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🌱 Patch AM: How much more funding do Poway nonprofits still need this year?
And on the Poway Patch calendar - Pickleball Basics
Hello Poway! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How much more funding do Poway nonprofits still need this year?
- Why Poway leaders once fought to keep this predator out.
Also on today's calendar: Art Glass Guild Show and Sale and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: How do you know the moon is going broke? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 55 degrees.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 85, low: 56.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 88 and low of 55 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Poway Community Foundation needs more donations to provide nonprofit grants (sandiegouniontribune.com) — Poway residents are being asked to step up with donations so the volunteer-run Poway Community Foundation can fully fund a record number of local nonprofit grant requests. After raising over $45,000 at its Brews and Boots event in Old Poway Park, the foundation still needs more community support to back programs serving Poway seniors, veterans, families, and people with special needs. 
• California police hunt sexually violent predator Merle Wakefield who vanished after GPS 'tamper mode' alert (amedpost.com) — San Diego County authorities are searching for convicted sex offender Merle Wakefield, who removed his GPS monitor and disappeared from a Rancho Bernardo worksite, renewing concerns about how such offenders are supervised. Poway previously fought a proposal to house Wakefield near a local school and park, with Mayor Steve Vaus and residents opposing the plan and questioning the state's release policies.
📸 Around Poway
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Poway
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★ Featured events ★
- Pickleball Basics →
Community Park - Basketball Court, Poway
8:30 am
Tuesday September 29
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Other local events
- Open Play Bocce Ball →
Community Park - Bocce Ball Courts, Poway
9:30 am - Qigong →
Community Park - Oak Hall East, Poway
10:00 am - Open Games →
Community Park - Willow Room 301, Poway
12:30 pm - Hot Rods Unlimited In-N-Out Burger Night Cruise-In →
In-N-Out Burger, 12890 Gregg Ct, Poway
5:00 pm - Dinner and Scripture Study (open to all) →
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 15705 Pomerado Road, Poway - Aloha Ukulele →
Community Park - Willow Room 306, Poway
9:30 am - Accessible Yoga →
Community Park - Sycamore Hall, Poway
9:30 am - Line Dancing →
Community Park - Sycamore Hall, Poway
1:00 pm - Canasta →
Community Park - Willow Room 301, Poway
1:00 pm - Art Glass Guild Show and Sale →
1770 Village Pl, San Diego
10:00 am - Al Jardine & The Pet Sounds Band →
Poway Center for the Performing Arts, 15498 Espola Rd, Poway
7:30 pm
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
Saturday October 10
📣 Poway Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Shania is Your Rancho Coastal Humane Society Pet This Week —John Van Zante Read on Patch
- Is anyone else hearing these booms/rumblings going on?
They're not consistent or anything and we can't tell where they are coming from. (Nextdoor Old Poway)
- Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Assistant Manager(07479) - 12265 Scripps Poway in Poway. Apply here.
- TrueCare posted a job opening for Medical Receptionist in Escondido. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Poway here.
🗞 Nearby News
Ramona
- 5 beds 4 baths 3,266 sqft $1,159,000, Ramona, CA (ramonajournal.com)
- Roundup: San Marcos QB beats former school; Santa Fe Christian improves to 6-0 (sandiegouniontribune.com)
Santee
- Fall Community Cleanup, Shred & Donation Event (kpbs.org)
- El Capitan nets bronze medal at girls volleyball tourney (eccalifornian.com)
- School districts across San Diego County hope voters will fund new buildings. One in particular has a lot on the line. (sandiegouniontribune.com)
Escondido
- San Diego Zoo Safari Park (costco.com)
Ok Poway! 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: It's down to its last quarter. (Thank you Linda H. for sending it in!)
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