Monthly Archives: August 2010

Leisa Irwin is August 2010 “Making a Difference” award winner

August 21, 2010 – 6:18 pm

Leisa Irwin is the August 2010 recipient of HCI’s “Making a Difference” award.  The award celebrates those groups and individuals in the community who have a positive influence on Northfield youth. Irwin organized the Northfield Ballroom Dance Club last fall out of a desire to teach her own sons an activity she enjoyed.  Interest by [...]

By Zach Pruitt | Posted in HCI Newsletter, Making a Difference Award, Site announcements | Comments (1)

Walk this Saturday to benefit HealthFinders

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 [...]

By Zach Pruitt | Posted in HCI Newsletter, Programs, Upcoming events | Comments (0)

TLC Parent Education campaign underway

August 1, 2010 – 10:48 am

In spring 2010, the Mayor’s Task Force on Youth Alcohol & Drug Use launched a parent education and support campaign.  Called “Talk. Listen. Connect. (TLC),” it encourages parents to engage in conversations with their teens about important topics and to actively seek out and connect with the parents of their child’s friends. The TLC campaign [...]

By Zach Pruitt | Posted in Chemical health, HCI Newsletter, Mayor's Task Force, Parent support | Comments (0)