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🌱 How a Wilton Manors nonprofit’s beach bash backs local youth
Coming up on the Wilton Manors Patch calendar: GMF Online Auction

Hello Wilton Manors! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Wilton Manors nonprofit's beach bash backs local youth
Also on today's calendar: GMF Online Auction and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 86 and low of 79 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Humid with a thundershower, temps: high: 89, low: 80.
- Saturday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 89 and low of 80 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Handy Sets Sail for Fifth Anniversary Moonrise with Shipwrecked Theme (citybiz.co) — A Wilton Manors–based youth nonprofit, Handy, is gearing up for its fifth annual Moonrise fundraiser, a shipwrecked-themed beach party set for February 5, 2027, on Bonnet House's private beach. Residents can support local at-promise youth through tickets, sponsorships, and donations, with proceeds funding Handy's education, housing, mental health, and youth development programs run from its Andrews Avenue headquarters.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wilton Manors
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★ Featured events ★
- GMF Online Auction →
136 Franklin Corner Road,
7:00 am
Thursday October 1
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Other local events
- Island City Stage presents Who Killed Joan Crawford? by Michael Leeds →
Island City Stage, 2304 N Dixie Hwy, Wilton Manors
7:00 pm - Art Gallery 21: 15th Annual Island City Juried Art Exhibition →
Wilton Manors, FL Calendar, 600 NE 21st CT, Wilton Manors
5:00 pm - SAILOR NIGHT FETE →
2345 Wilton Dr, Wilton Manors
8:00 pm - Relax Creative Wellness →
Wilton Manors, FL Calendar, 823 NE 28th ST, Wilton Manors
8:30 am - Family Fun with Board Games (Drop-in Event) →
Wilton Manors, FL Calendar, 500 NE 26th St., Wilton Manors
11:00 am - Art Gallery 21: 15th Annual Island City Juried Art Exhibition →
Wilton Manors, FL Calendar, 600 NE 21st CT, Wilton Manors
6:00 pm - Breakfast at the Pub →
The Pub, 2283 Wilton Dr, Wilton Manors
9:30 am - Ashtanga Yoga →
Wilton Manors, FL Calendar, 600 NE 21st CT, Wilton Manors
9:30 am - Mixer →
Tropics Grille Bar & Restaurant, 2000 Wilton Dr, Wilton Manors
5:00 pm - Bowling at Manor Lanes →
Manor Lanes, 1517 NE 26th St, Wilton Manors
11:00 am - Celebration Of Art, Imagination And Community Presented By The Art Prevails Project. →
MAD Arts, 481 S Federal Hwy, Dania Beach
6:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
Saturday October 10
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🗞 Nearby News
Fort Lauderdale
- More Than 2,200 People Come Together in Fort Lauderdale to Put Their Fitness to the Test (fitt.co)
- Sistrunk Historical Organization, Inc Shine the 'Spotlight' on Edward 'EPiK' Parks Shares a Story of Faith, Creativity and Purpose (thewestsidegazette.com)
- Coast Guard Finds 10 Migrants On Vessel Offshore Florida And Returns Them To The Bahamas (nationalenquirer.com)
Oakland Park
- The Weekend Top 10: Dead Internet Museum, Waggin' at the Waterpark, WPB GreenMarket and … goat yoga? (sun-sentinel.com)
Ok Wilton Manors! 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: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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