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 [...]
November 15, 2010 – 8:59 am
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 is the annual “Give to the Max Day” through Givemn.org. HCI will be joining many other fantastic non-profits in participating! Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support the work of HCI and/or any of the other entities that work to positively impact local youth. Below are links to a few [...]
October 28, 2010 – 7:15 am
At their October 2010 board meeting, the Northfield Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) Board approved mini-grants to support eight projects and activities designed to benefit and support Northfield youth. Funded applicants included: Northfield Library Teen Advisory Board for the Haunted Library, a youth-led project to turn the Northfield Public Library into a haunted house for one [...]
September 9, 2010 – 8:58 pm
The Growing Up Healthy Coalition is hosting a FREE intercultural cooking club on Thursday, September 16, 2010, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the First UCC Church (300 Union Street). Community members from across Northfield will cook together, this month learning to make lasagna and zucchini bread. Last month’s enchiladas were a great success, [...]
August 10, 2010 – 1:43 pm
Northfield Hospital & Clinics will commemorate its 100 years of service to the Northfield community with a three-mile historical walk this Saturday morning, August 14, 2010. The event will benefit HealthFinders Collaborative, a local health care collaborative serving uninsured and under-insured residents of Rice County. Walkers will meet at Eighth and Water (the site of [...]
The Growing Up Healthy coalition produces a monthly newsletter, detailing the coalition’s activities to empower and support low-income families with children in Rice County. Check out the July 2010 newsletter for a series of very interesting features on summer activities. Be sure to click on the “Summertime Achievement” video to learn more about a number [...]
The Main Street Moravian Church will host a Town Hall Meeting on Sunday, May 23, 2010, from 1 pm to 3:30 pm called: “ ‘Whatever:’ The Quality of Life of our Northfield Middle School Youth.” The entire event is FREE. During the first part of the session, a variety of speakers who work directly with [...]
