Busy Day at Mid-Atlantic Sees 30 volunteers Accomplish Great Things
Gorgeous fall weather and three dozen apple cider donuts energized 30 volunteers to come to the Mid-Atlantic Branch warehouse on loading day, Wednesday, October 29, 2025. The team filled a container for Lativia, sorted and packed donations, and stuffed envelopes for our annual Grant Match Drive – a busy day! In all, 880 boxes of…
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Gathering “leftover” Coats to Warm the Community
Sacred Heart Parish in Norfolk, Nebraska recently finished a coat drive that ended in October. They collected almost 300 coats. On Sunday, November 2, people were invited to come to the church and choose a winter coat for themselves or a family member. Pat Leavell, a member of Sacred Heart, suggested that any coats leftover…
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Castle Rock Loads One of Two Loads to Latvia
Orphan Grain Train Castle Rock has been busy loading the first of two containers both headed to Evangelical Lutheran Church in Pampali, Latvia. The first container holds 30 bicycles, 287 boxes of blankets and linens, men’s, women’s and children’s clothing and medical equipment. Thank you, Castle Rock volunteers for your great enthusiasm and energy. “Being…
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Central Nebraska Sends to New Recipient in Dominican Republic
Orphan Grain Train Central Nebraska loaded for a new recipient in the Dominican Republic on October 20. The Iglesia Evangelica Pentecostal Defensores de la fe #6 in Mao Valverde will soon receive 178 boxes of Mercy Meals and over 200 boxes of linens and blankets. Along with bicycles, school kits and medical equipment, many boxes…
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Milbank Hosts Fundraiser and Feeds Over 180
Orphan Grain Train Milbank Collection Center in South Dakota held a fundraiser on October 19th with great success. Over one hundred eighty people came for the meal and program. They raised $4,300.00. There was wonderful fellowship, as every table was full. The latest “Domestic Disaster” Power Point was shown along with a Mercy Meals video….
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Grant Money Allows Indiana to Purchase New Donation Pick-Up!
Forman Investment Services nominated Orphan Grain Train Indiana as a candidate for a grant from Raymond James Charitable. The request stated that the grant would be used to update to a newer pickup for delivering loads to places like southeastern Kentucky and for local pickups of donations being offered to OGT. OGT was selected as…
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Wichita Shares OGT Story with St. Luke’s Church, KS
Orphan Grain Train Wichita shared their OGT story with St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Manhattan, Kansas this past Sunday. John Evans, Wichita branch manager and his wife Susan set up the table display and spoke with members of the church about the mission of OGT. Thank you, St. Luke’s members for inviting Orphan Grain Train…
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Helping Kids Round First Partnership with OGT Load Arrives in Chad
The load of fortified meals, medical equipment and clothing arrived safely in Chad through the wonderful partnership of #helpingkidsroundfirst, Craig Severtson and his staff and #orphangraintrain. The load came out of Orphan Grain Train Norfolk but the transportation of the container from the port, through Cameroon and into Chad was supported by Helping Kids Round…
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Wichita Shares Needed Items with Five Local Organizations
Orphan Grain Train Wichita shared items with five local organizations: Faith Builders Inc., Risen Savior Lutheran Church, Passageways, Ltd., Open Door Mission and Church on the Street. Bedding, clothing, toys, hygiene supplies and kits and Bibles made their way into the hands of people who can use them. Thank you, OGT Wichita volunteers and donors…
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