Events

Each neighborhood is continually planning projects and events for the residents in their neighborhoods.  Check out our calendar in the sidebar to see what events are coming up soon!

• Mondays in the Park is held at the park behind Faribault Middle School (map). Runs June – August
• Martes en el Parque is held at Dresden Hill Park in Northfield (map). Runs June – August
• Multicultural Cooking Club is held at First UCC Church in Northfield (map). Runs year-round
• Dia Familiar is held at Greenvale Park Elementary School (map). Runs Sept – May
• Conexiones is held at Roosevelt Elementary School (map). Runs Sept – May

But there are also events and activities taking place in the community that can have an impact on many families.  If you have an event that you would like to have included on our calendar, please contact us.

Volunteer Opportunities

• Mondays in the Park: volunteer running activities for children at a weekly summertime gathering with Somali women and children. Starting Monday, June 11, 2012, Mondays in the Park runs from 6:30 – 8PM at the park behind Faribault Middle School in Faribault. If you’d like to assist with running games, art or literacy activities with the kids, click here to sign up!

• “Martes en el Parque”: volunteer to help with kids’ activities at a weekly summertime gathering with families from Viking Terrace! Starting Tuesday, June 12, 2012, Martes en el Parque is from 6:30 – 8:30 PM at Dresden Hill Park in Northfield. We need volunteers to lead activities with the children so that adults have a space to connect with and build relationships with one another! We also need someone to help with tracking and to take some photographs that we can share on our blog! Click here to sign-up.

• Become a volunteer staff member at the Northfield LINK Center! As a staff member, you run the LINK Desk: answering questions, giving referrals, making appointments with Face-to-Face partners and other clerical tasks. Depending on your availability, you can take your own weekly shift or sign-up to be on a ‘sub list’ when other staff members are unable to come in. If you are interested, please contact Janet at janet@growinguphealthy.org. (Note: LINK Staff must be proficient in both English and Spanish)

• Increase access to fresh, local produce for low-income families by running the SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) card reader at the Faribault Farmers’ Market. Growing Up Healthy, in partnership with the United Way of Faribault, bought an EBT (Electronic Benefits Transfer) card reader so that low-income residents of Faribault can use their food support benefits at the Faribault Farmers’ Market to buy local produce. The market runs Saturday mornings from June – October. Sign up here! Growing Up Healthy provides a tent, chairs, table and all the materials—we just need you to run the machine! Questions? Contact Sara at sara@growinguphealthy.org

• Like graphic design? Have an eye for layout? Re-design the Growing Up Healthy pamphlet. Our three-fold pamphlet is in need of a makeover. Interested in revising it? Contact Janet at janet@growinguphealthy.org.

 

If you have ideas for building more connections between families in Rice County, contact Growing Up Healthy coordinator Janet Lewis Muth.  janet@growinguphealthy.org