Orphan Grain Train

Upcoming Events

OGT has sent many shipments! On September 14th, 2022, the Clemons branch sent it's 22nd shipment to Lithuania.  Prior shipments have gone to Moldova, the Navajo Reservation in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Haiti, Lithuania, Ukraine, the Republic of Georgia and more!  The Clemons branch has also sent monetary donations to Haiti and the Ukraine.

Location

Central Iowa Branch 23:

PO Box 120

302 Bevin Street

Clemons, IA 50051

(641) 477-8263

Check out Orphan Grain Train's International Website

Items Collected

Infants' Supplies:

  • Cloth and disposable diapers
  • Layettes
  • Stuffed toys

Medical Equipment and Supplies:

  • Bed and bath linens
  • Disposable gloves
  • Hospital beds
  • Prosthetic limbs
  • Walkers, wheelchairs, crutches, and canes
  • Stethoscopes, blood pressure cuffs, and otoscopes

Hygiene Supplies:

  • Sanitary products for women
  • Toothbrushes
  • Diapers for adults
  • Towels and washcloths
  • Bar soap
  • Combs

School Supplies:

  • Backpacks (student sizes)
  • New coloring books, crayons, etc.
  • New ballpoint pens and pencils
  • Writing paper and notebooks

Clothing:

  • Infant, children's, women's, and men's
  • Shoes clean and wearable
  • New underwear - all ages and sizes
  • Socks - good used or new

Quilts, comforters, blankets, towels, washcloths

Bicycles and sports equipment (bats, gloves, balls)

No breakables/glassware

Central Iowa Branch

The newest branch of Orphan Grain Train is located in our extended community; Clemons, IA.  The Central Iowa Branch of Orphan Grain Train has be collecting clothing, quilts, and supplies for Hygiene & School Kits since Summer 2015. Located in what was Clemons Lutheran School north of State Center, the building now has a new mission. Orphan Grain Train sends food, supplies, and necessities as humanitarian aid in America and abroad. The Central Iowa Branch accepts and sorts donations of clothing, quilts, and other supplies Tuesdays from 8 am - 12 pm at the warehouse: 302 Bevin Street, Clemons, IA 50051.

For more information, you can contact our Trinity Representative Bonnie Berrey, the branch, or check out the international website.

Contact Information

Trinity Representative & Secretary: Bonnie Berrey (641) 477-8222

Branch Manager: Trisha Adams

Assistant Branch Manager: Richard Hartwig (515) 708-6234

Orphan Grain Train's international website: www.ogt.org

Staff
Front Row:  Trisha Adams, Mgr and Bonnie Berrey, Sec
Back Row:  Julie Wengert, Tres and Richard Hartwig, Asst Mgr