5/7/2023 0 Comments Jim ll paint itThe project was the brainchild of Mar Valdecantos of Rice County Neighbors United, or Vecinos Unidos, and her artistic partners: Northfield Middle School Art Teacher Rafa Estrella and the former Art Coordinator at The Key Youth Center, Marie Fischer. For the last day of painting, community members were invited to add their personal touches to the mural. The student-created mural on the outside of Just Food Co-op in Northfield was finished on Saturday with the help of the community. Student mural at Just Food finished with community contributions Jeff Johnson’s full conversation with Jim Loe of Northfield Rotary Club can be heard here. from First UCC Church, at 300 Union Street. The Rotary Turkey Trot to be held on Thanksgiving Day, November 24. They’ll still get the T-shirt and can participate on their own time wherever they are Thanksgiving morning. Developed during the pandemic, a “free-range” participation option lets participants do the Turkey Trot from anywhere. And this year people can participate even if they won’t be in Northfield during Thanksgiving. Loe said typically between 900-1000 runners participate. Every participant receives a free long-sleeved T-Shirt commemorating the event that highlights event sponsors on the back of the shirt. And there’s a lot of runners in this community that can get together and feel good about eating a lot of turkey when you get a good start to the day.”Īll types and ages of participants are welcome and people can run or walk. “It’s been a tremendous fundraiser for our Rotary Club, but I think more importantly it’s been a great homecoming for college students coming back for Thanksgiving, they get to see their friends. Jim Loe of the Northfield Rotary Club said though the Turkey Trot is an important fundraiser for the club, it’s also a great homecoming event during the holidays. Non-perishable food donations can be dropped off the morning of the race or when participants pick up their bibs and T-shirts. Rotary will also be collecting food for the Northfield Food Shelf during the event. According to the Rotary website, this year’s Turkey Trot will benefit multiple Rotary programs including their youth exchange program, polio eradication, and several international projec ts. The event is one of Rotary’s biggest fundraising events of the year. Those who have participated before will have received an email with the link to register and anyone can register on the Northfield Rotary Club website. Registration has officially opened for the 2022 annual Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day. Registration opens for annual Rotary Turkey Trot To find out more information about IRIS and their services call 50 or visit. at the Northfield Library on Thursday and registration for the event is encouraged. They offer a variety of health and advocacy services as well as funeral preparation services and support to parents in the years following their loss.Īccording to IRIS, the organization “supplements the care given by the medical, mental health, and religious communities by providing resources and referral information, support and education to parents, family, friends, and professionals after a child dies.” Infants Remembered in Silence is a nonprofit organization founded in 1987 and based in Faribault that serves families in southern Minnesota who have lost young children. October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month and the nonprofit Infants Remembered in Silence, or IRIS, is hosting a special memorial event this Thursday at the Northfield Library for those who have lost a child at any time during pregnancy, during birth, or during early childhood.Ī statement from IRIS said, “Those in attendance will have the opportunity to talk about their experiences if they would like and have the chance to create a meaningful keepsake painted rock to honor their child.” Infants Remembered in Silence hosts memorial event Thursday
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