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April 29, 2020
Title: Much Help is Still Needed Across America
Topic: Feeding the Hungry Families in America
Discussed by Steve O'Grady
with Operation Blessing International (www.OB.org)
Steve O’Grady is back with an update on the desperate need for more help across
our nation. Steve is the Vice President of Operations and Logistics with
Operation Blessing.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Why did radio talk show host Glenn Beck recently contact Operation Blessing?
Has Operation Blessing worked with Glenn Beck and Mercury One before?
What was included in the over 40,000 pounds of essential supplies delivered by
Operation Blessing to the people in Detroit? Does this just about fill an entire
18-wheel big rig truck?
How are supplies distributed across the country?
Were some supplies donated by Home Depot?
Click here to help support
Operation Blessing.
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April 17, 2020
Title: Thousands of Bags of Groceries but More are Needed
Topic: Feeding the Hungry Families in America
Discussed by Steve O'Grady
with Operation Blessing International (www.OB.org)
The average weight of a bag of groceries given at a food pantry is 35 pounds. Prior to the pandemic,
Operation Blessing delivered an equivalent of 21,429 bags of groceries to local food banks, shelters, and other ministries every month. Since the pandemic, demand on their distribution centers has increased by almost 40%.
Steve O’Grady is the Vice President of Operations and Logistics with Operation Blessing.
Today, he discusses how you can help during this time.
Click
here to see how you can help
OB during the Coronavirus pandemic.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
My food pantry can’t handle a semi-tractor load of canned green beans. Can yours?
How many warehouses does OB have to store food and other goods throughout America?
How many national partner groups is OB affiliated with? Hint: over 4,500 food pantries, shelters and other ministries.
Why has OB been focused on a hunger relief ministry? Aren’t there local food pantries closer to those in need?
Does the federal government require OB to log in every item received and distributed?
How has the Coronavirus pandemic affected OB’s ability to meet the needs of people across America?
EDITOR’S NOTE:
What can YOU do to help? Terry encourages everyone who can help to “adopt” one family who needs help. If we all help just one, there would be no need for the government to interfere.
What are some other financial burdens OB is facing right now (other than a food shortage)?
What types of goods are donated to OB in semi-truck load quantities?
Other than private donors, what other companies and organizations support OB?
Why has OB had a difficult time securing a central hub in Houston for distribution? Be in prayer for this situation! We NEED an
OB hub in Houston!
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October 23, 2019
Title: URGENT: OB Needs Your Help
Topic: Operation Blessing
Discussed by Steve O'Grady
with Operation Blessing International (www.OB.org)
Operation Blessing has helped millions of people across the globe
since 1978. Through core programs of disaster relief, medical aid,
hunger relief, vulnerable children and orphan care, clean water and community
development, OBI is dedicated to demonstrating God’s love by
alleviating human need and suffering in the United States and around the world.
Steve O’Grady is the Vice President of Operations and Logistics with
Operation Blessing. Today, Steve offers an update on their global efforts.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
How can a business or corporation provide aid to Operation Blessing?
Does Operation Blessing have the ability to accept tractor-trailer
loads of food and other items?
Where are Operation Blessings four distribution warehouses? How large
are they?
What Federal requirements must Operation Blessing follow?
How does Operation Blessing partner with local food pantries?
Click here to donate to
Operation Blessing.
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April 25, 2016
Title: Operation Blessing is a Ray of Hope in Hard Times
Topic: Operation Blessing
Discussed by Steve O'Grady
with Operation Blessing International (www.OB.org)
Part 1 of 2
More than 25 million middle-class American families live paycheck to paycheck, according to a study by the Brookings Institution. You may not realize it, but there is probably someone on your street, at your church, and even where you work that may go hungry tonight. With the recent floods in Southeast Texas, many were unable to go to work for several days, some without compensation. Many whose homes or apartments flooded lost everything; most do not have the money to replace even their clothes or food.
Steve O’Grady is the Vice President of Operations and Logistics with Operation Blessing. He is responsible for the OB’s domestic warehousing, transportation, and food distribution. OB helps supply local food pantries with necessities to help needy families on a daily basis. However, during times of devastation, these local food pantries need even more goods – and that’s where OB steps up to plate and really hustles!
Steve also explains that big churches in the area are a blessing to them because many food pantries are not large enough to hold the additional goods. Therefore, big churches help OB distribute to local pantries for them. “It’s really a tremendous network where everybody has a vital role in it,” Steve states.
