Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Guatemala Trip Meeting 
Northwest Region
If you are traveling with us to Guatemala March 4 - 10, 2010, please join us for this pre-trip meeting.
Thursday, December 03, 2009
4th Annual Celebrate Our Young Scholars 
Upper Midwest Region
317 on Rice Park | Ordway Center
317 Washington Street
Saint Paul, MN 55102
Enjoy an elegant meal at 317 on Rice Park and Sister’s Christmas Catechism: The Mystery of the Magi’s Gold at Ordway McKnight Theater while helping to send students from the Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos (NPH) homes to university for one year. In one night, you will change their lives forever!
Friday, December 04, 2009
Breakfast with the Knights of Columbus 
Mid-Atlantic/Northeast Region
8:30 - 11:00 a.m.
St. John Nuemann Church
11900 Lawyers Road
Reston, VA 20191-4299
The Knights of Columbus have been generous enough to help Friends by hosting a Breakfast in our honor. All are welcome for delicious food and an opportunity to meet the Knights and sponsor a child.
Friday, December 11, 2009
Ten Thousand Villages Benefit Shopping Night 
Upper Midwest Region
5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Ten Thousand Villages
867 Grand Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55105
Buy socially responsible and fair trade gifts for your friends and family by buying, while supporting the children of NPH! 20% of all sales from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. on December 11, 2009 will go to Friends of the Orphans!
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Light Up A Luminaria! 
Southwest Region

6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Tempe Beach Park
54 W. Rio Salado Parkway
(Rio Salado Parkway and Mill Avenue)
Tempe, AZ 85281
Transform the night . . . Transform a Life!
For one night only, the park will glow warmly with thousands of hand-lit luminarias, each standing for an orphan. Light Up A Luminaria! is part of the APS Fantasy of Lights. Don’t miss the Lighted Boat Parade on Tempe Town Lake!
The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe 
Northwest Region
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Holy Family Church
7355 120th Ave. NE
Kirkland, WA 98033
Join us in celebration of The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, a benefit for the children of NPH. The event will feature a live performance of the Lady of Guadalupe story presented by the drama team from St. Louise and a wine and dessert reception.