April 15, 2011 – 11:05 am
The Northfield Healthy Community Initiative wishes those attending Saturday’s prom a very happy, fun, and safe evening! Below are a couple of important reminders for parents of prom-goers to make sure it’s a memorable and safe event:
The Rice County Chemical Health Coalition’s Provider Team is partnering with Fountain Centers to host a FREE community training on designer drugs on Wednesday, April 27, 2011. The training will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Paradise Center for the Arts in Faribault. Lunch will be provided. More information can be [...]
At their March 2011 board meeting, the Northfield Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) Board approved mini-grants to support four projects and activities designed to benefit Northfield youth. Funded applicants included: The Northfield Area Learning Center (ALC) Student Activities Committee for the ALC Spring Fling Week. The Student Activities Committee is a new organization at the Northfield Area [...]
February 21, 2011 – 10:02 am
At their February 2011 board meeting, the Northfield Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) Board approved mini-grants to support nine projects and activities designed to benefit Northfield youth. Funded applicants included: Northfield High School student Madison Van Wylen for Senior Portrait Photography. Madison has her own camera and wants to take senior photos this summer for students [...]
January 31, 2011 – 8:47 pm
Do you know an individual or group who is working to make Northfield a better place for youth? If so, take just a couple of minutes and nominate them for HCI’s “Making a Difference Award.” You can find the application HERE – it’s super easy-to-complete! A new winner is selected each month. Recipients are recognized [...]
January 18, 2011 – 10:19 am
Students from the Northfield High School Service Learning classes will host an open house on Wednesday, January 19, 2011, from 6:00-7:00 p.m. in the high school’s lower cafeteria. Refreshments will be served. Community members are invited and encouraged to attend! The students will profile their semester projects. For this class, students identify issues in [...]
January 14, 2011 – 2:48 pm
The PRIMEtime after school collaborative was featured at this week’s meeting of the Northfield School Board. Roger Jenni (the Northfield Public Schools’ Coordinator of Testing and Assessment) presented results from the 2009-10 school year. Among the highlights: 934 youth (unduplicated) attended PRIMEtime programs last year. Among youth attending PRIMEtime 20+ times last year, 95.5% improved [...]
December 9, 2010 – 1:58 pm
Just a reminder that the 9th Annual Jingle Bell Run is THIS SATURDAY (December 11, 2010)! Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. and the race starts at 9:00 a.m. from the Northfield Armory (519 Division Street). The Jingle Bell Run is presented by Carlson Capital Management, the American Center for Philanthropy, and 5th Bridge. Every year, [...]
December 7, 2010 – 11:02 am
As you may have seen in the local paper, the Growing Up Healthy Coalition is ONE of THREE finalists for the statewide InCommons collaboration prize. More than 200 coalitions and collaborative efforts started in the competition and its down to the final three. Growing Up Healthy is a coalition of community organizations and neighborhood leaders [...]
December 1, 2010 – 1:49 pm
We would like to invite you and your friends and families to the 9th Annual Jingle Bell Run on Saturday, December 11, 2010! The Jingle Bell Run is presented by Carlson Capital Management, the American Center for Philanthropy, and 5th Bridge. Every year, a different non-profit organization in the community is chosen to be the [...]
