Bly Campaign Fundraiser/FDR Birthday Bash Today
Jan 30, 2010 News
Saturday, January 30th, please join me in a celebration of our 32nd president Franklin Delano Roosevelt. After the 1929 crash he fought back against greedy bankers and the financial elite to frame a government that could truly work for the people.
Bly Campaign Fundraiser/FDR birthday bash
January 30, 1- 3 pm
Butler’s Steak and Ale
620 Water St. South
Northfield
Precinct caucuses are Tuesday, February 2 at 7:00 PM
Jan 27, 2010 News
You are invited to attend the DFL precinct caucus Tuesday, February 2, at 7:00 PM. Precinct caucuses are meetings organized by Minnesota’s political parties to begin the process of selecting candidates for the 2010 election and policy positions to shape the party platform. Caucuses are held in locations across Minnesota and are open to the public. In Northfield, the DFL caucus will be held at the Northfield Middle School on CR 246, and in Belle Plaine, it will be held at the District Center (or Old Jr. High) at 130 S. Willow St. For more information and other caucus locations, please visit the website of the Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State.
DFL Chair Brian Melendez said in a statement today that “we are refocusing our efforts on putting a DFL Governor back in the statehouse. We have an impressive and diverse field of candidates running for office around the state, all campaigning to address the real problems that Minnesota families are facing, and that is the kind of leadership Minnesotans will look for when they go to the polls once again in November.”
Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund RFP
Jan 25, 2010 Environment, News
Projects are being sought in specific environment and natural resource areas that provide multiple ecological and other public benefits. Proposals responding to the 2011-2012 RFP are due Friday, April 9, 2010.
Funding priorities categories are:
The RFP is being administered by the Legislative Citizen Commission of Minnesota Resources which is made up of 17 members (5 Senators, 5 Representatives, 5 citizens appointed by the governor, and 2 citizens appointed by the Senate and the House). The function of the LCCMR is to make funding recommendations to the Minnesota State Legislature for special environment and natural resource projects, primarily from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund. The LCCMR developed from a program initiated in 1963. Since then over $650 million has been appropriated to more than 1,300 projects recommended to protect and enhance Minnesota’s environment and natural resources.
Martin Luther King Day
Jan 17, 2010 News
On Monday, January 18th, 2010, our nation will celebrate the life and work of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.
Dr. King’s words inspired Rep. John Lewis to join the civil rights movement.
Rep. Lewis has recorded a short message about what Martin Luther King Day means to him — and to all Americans.
You can watch Rep Lewis’s message here .
Child Care Works and the Early Childhood Caucus Invite you
To attend a Community Conversation on the
MN Quality Rating and Improvement System
Thursday, January 21, 2010
6:30—8:00 pm
Northfield Community Resource Center
1651 Jefferson Pkwy, Northfield
**Free Pizza and Refreshments
begin at 6:15pm**
Quality in early childhood care and education is important and achievable. The Minnesota Legislature has made it a priority to create the highest quality child care for Minnesota’s children.
Minnesota has been testing a voluntary Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) called “Parent Aware” in four pilot sites around the state. Policy makers will learn from these pilots while building a statewide voluntary QRIS.
Child Care Works and the Early Childhood Caucus would like to give you the latest information on the QRIS and gather your input to ensure a quality early childhood
system that works well for both providers and parents.
RSVP: alicia@childcareworks.org or
612-455-1055 ext 17
Child Care Works mission is to achieve and sustain affordable, high-quality child care for the families of Minnesota.
Invitation to Parent Aware Briefing – 1/20/10 – 10-11 AM
Jan 15, 2010 News
The Minnesota Early Learning Foundation would like to invite anyone who is interested to attend a one-hour briefing by Dr. Kathryn Tout of Child Trends on the Year 2 results of the Parent Aware quality rating system evaluation.
PARENT AWARE BRIEFING – YEAR 2 EVALUATION
Date: Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Time: 10-11 am
Location: Room 10, State Office Building, Saint Paul
More information is available the on Early Learning Foundation’s, web page and the Parent Aware web site.
