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In today's newsletter:

• Which Tempe youth and autism programs just landed new grant funding?
• How Tempe labs could reshape water use in future chip fabs

Also on today's calendar: America at a Crossroads: Preserving Faith, Family and Freedom and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two favorite words for a shark to hear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 94 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 86, low: 68.
• Tuesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 84 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Credit Union Awards $260K to Expand Education and Workforce Opportunities (inbusinessphx.com) — Several Tempe programs are getting a boost from Desert Financial Credit Union's $260,000 in statewide grants, including youth mentorship through Future for Kids and inclusive preschool services via the Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center. These multi-year awards aim to expand education, workforce readiness, and support for children and teens in Tempe and neighboring cities.
   

• Arizona State University wins $2 million to test water reuse technology for chip factories (wheninyourstate.com) — ASU is using a new $2.06 million federal grant to test advanced water-reuse technology at its MacroTechnology Works facility in Tempe, aiming to help chip factories cut fresh water use without risking production. Researchers will run factory-like trials in Tempe, generating data that could turn local pilot systems into licensable products for semiconductor plants nationwide as Arizona's chip industry and water pressures grow.
   

📸 Around Tempe

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tempe

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• America at a Crossroads: Preserving Faith, Family and Freedom →
  28700 N Pima Rd, Scottsdale
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Monday September 28
• Spirit Week →
  New School for the Arts & Academics, 1216 East Apache Boulevard, Tempe
  8:30 am
• Adalyn Grace: The Wretched Divine →
  Changing Hands Bookstore, 6428 South McClintock Drive, Tempe
  7:00 pm
• Tempe Symphony Orchestra: Season Opener →
  Tempe AZ
  7:30 pm
• PHANTOM OF THE OPERA →
  ASU Gammage, Tempe
  7:30 pm
Tuesday September 29
• UPLifted Voices →
  DSNetwork Enrichment Center, 1445 E Guadalupe Rd Suite 103, Tempe
  4:00 pm
• UPBeat Percussion →
  DSNetwork Enrichment Center, 1445 E Guadalupe Rd Suite 103, Tempe
  5:00 pm
• NHS Induction 2026 →
  New School for the Arts & Academics, 1216 East Apache Boulevard, Tempe
  6:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• Roars & Pours: Prehistoric Pours →
  Phoenix Zoo, 455 N Galvin Pkwy, Phoenix
  5:30 pm
Friday October 9
• The Rocky Horror Picture Show Spooktacular Tour →
  ASU Gammage, 1200 S Forest Ave, Tempe
  7:30 pm
Friday October 16
• Joel Sartore: An ARCC Toward a Better Future →
  Phoenix Zoo, 455 N Galvin Pkwy, Phoenix
  5:30 pm
Saturday October 17
• 300 Paintings →
  ASU Gammage, 1200 S Forest Ave, Tempe
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• MASSIVE 100 pound tortoise is on the loose in Cole Park Neighborhood.
  Please contact me if you see him. The kids kinda want their buddy back. (Nextdoor Cole Park)
• I woke!
  Sun is out! Live your life! Be kind to others . One kind word could make someone day. Pst: Be happy! Shake it off its not worthy of you time to… (Nextdoor The Lakes)

• Circle K posted a job opening for Non-Trade Accounts Payable Supervisor in Tempe. Apply here.
• Kaman Corporation posted a job opening for Machinist 2 (CNC) in Tempe. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tempe here.

🗞 Nearby News

Chandler

• Chandler dad builds app to solve Little League dugout chaos for coaches (abc15.com)
• Golden Ticket. A look into Arizona State's football recruiting efforts (azcentral.com)
• Arizona polls show highly engaged electorate across six districts (grandcanyontimes.com)

Paradise Valley

• 'The Home Edition': Why your forever home may be the wrong move (azfamily.com)
• How Maricopa Community Colleges is building a new workforce: Women in Arizona construction (bizjournals.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "MAN OVERBOARD!" (Thank you M J. for sending it in!)
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