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🌱 Patch AM: How a Cumming mattress shop helps kids finally sleep in real beds
Also check out The Common Thread — A Firstwater Fly Fishing Gathering on the Cumming Patch calendar
Greetings Cumming! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Cumming mattress shop helps kids finally sleep in real beds
Also on today's calendar: Pinecrest Academy to Host Fall Informational Coffee and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Monday: Humid with a shower in places, with a high of 76 and low of 59 degrees.
- Tuesday: Sunny, nice and less humid, temps: high: 78, low: 54.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Pine Needle Quilt Guild sews quilts for Sleep in Heavenly Peace (smokesignalsnews.com) — Children in Forsyth County benefit as Dawsonville's Sleep in Heavenly Peace chapter, which serves Forsyth, partners with Cumming-based Fred's Beds to supply mattresses for kids who lack proper beds. Local quilters spent eight months creating colorful twin-size quilts, while volunteers build and deliver beds across several north Georgia counties, with multiple ways for residents to donate, sew, or help at build days. 
📸 Around Cumming
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cumming
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★ Featured events ★
- The Common Thread — A Firstwater Fly Fishing Gathering →
421 Vision Drive, Cumming
6:00 pm
Monday October 5
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Other local events
- Free GED Classes →
Cumming Elementary, 540 Dahlonega Street, Cumming
6:00 pm - Pinecrest Academy to Host Fall Informational Coffee →
8:30 am - Fall Informational Coffee →
Pinecrest Academy, 955 Peachtree Pkwy, Cumming
8:30 am - Senior Deputy: Sex Offender Registry →
Forsyth County Sheriff's Office Juvenile Court, 875 Lanier 400 Parkway, Cumming
8:30 am - Pinecrest Academy Fall Informational Coffee →
Pinecrest Academy, 955 Peachtree Parkway, Cumming
8:30 am - *SOLD OUT* Tiles for Tails - Mahjong →
5235 Union Hill Rd, Cumming
6:00 pm - Annual Drug Summit: THC And Vaping →
Local Church Forsyth, 3105 Dahlonega Hwy, Cumming
6:00 pm - Cumming Farmers Market →
Cumming Farmers Market, 423 Canton Rd, Cumming, GA, 30040
8:00 am - Third Annual Sip and Support Wine Festival →
The Green at the Collection at Forsyth
4:00 pm - GA vs. AL Game Day Watch Party & Vendor Market →
Cumming City Center, 423 Canton Rd, Cumming
6:00 pm - Financial Literacy Fall Series →
Family Promise, 127 Samaritan Dr, Cumming
6:00 pm
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Saturday October 10
Tuesday October 13
📣 Cumming Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Five beautiful long-haired kittens are ready for their forever homes!
They were born August 8 and are exactly 8 weeks old today. They're free to good homes and available starting today. Loving homes are a must! Message… (Nextdoor Barrett Downs) - I would just like to let everyone know that I have found an amazing tailor -- Murat --
He altered 6 items of clothing in a half a day and they looked just like new -- the material was difficult to work with and he worked his magic on it… (Nextdoor Orchards of Stoney Point)
- Grand Lux Cafe posted a job opening for Line Cook in Cumming. Apply here.
- Hut American Group, LLC posted a job opening for Team Member in Cumming. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cumming here.
🗞 Nearby News
Buford
- Triathlon Wraps Regular Season at Navy Collegiate Cup (etsubucs.com)
- McADAM: Gloversville's not unique; teen takeovers happen all over (dailygazette.com)
- Shake Shack celebrates spooky season with 3 FREE sandwiches in October (atlantaonthecheap.com)
Suwanee
- Todd Horne: LSU Football's Real Test Begins After McNeese Rout (tigerrag.com)
- THE FIT LIFE: When life knocks you out of your fitness routine (jacksonprogress-argus.com)
Milton
- Milton eyes $20K deal to preserve Birmingham Park land (appenmedia.com)
Ok Cumming! 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: "The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ?" — Footsteps (Thank you Patty G. for sending it in!)
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