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Who Gives? Northfield Does!

An enthisiastic endorsement and brief explanation of how to take advantage of Give To the Max Day on November 15 2012. The babies are counting on us!

Get ready.

Get set.

GIVE (on November 15)!

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Our great little community did not just happen by accident. It's been carefully built and tended by those who lived here before us. Let's pay it forward on November 15 by participating in the biggest online philanthropy event in the world.

Go to GiveMN.org and type in "Northfield" and see what happens. Or type in the name of your favorite charity. Ta-Da! Another click lets you watch a video, read their story or simply make a gift.

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You could do that today. Which would be awesome.

OR you could wait, put a reminder in your calendar, and do it on Nov. 15.

Why do I ask you to wait? Because on November 15, there will be LOTS of ways to win more money for your favorite cause. Your online gift qualifies you for an hourly drawing that gives away anywhere from $1,000 to $10,000 to YOUR charity. Oh, yes.

And that's not all--there's a video contest for youth (deadline to enter is Nov. 1st), and the grand prize of $5,000 to that organization will awarded that day as well. Make a three-minute video about how the power of youth mobilizes YOUR organization, and you could win!

So what are you waiting for? All the babies being born are depending on us to make this place better than we found it.

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