FriendsOfTheOrphans

Events & Travel Opportunities

Events

Each of the Friends of the Orphans regional offices organizes local events that vary from galas to fun runs.  In addition, supporters can also host special events to benefit Friends of the Orphans. Event proceeds benefit Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos (NPH), Spanish for Our Little Brothers and Sisters, homes for orphaned, abandoned and disadvantaged children.

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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
Click to register online
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
FUNdraisers are organized and hosted by 

supporters.  Click here for more information.
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
FUNdraisers are organized and hosted by 

supporters.  Click here for more information.
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!
Light Up A Luminaria! at Tempe Beach Park, Arizona.Southwest Region
FUNdraisers are organized and hosted by supporters.  Click here for more information.
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
Children at NPH El SalvadorNorthwest 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.


  

Travel Opportunities - By Date | By Country

For a list of travel opportunities by country, click here.

If you enjoy traveling and want to see how your support of Friends of the Orphans changes lives, we encourage you to visit a Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos (NPH), Spanish for Our Little Brothers and Sisters, home with us. Tour the schools and other facilities and learn about NPH's unique programs. Spend time with the boys and girls whose lives you help to transform with your support. Discover first-hand the effects that love, caring and acceptance have on children who once struggled to survive. Your life may never be the same.

Tours usually include side-trips to cultural sites. Prices and features vary. For more information, click on the trip.

Click here if you want to be notified of future trips.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

NPH Family Weekend: February 11 - 15, 2010
NPH MexicoClick to register online 
Hacienda Cocoyoc, Mexico

Please join us for the annual NPH International Family Weekend. Tour the NPH home, meet staff, volunteers and members of the NPH worldwide family, hear about plans for the future, and much more! Click here for more information.






Thursday, March 04, 2010

Guatemala: March 4 - 9, 2010
NPH GuatemalaSpend four days at NPH's Casa San Andres where you will stay for five days and nights with the children. Develop meaningful relationships where language or culture has no boundaries.





Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Honduras: July 21 - 28, 2010
NPH Honduras Visitor CenterTravel with us to visit NPH Honduras! While the children are in school, you will help out at the ranch (preparing tortillas, gathering eggs, caring for the babies, working in the kitchen, etc.).