Healthy Community Initiative

At the final performance of the most recent Young People’s Theater Workshop summer session and celebration of the program’s 25-year anniversary, Patsy Dew and Myrna Johnson were awarded the Making a Difference Award by Penny Hillemann, co-chairperson of the Healthy Community Initiative. The Healthy Community Initiative provides various methods of support for a multitude of […]

The Latino (And Friends!) Play Festival has received the Healthy Community Initiative’s “Making a Difference” Award for June. The award celebrates groups and individuals in the community who have a positive influence on Northfield youth.

Shari Hagen has received the Healthy Community Initiative’s “Making a Difference” Award for May. The award celebrates groups and individuals in the community who have a positive influence on Northfield youth.

Susan Sanderson has received the Healthy Community Initiative’s “Making a Difference” Award for April. The award celebrates groups and individuals in the community who have a positive influence on Northfield youth.Susan Sanderson Making a Difference.

Allina Health has received the Healthy Community Initiative’s “Making a Difference” Award for February. The award celebrates groups and individuals in the community who have a positive influence on Northfield youth. This is the fourth consecutive year that Allina Health has teamed up with Free Bikes 4 Kidz, a non-profit organization geared toward helping all […]

Northfield Mayor Dana Graham has received the Healthy Community Initiative’s “Making a Difference” Award for January. The award celebrates groups and individuals in the community who have a positive influence on Northfield youth. Since taking office, Mayor Graham has made a priority of including youth as members on city boards and commissions in order to […]

Longtime Raiders coach and community volunteer Larry Santfner has received the Healthy Community Initiative’s “Making a Difference” Award for December. The award celebrates groups and individuals in the community who have a positive influence on Northfield youth. 

  Elizabeth Shepley, the artistic director of the Northfield Youth Choirs, has received the Healthy Community Initiative’s “Making a Difference” Award for November. The award celebrates groups and individuals in the community who have a positive influence on Northfield youth.

  A year after moving to Northfield and immersing themselves in efforts to make the community more bicycle-friendly, Derek and Laura Meyers have received the Healthy Community Initiative’s “Making a Difference” Award for September/October. The award celebrates groups and individuals in the community who have a positive influence on Northfield youth.

  Two Northfield residents who helped middle school students plant and care for a summer vegetable garden have received the Healthy Community Initiative’s “Making a Difference” Award for August. The award celebrates groups and individuals in the community who have a positive influence on Northfield youth.