Casual Friday Funds go to Encouraging College Students in Norfolk
Every “Casual Friday” in the Orphan Grain Train Norfolk office, we have the tradition of the Casual Friday Donations Jar: wear jeans and put some money in the jar. At the end of the year, we choose an individual or group that could use the assistance of the accumulated cash. This year, $1,000 went to…
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OGT Lincoln Received Hygiene and Layette Kits from Connie Plettner
Connie Plettner with the Lincoln 21st Century Lion’s Club donated ten hygiene kits and ten infant layette kits to Orphan Grain Train Lincoln. Thank you for your servant heart, Connie.
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Volunteers Celebrating Ten Years of Packing Together in Wisconsin
This is a photo of volunteers from an Orphan Grain Train packing station in Plover, Wisconsin. The volunteers are celebrating ten years of sorting and packing boxes together. In that time, they have filled 35,000 boxes along with other items shipped. We are so grateful for your many years of dedication in sorting, preparing, packing…
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Moldova Recipients Rejoice in Shipment from New England
Orphan Grain Train New England’s summer shipment to Bible Mission in Moldova arrived at its destination of Kishinau / Cricova City, Moldova. Diana from Bible Mission International sent photos of the distribution of clothing, diapers, medical equipment, layette and hygiene kits, linens and blankets and bicycles. Thank you, OGT New England volunteers for all you…
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Norfolk Loads for Liberia
Orphan Grain Train Norfolk loaded for Liberia on the 21st of November. This shipment contains 1,416 pieces of humanitarian aid — food, clothing, medical equipment, Gospel resources, and school supplies — destined for Hope and Care for Children in Liberia. This shipment contains 2 Mindray Z60 ultrasound machines, medical microscopes and examination tables, Highlights include:…
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OGT New England Gives Twenty Bikes to Waterbury Youth Services
On Monday Nov. 24, Orphan Grain Train New England gave about 20 bikes, trikes and helmets to Waterbury Youth Services for distribution to children over the holidays. Great gift for kids. Attached is a picture of volunteers loading the bicycles in a truck to transport them to Waterbury, Connecticut. Thanks to our volunteer, Tom Calvello…
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Long Term Aid to Jamaica Continues
The water station in Treasure Beach is still serving Great Bay and the surrounding communities. Using the Orphan Grain Train water filtration system, water is processed from a pond Monday through Wednesday, and residents can pick up water for the week. As water repairs are moving forward, the demand has become less so the water…
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Atkinson Homeschool Group Volunteers in Norfolk
A group of homeschool students and their parents from the Atkinson area visited the Orphan Grain Train Norfolk warehouse on Monday, November 17. The co-op group, CLLASS (Christ Lead Learning and Support System) ate lunch at the Servant Center and then toured the warehouse. Following the tour, the students were divided into age-related groups and…
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Mid-Atlantic Shows Up in Force for Friends Helping Friend’s Day
Attached is a photo of one of the teams at Boscov’s Department Store during Friends Helping Friend’s Day. Volunteers were in five of the stores near where they live. Together, the volunteers raised more than $2,384 for Orphan Grain Train Mid-Atlantic branch in West Grove. As they interacted with shoppers, they shared the mission of…
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