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🌱 Patch AM: How Hammond’s Boys & Girls Club is doubling donations this month

Be sure to catch The Wellness Retreat: A Festival Where Mind, Body, and Music Meet on the Hammond Patch calendar

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Greetings Hammond! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Hammond's Boys & Girls Club is doubling donations this month

Also on today's calendar: The Wellness Retreat: A Festival Where Mind, Body, and Music Meet and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two favorite words for a shark to hear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 69 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Monday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, temps: high: 72, low: 51.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Fundraising to Future-Proof Afterschool Programs with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana (greatnews.life) — Hammond families are being urged to support the local Boys & Girls Club's Return to Learn campaign, which keeps after-school programs safe, staffed, and affordable for kids. The Hammond Club Resource Council has already raised over $24,000 and aims to surpass last year's total, with all donations staying local and matched up to $100,000 through September 30.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "MAN OVERBOARD!" (Thank you M J. for sending it in!)
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