Rice County Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit organization dedicated to building affordable housing for people in need since 1991. Habitat brings together volunteers and Partner Families to build not only homes, but communities. Habitat’s combination of volunteer power, financing and financial contributions, services for...
Meals on Wheels delivers to five different routes, seven days a week, totaling nearly 300 meals each week. Each route takes about 45 minutes, stopping every few minutes to deliver meals and let community members know the community cares. During this pandemic meals are even...
The Northfield community is blessed with volunteers who see a need and step up to help. Heidi Melnychuk is just such an individual. Within a span of three days, Melnychuk rallied her neighborhood to donate boxes of food and almost $1000 to the CAC Food...
Across the Northfield community people are donating materials, pulling out their sewing machines, dusting off their sewing skills, washing fabric, and spending hours sewing! As the mask recommendations from the CDC rapidly change due to COVID-19, the Northfield community has responded by working together to...
[caption id="attachment_5719" align="alignright" width="223"] Ann Dybvik[/caption] Volunteers play a significant role in programming and outreach at the Northfield Public Library. From cleaning books to organizing events to helping with programming, volunteers at the library are important. Volunteer Ann Dybvik assists in promoting library programs by distributing...
Back in 2017 Kathy Ness discovered Boomerang Bags! The creative idea to eliminate the use of single use plastic bags originated in Australia and has now expanded to include over 300 Boomerang Bag groups around the world. Kathy has worked with volunteers to collect donated...
Diana, a recent graduate of Carleton College, applied to be a mentor with Project Friendship during her Sophomore year. She missed her younger sister who was back at home in Washington State, and thought this would be a way to connect with a girl similar...
During National Volunteer Week the Northfield Retirement Community wants to send out a HUGE thank you to all the volunteers who have come out of the woodwork to help us get through these tough times. We are so thankful for those who are sending us...
As our community practices social distancing, one family is making a difference in their neighborhood! This Life Rocks created a Wishing Tree, inviting passersby to stop on their walk and take a moment to make a wish or say a prayer for doctors, teachers, workers,...
During National Volunteer Week, Northfield Shares, our Community Foundation, wants to recognize and celebrate the thousands of volunteers in Northfield and surrounding area and the impact they make on our Community. Volunteerism has always been instrumental in Northfield and it continues to shine and show the...