🌱 How a Valparaiso nonprofit helped deliver 10,000 pounds of local meat

Hello Valparaiso! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Valparaiso nonprofit helped deliver 10,000 pounds of local meat
• How new grants in Valparaiso aim to strengthen Porter County families

Also on today's calendar: Art + Innovation - Valpo artist reception and networking and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 87 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 78, low: 69.
• Thursday: A couple of showers possible, with a high of 78 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Porter County Agriculture and Hilltop Join Forces to Fight Hunger (greatnews.life) — Families in Valparaiso and across Porter County are benefiting from a major donation of 10,100 pounds of pork and 650 pounds of beef, coordinated by Hilltop Neighborhood House. The Valparaiso-based nonprofit partnered with local farmers, 4-H youth, and food pantries to get high-quality protein to households facing food insecurity, extending support well beyond its own programs.
   

• Women's Fund of Porter County Invests $65,000 in Programs Strengthening Women and Families (wimsradio.com) — In Valparaiso, the Women's Fund of Porter County is awarding $65,000 to three programs that support local women and children, pushing its total grants past $1 million. The funding will expand fresh-food access for mothers, strengthen early childhood development services, and help women and families overcome housing-related utility barriers across Porter County.
   

📸 Around Valparaiso

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Valparaiso

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday September 16
• Third Wednesdays - Monthly Creative Experiences in Valpo →
  Lower Lincoln, 212 E Lincolnway, Valparaiso

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Other local events

Wednesday September 16
• Art + Innovation - Valpo artist reception and networking →
  Valpo Creates Center, 256 Indiana Avenue, Valparaiso
  5:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• Youth Dance Classes with Indiana Ballet Theater - Thursdays →
  Valpo Creates Center, 256 Indiana Ave, Valparaiso
  4:30 pm
Friday September 18
• Fall Parade of Homes →
  Stonebridge Subdivision of Valparaiso, 465 Stonebridge Parkway, Valparaiso
• Beer Pedaler Group Tour →
  Beer Pedaler, 359 Jefferson St, Valparaiso
• Linwood House Plug Planting @ Indiana Landmarks →
  Valparaiso IN
  11:00 am
• Hob Tub & Swim Spa Sale →
  215 E Division Rd, Valparaiso
  2:00 pm
• Korean Language Group →
  LINC (Language & Intercultural Learning Center), 1400 Chapel Drive, Valparaiso
  3:30 pm
• 2026 Call Conference @ Valparaiso First →
  Valparaiso First Church of the Nazarene, 2702 East Glendale Boulevard, Valparaiso
  6:00 pm
• Co Action Trivia Night Fundraiser →
  215 E Division Rd, Valparaiso
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• First Responder Appreciation and Demonstration Day (FRADD) →
  MAAC Foundation First Responder Training Campus, 4203 Montdale Park Drive, Valparaiso
  9:00 am
• Hob Tub & Swim Spa Sale →
  215 E Division Rd, Valparaiso
  10:00 am

📣 Valparaiso Shout Outs!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Looking to change Insurance.
  Anyone think Farmers Insurance or American Family is good (Nextdoor Eagle Ridge)
• Need stain removal laundry secrets or recommendations on best detergents.
  I started managing someone's Airbnb and have been at a loss to get some of these stains out of the bed sheets. Please help, much appreciated. (Nextdoor Downtown and Campus)

• Golden Living Centers posted a job opening for Activities Assistant - Valparaiso in Valparaiso. Apply here.
• Family Express Corporation posted a job opening for Bakery Associate in Valparaiso. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Valparaiso here.

🗞 Nearby News

Chesterton

• Olympian, Indiana native Blake Pieroni to swim Chicago River for ALS (fooshya.com)

Westville

• Purdue Northwest volleyball falls 3-0 to Davenport at home (nwitimes.com)

Portage

• Transit, roundabouts likely for Portage's wish list after public input (chicagotribune.com)
• More states are putting panic alarms in schools (nwitimes.com)

Ok Valparaiso! 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: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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