For the Gazette

STEVENS POINT – Wisconsin/Nicaragua Partners (W/NP) will be hosting a Holiday Open House on Thursday, Dec. 13 between 9am and 5pm at their office located in Nelson Hall on the UWSP Campus.

All are welcome to stop by and enjoy delicious Nicaraguan Coffee and snacks.  This is an opportunity to say thank you to all the amazing volunteers and supporters who are involved in many different ways and for the community to come and learn about W/NP.  There will be project display’s, examples of UWSP and community volunteer involvement, a chance to do some holiday shopping with unique Nicaraguan gifts and simply a time to relax for a bit, mingle, check out what’s been going on with W/NP this past year and also what’s on the horizon for the coming year.

W/NP facilitates volunteerism, cultural awareness and promotes self-help attitudes through the implementation of economic and social development projects between Wisconsin and Nicaragua.

About Wisconsin/Nicaragua Partners
Wisconsin/Nicaragua Partners of the Americas is a progressive and viable humanitarian service organization actively implementing and administering programs between the people of Wisconsin and Nicaragua.  Partners of the Americas formed in 1964 as a result of the people-to-people component in the Alliance for Progress.