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America in Bloom Preparation!

Wed, 14 May 2008 20:50:16 -0700

Beginning this Saturday, May 17th, the Garden Club is looking for people with a heart for beautifying our town of Northfield in preparation for the America in Bloom competition in July as well as to make our community a cleaner and more beautiful place to be!

If you are interested in any small project such as weeding a community garden plot, picking up trash, beautifying a park, please contact Judy Code at codeo@ll.net

On Saturday, May 17th, meet at the Key on Water Street at 9:30 a.m. with shovels and gloves! If that does not work for you, watch for postings to come or contact Judy!

HEALTH & FITNESS FAIR! May 28, 2008

Tue, 06 May 2008 07:08:17 -0700

Come and help us provide Northfield's top Health and Fitness Fair for ages 50 and older!
-Health & Fitness Screenings
-Fitness Information
-Health and Fitness Talks
-Tours of our Wellness Facility
-Free Drawings
We need volunteers to provide screenings such as blood pressure checks, cholestrol screening, fitness screenings, body fat analysis, fitness demo's, talks on health and fitness, etc in our 3rd Annual Health and Fitness Fair.
We need venders who are willing to provide healthy snacks, prizes for drawings and booths with health information.
If you can help or know of someone who can, please have them contact: Gale Marchand @ 507 664 370 or galemarchand@nscmn.org

Special Olympics Area 10 Track and Field Spring Games

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:35:16 -0700

The Special Olympics Area 10 Track and Field Games will be held on Saturday, May 17, 2008 from 8:30am-4:00pm at Carleton College Stadium. Over 250 Special Olympic Athletes from Southern Minnesota,including Northfield, will be competing in a variety of track and field events in order to qualify for the State Games in June.
We are looking for volunteers to help with set-up,to assist with the timing of athletes during competition, escorting athletes to their events, assistance in the award tent writing out winners ribbons, making award presentations, as well as clean-up. Volunteers will be given a volunteer t-shirt and lunch will be provided for anyone working 4 or more hours. Families are welcome to volunteer, but children must be 10 years of age or older and accompanied by an adult. Please specify if you are bringing a child with you to volunteer. Read more »

Keeping Kids Safe

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:50:26 -0700

Keeping Kids Safe: You Can Make the Difference

Community members: 6:30–8:30pm, April 7
Professionals: 9-11am, April 24
Conference room 3, Rice County Government Services Building, Faribault
Refreshments provided

A panel presentation with local experts: Come to learn and discuss childhood traumatic experiences, intervention and prevention efforts, and how we can make the difference together.

Reserve your seat by contacting Melanie at HOPE Center, 507-332-0882 or melanieomatson@yahoo.com

Brought to you by HOPE Center
Co-sponsored by the Mental Health Resource Team, Northfield Healthy Community Initiative, Rice County Sex Offender Task Force, Rice County Social Services, and Sexual Assault Multidisciplinary Action Response Team (SMART) of Rice County

This event is free due to funding from MN Office of Justice Programs, United Way, & Women In Northfield Giving Support (WINGS)

Volunteers Needed for Thursday's Table

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:22:54 -0800

The Northfield Community Action Center is launching a new community initiative to provide hot and healthy meals every Thursday to people in Northfield who are in transition and could benefit from a free, nutritious meal. The project, called Thursday’s Table, is being launched in April. This would be a terrific service project for existing Circles of Service or for a group looking to launch a new Circle of Service. Individual volunteers are also encouraged to participate. Volunteers are needed in several time slots between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. every Thursday.

Thursday’s Table was created out of the vision and energy of David Koenig and Don Sahling, two long-time Northfield community members. It has been embraced by the Northfield Community Action Center, the Northfield School District and the Northfield Senior Center. Read more »

Project SIGHT Board of Directors

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 08:45:10 -0800

Project SIGHT is seeking dedicated volunteers to serve as board members for our organization. We are a local nonprofit organization who's mission is to inform, equip and empower youth families and communities to nurture healthy relationships.

As a member of the Project SIGHT team, the board of directors is responsible for setting organizational policy, agency direction and strategic planning. Board members average 5-8 hours per month and ususally serve a three-year term. If this sounds like something you would be interested in please contact the Project SIGHT office by phone: 507-664-3531, or email: sightoffice@projectsight.org.

Well Done 5th Bridge Volunteers!

5th bridge — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 07:29:55 -0800

Congratulations to all of you for making a difference in the city of Northfield this weekend. Under your leadership, fueled by the volunteerism of over 800 adults, children and students, we collectively packed over 200,000 meals in a three day span. The number is more precisely logged at 205,000. That is double our original goal of 100,000 meals.

It is difficult to know how to thank so many of you for your creativity, planning aptitude, sweat equity, engagement of volunteers, positive attitudes, behind the scenes hard work and financial support. It is a sheer honor and blessing to be a citizen with you in the community of Northfield. Read more »

Fitness Volunteers

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 09:23:00 -0800

The Northfield Senior Wellness Center is looking for volunteers for a variety of programming:

Fitness Center Cleaners
Pool Monitors
Fitness Class Instructors
Personal Trainers & Fitness Orientation Instructors
Yoga Instructors
Tai Chi Instructors
Country Line Dance Instructor
Dance or Tap Dance Instructors
Bike Club leaders
Walking Club leaders
People with Fitness, Health or Nutrition background and training to do health or fitness informational talks at the Northfield Senior Center

The Northfield Senior Wellness Center is a fun and inviting non-residential not for profit organization serving area seniors from ages 50 and older.

Come, join us and get involved!

Contact Gale Marchand 507 664-3702; galemarchand@nscmn.org

Save a Northfield Tradition, Help with the Pajama Program

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:49:21 -0700

A tradition in Northfield will come to a close this Christmas unless some of us come to its rescue. That tradition is the pajama part of Christmas sharing, where every child receives a new pair of pajamas.

In the mid 70's, a group of women began sewing pajamas for Christmas sharing. In 1988, Jan Jones became the coordinator for the program and was joined by Peg Jennings in 1993. Together Jan and Peg have seen this program grow from under 100 pajamas sewn by volunteers to almost 800 for this year.

A year ago, Peg and Jan announced their decision to retire after Christmas Sharing 2007. I think everyone, including me, hoped that volunteers would magically appear and the program would continue without missing a beat. That has not happened and the program will end unless you and I volunteer.
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Surround Yourself With Art, and Help Our Art Community!

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:58:02 -0700

Would you like to be part of the creative energy at the Northfield Arts Guild, and do you have a few hours a week or month to spare? For the entirety of its 48 years, the non-profit Northfield Arts Guild has relied heavily on volunteers within the community to promote the visual and performing arts in and around Northfield. The Shop at the Art Guild is a wonderful compendium of arts from the region; we feature everything from fine art prints to works in wood and ceramic, and the selection is updated regularly. Volunteer hours at the Shop run Monday-Friday, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (8 p.m. on Thursday evenings), with the opportunity for Saturdays during the summer and Carleton holidays. If you'd like to help, please contact Felicia at the Guild, at 645-8877. Give a hand, and get inspired!