🌱 How 800 free school uniforms are helping Suitland-area families this fall

Hi Suitland! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How 800 free school uniforms are helping Suitland-area families this fall

Also on today's calendar: 2026 Walk to Bust Cancer and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Cooler; a shower in the a.m., with a high of 66 and low of 59 degrees.
• Sunday: Cool with rain, temps: high: 63, low: 59.
• Monday: Partly sunny and warmer, with a high of 74 and low of 48 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Andrews Federal Provides 800 School Uniform Packages to Maryland Families (cutoday.info) — Families in Suitland and nearby Prince George’s County just received a big back-to-school boost, as Andrews Federal Credit Union helped provide 800 school uniform packages and other essentials. Partnering with Council Member Edward Burroughs III, the effort also offered supplies, shoes, haircuts, food, and more to ease financial strain on local households.
   

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📸 Around Suitland

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Suitland

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 18

• 2026 Walk to Bust Cancer →
  Fort Hunt Park, 8999 Fort Hunt Rd, Alexandria
  7:30 am

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Other local events

Tuesday October 6

• Caseworker in the Library
  Hillcrest Heights - Small Meeting Room
  12:00 pm
• Technology Help
  Hillcrest Heights -
  2:00 pm
• Craft and Create: Spooky Painting
  Hillcrest Heights - Conference Room 1
  4:00 pm
• STEM Fun: Crafting Quilt Patterns
  Spauldings - Large Meeting Room
  4:00 pm
• Spanish Conversation Club: Beginner
  Spauldings - Large Meeting Room
  5:30 pm

Wednesday October 7

• Needlework Social
  Spauldings - Storytime Barn
  4:00 pm

Thursday October 8

• Caseworker in the Library
  Spauldings - Group Study Room 1
  10:00 am
• Ready 2 Read Art: Ages 3-5
  Spauldings - Storytime Barn
  11:00 am
• Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 3-5
  Hillcrest Heights - Small Meeting Room
  11:00 am
• Manga and Anime Club
  Hillcrest Heights - Conference Room 1
  4:00 pm
• Craft and Create: Pokémon Go & Draw
  Spauldings - Large Meeting Room
  4:30 pm

Friday October 9

• Fall Fun Fest Rain Date
  Four Seasons Temple Hills, MD 20748
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Giant Food posted a job opening for PT Service Clerk - Florist - 0123 in Suitland. Apply here.
• Checkers & Rally's - Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Suitland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Suitland here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Capitol Heights

• 1788 Holdings Affiliate Acquires 103K-SF Capitol Heights Industrial Building for $15M (cremarketbeat.com)
• Dave & Buster's is throwing a massive Halloween bash featuring unlimited arcade games, a huge food banquet, and costume prizes — with tickets starting at just $14.99 (secretdc.com)

Temple Hills

• Police Seek Missing Footage After Lamar Garvin Dies In Temple Hills Crash (UPDATED) (dailyvoice.com)
• Temple Hills Father Charged With Murder In Death Of 13-Month-Old Son, Kyro (thebaynet.com)

Bowie

• Suspect Sought In Man's Fatal Shooting In Brentwood (patch.com)
• D.C. Halloween Party Shooter From Upper Marlboro Sentenced (patch.com)
• Suitland Man Killed In Car Crash, Detectives Seek Tips (patch.com)

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Ok Suitland! 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: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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