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2019 Rice County Prevention Champions Honored
November 18, 2019
by Kathy Sandberg What do you call someone who has helped provide support for a healthier life in our community by reducing risk factors for alcohol and drug abuse, supporting recovery and building assets for our youth and other community members? The Rice County Chemical and Mental Health Coalition calls them Prevention Champions. The Coalition is pleased […]
Anna Kelly is Making a Difference for Community School Youth
November 5, 2019
The Northfield 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 […]
Dot Lauer is Making a Difference for Young Readers
October 16, 2019
The Northfield 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 […]
Linda Oto is Making a Difference
September 19, 2019
The Northfield 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 […]
Valori Mertesdorf is Making a Difference
September 3, 2019
The Northfield 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 […]
Lissa Branham is Making a Difference at the “Y”
August 2, 2019
The Northfield 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 […]
Dr. Ben Flannery, Making a Difference in Child Development
July 17, 2019
The Northfield 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 […]
The St. Olaf Science Alliance is Making a Difference
May 24, 2019
The Northfield 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 […]
Northfield HCI – a network of people caring about other people
May 3, 2019
Article by Elsa Hoff, published in the Northfield News, May 1, 2019 Elsa is a member of the Northfield Healthy Community Initiative Board of Directors. When I hear someone talk about Northfield HCI, I think of several different things. Sometimes I think about the Board of Directors and my experience serving with this wonderful group. […]
Fr. Denny Dempsey is Making a Difference
April 24, 2019
The Northfield 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 […]