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🌱 Patch AM: Wilmette Parish, Fire Department Set Emergency Blood Drive Amid Red Cross Shortage

Coming up on the Wilmette Patch calendar: Fundraising in the Age of AI

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Good morning Wilmette! 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:

  • Wilmette emergency blood drive seeks walk-in donors amid national shortage

Also on today's calendar: Fundraising in the Age of AI and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 67 degrees.
  • Thursday: Nice with sunshine, temps: high: 77, low: 67.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 76 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Wilmette Parish, Fire Department Set Emergency Blood Drive Amid Red Cross Shortage (patch.com) — Wilmette residents are invited to an emergency blood drive this Sunday at Saints Joseph and Francis Xavier Parish's St. Francis Xavier Campus, co-hosted with the Wilmette Fire Department in response to a national blood shortage. While appointments are full, up to 30 walk-in donors can still participate, enjoy local incentives, and honor the memory of parish alum Kevin Joseph Smith Burke.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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