Category: Making a Difference Award
Kay Smith is Making a Difference for Northfield Community College Collaborative Students
April 22, 2020
The Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) recognized Kay Smith with the March/April 2020 “Making a Difference Award.” The Making a Difference recognition is given to a community member or organization who helps make Northfield an even better place for young people. When HCI recognized that some high school graduates faced barriers to enrollment in post-secondary programs, […]
Lynn James is Making a Difference in Preventing Drug Abuse
March 9, 2020
The Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) recognized Lynn James with the January/February 2020 “Making a Difference Award.” The recognition is given monthly to a community member or organization who helps make Northfield an even better place for young people. Lynn James is the Property & Evidence Technician for the Northfield Police Department. A part of Lynn’s […]
Anna Kelly is Making a Difference for Community School Youth
November 5, 2019
The Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) recognized Anna Kelly with the November 2019 “Making a Difference Award.” The Making a Difference recognition is given monthly to a community member or organization who helps make Northfield an even better place for young people. Anna was singled out for her exceptional work at the Greenvale Park Elementary School and […]
Dot Lauer is Making a Difference for Young Readers
October 16, 2019
The Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) recognized Dot Lauer with the October 2019 “Making a Difference Award.” The Making a Difference recognition is given monthly to a community member or organization who helps make Northfield an even better place for young people. According to friends and colleagues, Dot moved to Northfield a number of years ago […]
Linda Oto is Making a Difference
September 19, 2019
The Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) recognized Linda Oto with the September 2019 “Making a Difference Award.” The Making a Difference recognition is given monthly to a community member or organization who helps make Northfield an even better place for young people. Retiring this month, Oto has served as the Youth Development Coordinator for Northfield Public […]
Valori Mertesdorf is Making a Difference
September 3, 2019
The Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) recognized Valori Mertesdorf with the August 2019 “Making a Difference Award.” The Making a Difference recognition is given monthly to a community member or organization who helps make Northfield an even better place for young people. As the Director of Finance for Northfield Public Schools, Val has gone “above and […]
Lissa Branham is Making a Difference at the “Y”
August 2, 2019
The Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) recognized Lissa Branham with the July 2019 “Making a Difference Award.” The Making a Difference recognition is given monthly to a community member or organization who helps make Northfield an even better place for young people. Lissa is the lead teacher in the Northfield Area Family YMCA’s preschool program and […]
Dr. Ben Flannery, Making a Difference in Child Development
July 17, 2019
The Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) recognized Dr. Ben Flannery with the June 2019 “Making a Difference Award.” The Making a Difference recognition is given monthly to a community member or organization who helps make Northfield an even better place for young people. Dr. Flannery is a Northfield pediatrician who thinks of children’s wellness as more […]
The St. Olaf Science Alliance is Making a Difference
May 24, 2019
The Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) recognized a group of St. Olaf students known as the Science Alliance, with the May 2019 “Making a Difference Award.” The Making a Difference recognition is given out monthly to community members or organizations helping make Northfield an even better place for young people. The Science Alliance is a STEM […]
Fr. Denny Dempsey is Making a Difference
April 24, 2019
The Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) recently recognized Fr. Denny Dempsey, pastor at the Church of St. Dominic, with the April 2019 “Making a Difference Award.” The Making a Difference recognition is given out monthly to community members or organizations that help make Northfield an even better place for young people. Fr. Denny accepted the call […]