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Patsy Dew, Myrna Johnson honored for their parts in YPTW
July 31, 2015
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 […]

Latino (And Friends!) Play Festival is Making a Difference in Northfield
July 9, 2015
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 is Making a Difference
May 29, 2015
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 is Making a Difference
May 4, 2015
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 is Making a Difference
February 28, 2015
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 […]

Mayor Dana Graham is Making a Difference
January 30, 2015
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 […]

Volunteer Coach Larry Santfner is Making a Difference
December 29, 2014
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.

Northfield Youth Choirs Director is Making a Difference
December 8, 2014
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.

Bicycling Couple is Making a Difference
October 27, 2014
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.

Garden Project Earns Northfielders the Making a Difference Award
September 2, 2014
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.