🌱 Patch AM: How two Milpitas students are changing STEM education an ocean away

Good morning Milpitas! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How two Milpitas students are changing STEM education an ocean away
• Data breach at Milpitas' Elixir Medical exposes sensitive employee information

Also on today's calendar: BayArea's Grand Ganesh Festival 2026 - Ganpati Bappa Morya! Join East Bay Ka Raja in San Ramon and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 76 and low of 58 degrees.
• Thursday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 78, low: 57.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• From Milpitas to Kenya: Siblings bring STEM education to Nairobi students (milpitasbeat.com) — Two Milpitas siblings, a Milpitas High School student and a Thomas Russell Middle Schooler, are spending their Friday nights teaching STEM over Zoom to students in Nairobi's Kibera neighborhood. After two years of virtual lessons, they recently traveled to Kenya to meet their class, deepening cross-cultural connections and gaining perspective they say motivates them to keep giving back from Milpitas.
   

• Nationwide Home Health Care Provider Announces Major Data Breach (hipaajournal.com) — Employees and dependents connected to Milpitas-based Elixir Medical Corporation are among those affected in a series of recent healthcare-related data breaches nationwide. At Elixir, an intruder briefly accessed parts of its network in July, exposing HR files with names, Social Security numbers, and other sensitive details, prompting credit monitoring offers and added security steps.
   

📸 Around Milpitas

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Milpitas

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• BayArea's Grand Ganesh Festival 2026 - Ganpati Bappa Morya! Join East Bay Ka Raja in San Ramon →
  San Ramon Citycenter, 2700 Camino Ramon, San Ramon
  12:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• An Afternoon of Flute and Harp →
  First Congregational Church of San Jose, 1980 Hamilton Ave, San Jose
  3:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Calling All Superheroes: HERS 27th Annual Walk/Run Fundraiser & Community Expo is September 26th! →
  Quarry Lakes Regional Park, 2100 Isherwood Way, Fremont
  7:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday September 20
• Mark Ziegenfuss live at BDV! →
  Big Dog Vineyards, 4545 Felter Road, Milpitas
  1:00 pm
Monday September 21
• Homeschool Week →
  870 Great Mall Drive, Milpitas
Tuesday September 22
• Blue Note Lounge Blues Jam →
  The Blue Note Lounge, 765 E Capitol Avenue, Milpitas
  7:00 pm
• Regular Board of Education Meeting
  Milpitas Unified School District, 1300 Edsel Dr, Milpitas
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 24
• Glass-Core Packaging and Its Reliability →
  673 South Milpitas Blvd, Milpitas
  11:30 am
• Sustainable Homes Workshop →
  Zoom
  6:00 pm
Friday September 25
• Healing Under the Mid-Autumn Full Moon →
  919 Hanson Court, Milpitas
Saturday September 26
• Induction Cooking Experience →
  160 North Main Street, Milpitas
Friday October 2
• Ragnarocktoberfest 2026 3-Day Nerf Event →
  Independence High School, 617 N Jackson Ave, San Jose
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Update: Pet Reunited
  Baxter, a dog who went missing in Milpitas, CA, has been safely reunited with their family after 1 hours, 16 minutes. Message from Owner: "Baxter… (Nextdoor Cardoza Park)

• Hersha Hospitality Management, LP posted a job opening for Night Auditor in Milpitas. Apply here.
• Tumi Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Manager - Great Mall in Milpitas. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Milpitas here.

🗞 Nearby News

Santa Clara

• Ethics Expert Tom Shanks Launches Survey on Public Trust in Santa Clara (santaclaranews.org)
• Robotics Controls & Autonomy Intern - Robotics R&D (jnj.com)
• DesignCon 2027 Seeks 40 Under 40 Engineers Advancing High-Speed Electronics (designnews.com)

Sunnyvale

• FP&A Systems Business Analyst - StratEdge It consulting INC - SUNNYVALE, CA, US (dice.com)

Ok Milpitas! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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