Since the downturn of the economy, there are two problems which food pantries face: 1) more people needing assistance; and 2) less people donating. Steve O’Grady says, “The need is growing. When you are needed most, it is so hard to be able to help everybody because all those product resources aren’t out there anymore.”
Listen in to the next segment with Steve as he offers ways that you can help OB, local churches, food pantries, and other non-profits during this flood recovery process.
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Title: Part 2 of 2 - Operation Blessing is a Ray of Hope in Hard Times
Topic: Operation Blessing
Discussed by Steve O'Grady
with Operation Blessing International (www.OB.org)
Operation Blessing relies on financial contributions from
corporations, churches, and even the Average Joe. The majority of
their donations, however, come from big corporations, which donate 65 million
pounds of product to OB each year. All this donated food has to go somewhere! In
Texas alone, OB has twenty distribution centers. Listen in as Steve O’Grady
discusses the efforts in Grand Prairie and the tremendous growth they have
experienced since its conception in 2012.
Steve reveals that, while they work closely with big corporations, they also
partner with small business owners and even farmers for fresh produce. Sometimes
a small business wishes to donate goods to OB but the quantity is just not
enough to warrant sending a big truck out to pick up the contribution.
Steve explains how OB uses local ministry partners who can accept the donation
or even go pick it up themselves to distribute as needed! “We have a
multitude of ways to get your resources into our warehouse, into our partner’s
warehouse, and into the stomachs of those who need it the most,” he states.
Operation Blessing is one of those non-profit organizations that you can count
on to spend your financial donation wisely. Many non-profits have so much
overhead that very little actually is spent on helping those in need. This is
not the case with OB. In fact, their
website boasts that 98.6% of their expenses goes directly to relief
programs around the world. They are very transparent with their financial
statements. I, Terry Lowry, financially support Operation Blessings. Please
prayerfully consider doing the same. Go to their website to research the various
ways you can help OB reach those in need.
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April 16, 2012
Title: A Mission You Can Believe In. A Charity You Can Trust. Operation Blessing & The Feinstein Challenge!
Topic: Operation Blessing
Discussed by Steve O'Grady
with Operation Blessing International (www.OB.org)
Part 1 of 2
Special guest Steve O'Grady
answers:
Every day in America, how many Americans are at risk of going hungry? Are the
food pantries around the county tapped to the max?
How many years has Operation Blessing been helping food pantries from coast to
coast? What makes Operation Blessing unique from other food pantries?
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Title: Part 2 of 2
Topic: Operation Blessing
Discussed by Steve O'Grady
with Operation Blessing International (www.OB.org)
Explain to our listeners that
are just joining in more about this Feinstein Challenge that is running through
the month of April!
Can a local pantry handle a trailer load of green beans? Is operation blessing
suited to taking boatloads into central warehouses and then distributing them
into various panties throughout the region?
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April 5, 2012
Title: A Mission You Can Believe In. A Charity You Can Trust. Operation Blessing & The Feinstein Challenge!
Topic: Operation Blessing
Discussed by Steve O'Grady
with Operation Blessing International (www.OB.org)
Part 1 of 2
Every day in America, how many Americans are at risk of going hungry?
Are the food pantries around the county tapped to the max?
How many years has Operation Blessing been helping food pantries from coast to coast? What makes Operation Blessing unique from
other food pantries?
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Title: Part 2 of 2
Topic: Operation Blessing
Discussed by Steve O'Grady
with Operation Blessing International (www.OB.org)
Explain to our listeners that are just joining in more about this Feinstein Challenge that is running through the month of April!
Can a local pantry handle a trailer load of green beans? Is Operation Blessing suited to taking boatloads into central warehouses
and then distributing them into various panties throughout the region?
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November 14, 2011
Title: Hunger Strike Force - OPERATION BLESSING
Topic: Operation Blessing
Discussed by Steve O'Grady
with Operation Blessing International (www.OB.org)
Part 1 of 2
Why is Operation Blessing called the Hunger Strike Force? Is there hunger in America today? Is there a newly made "poor class" seeking help from Operation Blessing?
Would those that receive food stamps and unemployment checks all be standing in line for a soup kitchen except for the government assistance? What happens when the government’s borrowing capacity runs dry?
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Title: Part 2 of 2
Topic: Operation Blessing
Discussed by Steve O'Grady
with Operation Blessing International (www.OB.org)
From Albuquerque to Omaha, Chattanooga to Pensacola, is there hunger in the listening area today in America? How do you turn one dollar, into ten dollars?
Do the truck drivers donate their time or are they employees with Operation Blessing? How many truckloads of foodstuffs will be donated to Operation Blessing International from manufacturers and wholesalers across America?
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