🌱 Patch AM: Manchester Road Race Blood Drive Aiming For Record 400-Plus Pints

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• Manchester blood drive aims to break donation record this November

Also on today's calendar: St Joseph Church $4000 Cash Prize Bingo and 9 more events.

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📰 News we're reading

• Manchester Road Race Blood Drive Aiming For Record 400-Plus Pints (patch.com) — Manchester residents are being urged to roll up their sleeves for the 40th annual Ray Crothers Blood Drive at Manchester High School on Nov. 27, with a goal of collecting at least 400 pints. Organized by the Manchester Road Race Committee with the American Red Cross, the event offers T-shirts, entertainment, and refreshments, and highlights the town's long-running Thanksgiving race tradition.
   

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Friday October 9
• St Joseph Church $4000 Cash Prize Bingo →
  St. Joseph Catholic Church, 33 West St, Vernon
  6:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• Fall Fest →
  825 Hartford Turnpike, Vernon
  1:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• New World Trio "Autumn Reflections" →
  Saint John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Ave, West Hartford
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday October 6
• 'Tolton: From Slave to Priest' Movie Screening →
  Parkade Cinema, 416 Middle Turnpike W, Manchester
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• Date Night Downtown Glass Painting →
  Audacity British Style Pub, 829 Main St, Manchester
  6:15 pm
Friday October 9
• Summer Music Series featuring Thomasina Levy →
  Connecticut's Old State House 800 Main Street Hartford, CT 06103
  12:00 pm
• Comedy Night at the Hartford Funny Bone with Ms. Pat →
  Funny Bone Comedy Club & Restaurant, 194 Buckland Hills Dr, Manchester
  7:00 pm
• WILD TAXI: A Tribute Concert to Yusuf/Cat Stevens and Harry Chapin →
  Little Theatre of Manchester at Cheney Hall, 177 Hartford Rd, Manchester
  7:00 pm
• Comedy Night at the Hartford Funny Bone with Ms. Pat →
  Funny Bone Comedy Club & Restaurant, 194 Buckland Hills Dr, Manchester
  9:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• Comedy Night at the Hartford Funny Bone with Ms. Pat →
  Funny Bone Comedy Club & Restaurant, 194 Buckland Hills Dr, Manchester
  6:30 pm
• The Corvettes Doo Wop Revue →
  Little Theatre of Manchester at Cheney Hall, 177 Hartford Rd, Manchester
  7:00 pm
• Comedy Night at the Hartford Funny Bone with Ms. Pat →
  Funny Bone Comedy Club & Restaurant, 194 Buckland Hills Dr, Manchester
  9:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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South Windsor

• Staples boys soccer shuts out defensive-minded St. Joseph (westportjournal.com)

Glastonbury

• Defending champion Greenwich volleyball has not dropped a set this season, led by 3 senior captains (stamfordadvocate.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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