Orphan Grain Train-Central Iowa Branch

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Orphan Grain Train-Central Iowa Branch and other needed items to people in 71 different countries including the USA.

Orphan Grain Train is a Christian volunteer network that ships donated food, clothing, medical supplies, kits (layette, hygiene, kids backpacks, teacher kits, etc.)

Thank you to everyone who has donated school supplies with their Thrivent Grants or donated Backpacks kits. 🎒🖍✏️✂️📒◇We l...
08/26/2026

Thank you to everyone who has donated school supplies with their Thrivent Grants or donated Backpacks kits. 🎒🖍✏️✂️📒

◇We learned that the contents in the kits was updated in December 2025 to also include a pocket folder. So please be sure to include those as well!

As school supplies contine to be on sale for a little while longer (including paper pocket folders), please consider donating supplies so we have enough contents to keep making kits year round!

Did you know since the Central Iowa Branch opened in August 2015 they have sent 32 shipments domestically and overseas?T...
08/18/2026

Did you know since the Central Iowa Branch opened in August 2015 they have sent 32 shipments domestically and overseas?

This could not happen without all of our weekly volunteers and donations of materials and money! Thank you!

We are always looking for more volunteers to help sort and pack! Tuesdays from 8-12pm. Break at 10am for coffee!

Lots of volunteers in the kit room working on layette and hygiene kits! Also, lots of drop offs to sort through! Anoth...
08/11/2026

Lots of volunteers in the kit room working on layette and hygiene kits! Also, lots of drop offs to sort through! Another busy morning here in Central Iowa! Thank you to all our weekly volunteers who sort and box items and those who drop off donations that keep everyone busy!

🚛Yesterday we loaded 1,469 boxes into a large shipping container that will be headed to Ukraine. Blankets, bedding, me...
08/05/2026

🚛Yesterday we loaded 1,469 boxes into a large shipping container that will be headed to Ukraine. Blankets, bedding, mens, women's and children clothing, coats, sleeping bags, school kits, layettes, Hygiene kits, teacher kits, and more will be greatly appreciated by those receiving it. Thank you to all the volunteers who helped load the truck!

If you are out and about this weekend shopping for school supplies, please consider picking up a few extra supplies for ...
08/01/2026

If you are out and about this weekend shopping for school supplies, please consider picking up a few extra supplies for our school kits. Items to look out for:

●small glue sticks
●Kid's scissors✂️
●24ct. Crayons 🖍
●70ct 1 subject notebooks🗒
●rulers📏
●12 ct. Colored pencils✏️
●smiley face and star stickers😃⭐️
●pocket folders🗂
●Red pens🖊
●adult scissors✂️

Thank you in advance for your donations!

Another kit that we make are Hygiene Kits. They consist of a few personal items to stay healthy.Items in the kits:◇1 ba...
07/30/2026

Another kit that we make are Hygiene Kits. They consist of a few personal items to stay healthy.

Items in the kits:
◇1 bath towels (dark colors preferred)
◇1 wash cloth (dark colors preferred)
◇1 bath size bar of soap
◇1 plastic soap box holder
◇1 toothbrush
◇1 sturdy comb
◇6 band aids (1/2" or 3/4")
◇1 nail clipper

07/29/2026

🚛 Loading update:

The load to Ukraine was rescheduled because of enhanced confrontation in Ukraine. The ship line is no longer allowing their containers to go the route we usually go so now we are rerouting the container which has caused a delay due to being put on a different vessel that does not sail the same time that the original one did.
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The schedule now is for loading the container on Tuesday, Aug 4 at 9:00am.

Richard

07/27/2026

Update on Wednesday's loading:
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I just received an email that we will not be loading a container on Wednesday (7/29/26) because of "enhanced confrontation in Ukraine" and the ship line is not allowing containers to go their normal route. They will have to reroute the shipment. Hopefully this will not be a long delay, but NO loading on Wednesday. I will let you know when it is rescheduled.

Richard

Richard Hartwig
Assistant Mgr.
Orphan Grain Train, Inc.
Central Iowa Branch
515-708-6234

On Tuesday, July 21, OGT Central Iowa loaded a large Uhaul full of dressers, beds, tables and chairs, bedding, clothes, ...
07/26/2026

On Tuesday, July 21, OGT Central Iowa loaded a large Uhaul full of dressers, beds, tables and chairs, bedding, clothes, household items, and quilts. This shipment went to OakRidge in Des Moines, Iowa.

In order to continue making all our kits, we are in need of the following supplies:•small glue sticks•kids scissors•24ct...
07/24/2026

In order to continue making all our kits, we are in need of the following supplies:
•small glue sticks
•kids scissors
•24ct crayons
•70 page 1 subject notebooks
•12 ct. Colored pencils
•rulers
•star and smiley face stickers
•Baby blankets
•red pens

If you are able to donate any of these supplies, we would appreciate it very much!

Address

302 Bevin Street
Clemons, IA
50051

Opening Hours

8am - 12pm

Telephone

+16417512479

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