout Pack 324 family came out during the holiday season to work together to do amazing things! In record time for the pack and with a record number of participants, made 10,800 meals with Mercy Meals of Lincoln to help fight global hunger. This project is…
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Local Dentist Donates Equipment
A crew from the Lincoln OGT Collection Center packed up an entire dental practice in Beatrice, Ne. The furnishings were donated by Dr. Bert Villifran and Dr. Rich Woodward which will be sent to Zambia.
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School Kits and Disaster Cleaning Buckets Assembled & Donated
Zion Lutheran Church in Imperial, NE had an amazing Mission Sunday to support OGT’s Rocky Mountain Branch in Julesburg, CO. The congregation had many happy helpers put together 100 School Kits and 70 Disaster Cleaning Buckets. A huge ‘Thank you’ to Troy Worth and his wife for donating all of the buckets and also to…
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Precious Pillowcase Dresses Donated
Diane Jutting and Joan Street have been having lots of creative fun making 1,201 pillowcase dresses for OGT’s South Dakota Collection Center in Milbank. Thank you, ladies, for giving such precious dresses to many girls that otherwise would not have a dress.
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Huge Thank You to Julie Mefford
Sharon Irwin, Iowa West Branch Manager, wants to give a Huge “Thank You!” to Julie Mefford for her 15 years of volunteer service as Treasurer of their branch! Your professionalism & being meticulous in this position has been appreciated. You will be missed! Julie recently resigned because of health issues.
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Local Business Packed Mercy Meals
Shunkwiler Financial volunteered Nov. 21 and packed 3604 Mercy Meals and then sorted and packed clothing and shoes for the afternoon. What a blessing these volunteers were.
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Much Needed Supplies Delivered
Steve Manche from St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Fairview, KS delivered a truck load of much needed supplies to the OGT Lincoln Collection Center. The cab was packed with beautiful quilts while the bed was full of school and hygiene kits. Thank you to Steve and the members of St. Paul’s for their generous servant…
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