Category Archives: Upcoming events

HCI Board funds 8 mini-grants in April to benefit area youth

At their April 2012 board meeting, the Northfield Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) Board approved mini-grants to support eight projects and activities designed to benefit Northfield youth.  Funded projects included: Writers’ Workshop Poetry Book.  ARTech students participating in the Writers’ Workshop group are compiling prose and poetry they have authored throughout the school year and are putting it [...]

HCI Board funds four mini-grants in March to benefit area youth

At their March 2012 board meeting, the Northfield Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) Board approved mini-grants to support four projects and activities designed to benefit Northfield youth.  Funded projects included: After Prom Party.  This event is planned by parents of local juniors in high school.  It provides a safe, fun, and chemical-free place for all Northfield [...]

Northfield Mayor’s Youth Council provides funding to projects that promote high school graduation

High school students in the Northfield Mayor’s Youth Council (MYC) approved a total of $2,000 in grants to support five projects and activities designed to promote high school graduation among Northfield youth.  All grants were made possible through funding from the “100 Best Communities for Young People” award that Northfield received from America’s Promise. Funded [...]

HCI Board funds 10 mini-grants in February to benefit area youth

At their February 2012 board meeting, the Northfield Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) Board approved mini-grants to support 10 projects and activities designed to benefit and support Northfield youth.  Funded projects included: •Evening of the Arts hosted by Greenvale Park Elementary School on April 3rd.  This annual event celebrates each student’s accomplishments in a variety of [...]

St. John’s Church to host community forums on substance use and addiction in Northfield

Dr. Charles Reznikoff will be presenting at the St. John’s Lutheran Church Forum on Sunday, January 29, 2012, during education hour in St. John’s Hall at 9:45 a.m.  Dr. Reznikoff is an addiction specialist on staff at Hennepin County Medical Center and facilitates the Opiate Agonist Therapy Clinic at Northfield Hospital.  He will present on [...]

Area youth to benefit from five mini-grants funded by the HCI Board

The Northfield Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) Board recently approved mini-grants to support five projects and activities designed to benefit Northfield youth.  Funded applicants included: •The Northfield High School for the 10th Grade Career Fair.  The high school will host a career fair for all 10th grade students, giving them an opportunity to explore career interests [...]

Funding available to promote graduation initiatives

Recently, the Mayor’s Youth Council (MYC) successfully applied to have Northfield named as one of the “100 Best Communities for Young People.“  As a result, the MYC received funding to support efforts in the community to encourage high school graduation. With this funding, the MYC is making grants available to groups to help promote graduation [...]

HCI partners with WINGS to support Northfield High School service learning class projects

In a cooperative initiative, the Northfield Healthy Community Initiative (HCI), with financial support from WINGS (Women In Northfield Giving Support), agreed to fund six mini-grants to aid service projects developed by students at Northfield High School.  All students are enrolled in Sarah Swan-McDonald’s Service Learning Class, which concludes its semester with group service projects designed by [...]

Reminder: Shop at Verizon Wireless World now through Saturday to benefit HCI

The Northfield Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) has been selected for a fantastic opportunity by Northfield’s Wireless World.  Note the new dates! Now through December 10, please visit Verizon Wireless World (400 W. 5th Street – next to Caribou Coffee).  All proceeds (100% of retail value) from accessory sales during these three days will be donated [...]

Mayor’s Youth Council leads winter clothing drive

Northfield youth, now is a great time to look through your closets and see which of your winter clothes could find a new home! The Mayor’s Youth Council is sponsoring a winter clothing drive to help increase donations of winter wear to the Clothes Closet. Here is how local teens can help: High school students [...]