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Northfield Police Department Cancels Night To Unite Gatherings
On October 6, neighbors can bring their donations for the food shelf to their neighborhood Night to Unite party host location.
September 29, 2020
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The Northfield Police Department announces the cancellation of the traditional Night to Unite neighborhood gatherings.
The global coronavirus pandemic in 2020 has brought so many changes to our lives, and this is one more. Over the past several years, the Northfield Police Department has valued the opportunity to gather with residents and their neighbors as they get to know one another, share community, and talk about safe neighborhoods. We delayed this date from the traditional first Tuesday in August to October 6 in hopes we could safely gather once again. Unfortunately, we do not feel that is in the best interest of supporting our community given the current guidelines.
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However, that does not mean we cannot find another way to come together and help one another. The Northfield Police Department has collaborated with the Community Action Center and Healthy Communities Initiative (HCI) to turn the Northfield Night to Unite into a community wide food drive for the Community Action Center Food Shelf.
On Tuesday, October 6, between 4 and 7 p.m. neighbors can bring their donations for the food shelf to their neighborhood Night to Unite party host location. At each host location, Northfield Police Department will provide boxes to be left in the driveway for donation drop off. After 7 p.m. the Northfield police officers and their public safety partners will pick up the donations and deliver them to the Community Action Center Food Shelf. Additionally, HCI has put together some family activity kits that will be at the food drop off locations. Feel free to take one for your family and enjoy a night with some fun family activities at home.
If you would like to be a neighborhood food drive host location, please contact the Northfield Police Department immediately. We will be in contact with party hosts by Friday, October 2 to get them supplies for the event.
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