Upper Midwest Region
 Founded in 1986, the Upper Midwest Region is located in St. Paul, Minnesota. It encompasses the states of Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Annual events include Faces of Hope in the Spring and the Celebrando A Los Niños Gala and Pequeño Tour featuring a dance and music troupe from one of the NPH homes in the Fall.
NPH raises the kids and we raise the funds, and we need your help! We welcome everyone who would like to volunteer, join our team, host a Friends Meet Friends event, or attend our special events. Register online today to get involved!
Regional Board of Directors
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Sunday, June 09, 2013 Eau Claire Triathlon 
 Upper Midwest Region
Sunday, June 9, 2013
8:00 a.m. Race Begins
Halfmoon Park
Eau Claire, WI
Get your summer started with a bang! Competitors have the opportunity to compete individually or as part of a team. The race course includes a swim in Halfmoon Lake, a bike ride through the rolling hills of western Wisconsin countryside, and a run through historic Carson Park. Sign up early, limited entries are available!
Read More...Saturday, October 05, 2013 2013 Celebrando a los Niños Gala
 Upper Midwest Region
 
5:30 p.m.
Location change!
Hyatt Regency Minneapolis
1300 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55403
This year's Celebrando event will feature, for the first time ever, children from NPH Dominican Republic!
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Notes & News
Orono High School Spanish Club raises $3500 for Friends of the Orphans!!!
Students Alie Slagle and Taylor Anderson – Beaver wanted to change lives of children at Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos and have fun! What did they do? They planned a lock in for fellow students at Orono High School and had a BLAST! In the process, they raised $3500 for the children of NPH!!!
A special thanks to the teacher supervisor, Robbie Smalling, Burrito Loco in Dinkytown and D’Vinci’s in Watertown for donating food for the event.
Giving Appreciated Securites
Please consider donating appreciated securities such as stocks, bonds or shares of mutual funds on behalf of the children of NPH! It is easy and provides benefits both to Friends of the Orphans and you. Just follow these simple steps:
1. Provide the following information to your broker:
Raymond James Financial Services (Friends’ broker)
8009 34th Avenue South #1495
Bloomington, MN 55425
DTC #0725
Account Name: Friends of the Orphans
Acct Number: 16080702
Contact Person at Raymond James: Laura A. Kuntz
Phone: (877) 212-6700
FA# 6748
[Your name and address]
Name of security and number of shares
Friends tax ID# 65-1229309
2. Have your broker contact Friends’ CFO Todd Schultz to confirm the transaction at 1-888-201-8880 or tschultz@friendsus.org. Alternatively, if you provide the regional director with the name of the security, number of shares sold and date of transfer, we can use that to identify the transaction and confirm your receipt. This is an important step.
Featured Friends
Phil Grisez
Phil Grisez, Padrino (Godfather) of two and frequent visitor to the NPH homes, was recently featured in the Spring 2011 edition of The Magazine of Mariette College, his alma mater. (Check out the story on the last page of the e-magazine!) His college alumni office contacted him about his recent trips to NPH Honduras, and Phil was excited to share his story and represent NPH well. He travels to el Rancho Santa Fe at NPH Honduras again this summer and cannot wait to visit his godchildren, Wendy and Cinthia.
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